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Re: New MacBook Air with M2

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Post by azemetre »

pineconewarrior wrote: post #112
lycos wrote: post #17

It's very tempting, but my MacBook Air M1 has been great and performance wise any improvement is probably barely noticeable in the day to day that I'd end up feeling like I just bought a new chassis. Which could still be nice.. although most of the time it's in clamshell attached to my monitor. I'll have to sleep on this!

That's a good thing! The fact that the original version is still going strong is a (huge) selling point for Apple. I am glad to see a class of device meant to last upwards of 5 years.

I've been using my 2013 MBP for nearly a decade. Finally replaced it with a M1 MBP a few months ago.

Honestly the 2013 still works great for what I do (web, videos, and dev work that doesn't involve spinning up multiple VMs ;) ), I figured it was time to upgrade and the supply chain issues don't seem to be letting up anytime soon. I might replace the battery in the old one. I'm hoping to get at least another decade out of the M1 machine, hopefully more.

Re: New MacBook Air with M2

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Post by vbezhenar »

jaimex2 wrote: post #55

I'm sure it's fast coming from previous intel Macs but really the main thing holding me back is seeing how many hurdles my fellow devs run into. There's always talk about something not running or being M1 incompatible. Well, that and I'd be forced to use OSX. So far the only real benefit I've seen seems to be for those who code on insanely long train commutes.

I solved it by renting x86 VPS and using docker remotely. It's not ideal, but it worked for me.

There's hope that docker virtualization for x86 images will be faster with new virtualization framework features. It probably will take some time to implement, but in a year or two I expect most issues with docker to be resolved.

Re: New MacBook Air with M2

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Post by dangus »

whalesalad wrote: post #8

I’ve owned a lot of computers and my pre-retina MacBook Air was one of my faves. So much seat time, so many LoC written. I loved the wedge shape of the chassis for actual lap work. Disappointed they moved to the square chassis like other models but it’s so thin it might not be a dealbreaker.

I thought it'd be an issue when my work shipped me the new 14" MacBook Pro, but I found it pretty easy to pick up the laptop thanks to the bigger feet, and the bottom edges of the case that have a rounded shape.

I think with the Air's weight being slightly less than the outgoing model, the shape isn't going to be so much of a concern.

I don't need more than two Thunderbolt ports, but I would have liked to see one of them on the right side of the case.

Re: New MacBook Air with M2

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Post by maurits »

NoraCodes wrote: post #28

Looks like a neat laptop. I don't really understand why apple feels the need to forgoe articles for their devices, however. For instance, they write "MacBook Air features..." rather than "The MacBook Air features..." as would be grammatically correct in English.

Because Steve Jobs used to do this, e.g. introduction of Macintosh.[1]

[1]: https://youtu.be/2B-XwPjn9YY?t=23

Re: New MacBook Air with M2

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Post by [deleted] »

carlycue wrote: post #39

This thing is going to sell like hotcakes. The combination of single core CPU and graphics performance, device thinness, battery life in this laptop is unmatched. It’s funny how Apple came back from the worst the Mac has ever been to the best in a span of few years. Johnny I’ve doesn’t dictate things around Apple anymore but the silicone chips team now does.

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Re: New MacBook Air with M2

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Post by Karsteski »

JohnJamesRambo wrote: post #38
timmattison wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They’ve been doing this with a lot of products for a long time. “Today we announce iPhone … with iPhone you can do anything!” I think it is very strange.

One of the first ways a cult gets everyone on the same page is altered language and speech patterns.

It really does seem very cult-like with the way Apple wants everyone to change up English for their product specifically...

Re: New MacBook Air with M2

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Post by jjtheblunt »

carlycue wrote: post #39

This thing is going to sell like hotcakes. The combination of single core CPU and graphics performance, device thinness, battery life in this laptop is unmatched. It’s funny how Apple came back from the worst the Mac has ever been to the best in a span of few years. Johnny I’ve doesn’t dictate things around Apple anymore but the silicone chips team now does.

autocorrect spelling error : silicone -> silicon

Re: New MacBook Air with M2

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Post by tomaskafka »

thrwawy283 wrote: post #108
senttoschool wrote: post #94

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think you're downvoted because of fanboys. I think you're downvoted because: 1. Linux is coming to Apple Silicon sooner or later. You can buy now, enjoy macOS, and then install Linux later. 2. It's not reasonable to expect to use it for 10 years. Even if Apple stops supporting it, you can still use it. In addition, Macs have insane resale value. So you can sell it in 5 years, and then buy a new one. This is a…

1) We are now 2 generations in without full Linux support for the hardware. 2) I used my Powerbook G4 for 12 years; this is mostly because I was a kid with no money. When I got something else, my sister used it for another 3 years. With thermals as they are in this device, instead of selling it after 4-5 years I'd rather keep it for one-off projects as a server like a Mac Mini. I know laptops aren't designed for serv…

> The worst experience I've had was telling my dad MacOS Catalina couldn't be installed on his $3.5k iMac.

Just in case you'd be ok with unofficial way - there are patchers to enable macOS install on older machines:

https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/install-macos-catalina-unsu...

Re: New MacBook Air with M2

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Post by bluedino »

carlycue wrote: post #39

This thing is going to sell like hotcakes. The combination of single core CPU and graphics performance, device thinness, battery life in this laptop is unmatched. It’s funny how Apple came back from the worst the Mac has ever been to the best in a span of few years. Johnny I’ve doesn’t dictate things around Apple anymore but the silicone chips team now does.

> the worst the Mac has ever been

Which one was that?

Re: New MacBook Air with M2

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Post by dr_zoidberg »

carlycue wrote: post #39

This thing is going to sell like hotcakes. The combination of single core CPU and graphics performance, device thinness, battery life in this laptop is unmatched. It’s funny how Apple came back from the worst the Mac has ever been to the best in a span of few years. Johnny I’ve doesn’t dictate things around Apple anymore but the silicone chips team now does.

M2 is not a single core CPU, albeit it does have stellar single threaded performance. As for having the worst Mac, it's quite probable they were nerfing their last x86 models on purpose to make the jump to Apple Silicon even more impressive. Remember the models that had inadequate thermals? Now magsafe is making a comeback?
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