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Re: Apple Unveils M2

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Post by jrochkind1 »

gwbas1c wrote: post #237
jrochkind1 wrote: post #208

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Actually, I just realized the new Air has a magsafe power connector and two additional USB-Cs, and does not have a touchbar. I was about to buy a 14" M1 Pro, not because I needed the speed at all, but I wanted magsafe, I didn't want a touchbar, and two USB-C ports (inclusive of power supply) is not enough. Also the built in HDMI out was nice. The new Air has everything I want except the HDMI. Separate magsafe power P…

> The new Air has everything I want except the HDMI I use a USB-C -> HDMI cable. Works great on my Dell.

What product do you have, just so I have an example?

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Post by mwcampbell »

cowtools wrote: post #15
kyleplum wrote: post #8

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I have faith in MS software development - I believe they can get windows on ARM working - but as far as I can tell, all non-Apple ARM hardware implementations are significantly lacking in the laptop space. There are vendors making decent phone chips, but I've seen no indication of the ability to scale up to a laptop in the way Apple Silicon has.

even if they can get windows on ARM working, they still need to get vendors to distribute ARM versions of their software. This is another leg up for apple and the humble penguin.

How is this an advantage for desktop Linux? Yes, open-source software can simply be recompiled, but desktop Linux-based platforms (particularly GNU/Linux) have never been great for proprietary app developers, and adding ARM to the mix doesn't make this any better.

Re: Apple Unveils M2

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Post by seppel »

clintonwoo wrote: post #258

Ouch, that MacBook Pro 13" chassis makes me hurt. The air actually has a better body, that's disappointing. The display size, magsafe and function keys are all better on Air but it doesn't have a fan for sustained performance :'(

> Ouch, that MacBook Pro 13" chassis makes me hurt.

It is just the previous MacbookPro 13" with the M1 replaced with an M2. The Air is better in all regards if I read the spec correctly.

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Post by simonh »

bogwog wrote: post #260
deltaonefour wrote: post #227

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What has been proven is that consumers don't care about customization too much. If they want it, they don't want it that much.

How has that been "proven"? If your argument is that people are still buying Macs despite the lack of customization, well that's ignoring the state of the market. Most consumers only have two choices (Mac or Windows), and oftentimes it comes down to familiarity with one OS over the other, rather than any specific features or merits of the actual product. If Apple released a "customizable" Mac, or one that could be up…

There has been tons of research in this. Of consumer machines capable of being upgraded, only a low single digit percentage of them ever are.

Factor in issues with driver support and updates for arbitrary hardware, the weight premium for upgradability, compromises in chassis rigidity and resilience to add removable panels and it’s just hugely wasteful and compromises quality for the vast majority of owners.

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Post by drcongo »

furyg3 wrote: post #268
edgefield wrote: post #228

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100% agree. The last generation of MacBook pros with intel processors were virtually unusable for zoom calls or any intensive processing power tasks.

This is downvoted, but my intel MacBook Pro (maxed out specs) from 2015 really was dying on zoom / MS teams calls. Probably says a lot about those two apps, but this was one of the main reasons I upgraded to an M1 Mac during corona.

I'd forgotten, because I've had an M1 Pro for a while now, but Slack video calls on my last gen, maxed out Intel MBP could heat the thing enough to burn through to the earth's core.

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Post by smlacy »

corrral wrote: post #247
Andrew_nenakhov wrote: post #52

All i want is a laptop with similar build quality, battery life, and Ubuntu.

A major factor in achieving excellent battery life coupled with relatively good performance & responsiveness, on Apple products, is the OS. That holds for both Macs and iDevices.

So you're saying that BSD has better power management than Linux? Would love to see some real research and analysis on this.

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Post by Hamuko »

skavi wrote: post #349
clintonwoo wrote: post #258

Ouch, that MacBook Pro 13" chassis makes me hurt. The air actually has a better body, that's disappointing. The display size, magsafe and function keys are all better on Air but it doesn't have a fan for sustained performance :'(

As far as I can tell, there is almost no reason for the 13” MBP to exist.

Especially with the single external display limitation. It's basically just a MacBook Air with fans.

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Post by api »

seabriez wrote: post #75
chongli wrote: post #46

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No, you can't. There are no dark patterns, ads, or spam in macOS. The worst you could say is that it has "terrible UX." I would then respond: compared to what? In my view, the only desktop-grade OS I prefer over the modern Mac is MacOS 9. It was much easier to use and understand from top to bottom. On the other hand, it lacked a lot of features I've come to take for granted (pre-emptive multitasking, multithreading,…

Please purchase iCloud Subscription to backup this comment.

Yes Apple does push iCloud a bit but it seems fairly simple to opt out and after you do it stops bugging you, or at least that has been my experience.
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