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Re: Apple Reports Fourth Quarter Results

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Post by Maursault »

joshstrange wrote: post #77
electriclove wrote: post #25

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I bought the M1 MacBook Air when it came out almost 2 years ago. I’m Still amazed at how quickly everything opens and how long the battery lasts.

I bought the M1 Max MBP when it came out and the battery still shocks me. 80-90% of the time it's in a dock on my desk but I'll be sitting on the couch and think "Oh, I should probably plug in, I've been running it hard for the last hour or so.... oh.... 70% still, nevermind".

While the energy efficiency is vastly improved with Apple Silicon, the battery technology is still Li-ion. If your dock charges, you're killing your battery letting it charge every time it drops below 100% capacity. Apparently, the ideal way to extend Li-ion battery lifetime is to use the battery, never letting it drop below 20% capacity, but never charging it above 80%.

Re: Apple Reports Fourth Quarter Results

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Post by JCharante »

breck wrote: post #39
electriclove wrote: post #25

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I bought the M1 MacBook Air when it came out almost 2 years ago. I’m Still amazed at how quickly everything opens and how long the battery lasts.

I haven’t bought any M2s yet. Still so giddy about the M1

I used 3 different MacBook pros for work and after getting assigned a M1 MBP, the battery life convinced met to get an M2 MBA after it came out. I can never go back to Windows or System76 after this.

Re: Apple Reports Fourth Quarter Results

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Post by isatty »

rkagerer wrote: post #256
duped wrote: post #74

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Almost every adult in the developed world needs a smart phone. They replace these devices about every 2-3 years. Apple makes one of the best in class of these devices, and has successfully designed one such that it's hard to switch to a competitor (rather it's easier to stay in the ecosystem). They've convinced about a billion people on the planet that the iPhone is the best device for them, so if you split that into…

They replace these devices about every 2-3 years As someone who buys a good smartphone then hangs onto it for 5 years, can someone help me understand the need for this?

My phone is my most used (personal) daily device, I use it for maps while driving, to text people, call people, browse Reddit/HN, occasional YouTube etc. I can also easily afford to replace it every year if I want to. I do but usually the upgrades are incremental so I do it every 2 years.

I’m gonna pass on this years iPhone because of the lack of a sim tray though.

Re: Apple Reports Fourth Quarter Results

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Post by JCharante »

gigel82 wrote: post #245
retskrad wrote: post #15

Holy moly, the Mac keeps growing like crazy. It’s amusing how Apple wanted the iPad to disrupt the Mac but the advent of M-Series chips on the Mac has really nipped that ambition in the bud.

I don't know why developers are so infatuated with laptops (and at this point I'm too afraid to ask? :)). But seriously, I need a full-sized keyboard, a mouse, and at least 2 monitors to feel productive. Yes, I realize you can probably hook those up to a laptop with a bunch of adapters and hubs too, but I also use my machines to game, so...

My company gives me a hub to put on my desk at home. I plug 1 USB C cable to my work laptop and it charges the laptop, connects to my home LAN, connects to my monitors, webcam, mic, and it would connect to my keyboard & mouse but those are wireless. When I want a change of scenery I can just unplug and sit anywhere. I don't run anything locally that requires the intensity of a desktop.

When I go to the office I just bring my laptop and plug it into a hub at a hot desk. Then I have external monitors and all my processes just as I was running them earlier.

Re: Apple Reports Fourth Quarter Results

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Post by HeckaSmart »

lvl102 wrote: post #81
retskrad wrote: post #15

Holy moly, the Mac keeps growing like crazy. It’s amusing how Apple wanted the iPad to disrupt the Mac but the advent of M-Series chips on the Mac has really nipped that ambition in the bud.

They’re trying to manage expectations by saying Mac sales in 4Q will be weaker but once they release M2 Mac Mini and M2 Mac Pro, they will sell like hotcakes. It doesn’t hurt that building a PC is now quite a bit more expensive.

It will be weaker because the M1 14/16 MBPs were eagerly anticipated. A chip refresh isn't going to have the same effect.

I think we'll see a big boost in Mac sales when M3 drops. It'll be on 3nm and should be a much bigger upgrade for M1 owners.

Mac Mini doesn't sell enough to matter much.

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Post by bee_rider »

smoldesu wrote: post #332
bee_rider wrote: post #329

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Yeah, I don't really want an EPIC store on my phone, but I'd love a GNU repo. I dunno. Maybe Apple could allow stores on their phones, but still take a % of any purchases, to annoy EPIC and their ilk into buggering off.

You're not getting an official GNU repo if Apple still takes a cut. They'd only set one up on their terms, which Apple is chronically incapable of cooperating with.

An ubuntu repo could be OK if there were no better options.

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Post by scarface74 »

gigel82 wrote: post #245
retskrad wrote: post #15

Holy moly, the Mac keeps growing like crazy. It’s amusing how Apple wanted the iPad to disrupt the Mac but the advent of M-Series chips on the Mac has really nipped that ambition in the bud.

I don't know why developers are so infatuated with laptops (and at this point I'm too afraid to ask? :)). But seriously, I need a full-sized keyboard, a mouse, and at least 2 monitors to feel productive. Yes, I realize you can probably hook those up to a laptop with a bunch of adapters and hubs too, but I also use my machines to game, so...

My mobile setup includes an Apple BT keyboard and mouse, a Roost laptop stand, an iPad as a second monitor and a USB C powered portable display - video and power from one cord.

As of tomorrow, my wife and I will officially be “digital nomads” flying around the country staying in hotels. I perfected my mobile setup over a year ago.

I visit my parents semi often and work from there.

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Post by usefulcat »

tcmart14 wrote: post #162
tshaddox wrote: post #126

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> Apple makes one of the best in class of these devices, and has successfully designed one such that it's hard to switch to a competitor (rather it's easier to stay in the ecosystem). I wonder how many years it will take before I can convince some people that I actually just prefer Apple's phones to competing phones and that I'm not actually brainwashed or forced by Apple to never leave. But that's exactly what a bra…

I switched to my first iPhone last year and for me the determining factor was not feeling I had to constantly be on the upgrade path. I've has my iPhone SE (2020) and haven't been happier with a phone. A taken care of iPhone can theoretically last 7-8 years since that is how long an iPhone generally gets OS and security updates. Android is getting better on flagship phones, but still not as good. By some none flagshi…

I switched to my first iphone nearly 3 years ago. I still have the same phone. At the time, I got it mainly because I wanted a waterproof phone. I've never had a phone get damaged by water, but I didn't want to worry about it either.

Unlike any previous (Android) phone I've had, it still feels just as fast as it did when it was brand new. To date, the longest I've had any phone is around 3.5 years, and in 2 out of 3 cases it was due to hardware failure. Even if this one were to die tomorrow I'd definitely get another, although I think it's more likely that this one will last at least another couple of years, at which point it will be ~5 years.

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Post by ghaff »

odysseus wrote: post #262
js2 wrote: post #122

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You have two tabs: curated, and what's popular. Across all of the apps that I use to consume content, I only know one app that does this well: Criterion. Here, look: https://www.criterionchannel.com/browse First thing to note. You can browse w/o having to create an account! You know what else Criterion does? Rather, what it doesn't do? It doesn't cut off the end of movies at the credits to spam me with what it thinks…

Criterion's app is nice but their movie selection is ... not great. I've watched a good portion of their films and less than half have turned out to be worth watching. But this is no surprise. Per this quora answer by Larry Wright ( https://qr.ae/pvlbgP ) - > Note that Criterion is a video distribution company. One may still wonder exactly whom makes the selections and with what credentials. Co-founder Robert Stein's…

Criterion has definitely been historically film classic/art house oriented. Which, even as a generally film buff, doesn't necessarily line up with what I want and definitely may not line up with a Saturday evening when I just want to relax.

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Post by bee_rider »

fomine3 wrote: post #331
bee_rider wrote: post #326

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> Addition: And I think one thing that really hurt the Android ecosystem is when Android phones went through that phase of every phone flagship phone had some sort of gimmick. Where as Apple really just buttoned down and developed a really solid phone. A lot of android phone makers were just focusing on gimmicks like styluses or niche features to set them apart from other Android instead of just really developing a g…

I don't know. Only a few premium models support stylus. Rather, I think most Android phones are too similar than ecosystem should. Most phones are just big heavy and camera-focused. There are some gimmicks like Galaxy's edge screen but not every phone. Speaking about gimmicks, Dynamic Island. You may just want to say Android phone is crappier than iPhone.

People seem to like their Pixels, so I wouldn't want to call them crappy.

I dunno what a Dynamic Island is, sounds like a really unpleasant place to take a vacation.

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