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Re: M5 MacBook Pro

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Post by nozzlegear »

leakycap wrote: post #213
mjamesaustin wrote: post #132

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I play absolutely everything on my M1 Macbook Pro. Through Crossover, basically every Windows game runs fine. I used to check ahead of time before buying a game, but it's so good I now kind of just assume games work.

A NVIDIA 2080 graphics card from 2018 still surpasses the M5 for gaming. The M5 Pro coming early next year will likely finally catch up with the 8-year-old 2080. I'm happy to hear your games work well for you, but it sounds like the games you're playing aren't demanding compared to modern AAA titles. Most games released in the last year or two don't run well on my 2080 test system at anything approaching decent graph…

> A NVIDIA 2080 graphics card from 2018 still surpasses the M5 for gaming.

How much energy does it burn while surpassing the M5?

Re: M5 MacBook Pro

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Post by snowwrestler »

stevage wrote: post #460
snowwrestler wrote: post #455

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I frequently edit images in Preview on my Macs.

Yeah, you can resize and change format and that's about it. No drawing tools of any knid.

It does have drawing tools, as well as tools for working with exposure, sharpness, color, text, shapes, selection, etc. I’d suggest exploring the features in Preview. It can do a surprising number of things with images.

Re: M5 MacBook Pro

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Post by SlightlyLeftPad »

stevage wrote: post #460
snowwrestler wrote: post #455

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I frequently edit images in Preview on my Macs.

Yeah, you can resize and change format and that's about it. No drawing tools of any knid.

Preview is also great for saving and applying wet signatures.

Re: M5 MacBook Pro

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Post by leakycap »

raw_anon_1111 wrote: post #420
leakycap wrote: post #397

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That joke jitterbugged right past you.

You would be surprised how many people on HN will defend crappy products and servjce because of ideals - see Framework laptops, PinePhones etc.

Yeah, those products people are passionate about and really like are total junk. We should mock them while not explaining any of our reasoning, thank you for showing the way.

Re: M5 MacBook Pro

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Post by leakycap »

B1FF_PSUVM wrote: post #438
leakycap wrote: post #229

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I'm guessing carriers/networks can't handle a fleet of MacBooks-with-cellular yet. The data workload would be sustained and intense with macOS not having the type of system-level cellular framework/data control as iPad and iOS (I have used the low data mode on macOS, it helps but only handles a small part of the problem). I have bought cracked-screen iPhones since Personal Hotspot allowed wired connections back in th…

> cracked-screen iPhones Sheesh, what do you have against MiFi 4G pocket routers?

4G came out a loong time ago and is slow.

Cracked phones aren't tempting for anyone to steal when I leave it out, and the 5G iPhone SE came out many years ago and is available new for about $130 without a cracked screen, but finding a use for cracked devices saves them from being ewaste.

Re: M5 MacBook Pro

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Post by skopje »

0xfaded wrote: post #52

To any Linux users, I recently bought a fully loaded M4 MacBook pro to replace my aging Lenovo and strongly regret it. I thought I would use it for playing with LLMs, but local dev on a Mac is not fun and I still don't have it fully set up. I'll probably replace it with a framework at some point in the near future. Edit: okay, that garnered more attention than I expected, I guess I owe a qualification. 1. Everything…

So basically you're a linux user who is mad macOS isn't linux? Don't get me wrong, Tahoe is the worst GUI upgrade ever, but the last time I had problems with lack of native Mac-Arm support was ... 2021? I think your arguments are topical and don't point to a significant problem with the build ecosystem. Yes, rare niche packages haven't all migrated to Arm, but ... that's all you got?

Re: M5 MacBook Pro

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Post by xpe »

xpe wrote: post #428
mholm wrote: post #180

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Apple really doesn't tell power-users about a lot of these features. You can really gain a lot by searching for Mac shortcuts and tricks. I still learn new things that have been around for over a decade.

Another tip: lots of useful characters are only an option press away. You can find them by viewing your keyboard [1], which is easy if you have you input source on your dock. Some of my favorites: ⌥k = ˚ (degree) ⌥e a = á ⌥p = π (pi) ⌥e e = é ⌥5 = ∞ (infinity) ⌥e i = í ⌥d = ∂ (delta) ⌥e o = ó ⌥8 = • (bullet) ⌥e u = ú ⇧⌥9 = · (middot) ⌥n n = ñ ⇧ = shift; ⌥ = option [1]: https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/use-the…

> which is easy if you have you input source on your dock.

correction: on your macOS menu bar (at the top-right of the screen along with WiFi, time/date, etc)

Re: M5 MacBook Pro

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Post by lifter3101 »

kondro wrote: post #197

Just give me cellular in a MacBook Air already Apple if you want me to insta-buy! Bonus points for OLED. Air’s don’t have to be just cheap. I want a thin and light premium laptop for walking around and a second Mac (of any type) for my desk.

Didn’t you just describe an iPad? Unless you need your second Mac to run “normal” apps.

Re: M5 MacBook Pro

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Post by leakycap »

abtinf wrote: post #405
leakycap wrote: post #283

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> A 2080 is about the same performance as a 5060 A 5060 outperforms a 2080 by roughly 20% on most titles, across the board, not cherry-picking for the best results. They are not about the same. > you should be able to run at like 1080p High or better This is disconnected from reality. 1080p low/medium, some games are playable but not enjoyable. Remember, I actually have a 2080, so I'm not just guessing. > GPU perform…

> 5060 outperforms a 2080 by roughly 20% Is this a typo? I’m surprised the difference is so small after 3 generations.

It's much higher in some categories, but in general across gameplay the 2080 is only about 20% slower than the 5060 in otherwise similar systems. NVIDIA's 3000 series was mostly worse than the 2080 except the 3090, which itself is still is incredible compared to today's 5xxx cards

Re: M5 MacBook Pro

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Post by leakycap »

nozzlegear wrote: post #461
leakycap wrote: post #213

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A NVIDIA 2080 graphics card from 2018 still surpasses the M5 for gaming. The M5 Pro coming early next year will likely finally catch up with the 8-year-old 2080. I'm happy to hear your games work well for you, but it sounds like the games you're playing aren't demanding compared to modern AAA titles. Most games released in the last year or two don't run well on my 2080 test system at anything approaching decent graph…

> A NVIDIA 2080 graphics card from 2018 still surpasses the M5 for gaming. How much energy does it burn while surpassing the M5?

Yeah, I totally hear you. People are always like "please, make sure my desktop computer only uses 30 watts of energy" and "I'm an eco-gamer, please turn off the RGB lights and let's all play the game on eco/low graphics settings, kumbaya"
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