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Re: MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max

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Post by LeonM »

midtake wrote: post #703
satoqz wrote: post #96

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This. I have been a big (and loud) fan of M-series hardware from the beginning, but if Apple is going to keep making their software worse, I will find myself lingering on older generations that run Asahi Linux or going back to a traditional x86_64 laptop instead of buying into new generations.

I don't trust Asahi after the whole Asahi Lina thing. Lina being an alt in denial of her other identity is a big red flag. If Hector was honest about it I would feel differently. The deception behind the Lina identity is very weird to me.

I'm not sure what Hector's personal choices have to do with not "trusting" a piece of software? It's open source, so if you don't trust the quality of the software, then just inspect it yourself?

Also, FWIW: Hector/Lina is no longer associated with Asahi anymore.

Re: MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max

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Post by retired »

neya wrote: post #767
manofmanysmiles wrote: post #114

I love the following section of their copy: > Even More Value for Upgraders > The new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max mark a major leap for pro users. There’s never been a better time for customers to upgrade from a previous generation of MacBook Pro with Apple silicon or an Intel-based Mac. I read as "Whoops we made the M1 Macbook Pro too good, please upgrade!" I think I will get another 2-5 years…

I upgraded to an M3 Pro from an M1 Pro. I sold my M1 Pro at 90% of the original cost (not even exaggerating) on Facebook marketplace AFTER 2 YEARS. I thought the buyer was insane to buy it at that price. But, of course mine had a decent spec and still had the Apple care warranty with very low battery cycle count. After the sale, the buyer told me the truth: The M1 is the best chip Apple ever made and I wouldn't see m…

Impressive. Four years in and my once €2100 M1 Pro is worth maybe €600.

Re: MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max

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Post by lm28469 »

bigyabai wrote: post #705
dagmx wrote: post #687

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Maybe not 2x (scaling is never linear) but you can absolutely chain them, and macOS supports RDMA over TB5 for even better performance https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46248644 Maybe hold back on the attitude

Their point stands. People are just not going to daisy-chain these together for datacenter use. Apple does not take the workload seriously and macOS is not a suitable OS for mass deployment. RDMA is the bare minimum we should expect from a system that doesn't support eGPUs and treats PCI like a foreign language. It's not a long-term solution and even Apple themselves cannot deny this: https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/02/s…

Nobody uses 5090s in datacenter either

Re: MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max

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Post by retired »

bsimpson wrote: post #394
bombcar wrote: post #368

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Was that one of the ones that could do "target display mode" and become a monitor for another machine?

Nope - they removed that feature, so now come the end of the year, they're all e-waste. It feels really stupid to have to throw away a perfectly capable machine with 64GB of RAM in 2026.

It was removed (or rather discontinued) because the iMac didn’t have an external interface that could push 5K

Re: MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max

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Post by hosteur »

y1n0 wrote: post #739
napo wrote: post #122

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I was considering it but got cold feet when I've been told that you could damage it when cleaning it. When I open/close my laptop I leave a ton of finger prints. I'm not too good with delicate hardware stuff.

I clean mine routinely and it's fine for me. I did recently start keeping a thin cleaning cloth on my keyboard for when I close it though. Oil from my fingers on the keyboard was getting on the screen.

What cleaning agent do you use? A dry cloth will not remove finger grease.

Re: MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max

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Post by swiftcoder »

cromka wrote: post #606
NetMageSCW wrote: post #261

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Not true everywhere. Only where required by law, so complain to your government.

This was debunked so many times and people still repeat this crap. No government mandates lack of charger.

> No government mandates lack of charger.

They mandate that the charger be optional. The charger is indeed optional, and you don't pay for the charger if you don't opt-in.

What exactly else do you want?

Re: MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max

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Post by stared »

manofmanysmiles wrote: post #114

I love the following section of their copy: > Even More Value for Upgraders > The new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max mark a major leap for pro users. There’s never been a better time for customers to upgrade from a previous generation of MacBook Pro with Apple silicon or an Intel-based Mac. I read as "Whoops we made the M1 Macbook Pro too good, please upgrade!" I think I will get another 2-5 years…

Also M1 Pro owner, and it was the biggest leap ever. 2.5x speedup for build times over the last Intel Silicon, paired with 2x or so longer battery life, and better design in general (keyboard, ports).

What is tricky is not even CPU/GPU, but that in a Macbook it is impossible to upgrade RAM (easier to understand, as it is tied to the processor), but also the hard drive. Correct me if I am wrong, but I bet it is a decision by Apple, so people buy newer Macs more often.

Re: MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max

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Post by rmajster »

Hello are here any heavy users which have multiple VS Code windows with multiple claude code instances like 20 open and actively working at same time with docker containers and frontend development?

How is M1 Max 64gb ram working for you?

Re: MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max

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Post by jonplackett »

nsbk wrote: post #7

The hardware looks amazing! Too bad they will ship with Tahoe installed. I’m not upgrading until I see in which direction the next Mac OS release goes

Unfortunately it won’t be long til we’re all forced up to Tahoe anyway. Well, ee iOS developers will be anyway once they make the latest Xcode only work with it…
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