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If only Apple could make a laptop that could last more than two days with the clamshell closed and energy settings set to the most conservative. I have an Asus ROG Z13 and Lasts over three weeks when asleep. I have had an M1, M2, and now an M4 MacBook Pro, and all of them suffer from this problem, even after setting them up from scratch.
Apple should bring back the 12" MacBook and put the M-series processor in it. Miss that form factor a lot.
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Can you clarify what you mean by "correct scaling"?
The airs are fractionally scaled I believe. It just looks "off" to my eye. The pros are integer scaled and look perfect
[EDIT] I looked up at settings. Mystery partially resolved: I manually changed the default setting one notch down to get perfect integer scaling, i.e. my Air is running at virtual 1440x932 resolution, which is exactly 1/2 of its native 2880x1864 matrix. The default setting, though, is 1710x1107, which is 19/32. That said, if I set it back to the default, I find that text is too small - probably why I changed it in the first place - but things still look pretty crisp otherwise.
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The upgrade to the M chips was shocking to me. My intel suddenly felt like it was defective.
it always was. you people just gaslit yourselves into thinking it wasn't. intel macbooks were always pretty bad
My 4-year old Dell XPS 15 is up for replacement, but somehow no manufacturer aside from Apple is making laptop with decent specs nowadays? I want 2TB storage, a 4k (or close) HiDPI display, good build quality, and not a bulky gaming laptop. The XPS 15 was perfect, it had those specs, except it only had 1TB storage which is now full. I was expecting that to not be an issue 4 years later ... But now Dell discontinued X…
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I honestly don't understand battery complaints. Cafes have plugs. Airplanes have plugs. Were are people working for hours without power?
There’s a number of benefits to long battery life besides being able to work for long stretches unplugged. - Longer cycles means cycle count accruement and thus degradation is slower (sometimes dramatically so) - For longer trips, charging can be done overnight with a tiny trickle-charging phone brick, which is also better for battery health - No need to bring a brick, cable, or power bank for shorter trips - Impact…
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Yeah, because apple is totally reliable for sleeping when it is supposed to. I love my macbook, but I have dealt with over a decade of macbooks waking when they should not. Love it when my macbook cooks itself in my bag overnight.
I assume you’ve turned off “allow Bluetooth devices to wake this computer” and “wake on network access” in system preferences? Those are the only things I can think of that can randomly wake up macs
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Yeah, because apple is totally reliable for sleeping when it is supposed to. I love my macbook, but I have dealt with over a decade of macbooks waking when they should not. Love it when my macbook cooks itself in my bag overnight.
I have never met someone with this problem, and have not experienced it myself in over 12 years. Closing the lid and walking away is what MacBooks are (were?) known for, I guess in my circles.
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How on earth are there still no non Apple laptops that instantly and reliably go to sleep when you close the lid?
Yeah, because apple is totally reliable for sleeping when it is supposed to. I love my macbook, but I have dealt with over a decade of macbooks waking when they should not. Love it when my macbook cooks itself in my bag overnight.
I think the most exciting thing is that the M4 model is $999 and not some older model.