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- shapesalad0
- TLDR so M2 is basically an overclocked chip, stick to your M1sgrafician
- eh graf, like I said it's not just the CPU % but other factors, like being able to have more ram, more (gpu) cores, etc.NBQ00
- but if you already have M1 it's not really necessary to upgrade. Better wait for M3 which will be on 3nmNBQ00
- oey_oey0
I must say that I would love to get my hands on a Mac Mini.
Even if it was one from 2018 that still cost around 700€ in second-hand stores.
Not the M1 though, I need ports!
- NBQ00-2
Maxed-out Mac Pro loses 98% of its value with Apple Trade In after costing US$52,199 three years earlier
Apple’s ruthless Trade In service has come under the spotlight after a tech journalist discovered that a Mac Pro that cost US$52,199 three years earlier was given a current trade-in value of just US$970.
- So, don't trade it/anything in.ideaist
- So, don't trade it/anything in.ideaist
- WHOA!
WHOA!ideaist - That's called an idiot fee for spending 50k on a mac...shapesalad
- That program isn't geared towards real market value. But I did once get $500 on 7yo water-cooled dual G5 b/c the cooler parts were in high demand.evilpeacock
- ...anyway it irks me when tech news explodes over stuff like this. Trade-in value would never be good with a program that is mostly targeted for recycling.evilpeacock
- shapesalad1
New Apple products = youtube full of these over excited tech geeks:
- "Best Mac Ever!" - 2006
"Best Mac Ever!" - 2007
"Best Mac Ever!" - 2008
"Best Mac Ever!" - 2009utopian - "Best Mac Ever!" - 2010
"Best Mac Ever!" - 2011
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"Best Mac Ever!" - 2017utopian - "Best Mac Ever!" - 2018
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"Best Mac Ever!" - 2021utopian - "Best Mac Ever!" - 2022
"Best Mac Ever!" - 2023
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"Best Mac Ever!" - 2025utopian - i see what you did thereAQUTE
- almost as predictable as utopians commentsinteliboy
- hahahapablo28
- "Best Mac Ever!" - 2006
- jagara4
Played around with an Ipad Pro & pencil yesterday. Yup, that's probably the gold standard for digital illustration work. Very impressed.
- NBQ001
- Mac mini gets the pro chip too, niceNBQ00
- Finally. The “Mac” I’ve been asking for. A mini case with the power of a pro machine.monospaced
- @monospaced; premise seems sweet, eh? We've been using an M1 mac as our "family" mac; small imprint and as power as it needs to be.ideaist
- ^ Sorry, M1 Mac Mini.
*thumbsup*ideaist - So the M2 is just 10-15-20% faster than M1 - not double the speed. Cute.grafician
- Did anyone expect double? Nope.monospaced
- Anyway. The M2 has been out awhile so no surprise :)monospaced
- Define "awhile" 'cuz these laptops are the first using the M2 Pro and Max
And yes, many people expected at least 50% up in performance vs. M1sgrafician - It's not just about percentages. On M1 you could only have 64gb ram in MBPs. Now you can up to 96gb. Also HMDI 2.1, etcNBQ00
- Love that they're using CHAI music in the opening.stoplying
- The M2 chip originally was a similar boost from M1. These are just the larger iterations of Pro and Max from the same lineup. Boost is as expected.monospaced
- mg331
I've got the M1 Mac Mini and love it. It was an upgrade from a 2017 iMac.
I can get $390 in trade-in value for it. Primarily use it for Logic Pro and Lightroom, some PS work but nothing super intensive. Logic Pro performance is most important to me.
Make sense to upgrade given the trade in credit? I'd love to get a Studio but can't spend that kind of money. The Mini M2 Pro with 1TB would be about $1,100 after trade in.
- Wait for the M3s.
These new chips barely worth the upgrade.grafician - Or you can wait for the M4s. They’re gonna be much better!jmckinno
- I would only consider it if I felt like my current machine wasn’t up to the task.monospaced
- Wait for the M3s.
- shapesalad1
https://twitter.com/DurvidImel/s…
"Just tried pricing out our $52,199 Mac Pro's at the office for trade in, which you can still buy from Apple, $52,199.
What else has dropped 50x in value in 3 years.. besides crypto?"
- shapesalad0
Faster. Fastest. 20% faster. 3x faster. Faster yet. Amazing. 30% Faster. That's over twice the memory. 3x faster than the M1. 50% more than m1 max. 13x times fast than a popular pc. Faster. Fastest. etc
We've gone from thinest to fastest... ever! on a Mac.
Right... so which one runs AE well and doesn't crash every 20mins?
- Also... I need that 'Immigrants' sweatshirt! Awesome. Love it.shapesalad
- Game Changer!utopian
- grafician-1
- Had no idea this existedNBQ00
- But whyinv
- er.. no.
lolNairn - In case anyone didn't know, this is one of Dana Sibera's fakes.
https://twitter.com/…evilpeacock - Yeah, the PSing's quite evident on the eject buttons at right which are mostly out of perspective, never mind the logical ridiculousness of this beast, hehNairn
- If we could have actually tapped this level of multiprocessing back when the Duo was shipping it actually would have been pretty amazing!evilpeacock
- If memory serves, these were barely even shit processors each.Nairn
- hardhat0
Quick question... Is there any real reason to get the newest Apple TV over an older one (like this 2021 model https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0933B… for ~$60). I just want to put it on the bedroom TV so i can watch Apple TV+ shows in there. I think the TV in there is, like 6 years old, and i don't think i need crazy gaming power or SuperHD 16k stuff. Am I missing the something, or are the older ones perfectly fine?
- prices have really gone up!utopian
- I got the previous gen ATV 32GB at a steep discount a few months ago, with the "new" remote to replace a 2nd gen ATV. Works great!evilpeacock
- ...is also waaaay faster than the old ATV I had and supports newer things like H.265 streaming over LAN from my computer's video library.evilpeacock
- I don't think you'll get much benefit upgrading from a 2021 model to now, esp. if you still get OS updates; The biggest changes recently are the remote.evilpeacock
- cool cool. thxhardhat
- haha. which one of you buggars bought the last one!hardhat
- Wrong utopian. The price has gone down almost 50% with the newest release but I’m not surprised you can’t handle being triggered like an Apple fuckboi.monospaced
- Definitlu get the older 4k. No use buying a HD 1080 versionmonospaced
- Continuity1
So, my 14" 2021 M1 MacBook Pro is demonic.
I shut down every night, but leave the lid open, and the fucker turns itself back on. Last night it did three times, waking me up every time.
Google returns few viable explanations, and I'm guessing it's a hardware issue.
Ugh.
- why do you leave the lid open?Ianbolton
- check in the system logs.uan
- Innovation never sleeps?sausages
- Leaving the lid open is demonic.ideaist
- Apple. Not even once.Wordsworth
- Good one, sausages!palimpsest
- Super wierd; Other than "Wake on LAN" toggle and the startup scheduler there's nothing in the OS that would allow that!evilpeacock
- Look at Wake on LAN. Try shutting the lid.comicsans
- Yeah, Wake on LAN was set to Never. I'll see if shutting the lid solves the problem (but I doubt it).Continuity
- Can you setup the new-ish focus mode scheduling? Just set Do Not Disturb for sleep time. That might do the trick.Centigrade
- Heh - i experienced that myself back in my Mac days. So weird.jagara
- grafician-1
"Apple launches Freeform: a powerful new app designed for creative brainstorming and collaboration
Freeform for iPhone, iPad, and Mac makes visual collaboration easier than ever"
- Figjam vibes
https://www.figma.co…grafician - A day late and a dollar short.utopian
- Figjam is annoying as fuck to use but is very convenient being part of Figma. Miro is still my favourite in terms of usability.Chimp
- Endless possibilities! Sticky notes in 4 colors. 5 fonts. A pen and highlighter. Amaaazing.monospaced
- HyperCard yomonospaced
- Figjam vibes
- kaiyohtee0
Since 13.1 is now out as of last week, anyone update? Macupdate seems recommends it now, but I'm still hesitant.
- I updated last week to Ventura from Monterey. Besides some really horrible UI/UX updates....Ventura has been stable so far.utopian
- There's a slowdown with SSD I/O in the current Ventura + ExFat issues: bit.ly/3VaAfg2evilpeacock
- Thanks guys. I’ll probably still hold off. I’d like to be able to synch my music since I’ve update my phone already. First world problem for sure.kaiyohtee
- oey_oey0
Finally installing Monterey, if my Rane SL2 doesn't work anymore then not so bad.
If my Wacom has issues I'm gonna be really pissed.Wish me luck!
- look on GitHub for wacom fixesshapesalad
- thanks but it's actually working!!! :-Doey_oey
- NBQ00-1
- Just wanted to post the first bit but didn’t realize this wasn’t a news channel but some GOP channel.NBQ00
- dont give newsmax views!err
- GOP or not, it's true.Frosty_spl
- NBQ00-2
Apple to Charge Under $100,000 for Apple Car, Launch Planned for 2026
- iCan't afford it.shapesalad
- ... Said people speculating on the idea, but not confirmed by Apple of course.monospaced
- 2026 lolfadein11
- craigatkinson-1
New imac looks great but why no optical drive? New ipad looks great but the 'new ipad' is now defunct - nowhere to be seen. Ipad mini is just a small ipad - not sure I see the point without the ability to make calls.
If they made an ipad mini with built in phone I'd have one in a flash though!- next year maybemoldero
- But why buy an iPad Mini if its got a shitty low quality screen?! I wouldnt take a present of one...its old tech and they can keep it...darrenlamb
- "The best iPhone ever made"utopian