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so is this official now: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-02/apple-is-said-to-plan-move-from-intel-to-own-mac-chips-from-2020 yikes!
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Cool keep us posted on any other week-old news you find!
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redeyes posted:so is this official now: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-02/apple-is-said-to-plan-move-from-intel-to-own-mac-chips-from-2020 “”””official””””
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I saw the story a week ago but isn't bloomberg more officialish? Whatever.
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Apr 8, 2018 20:31
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Bloomberg broke the story originally
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Pivo posted:Bloomberg broke the story originally Ohh ok, my bad. I thought it was some dumb rumor and then saw it on bloomberg and was a little shocked.
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Boris Galerkin posted:I just tried out the new keyboard today to see what the big deal was and wow, it was pretty terrible. There’s no way I can see myself using it for hours at a time. Is this the same new keyboard that's on the 2016's or is this a new new keyboard? Because I love the 2016 MBP keyboard. The travel, the shape, the fact it's surprisingly loud. It's the best laptop keyboard I've ever used. I also love how AirPods fit my ears, so fight me now. Krispy Wafer fucked around with this message at 15:55 on Apr 9, 2018 |
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Mu Zeta posted:I also loving the MBP keyboard that's not recommended
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Krispy Wafer posted:Is this the same new keyboard that's on the 2016's or is this a new new keyboard? Because I loving the 2016 MBP keyboard. The travel, the shape, the fact it's surprisingly loud. It's the best laptop keyboard I've ever used. 2017 version has more travel but the same clickiness and shape of the 2016 keyboard. I love the clickiness too, but I wouldn't complain if they added even more travel to the 2018 version.
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For anyone with a Microcenter near by and considering getting a MBP... http://www.microcenter.com/product/501586/MacBook_Pro_with_Touch_Bar_FLH12LL-A_133_Laptop_Computer_Apple_Certified_Refurbished_-_Space_Gray Pretty excellent deal on the TB model. It's an Apple refurb so I assume you can buy AppleCare+ for it as well.
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What’s the difference in flash speed between the SSD and fusion? Are they identical or does one use a different bus? Eg: if I ran a disk test on each one (only using the flash portion of the fusion), what would the performance difference be?
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PRADA SLUT posted:What’s the difference in flash speed between the SSD and fusion? Are they identical or does one use a different bus? Fusion is an SSD drive paired with a traditional HDD. They are not the same drive (that would be called a Hybrid drive or SSHD), they are two, distinct drives that MacOS decides which one it places files on. Your most accessed files and apps will be placed on the SSD and as that fills up, less frequently used files and apps will go onto the HDD. If you were to run a disk test on just the SSD portion of a Fusion drive I believe it performs comparable to a straight SSD, possibly sightly slower due to some minor overhead of some CPU processes to map stuff out. Personally, I've used a DIY Fusion drive before where my total storage never exceeded the SSD capacity and it felt exactly the same as using just the SSD by itself.
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FCKGW posted:Fusion is an SSD drive paired with a traditional HDD. They are not the same drive (that would be called a Hybrid drive or SSHD), they are two, distinct drives that MacOS decides which one it places files on. Your most accessed files and apps will be placed on the SSD and as that fills up, less frequently used files and apps will go onto the HDD. So the fusion drive is hooked to a PCIE bus? Effectively, a fusion drive is identical to having a PCIE-bussed SSD, with an added HDD that acts as a single logical volume? PRADA SLUT fucked around with this message at 21:11 on Apr 9, 2018 |
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PRADA SLUT posted:So the fusion drive is hooked to a PCIE bus? The SSD part is PCIe but the HD is SATA They are presented as a single volume on Mac OS X using Core Storage (think LVM)
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Bob Morales posted:The SSD part is PCIe but the HD is SATA This is what I was wondering. I'm debating between straight SSD or Fusion drive but I wanted the SSD performance of PCIE and a 512 SSD is $180 more than a 2TB Fusion.
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PRADA SLUT posted:This is what I was wondering. I'm debating between straight SSD or Fusion drive but I wanted the SSD performance of PCIE and a 512 SSD is $180 more than a 2TB Fusion. Buy whatever the base model is and then just get a 1TB ($300) or 2TB ($500) SATA SSD and swap it out yourself
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I'm looking at the iMacs, and a 512 SSD is +$180, and it's the cheapest SSD option. If I went with this configuration, would that mean there's an empty bay for installing a SATA SSD later, and macOS would "fusion" them together, essentially having a PCIE/SATA fusion SSD?
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PRADA SLUT posted:I'm looking at the iMacs, and a 512 SSD is +$180, and it's the cheapest SSD option. If I went with this configuration, would that mean there's an empty bay for installing a SATA SSD later, and macOS would "fusion" them together, essentially having a PCIE/SATA fusion SSD? Yes, it will have the empty spot and port for a SATA drive, but you will have to manually do the Fusion part of it - there are bunch of tutorials on line. I haven't personally done it so I won't link you to one.
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I'm looking to downgrade from High Sierra due to a handful of issues I should have made myself aware of before pulling the trigger on the upgrade. Natch, I don't want to lose my applications, VSTs or any important data from my home drive. A friend recommended I use Carbon Copy Cloner to create a clone of my home drive before running the installation of an older OS (in this case I'm going from a boot drive of El Capitan). Once the CC cloning is done and the home drive freshly wiped with the older OS, is it simply a matter of using Migration Assistant to replace all the old applications and data from the cloned drive, or is there anything else I need to do?
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PRADA SLUT posted:I'm looking at the iMacs, and a 512 SSD is +$180, and it's the cheapest SSD option. If I went with this configuration, would that mean there's an empty bay for installing a SATA SSD later, and macOS would "fusion" them together, essentially having a PCIE/SATA fusion SSD? Keep in mind that the screen for the iMac is glued on and it's no small task to remove and then successfully replace the screen. Also, I'm not sure but someone may now, but it's possibly that the iMacs shipped without an HDD lack the proper cables for power and data since they're not necessary. If you're going to create a DIY fusion, you will also need to reinstall the OS. You can't create a Fusion on an existing partition.
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FCKGW posted:Keep in mind that the screen for the iMac is glued on and it's no small task to remove and then successfully replace the screen. It’s tapped on. The kit to remove the screen and and reapply it with new adhesive is extremely easy to do and the whole job start to finish takes about 30 minutes or less. The iMac has all the proper cables in it to attach a new HD. A mounting bracket is needed to go from 3.5 to a 2.5 drive and OWC will sell the temperature sensor required to go on the drive so your computer doesn’t lose its poo poo and blast the fans. Though there’s software to remedy that as well. All in all, if you’re out of warranty, it’s a very cheap and easy upgrade. Just buy: Screen disassembly kit: ifixit Temp sensor: OWC Bracket: amazon or whatever really
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benisntfunny posted:It’s tapped on. The kit to remove the screen and and reapply it with new adhesive is extremely easy to do and the whole job start to finish takes about 30 minutes or less. The software you mention won't kick in until after the OS loads which means every time you do a reboot your iMac will sound like a jet about to take off. Really wish OWC wasn't the only seller to offer that temp sensor but no one else has the balls to stick it to Apple I guess.
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What is the best option for an external monitor I can use at home for my 2017 13 inch MBP? I hate straining my eyes so I am willing to pay a little more for a nice, big monitor. Will also consider a dual monitor. And while we are at it, any one here use a projector? Taking suggestions. I will be using it primarily for casual movie watching.
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nervana posted:What is the best option for an external monitor I can use at home for my 2017 13 inch MBP? I hate straining my eyes so I am willing to pay a little more for a nice, big monitor. Will also consider a dual monitor. Apple sells a USB-C LG one. Otherwise it’s just preference. Maybe a Dell Ultrasharp.
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nervana posted:What is the best option for an external monitor I can use at home for my 2017 13 inch MBP? I hate straining my eyes so I am willing to pay a little more for a nice, big monitor. Will also consider a dual monitor. My personal opinion: 2560x1440 via USB-C to HDMI adapter
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nervana posted:What is the best option for an external monitor I can use at home for my 2017 13 inch MBP? I hate straining my eyes so I am willing to pay a little more for a nice, big monitor. Will also consider a dual monitor. LG's 38" Ultrawide (Dell do one too, same panel). 3840x1600, it's utterly glorious on my cMP. It's not 4K or 5k, admittedly, but that also means it doesn't need the horsepower to drive a UHD display either.
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I have a MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015). What's the largest external display resolution it can drive at 60hz?
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Pretty sure you can drive 4K+ at 60Hz over Thunderbolt 2 on that machine (even if you use it as DP1.2)
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Theophany posted:LG's 38" Ultrawide (Dell do one too, same panel). 3840x1600, it's utterly glorious on my cMP. whoa even more expensive than the dell 4k; at least the dell ultrawide is. kind of tempting ngl talking of 4k; how does osx support scaling factors on third party hidpi monitors? like if I bought that ultrasharp 4k monitor would i natively get the dpi settings in the displays prefpane or would I have to install some 3p utility?
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Bob Morales posted:My personal opinion:
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Binary Badger posted:The software you mention won't kick in until after the OS loads which means every time you do a reboot your iMac will sound like a jet about to take off. If it's anything like the old iMacs, you can just bridge the connector back on itself, and it will not spin the fan above idle. Not sure I care, SSDs don't generate enough heat to care about.
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Pivo posted:Pretty sure you can drive 4K+ at 60Hz over Thunderbolt 2 on that machine Nice. Lets see if I can find a decent usb-c that has ethernet and usb and 4k capable dp...
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Let's not get ahead of ourselves, 2015 doesn't have a USB-C port. I said TB2 or (same port) DP1.2 for a reason.
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Pivo posted:Let's not get ahead of ourselves, 2015 doesn't have a USB-C port. I said TB2 or (same port) DP1.2 for a reason.
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And apparently I'm the only one who can properly follow it.
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Pivo posted:Let's not get ahead of ourselves, 2015 doesn't have a USB-C port. I said TB2 or (same port) DP1.2 for a reason. You are wrong. This is the macbook in question: https://everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook/specs/macbook-core-m-1.2-12-early-2015-specs.html#macspecs2 It is a MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015), and as it says there, it has a USB-C port. And here is a pic of it with the USB-C port and it's model name and year displayed. 
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Oh, a MacBook, not a Pro? Yes, I was wrong. Then all of my advice is wrong. The Pro had TB2 and DP1.2 and could drive 4K 60Hz. I didn't even know the MacBook was a thing in 2015 and I misread and I was wrong. Sorry.
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Doesn't matter because you can only push 4k at 30Hz on a 2015 12" You can do 2560x1440@60Hz all day though
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But on the Pro you could. That was the error.
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