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Pivo posted:Looks like "buy a Mac with edu discount, get free Beats" promo is back on. Rather have $150 off. Have too many headphones as it is.
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Bob Morales posted:Rather have $150 off. Have too many headphones as it is. wait a few months for everyone else to sell theirs and then sell yours
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Jul 17, 2018 13:53
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Guess some are already selling. This is the (current) newest model of MBP, right? Any alarms anyone can see? Seems like a good deal if it's a 2017.
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Jul 17, 2018 15:30
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Ciaphas posted:Guess some are already selling. This is the (current) newest model of MBP, right? Any alarms anyone can see? Seems like a good deal if it's a 2017. This is a non touchbar model so from 2017 or 2016 or whatever. It has a laughable 128GB hard drive that can’t be replaced.
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Jul 17, 2018 15:33
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Boris Galerkin posted:This is a non touchbar model so from 2017 or 2016 or whatever. It has a laughable 128GB hard drive that can’t be replaced. I noticed that. A vast amount of my storage on my 256gb drive at home is games, which won't be on this thing, but still a good point. (Ew, unreplacable? Guess some things never change) Speaking of which, is that touchbar stuff anything more than an amusing 'oh, neat' gimmick, 'cause it sure seems like one
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Jul 17, 2018 15:50
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Ciaphas posted:Guess some are already selling. This is the (current) newest model of MBP, right? Any alarms anyone can see? Seems like a good deal if it's a 2017. That's a 2014 if the 2.8Ghz is correct Otherwise it's a 2012-2015 model. Nowhere near current. If it is a 2015 that's not a terrible price.
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Boris Galerkin posted:This is a non touchbar model so from 2017 or 2016 or whatever. It has a laughable 128GB hard drive that can’t be replaced. It's a 15 or earlier, look at the ports on the sides. And you can install a new SSD in that model if you use the adapter, there are a few catches though.
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Bob Morales posted:It's a 15 or earlier, look at the ports on the sides. And you can install a new SSD in that model if you use the adapter, there are a few catches though. Oh drat, my bad. OP don’t listen to me.
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Jul 17, 2018 15:55
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Ciaphas posted:Speaking of which, is that touchbar stuff anything more than an amusing 'oh, neat' gimmick, 'cause it sure seems like one Over time, I've found myself using it more and more. It's kind of nice to have contextual actions based on app (and also to override it to display normal F-key row on an app by app basis). However, I wouldn't cry if it went away. The one thing I would absolutely miss is the fingerprint scanner.
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Jul 17, 2018 16:07
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Boris Galerkin posted:This is a non touchbar model so from 2017 or 2016 or whatever. It has a laughable 128GB hard drive that can’t be replaced. Noooooot really. Typing from a Late 2013 rMBP with a 1 TB 960 EVO installed. Also I'd say it's more likely to be an Early 2015 13-inch as that came with a 2.7 GHz CPU and a 128 GB SSD. He's overclocking the drat machine before it's even sold. Binary Badger fucked around with this message at 16:16 on Jul 17, 2018 |
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Jul 17, 2018 16:12
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Bob Morales posted:Rather have $150 off. Have too many headphones as it is. If you’re happy with a 2017 then Best Buy has $100 off plus additional $150 off for students. B&H is doing a flat $200 off and no tax too.
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Jul 17, 2018 16:15
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FCKGW posted:If you’re happy with a 2017 then Best Buy has $100 off plus additional $150 off for students. B&H is doing a flat $200 off and no tax too. No tax if you live outside NY State.
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Jul 17, 2018 16:17
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Apple let me exchange my 2017 MBP for the 2018 and hot drat this thing is fast.
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FCKGW posted:If you’re happy with a 2017 then Best Buy has $100 off plus additional $150 off for students. B&H is doing a flat $200 off and no tax too. Already have 3 Macs too lol
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I've got a late 2013 13" with 8GB RAM. It works just fine, but the 250GB SSD is starting to get a bit tight. I'm considering 2 options. 1. 500GB SSD - £125 for a 970Evo for Prime day. How would it compare in performance to the default? I'm not that techy and the idea of pulling my Mac apart is slightly scary. 2. A BaseQI/Jetdrive solution. Would move things like my iTunes library and other media over clearing up enough space for my SSD to be big enough for applications and the like. What are people's opinions and experiences with this?
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Jul 17, 2018 20:00
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Just in case anyone's looking for it: https://www.amazon.com/Certified-Magsafe1-Magsafe2-Converter-Supports/dp/B075RZJS2Z/ Converts your old MagSafe Adapter to work with the new 2016/2017 USB-C ports.
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Jul 17, 2018 21:16
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Binary Badger posted:Just in case anyone's looking for it: Really?
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Jul 17, 2018 21:23
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Binary Badger posted:Just in case anyone's looking for it: Want to see someone daisy chain this poo poo off of that hub posted a few pages ago
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Jul 17, 2018 21:37
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Binary Badger posted:Just in case anyone's looking for it: YES! ANOTHER ADAPTER!
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Jul 17, 2018 21:47
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Work is paying for the new 2018 i9/32GB of ram. Can't wait!
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Jul 17, 2018 21:48
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Enjoy typing on your luxury tech bro status symbol.
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Jul 17, 2018 21:51
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ratbert90 posted:Work is paying for the new 2018 i9/32GB of ram. Can't wait! Did they spring for the 4TB SSD?
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Bob Morales posted:YES! ANOTHER ADAPTER! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIOqOxI0K_I
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Jul 17, 2018 21:58
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Pakistani Brad Pitt posted:Did they spring for the 4TB SSD? 512GB standard. I have network storage if I need more. Shaocaholica posted:Enjoy typing on your luxury tech bro status symbol. I use osx in a KVM most of the time. 
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Jul 17, 2018 22:08
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Never mind on the 2010 MacBook Pro. I was so stoked too. Did the bench test, even after fixing it with the software patch, and crashed the machine. Dammit. Time to start saving for whatever garage air refresh they do
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I upgraded to High Sierra about a week ago and everything was fine until today when I’m getting constant kernel panics. It’s a mid 2011 MacBook Air. Will only start in safe mode. Starting it normally will either end in an endless boot loop or you get to the user login and then it kernel panics within 10 seconds of logging in. I’ve tried resetting the SMC and NVRAM. No joy. I wanted to reinstall but it panics during the Recovery process so cant do that either. Got a genius appointment on Friday but how buggered am I? Anyone got any bright suggestions?
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Jul 18, 2018 00:21
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Sure sounds like that embedded GPU issue that has my 2013 MBP taking up space as a doorstop
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Jul 18, 2018 00:26
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I have a stack of 12 dead 2011 MBPs. All with hosed AMD GFX. Flipchip fail. Goddamn I hate laptops with soldered in components.
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Nigel Tufnel posted:I upgraded to High Sierra about a week ago and everything was fine until today when I’m getting constant kernel panics. You had a component fail on the logic board. Either send it to https://www.rossmanngroup.com/ or time for a new machine. The failure was coincidental with the update.
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Has anyone played with the Thunderbolt 3 dock from OWC? https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/docks/owc-thunderbolt-3-dock?_ga=2.21152125.710543640.1531873062-1361584590.1520723549 I’m looking at getting a new 2018 15” MBP and would like to have a one stop shop dongle of my dreams.
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Jul 18, 2018 01:22
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Found a good deal today and got a '14 MBP. Oh god Mac is so confusing. Is there a good "please help I'm a loving idiot with MacOS it's been a decade and a half" guide anyone wants to recommend? 
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Data Graham posted:Sure sounds like that embedded GPU issue that has my 2013 MBP taking up space as a doorstop redeyes posted:I have a stack of 12 dead 2011 MBPs. All with hosed AMD GFX. Flipchip fail. Goddamn I hate laptops with soldered in components. You guys need to read the OP’s post closer, it’s a mid-2011 MacBook Air. There is no separate graphics chip to fail in a MBA, just an Intel HD 3000 GPU integrated into the Sandy Bridge CPU. I have basically never heard of Intel integrated graphics failing independent of the CPU, whether it’s in Macs or PCs. (Generally speaking, Intel’s chips are super reliable aside from their recent fuckups in certain Atom models frequently used in NAS appliances.)
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Ciaphas posted:Found a good deal today and got a '14 MBP. Oh god Mac is so confusing. Is there a good "please help I'm a loving idiot with MacOS it's been a decade and a half" guide anyone wants to recommend? Apple provides a very detailed support site to tell you anything you would need to know about your new Mac. https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/welcome/mac Is there something specific you're having trouble with?
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According to this video the i9 not even run at base clock when under heavy load. Throttle city https://youtu.be/Dx8J125s4cg
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Bob Morales posted:According to this video the i9 not even run at base clock when under heavy load. Throttle city Embarrassing!
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FCKGW posted:Apple provides a very detailed support site to tell you anything you would need to know about your new Mac. Nah. I'm just used to being the guy who knows all the Win key shortcuts and navigates practically by keyboard entirely just from practice and memory, so being cast adrift in general is jarring  Thanks though, I'll start from the beginning on that site.everything just works, why is everything just working, this isn't natural
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Bob Morales posted:According to this video the i9 not even run at base clock when under heavy load. Throttle city I'm not surprised considering they didn't change anything about the form factor. Ok, ok look. If you need that much power you're using it wrong 
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Shaocaholica posted:I'm not surprised considering they didn't change anything about the form factor. I am not shocked it’s Dave 2d, who uses premiere and made no attempt to test it with final cut. Totally fair use case 🤔
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LionArcher posted:I am not shocked it’s Dave 2d, who uses premiere and made no attempt to test it with final cut. Totally fair use case 🤔 so final cut somehow is not affected by thermal throttling? why does it matter if he uses premiere if the point is that he can't get the max cpu speed out of the i9?
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Strong Sauce posted:so final cut somehow is not affected by thermal throttling? why does it matter if he uses premiere if the point is that he can't get the max cpu speed out of the i9? I’m saying it felt very suspect to me. I would want to see him doing it with two machines side by side, (one running FC one running P) and see if that made a difference. Also, could he have a bad unit? The whole thing. Especially after his terrible video about hating Apple last week did not come off like he entirely knew what he was talking about, or being honest.
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