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I don't because I refuse to click on any thumbnail with youtube face. Every recommended video I see from him is bitching about Apple or cheaper alternative to Macs.
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Quinn is an unapologetic Apple fanboy, I think he oozes fanboy even more than Faruk @ iPhonedo. What makes them good Apple-centric content creators is that they don't pull punches.
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Dec 14, 2019 18:04
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Mu Zeta posted:I don't because I refuse to click on any thumbnail with youtube face. Every recommended video I see from him is bitching about Apple or cheaper alternative to Macs. His first computer was a Mac and he’s very romantic about the past. He doesn’t knock on Apple because he hates Apple. He knocks on Apple because he loves Apple. Clickbait titles and thumbnails are part and parcel of that whole platform. It’s not just him. There’s also some other Italian kid that is constantly trying to refurb old obsolete macs into still being productive and he’s a good channel too. Apple truly made their machines last longer than their intended lifespan and now you have a culture of keeping those old macs running because it would be a huge blasphemy to recycle them. Core2 macs still have 10 or more years left in them 
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Dec 14, 2019 18:07
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Mu Zeta posted:I don't because I refuse to click on any thumbnail with youtube face. Every recommended video I see from him is bitching about Apple or cheaper alternative to Macs. Others have chimed in, but if anything I roll my eyes at him because he’s too much of a fanboy.
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Dec 14, 2019 18:15
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Shaocaholica posted:His first computer was a Mac and he’s very romantic about the past. He doesn’t knock on Apple because he hates Apple. He knocks on Apple because he loves Apple. Clickbait titles and thumbnails are part and parcel of that whole platform. It’s not just him. You talking this guy because he’s great. https://youtu.be/9LMoCTrlDoI
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Dec 14, 2019 18:47
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Shaocaholica posted:His first computer was a Mac and he’s very romantic about the past. He doesn’t knock on Apple because he hates Apple. He knocks on Apple because he loves Apple. Clickbait titles and thumbnails are part and parcel of that whole platform. It’s not just him. i have a pile of 2011-2013 iMacs at work that i just cant throw out for some reason
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Dec 14, 2019 20:06
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv5HIrOrn2o Pretty nice I have a feeling they could have accomplished most of this on a maxed out iMac or even mini but at least they’re getting use out of the capabilities.
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Dec 14, 2019 21:46
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Trash cans are going to be hilariously overpriced forever aren't they?
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Electric Bugaloo posted:Some reviewers like Snazzy Labs had to order their own Mac Pros because Apple didn’t send them one.
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Bob Morales posted:Trash cans are going to be hilariously overpriced forever aren't they? Not if the mini keeps getting updated. I wouldn’t bother though, sooner or later Apple will require a T1/T2 chip for macOS. eames fucked around with this message at 22:42 on Dec 14, 2019 |
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Dec 14, 2019 22:37
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Xabi posted:Good. I don’t disagree. Although I like Quinn more than most of the reviewers. Honestly in terms of reviewers- so not people like Rossman- the only one that really kinda rubs me the wrong way is Dave Lee, even though you could probably credit him with catalyzing a lot of the butterfly MBP hate that got us the new 16”. Then there’s all of the c-tier dudes, who all appear to be European, with mostly nothingburger channels, but I never watch them. And then there’s Renee, who I find super perplexing because I don’t know how somebody can continuously generate such a high volume of thoughtful, painstaking, sincere deep-dive content about stuff that has such little consequence. Like, ‘happy Monday, here’s a 45 minute round table with three guests about why Apple is correct about the notch.’ ‘Have a This American Life about Apple TV+‘s Spring lineup’
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Dec 14, 2019 23:57
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I don't watch Youtube reviews, every single one just seems insufferable and 95% hyperbole and clickbait. Only long form articles for me!
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LionArcher posted:You talking this guy because he’s great. https://youtu.be/9LMoCTrlDoI Just found him the other day he'll be big soon
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Bob Morales posted:Just found him the other day he'll be big soon He’s doing interesting poo poo and does a lot of good eBay pick ups and explaining how to get more value out of older macs. He’s critical on stuff that he should be, but not a moron criticizing them for stuff that doesn’t just fit his use case. And he’s somewhat like able.
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I just found that guy in the last few days too. Quite enjoying his videos.
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He’s still niche. He’ll never get that big unless he does more mainstream crap. The venne diagram of people who like macs and also interested in opening them up is pretty small.
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After shuffling around 3 laptops and 3 monitors on my desk... The MacBook Pro/Air with only 2 Thunderbolt ports is so loving inconvienent. I really need 3 ports. External monitor, power, and USB 3.0. Is there a cheap adapter that gives you USB 3.0 and power pass-through? I have an LG 4K so that fixes my power/monitor. But I would like to use my 27" monitors sometimes that requires me to use either a HDMI or Displayport cable. The Apple USB/HDMI adapter doesn't support USB 3.0 so it's basically useless for external hard drives.
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Bob Morales posted:The Apple USB/HDMI adapter doesn't support USB 3.0 so it's basically useless for external hard drives. Yeah, it does. I’ve used it regularly when traveling and it works fine. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207806 If you’re looking for an alternative, check out Anker. They make a bunch that have USB-C power pass through. I think most of them are 60W (works for your Air), but they have a couple 100W ones as well.
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Proteus Jones posted:Yeah, it does. Ive used it regularly when traveling and it works fine. Must be a revised version. The two that I have, don't even work in 2.0 half the time. Drive randomly dissappears etc. They are back from like 2016 though.
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Yeah, Fstoppers did a video about that adapter I think and tons of people had different experiences with what it actually supported.
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Bob Morales posted:After shuffling around 3 laptops and 3 monitors on my desk... I got this one and it seems to be working very well. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Z7H3GJK/
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They did just release new versions of the adapter in August/September, they may be USB 3.0? I can't tell you because at the same time Apple removed the product from our purchasing slice out  Those things also break extremely easily, I go through about 2-3 per year per conference room.
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IFIXIT TEARDOWN https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Mac+Pro+2019+Teardown/128922
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I still can't believe its single socket. I still want one eventually from the used market. Hopefully they'll be 2 socket in the next revision. e: gonna make this my desktop for a bit  e2: looks like the case locking mechanism is a like a camera bayonet mount. Very sleek. Shaocaholica fucked around with this message at 21:01 on Dec 17, 2019 |
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So about a year ago I got assigned a 2015 mbp 15 for work. My last two work laptops were 2016+ mbp 13, never had any complaints about screen brightness Are there issues with 15" 2015 era mbp laptop screens getting dim over the years? I expect there to be some fall off, 5-10%, but this is at least 15%. Considering pushing for a replacement at work. It's getting ridiculous, I'm having to draw the blinds to actively use the terminal
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The 2016+ MBPs are straight up brighter.
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Linguica posted:The 2016+ MBPs are straight up brighter. :yup:
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According to Apple: https://support.apple.com/kb/sp719?locale=en_US Mid-2015 Retina 15-inch MacBook Pro: maximum screen brightness is 300 nits vs. https://support.apple.com/kb/SP747?locale=en_US 2016 Retina 15-inch MacBook Pro: maximum brightness is 500 nits So yeah it checks out, although I imagine if the 2015 was heavily used, perhaps the screen backlighting needs replacement (translation: new LCD assembly) Binary Badger fucked around with this message at 23:52 on Dec 17, 2019 |
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Apple’s been using LED backlights in the 15” since at least the 2012 retina model. LEDs do fade with use, but unless you were running the display at max brightness 24/7, a 4-5 year old LED backlight shouldn’t be faded too much.
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SourKraut posted:
The iMac Pro is $5k vs. the Mac Pro $6k, it's not that big of a leap. Is the GPU in the Mac Pro better? I don't know how the Vega 56 vs 580x shakes out.
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FCKGW posted:The iMac Pro is $5k vs. the Mac Pro $6k, it's not that big of a leap. A big “if” is the display here. You can’t exactly go out and buy a comparable display to the 5k iMac’s unless you go for the LG Ultrafine at $1300. And if you wanna go better, we already know how much the XDR display costs.
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My top of the line 2016 MacBook Pro with touchbar just poo poo the bed Apparently the logic board died, and the Apple affiliated store I went to charges 2,500 dollars to replace it  Apparently it’s all packed so tight together that you have to replace the whole thing. Unbelievable. Not that I needed the tech guy to tell me, but at that price I’d rather buy a new machine, just wondering how is this even possible. I’m going to try going directly to Apple support, but this is insane. Pretty mad about this, a laptop that just dies after 3 years with no possibility of repair, and apparently even the data is gone because it’s tied to some flash mem, loving ridiculous.
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Comfy Fleece Sweater posted:My top of the line 2016 MacBook Pro with touchbar just poo poo the bed I admittedly have been out of the loop on costs for repairing Apple products but that estimate can't be anywhere close to the truth, I have a feeling the "Apple associated" store employee was trying to make a sale. Can you provide more details about where you are, or what store you went to? \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/Oh right, that too
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Comfy Fleece Sweater posted:My top of the line 2016 MacBook Pro with touchbar just poo poo the bed Uh unless you poured water on it, it’s still under warranty.
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Lol if its under warranty and they didn't catch it and were going to charge you $2400.
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asecondduck posted:I admittedly have been out of the loop on costs for repairing Apple products but that estimate can't be anywhere close to the truth, I have a feeling the "Apple associated" store employee was trying to make a sale. I’m in Mexico so there’s no “genuine” Apple stores here, only affiliates licensed by Apple. I’m going to pick it up tomorrow and call Apple directly to see if they can do anything, this is ridiculous
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Just ordered the 16inch to replace my 15 2013. I also purchased the leather sleeve. Feels like I should just return it is there anything that will be comparable? I have the iPad sleeve which matches but 200 for a case feels stupid
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