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glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
I want to bowl with the gangsters...

My 2011 MBA magsafe won't charge my drat laptop. It usually takes a while, if I'm lucky, to turn green.

Is this a sign from the apple gods to buy a rMBP?

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glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
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Residency Evil posted:

So I've been plugging along with a 2011 MBA for general work/surfing. I was thinking of replacing it this year with a new 13 rmbp. Sounds like I might as well hold off for another year?

Mid 2011 13" MBA here. I'm going to wait until next year for the Kaby Lake update. Also, never buy 1st gen of a new Apple product. Always some kinks.

glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
I want to bowl with the gangsters...


Does it have to do anything with the MBA and MBP only having 2 thunderbolt ports now?

glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
I want to bowl with the gangsters...

I'm going to ride my 2011 13in MBA until the 14in MiniLED are out. Wish me luck. I only had to replaced my logic board and battery pack once.

glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
I want to bowl with the gangsters...


surprised they didn't add some 70s porno music

glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
I want to bowl with the gangsters...

32gb ram is $400, 64 is $800

glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
I want to bowl with the gangsters...

Milosh posted:

If I just want to do basic recording and dicking around in garageband. I don't need the new Pro do I?

depends if you have cash to burn

glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
I want to bowl with the gangsters...

TheWevel posted:

Why don't the new MBPs come with a Magsafe charger? It looks like it's just a regular USBC one?

It is magsafe?

glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
I want to bowl with the gangsters...

Strong Sauce posted:

my late 2013 macbook pro with an 2.3 i7 16gb ram has a trade-in value of... $340... hmm

My 2011 MBA is worth $90.

glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
I want to bowl with the gangsters...

Teabag Dome Scandal posted:

No chance Magsafe 3 and Magesafe 2 are compatible, right?

they look different

glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
I want to bowl with the gangsters...

gregday posted:

Considering the MagSafe isn’t really a new adapter but more a USB-C cable with MagSafe on one end, anyone know if these machines can still charge with the TB ports?

Yes, they mentioned it in the presentation.

glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
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Al-Saqr posted:

Holy poo poo dude congrats and all but wowzers what a price to pay lol

A mere $5k

glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
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Sphyre posted:

honestly the new mpb looks kinda tubby


and the notch :barf:

Tubby is in for cuffing season.

glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
I want to bowl with the gangsters...

Don't forget your official Apple Polishing Cloth.

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MM6F3AM/A/polishing-cloth

glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
I want to bowl with the gangsters...

incoherent posted:

I'm not going to fuckin lie: Imma gonna spend 20 bucks on a cloth. These screens just pick up everything. I always thought people were disgusting pigs when I had to handle a MacBook with its screen off.

Then I bought one.

To be honest, get yourself one of these:

https://www.radtech.com/products/screensavrz-macbook-pro-keyboard-cover

I had for my Macbook Air and the keyboard and screen never got filthy.

They don't have one yet for the new MBP though.

glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
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Comfy Fleece Sweater posted:

Or never, maybe

The og Air, did it ever get Retina? I remember it took years before I gave up and got a Pro

The Air got retina displays starting 2018.

glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
I want to bowl with the gangsters...

Martytoof posted:

It’s been, uh, a while since I stuffed money into Steve’s coffin in return for a laptop — I still have a year from purchase to add AppleCare+, right?

pretty sure it's 60 days

glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
I want to bowl with the gangsters...

hatty posted:

The edges are less chamfered

At least it's made of aluminum still.

glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
I want to bowl with the gangsters...

The polishing cloth is backordered for 2-3 months. You guys aren't allowed to use your new Macs yet.

glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
I want to bowl with the gangsters...

Apple Card seems to be offering 6% cashback on Apple Store purchases now. RIP you early preorder people.

glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
I want to bowl with the gangsters...

Last Chance posted:

Does Apple charge for a product immediately upon preorder or when the product ships?

Charge when ships. I think some people are seeing it made retro. Check the charge on your app.

glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
I want to bowl with the gangsters...

hatty posted:

Is that a permanent increase?

Holiday Promotion from the looks of it.

glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
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ddogflex posted:

My app is showing the 3% still. I contacted Apple Card support via the app and they told me to gently caress myself essentially.

Complain to Tim Apple.

But for reals, I think everyone is having trouble verifying that this will be made retro.

glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
I want to bowl with the gangsters...

Word on Reddit is that the 6% was a glitch.

glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
I want to bowl with the gangsters...

Hopefully I have reason to upgrade my 2011 13 inch MBA now.

glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
I want to bowl with the gangsters...

the base 14mbp definitely seems crippled as in tradition. 8gb of ram? lol

glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
I want to bowl with the gangsters...

As much as I would like the space black, I'm probably doing the base 14 with 16gb of ram.

I don't need all that power honestly. I would have taken a macbook air if they offered m3 on them.

glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
I want to bowl with the gangsters...

reviews inbound.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/11/review-apples-16-inch-m3-max-macbook-pro-crams-ultra-level-speed-into-a-laptop/

glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
I want to bowl with the gangsters...

I'm a bit miffed that Diablo 4 never made it to MacOS.

glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
I want to bowl with the gangsters...

I just want to say coming from a mid 2011 base MBA 13 to the base M3 Pro 14 is amazing.

It's like night and day in terms of speed, screen quality and battery life.

glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
I want to bowl with the gangsters...

Eletriarnation posted:

I think it's a testament to the efficiency of macOS and how good it looks that you were OK with using a machine from 2011 with a 720p screen (and 2GB RAM?) up to this point.

Also impressive if it was still original components. Did you get the battery replaced at some point?

I had 4gb of ram and I did a battery swap maybe 4-5 years ago? I only did it cause I was given a defunct MBA, so I salvaged the battery.

But yea, my old mba is still fuctional but it was time for an upgrade.

glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
I want to bowl with the gangsters...

This is pretty interesting. Wal-Mart is selling a brand new M1 MBA for relatively cheap. Probably going after those Pavilion and Inspiron consumers.

https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2024/03/15/walmart-brings-the-popular-macbook-air-with-the-m1-chip-to-its-shelves

glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
I want to bowl with the gangsters...

I think most modern day electronics are well built to avoid necessitating a grounding plug but idk at the end of the day.

Could it be your surge protector giving issues?

I believe some electric currents are "dirty" in the sense that they could affect other nearby devices with their fluctuations in current.

I use an isolating surge protector for all of my devices.

ISOBAR or PANAMAX are my go to.

glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
I want to bowl with the gangsters...

Is someone trying to go back in time?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Tulip

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glassyalabolas
Oct 21, 2006
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Branch Nvidian posted:

Not me grumbling that the new iPad Pro out performs my 14" M3 Pro MacBook Pro for less money.

At least the MacBook has a calculator app.

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