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Mu Zeta posted:Took it to an Apple Store today and they swapped me a Magic Trackpad Is the Apple mouse really that bad? My USB one is seriously old (mousewheel barely works), and I plan to get either a bluetooth mouse or trackpad for my Mini, to free up the port. I just want something that scrolls well. 
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Or set up a BootCamp - Win 7 partition just for Steam, like I did. Just make sure to upgrade the RAM, regardless of cpu. 4gb ain't enough. The i5 Mini runs Valve games/Torchlight 2 just fine, which covers most of my  needs.I generally only get what doesn't come out on console (cause I love my XBL bros  ), so it's mostly casual/sim fare.In Canada, the refurb mini's price was actually competitive with BB's AMD shitboxes, but obviously better build quality. Mister Facetious fucked around with this message at 21:28 on May 19, 2013 |
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May 19, 2013 21:26
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I wish they's included a drive in the current Mini. I really want to rip all my DVDs and CDs for Plex/XBMC.
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May 20, 2013 07:07
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Does "CAS latency" and timing matter when upgrading RAM? What about "matched pairs"? What's the difference between CL9 and CL11? Mister Facetious fucked around with this message at 20:28 on Aug 17, 2013 |
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Aug 17, 2013 20:08
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BobHoward posted:Adding to what's been said, to try to give you a better idea of what these numbers mean, CAS latency refers to the number of memory clock cycles between the computer asking the RAM to read data from an open page, and the RAM actually beginning to clock out data. Smaller numbers are faster. My local stores are charging different prices for them, so I figured I'd get the cheapest. I'm just worried about compatibility mainly.
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Mu Zeta posted:I watch Twitch all the time using Chrome and everything is fine. I never hear my fans go up, though I'm on an iMac. Yeah, Twitch keeps loving up in Safari on my Mini, so if I want to watch Salty Bet even at it's modest 480p I need to switch to Chrome.
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Nov 6, 2013 03:12
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Having an 8gb stick and a 2gb stick of RAM in my Mini isn't a big deal, is it?
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Which key is the Option Key on a normal keyboard?
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Will I need a wired keyboard and mouse for when I attempt to use a USB key to install El Capitan, to a brand new, nothing on it HDD, to my Mac Mini (2012)?
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Well, poo poo. Will I need to format my brand new HDD beforehand too, or will it do that as part of the process?
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The (fresh) El Capitan install on a new HDD went without a hitch. Also, my Track Pad worked, so a USB mouse is unnecessary, and it saved my Wi-Fi settings. Didn't try my keyboard since I unplugged the dongle though. How do I turn three finger dragging back on? I can't find it in the three trackpad tabs. v - Thanks. I don't understand why it isn't in the Trackpad icon in System Preferences with the rest. Mister Facetious fucked around with this message at 03:10 on Jan 6, 2016 |
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EL BROMANCE posted:Sorry I totally thought I summarized it but I must've deleted by mistake. Here's a rebuttal video to Max Tech showing that yes, you can run a bunch of tabs while streaming video, writing emails, the calculator, etc. and using Chrome while not hitting 95C: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abRJ_KzBeyE
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hatty posted:Why is chrome so terrible anyway? you’d think they’d have their poo poo together by now. Chrome. It's so... unpolished.
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EL BROMANCE posted:I caught this one last night too (ah the YouTube algorithm). I can see mixed reviews on MR of people who got theirs and love it, got theirs and don't like it, and so I cancelled my order. Only because I forgot my day to day credit card was the default in Apple Pay and it would've gone over the limit, doh. All sorted on the right card now, and looking forward so I can judge for myself before I give the old one away. Shame the i5 variant means I can't pick one up locally quicker, but I'm not really in a super rush or anything, it'll be something to look forward to. It's currently my pick to replace my dual core 2012 Mini for basic home use. Benchmarks indicate double the performance in every category (more in graphics, fwiw) and it's SSD  .Though I have to admit I'm really curious to see what Apple's base model 13/14" Pro has, given the price of the spec I'm looking at (i5 + 16gb ram)...
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Malcolm XML posted:The mba would be leagues better if apple added a 1 inch heat pipe Where's my aftermarket cooling scene gotta go fast 
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mediaphage posted:Tbh I bought the big trackpad and it’s great. I really hate using a mouse with macOS. Any mouse. Especially Apple mice, god I hate them most of all. I love the trackpads 1 & 2 so much I haven't used a mouse since 2015.
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The haptic "click" on the second one tricks me every time. I kind of want to see a prototype keyboard with haptic divots for "keys".
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Apr 12, 2020 22:30
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Bob Morales posted:Some dude on MR re-pasted his 2020 Air At least he took the heatsink off first, unlike Max Yuryev in his gimmick "water-cooling the 2020 Macbook Air"  "test".He just slathers on the compound, then mashes the coldplate to the heatsink. 
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pram posted:this is also every MBP review since 2016. evergreen This, but Blackberry and iPhones
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Captain Apollo posted:Post your temperatures while: Also uh... Minecraft
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Apr 16, 2020 22:16
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Yeah, my Mac Mini is almost 8 years old, and the only reason I'm upgrading is because it doesn't have hdmi 2/2.1 for 4k60 output, and that was a 3rd gen mobile dual core.
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Brain Issues posted:Mac laptops haven't exactly been pinnacles of performance, even the 16" has already handily beaten by the new Ryzen laptops and it just came out. The i5 3210m is a mobile series chip, actually. HD 4000 (with 16gb ram for it to use full power) graphics can run unmodded Minecraft Java around 35fps at 720p. But as I said, it doesn't have hdmi 2/2.1 for 4k streaming. Also I'd like a computer I can bring to the living room when I feel like poo poo posting. Mister Facetious fucked around with this message at 06:55 on Apr 25, 2020 |
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Captain Apollo posted:So let me make sure I have deduced the right ideas here. What would happen is this: - cpu turbos up - cpu backs down to hard coded wattage limit for sustained workloads* * Even if you were water cooling it, it would still back down to 10/15 Watts, regardless of its temperature, so why engineer for 25 watts of cooling?
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Speaking of bad YouTubers that don't do their research, I'm done with that Max Tech guy. Dude doesn't know that the Air is constrained by its wattage limit (10w sustained) and not its thermal design. Compares it to the XPS 13 and says, "Oh yeah, this does so much better because better cooling,"  No, you're comparing a 10 watt chip to a 15 watt chip. Performance is pretty directly correlated with the energy you can supply to it after the turbo winds down to the wattage limit. "They both say 'i5' so they must be the same!" 
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May 1, 2020 21:55
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i guess the question for me is, is - two extra ports - higher tdp cpu with double the base clock - P3 coverage screen - touch bar - 500 nits vs 350 nits - no gold option worth USD ~$340 extra compared to an i5 16gb 512 Air. Mister Facetious fucked around with this message at 20:27 on May 4, 2020 |
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May 4, 2020 20:16
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Isn't the current rumor for 2021?
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Tasks that require sustained performance will see noticeable gains due to the significantly higher TDP limit of 25/28 watts versus 10w for the i5 in the new Air. iirc the previous 13" Pro could still do Final Cut Pro X tasks in half the time or so.
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Ok Comboomer posted:Also the Air is available in gold and the Pro is not. You forgot that, but it’s very important (make me a GoldBook Pro, Apple, Jesus! Seriously, the entry level 8th gen with 16gb is only CAD $130 more than an equivalent Air, with a brighter screen and wider colour gamut, but... it doesn't come in gold. 
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Shaocaholica posted:
Can't they just... I dunno, take them off and clean them occasionally?  Like, I work at a bakery, and flour gets everywhere, but I still find the time to take off my phone case and clean it...
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The new crop of actually-hands-on Macbook Pro vids are coming out today. The cpu designation of the 10th-gen i7 was leaked a couple weeks ago, but now we can see the i5, via Max Tech: i5-1038NG7 i7-1068NG7 the G7 is the designation for 64 execute units for the Intel Iris Plus Graphics (940), though the i7 might have a 50Hz higher clock or so if the Y-series was any indication. The N means it's a customized order for Apple specifically. And according to Apple's Tech Specs product page, the i5 has 6mb L3 cache vs the i7's 8mb, if that matters for your workload. Both cpus are 28 watts TDP. In Max Tech's Cinebench test the sustained clocks on the i5 were roughly double the Air's. Mister Facetious fucked around with this message at 02:05 on May 8, 2020 |
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USB-C: The only thing we agreed on is the shape.
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Godzilla07 posted:While the 4TB3 13" MBP in the 16/512 looks like a nice middle ground between the Air and the 16" MBP on paper, my brain may have also decided to make the jump to the 16" MBP once I saw that base 16" MBPs can be had for a hair under $2K on Slickdeals God drat it I really wish they shipped to Canada.
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Unarchiver, VLC Player, Open Emu
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May 11, 2020 23:24
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"It's okay, they use 100% recycled aluminum now."
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KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:ah yes, great thing apple is working with nonprofits to unlock laptops based on documentation of transfer of ownership? no wait, they aren't doing this. According to AlJazeera English, they just straight up burn them.
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Captain Apollo posted:I haven't bought a new monitor since 2010. Anything on this page:  https://www.apple.com/ca/shop/mac/mac-accessories/displays-mounts
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well why not posted:Firefox is way lower RAM usage but if you've got a dual core or a low clocked chip I find that it's spikes can cause weird lags and delays. Safari seems more performant but doesn't have all the features you love. YMMV I wouldn't have to use Firefox if Apple hadn't removed the ability to use Tampermonkey... 
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Proteus Jones posted:I'm using Tampermonkey right now. Latest Safari. Latest macOS. What the Hell, the last time I updated Safari (mid September last year) it removed it completely.
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Yeah, I found Tampermonkey on the extension store and bought it in a heartbeat. I have Facebook Unsponsored and Classic Youtube again! 
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