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Adding things up: roadmap to Apple Silicon Mac Pro - Yesterday
Warning: Hang onto your wallet! I caught this from a MacWorld article. Bottom line: The M1Max sure looks like it represents an Apple Silicon 'module.' Earlier this year (May), Gurman says the next gen Mac Pros would have massive CPUs of 20 or 40 CPUs Those are easy 2x and 4x multipliers of the M1Max That makes it all a good guess on the first gen roadmap for Apple Silicon.by sekker - Tips and Deals
Re: Male HDMI to Female Thunderbolt 2? - Yesterday
QuoteJPK Thanks, The dock uses a dual Thunderbolt 3 Connector cable so I don't have a free port. I guess its time to get a new monitor. JPK Or a new, likely cheaper, dock? There are many USB-C docks that are $30 or less that would let you add all sort of ports AND power your MBA, leaving a second TB3 port for the TB monitor.by sekker - Tips and Deals
Re: Male HDMI to Female Thunderbolt 2? - Yesterday
QuoteJPK I am trying to use my old 24" Apple Display (Thunderbolt) with my new M1 MBA. I have a dock that has standard HDMI ports. Amazon search is frustrating me to all end. Don't they understand keyword search concept? I have been unable to find a proper adapter. I thought I found one but it had a Displayport - not HDMI connection. Anyone know if I can get my new M1 to work witby sekker - Tips and Deals
Re: The 4x increase of GPU *over the M1*! is arguably the most powerful moment in at least my Mac experience - Yesterday
M1: 'Zoom' M1Pro: 'Zoom, zoom!' M1Max: o o m !by sekker - Tips and Deals
Re: So what’s the scam here? - Yesterday
Thanks for posting, this sure seems fishy to me. And a credit card scam would make sense.by sekker - Tips and Deals
Re: Wait. WHAT? But I bought AppleCare… - Yesterday
Quotecbelt3 That is really awesome, and I recommend everyone do it. Google has a smiliar thing. Where are your passwords ? Will your heirs be able to access them ? My sisters did a great job of preparing for this, and when Mom died we had all her accounts, passwords, etc.. It's made the estate process a lot easier. I'll also note that in the event you are incapacitated, how will your billsby sekker - Tips and Deals
So, is the '14 inch' laptop a super-sized 13, or shrunken 15? - 2 days ago
Apple used to have 13/15/17 size standards for laptops. Then they dumped the 17 for years. Then they rolled out the 16, which I think was supposed to be the replacement for the larger format machine. But now they have a 14 inch. So, is this really a smaller 15 inch, or is it a larger 13 inch? Or is it a true replacement for the 14" Pismo! And why do you say so?by sekker - Tips and Deals
Re: Are you dining in at Restaurants? Is it worth it? - 2 days ago
Nearly all of the local restaurants have substantively higher prices. Some are closed due to lack of employees (Panera, Potbelly's). We have been dining outside when we have a choice, but the weather is becoming cooler, and that soon will not be an option. In terms of quality and ambiance, we have a couple favorite places. But some are now just take-out.by sekker - Tips and Deals
Re: Reasonably good liveblog of Apple Event here! - 2 days ago
QuoteRAMd®d It was available for replay almost immediately, if not immediately. I missed the first run as I thought it was on Tuesday, even though I checked the calendar once to find that it was on Monday. Monday is the new Tuesday.by sekker - Tips and Deals
Re: M1Pro vs M1Max - key differences - 2 days ago
Quotejdc thanks for these -- cant wait for benchmarks next week. FWIW, these articles all seem to be a rehashing of the keynote, broken down some. I didn't see any new info beyond what was already given us, or what could be gleaned in a few minutes on apples dite.. Dunno if I get this headline from AI: New M1 Pro, M1 Max MacBook Pros support more displays than M1 Macs No @#$%& Sherlockby sekker - Tips and Deals
M1Pro vs M1Max - key differences - 2 days ago
Bottom line: several key differences. In terms of monitors, an interesting roadmap of existing Apple Silicon Macs. Native external 6K monitor support plus second, non-6k monitor): M1: 1 M1Pro: 2 M1Max: 3 Other differences summarized at Tom's place too. [9to5mac.com]by sekker - Tips and Deals
Re: Before the new version, let’s revisit 1984’s Dune—the greatest movie ever made - 2 days ago
Still have no clue about this obsession. Dune is a fine book with good sequels. But it's not nearly as good as LOTR or any number of other SciFi writers including Asimov, Heinlein etc. The 1984 movie was dreck however. I may watch the 2021 version if it turns out to not suck.by sekker - Tips and Deals
Re: AirPods 3 vs. refurb AirPods Pro - 2 days ago
QuoteRobert M David, Wireless charging is already built into the airpods. That's how they charge in the case. It's just a matter of designing them to be QI and to work with a QI charger. Robert There are electrodes at the base of air pods pro - the charging in the case is wired, not wireless.by sekker - Tips and Deals
Re: 'We need more power, can you send us any more?' New chargers in M1Pro/Max laptops - 3 days ago
Reading the notes, these new laptops may disappoint some. They will not likely be all-day battery life like the M1 machines. Just noting to keep expectations realistic.by sekker - Tips and Deals
Re: Not a Good week: Washer bit the dust today, still no range - 3 days ago
Quotetestcase A relative had to replace some appliances recently. On Long Island, NY. stocks of "staple" appliances (fridges, stoves, microwaves) is near non-existent. When appliance ARE finally available, quality of new products is often abysmal. You'll probably be better off if you can repair your existing models. Seems like real inventory is aways off. People are living in their hoby sekker - Tips and Deals
'We need more power, can you send us any more?' New chargers in M1Pro/Max laptops - 3 days ago
Not a typo! 140 Watt charger in the new 16" MBP. 96W in the 14" high-end model. 'Interestingly, Apple says that the entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro with M1 Pro on the inside includes a 67W USB-C power adapter in the box. The higher-end configuration, however, includes a 96W power adapter in the box. On the flip side, all configurations of the 16-inch model include 140W USB-C powerby sekker - Tips and Deals
We are down to 3: the last Intel Macs on the Apple Store - 3 days ago
The 2020-refreshed 27" iMac The 2019 Mac Pro The 2018 Mac Mini An interesting list. Will the 2020 iMac be the last Intel model? Maybe. [9to5mac.com]by sekker - Tips and Deals
Re: Do we think they will refresh the 13" M1 Pro anytime soon? - 3 days ago
I think when they update the MBA next year, and the 13" MBP is EOL.by sekker - Tips and Deals
Re: Roll Call - who has their credit card out already? - 3 days ago
QuoteN-OS X-tasy! Interested to see how big the screen on the 14" with minimized bezels will seem compared to my 15" 2011 MBP. I'm hoping the difference will be minimal. Sorry to say, your eyes are 10 years older - so I'd think everything else equal, the fonts will seem smaller...by sekker - Tips and Deals
Re: Roll Call - who has their credit card out already? - 3 days ago
Quotespace-time does any of these have MATTE screens? I doubt it. Nothing mentioned, and I had to put a screen finish to get a decent screen on my older Intel 16".by sekker - Tips and Deals
Re: No love for the 'other' Apple announcements today? - 3 days ago
Oh - and Mac OS Monterey will be out Oct 25.by sekker - Tips and Deals
Re: Vaccines, masks? Japan puzzling over sudden virus success - 3 days ago
'The number of daily shots rose to about 1.5 million in July, pushing vaccination rates from 15% in early July to 65% by early October, exceeding the 57% of the United States.' This is amazing. Getting to 70% within a few weeks likely yielded a massive, population-level shield.by sekker - 'Friendly' Political Ranting
Re: Why COVID boosters weren’t tweaked to better match variants - 3 days ago
Quotemrbigstuff Hmmm. Does one really want to line up for a "booster" every time a new variant is detected? That being the case, it does seem a wee bit lazy to roll out the same ol' No. 7 every time. The real issue with the Delta variant is not that the vaccine-induced antibodies do not work against it, it's that a carrier of Delta virus has a 1000x higher viral load over earlier variby sekker - 'Friendly' Political Ranting
Re: Are the Magsafe 3 ports backward compatible with Magsafe 2? - 3 days ago
The best part is that the Magsafe 3 cable is a USB connector to the power brick. About time!by sekker - Tips and Deals
Re: Apple Polishing Cloth For $19. - Gosh, It Even Has The Apple Logo! - 3 days ago
QuoteOmbligo About time, my iPod sock was wearing out And right next to the $1000 monitor stand...by sekker - Tips and Deals
Re: Whine...Why does it cost $1500 to get a larger Macbook screen? - 3 days ago
From an original 17" happy Lapzilla owner, I understand the value of the Big Screen. 16" Intel MacBook Pros are going on sale right now! Maybe try one of those? That was my favorite Intel Mac. Or maybe add an external monitor to a MBA? A 34" wide screen monitor is like $400 and will get you a LOT of real estate.by sekker - Tips and Deals
Re: call me maybe?!....if you are moving and want to move your landline telephone #...... - 3 days ago
Google Voice is how we archived our landline.by sekker - Tips and Deals
Are the Magsafe 3 ports backward compatible with Magsafe 2? - 3 days ago
Anyone have anything specific on this? Magsafe 3 does have fast charging, so that's a potential good update. But I have plenty of Magsafe 2 chargers still around...by sekker - Tips and Deals
Re: AirPods 3 vs. refurb AirPods Pro - 3 days ago
QuoteRobert M Sekker, Beats Flex are a different class of headphone. They're more like buds and they do not have the neck piece to help keep them in place. Tried that style and they don't work for me. Wouldn't go near them. Makes me wonder why she abandoned the style like the ones in my link. I'd be intrigued to better understand her reason(s0 for choosing the Beats Flex. Robvert She didnby sekker - Tips and Deals
Re: AirPods 3 vs. refurb AirPods Pro - 3 days ago
Quotetestcase I have a second pair of AirPod Pros still sealed (received as a gift after I bought a pair). I should probably list them on the For Sale side. I wonder if $150 shipped would be fair? Quite fair. That's still good kit today.by sekker - Tips and Deals