just to show the losers how it's done
― j., Sunday, 12 January 2020 15:58 (four years ago) link
my iPhone SE is now randomly showing me the shutdown screen and not recognising my fingerprints. The Internet says this is probably because of a damaged 'flex cable' connected to the power button.
This ever happen to anyone else? Really don't want a new phone but I don't want to pay big buxx for somebody to fix that cable.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Friday, 17 January 2020 09:53 (four years ago) link
Sounds like you may not have a choice. Is battery ok?
― calstars, Friday, 17 January 2020 13:19 (four years ago) link
Yeah got it replaced like 6 mos ago. Gonna see what the iSmash boys have to say
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Friday, 17 January 2020 13:41 (four years ago) link
My wife dropped her iphone SE a week ago and since then the display has been kinda wonky but still usable. The problem is also that since then, the phone won't connect to her iCloud account (hence no iMessages) - the phone just hangs for a while before diplaying an error message. Seems very odd since I can't see how this could be linked to a physical hardware issue.
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Friday, 17 January 2020 14:30 (four years ago) link
they do security stuff based on the hardware, like Touch ID disables itself if it thinks it has been tampered with, in case someone's trying to hack the secure enclave. That's where the iCloud credentials are stored, so I could see a weird alignment of things causing that.
― stet, Friday, 17 January 2020 16:49 (four years ago) link
I still have an SE for my personal non-work phone but my Apple buddy says a replacement is coming in March. Let me see if I can find a leak page.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 17 January 2020 17:15 (four years ago) link
voila:
https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-se/
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 17 January 2020 17:16 (four years ago) link
Calling the iPhone an iPhone SE 2 brings to mind the iPhone 5-style design of the iPhone SE with its small 4-inch display, but this new iPhone is expected to look more like an iPhone 8 than anything else. In fact, based on the rumors we've heard, this new device is going to be an updated iPhone 8.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 17 January 2020 17:19 (four years ago) link
Hmm.. iPhone 8 form factor. Kinda lame. I wish they’d keep the existing SE case. IMO the most ergonomic iPhone form factor and most attractive as well.
― o. nate, Friday, 17 January 2020 17:22 (four years ago) link
Yeah the size/weight of the SE might be the biggest reason why people love it (incl. me):
SEh 4.87” (123.8 mm)w 2.31” (58.6 mm)d 0.30” (7.6 mm)weight 4 oz (113 g)battery life: 13 hours (lol, I'm very lucky to get 8 hours)
SE2 (rumor)h 5.45” (138.4 mm)w 2.65” (67.3 mm) d 0.29” (7.3 mm)weight 5.2 oz (148 g)battery life: 13 hours
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Friday, 17 January 2020 18:34 (four years ago) link
Seems like there’s an opening here for an Android manufacturer to scoop up some of Apple’s market share. The Sony XZ2 Compact is intriguing though still a bit too bulky.
― o. nate, Friday, 17 January 2020 19:05 (four years ago) link
just want to be able to use phone one handed
― ||||||||, Friday, 17 January 2020 19:12 (four years ago) link
and fit it in my pocket. SE is ideal sized
― ||||||||, Friday, 17 January 2020 19:13 (four years ago) link
I thought apple was (again) in the habit of making products wants these days. come on tim
otm
― Swilling Ambergris, Esq. (silby), Friday, 17 January 2020 19:15 (four years ago) link
they do security stuff based on the hardware, like Touch ID disables itself if it thinks it has been tampered with, in case someone's trying to hack the secure enclave. This jives with my situation - a side-effect is that it wants my PIN every time
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Friday, 17 January 2020 21:48 (four years ago) link
talked to iSmash. they opened it up. it needs a new power button and flex cable. it'll take 3-5 days to get here and once it does they'll make the fix in 2 hrs. they're going to do it for £40, parts, labour, VAT included. they already replaced the screen and home button for free because it's been less than a year since they replaced the screen and they said it felt 'loose'. i love iSmash?!
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 18 January 2020 21:34 (four years ago) link
se2 is basically the only way they're gonna get me to upgrade
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 20 January 2020 20:44 (four years ago) link
just give us an iphone with original SE dimensions, a current cpu, and 256gb of memory... jesus Apple this is not rocket science, your products are not sexy new tech anymore they are commodity hardware so get over yourself
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Monday, 20 January 2020 21:01 (four years ago) link
^
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 20 January 2020 21:12 (four years ago) link
yeah a year ago I sourced a used SE with 128GB storage and decided I am basically done with phones, there is little they could do to get me back in the game until this one dies.
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Monday, 20 January 2020 21:37 (four years ago) link
JUST UPGRADE THE SE U FUCKS
― El Tomboto, Monday, 20 January 2020 21:40 (four years ago) link
after claiming I was going to stick with 13" laptops at home I had a moment of weakness and bought the 16"
and after another moment where I thought "will I be sad for not getting the i9 in two years"...
― babu frik fan account (mh), Friday, 24 January 2020 02:15 (four years ago) link
i was in the apple store last week and i picked up the Beats headphones and it pinched the shit out of my finger. I am never touching them again.
― Yerac, Friday, 24 January 2020 02:19 (four years ago) link
i couldn't get the skin of my finger out and I was trying to play it off like they weren't attached to my hand.
― Yerac, Friday, 24 January 2020 02:21 (four years ago) link
I moved some office equipment without properly disassembling it last year, like an idiot, and pinched the palm of my hand in something heavy. After lots of mumbling "ow ow ow" I got it down and ended up ripping off a chunk of skin :(
― babu frik fan account (mh), Friday, 24 January 2020 03:06 (four years ago) link
after claiming I was going to stick with 13" laptops at home I had a moment of weakness and bought the 16”
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Friday, 24 January 2020 16:05 (four years ago) link
it is a bit large, but not chonky
― babu frik fan account (mh), Friday, 24 January 2020 16:25 (four years ago) link
it's thinner and lighter than my 2013 15", so hey, progress. plus it can reliably wake from sleep without being plugged in.
― Larry Elleison (rogermexico.), Friday, 24 January 2020 19:21 (four years ago) link
I would love to purchase an iChonk apple product.
― Yerac, Friday, 24 January 2020 19:57 (four years ago) link
homepod might qualify tbh
― babu frik fan account (mh), Friday, 24 January 2020 20:09 (four years ago) link
round boi
https://i0.wp.com/512pixels.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Tangerine-IMG_3202.jpg?w=640
― j., Friday, 24 January 2020 21:20 (four years ago) link
stout lad
― babu frik fan account (mh), Friday, 24 January 2020 21:55 (four years ago) link
i wanted one of those so badly in college ^^^. My writing all my papers on clarisworks era.
― Yerac, Friday, 24 January 2020 22:24 (four years ago) link
audio seems a little punchy after close range but the speakers on this new mbp are ridiculous
― babu frik fan account (mh), Saturday, 25 January 2020 04:17 (four years ago) link
at close range, rather
sudo nvram StartupMute=%00
― stet, Wednesday, 26 February 2020 15:59 (four years ago) link
ha, my laptop is so old (because it's better than what they sell now) that i had no idea that sound had gone away until i saw that do the rounds.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Wednesday, 26 February 2020 20:08 (four years ago) link
Still rocking the Q3 2014 mbp that I got as a hand-me-down at work and loving it! It's pretty maxed-out and every once in awhile my mind boggles at how much the 1tb SSD must have cost them back then.
― Dan I., Wednesday, 26 February 2020 20:51 (four years ago) link
oh uh but I turned that startup chime off a long time ago--even though sometimes it sounds anyway, apparently at random?
― Dan I., Wednesday, 26 February 2020 20:55 (four years ago) link
Yeah same (well Q1 2015 when it was on clearance lol)...
I got one for home to match it.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 26 February 2020 21:04 (four years ago) link
you know they're portable, right?
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Wednesday, 26 February 2020 21:15 (four years ago) link
never do workplace stuff on your home computer or vice versa!
good way for them to claim property rights :/
― mh, Wednesday, 26 February 2020 21:27 (four years ago) link
no way!
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 26 February 2020 21:28 (four years ago) link
(xp)
is this a good thread for asking about buying a new vs. refurbished (by apple or others) macbook ? can post this elsewhere if that’s advisable:
my 2011 macbook pro recently gave out on me and i can’t find anybody who’s willing to even attempt fixing it. so it looks like i need something new.
it looks like ebay has a number of offerings in the 400 - 800 dollar range of macbook pros 2012 -2017. lots of these sellers offer 1 year warranties. can they be trusted ?
a friend has a brand spanking new macbook. no usb ports and a confusing keyboard sort of. i don’t want that, do i ?
is there a particular year, a vintage if you will, of macbooks that is particularly reliable / desirable / durable / unfussy ?
is there a particular online RETAILER, a dependable, trustworthy purveyor of secondhand macs ?
i’m not a graphic designer, a gamer, a tech person. mostly my computer is my interface for large digital music collection, a place to actually type long form things, a way to interact with the internet, also DAW. i’m hopelessly wedded to macbook life, i doubt you could persuade me to leave the cult.
any advice greatly appreciated.
also i’m so sick of looking at ilx on my phone and i need to be keeping up with the sun ra thread ! help !
― budo jeru, Tuesday, 17 March 2020 03:03 (four years ago) link
would you consider a macbook air? way cheaper and doesn't sound like you need a ton of ram or processing power. you can pick up a ~2015 macbook air for like, idk, prob somewhere in the 350-500 range probably?
― Clay, Tuesday, 17 March 2020 03:34 (four years ago) link
i’m sure they’re fine but i notice a huge difference bw a 13”screen and 15” (what i’m after), especially for watching movies etc. plus the disc drive is indispensable, altho i spose i could get an external one.
― budo jeru, Tuesday, 17 March 2020 03:39 (four years ago) link