The 12 pro in silver looks really great, especially the edges, very latter day 3PO
― calstars, Sunday, 22 November 2020 01:39 (three years ago) link
(and both are running Catalina, any retina machine can)
― assert (MatthewK), Monday, 23 November 2020 23:33 (three years ago) link
v nice
https://www.singhkays.com/blog/apple-silicon-m1-black-magic/
i like this one:
Apple M1 ๐คฏ๐ pic.twitter.com/REskldpMap— Mustafa Al Marzooq (@Memo_AlMarzooq) November 18, 2020
― ๐ ๐๐ข๐จ (caek), Wednesday, 25 November 2020 17:28 (three years ago) link
waiting for progress on this though https://github.com/Homebrew/brew/issues/7857
― ๐ ๐๐ข๐จ (caek), Wednesday, 25 November 2020 17:29 (three years ago) link
well that settles that. guess i'll start saving for the m1 16"
― the late great, Wednesday, 25 November 2020 19:06 (three years ago) link
I'm sure this has been mentioned before, but Big Sur feels a lot like it's getting MacOS ready for touch screens. Lots of padding around controls, buttons plenty big enough to hit.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Friday, 27 November 2020 00:54 (three years ago) link
Changing the scaled display resolution on the new #AppleM1 MacBook (left) is absolutely instantaneous ๐ฅ compared to the delay and screen blanking required by the Intel graphics on the 16 inch MacBook Pro (right) pic.twitter.com/YybbPF09TF— Daniel Eran Dilger (@DanielEran) November 20, 2020
― ๐ ๐๐ข๐จ (caek), Friday, 27 November 2020 02:21 (three years ago) link
Like
― calstars, Friday, 27 November 2020 02:32 (three years ago) link
mmmhmmm
― Karl Malone, Friday, 27 November 2020 03:17 (three years ago) link
forget #pepsinext, i'm part of #m1generation now
― Karl Malone, Friday, 27 November 2020 03:18 (three years ago) link
Is changing the resolution a thing people do a lot?
― onlyfans.com/hunterb (milo z), Friday, 27 November 2020 03:42 (three years ago) link
hush
― lukas, Friday, 27 November 2020 06:38 (three years ago) link
Every time you (dis)connect an external monitor.But yeah itโs almost pointless showing off, no one ever thought it was slow. This is the kind of minor thing that is only worth the time it takes to fix when you have an architectural clean slate like silicon.
― ๐ ๐๐ข๐จ (caek), Friday, 27 November 2020 06:41 (three years ago) link
Little things like this are going to make pcs look incredibly primitive. (macOS is still terrible and apple is bad)
― ๐ ๐๐ข๐จ (caek), Friday, 27 November 2020 06:42 (three years ago) link
home working, the idea of a KVM switch came up. it would solve a problem i have pretty easily i.e. wanting to use a laptop with an existing desktop setup. instead of plugging and unplugging everything each time the laptop user wants to take advantage of the big screen, fullsize keyboard, etc.
i've been looking around and they cost either ยฃ30 or like ยฃ900. not sure what that extra ยฃ870 is getting you...
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Monday, 30 November 2020 23:26 (three years ago) link
Alternatively, get a bluetooth keyboard that can pair with multiple devices and a monitor with multiple inputs
Iโve been using the same desk for work and home stuff by having both hooked to the same monitor. Put one to sleep, wake the other up, and I have the (albeit crappy) sound build into the monitor connected to my speakers
― mh, Tuesday, 1 December 2020 00:23 (three years ago) link
I do that. I have iMac on desk and Dell monitor. When I want to use my work laptop I plug in the Dell cable and switch input. Then I usually use a second keyboard because I hate switching Bluetooth connections.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 1 December 2020 00:54 (three years ago) link
I have an external monitor / hub with a keyboard plugged into it, and a Magic Trackpad (Bluetooth, obv.)
I didn't find a good way to reliably switch the Magic Trackpad between two laptops, other than turning Bluetooth off on one of them. I considered getting a USB Bluetooth dongle, plugging it into a spare port on my monitor, and connecting the trackpad to that, but never got around to it.
― lukas, Tuesday, 1 December 2020 01:01 (three years ago) link
This is good if you want a hand wavy explanation of why the M1 is fast and whether intel/amd can catch up https://erik-engheim.medium.com/why-is-apples-m1-chip-so-fast-3262b158cba2
― ๐ ๐๐ข๐จ (caek), Tuesday, 1 December 2020 02:11 (three years ago) link
Thanks for that!
― DJI, Tuesday, 1 December 2020 02:22 (three years ago) link
― is right unfortunately (silby), Tuesday, 1 December 2020 02:25 (three years ago) link
KVM switches still exist!
― Nhex, Tuesday, 1 December 2020 03:45 (three years ago) link
i think the very expensive ones support multiple 4k monitors and thunderbolt and things like that. they're basically this sort of thing combined with a kvm (which is not to say $900 is reasonable) https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-thunderbolt-dock/.
― ๐ ๐๐ข๐จ (caek), Tuesday, 1 December 2020 04:39 (three years ago) link
i would never spend more than $50 on something like that but cool they exist i guess
― Nhex, Tuesday, 1 December 2020 04:42 (three years ago) link
i'd be tempted to just buy a bunch of cables and a DIY breaker switch before paying that kinda dough. but you don't have to!
― Nhex, Tuesday, 1 December 2020 04:43 (three years ago) link
once you've used some shitty KVMs you understand why people who need them for daily use will drop hundreds of dollars on a decent one
― thousand-yard spiral stairs (f. hazel), Tuesday, 1 December 2020 05:41 (three years ago) link
also I got an M1 Air and I am excite (although I won't get it for weeks yet)
― thousand-yard spiral stairs (f. hazel), Tuesday, 1 December 2020 05:43 (three years ago) link
Would it be a nutso suggestion to Remote Desktop into the laptop from the desktop rather then KVM?
― Noel Emits, Tuesday, 1 December 2020 08:34 (three years ago) link
Pretty laggy for anything other than basic icon dragging and typing text. Iโd just plug the keyboard into the monitor and buy a second trackpad (e.g. used or refurb).
― assert (MatthewK), Tuesday, 1 December 2020 10:06 (three years ago) link
in the end i got an HDMI switcher for ยฃ8 and a USB switcher for ยฃ18 (which can connect 4 peripherals). i think iโm going to be able to just hit two buttons and be done with it.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 1 December 2020 10:56 (three years ago) link
I got a pretty expensive Thunderbolt dock because my MBA has only 2 ports, and I need to power it, connect an external monitor, ethernet, one to three external hard drives (including key drives), plus charge my peripherals.
― All cars are bad (Euler), Tuesday, 1 December 2020 11:18 (three years ago) link
Remoting in shouldnโt be laggy if you use adaptive or whatever itโs called. Iโm working remote and half the time I remote into my work computer because it has a faster connection to the work server than if I use vpn
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 1 December 2020 12:20 (three years ago) link
These machines esp the โproโ only having 2 ports is just a slap in the face to customers
― calstars, Tuesday, 1 December 2020 12:37 (three years ago) link
Eh itโs fine.
― ๐ ๐๐ข๐จ (caek), Tuesday, 1 December 2020 15:55 (three years ago) link
Airpods Max are ยฃ520? When you can get Sony MDR 1000s for about ยฃ200 now that seems insane pricing.
― stet, Tuesday, 8 December 2020 14:04 (three years ago) link
V-Moda headphones are also better and not at a price point that screams "mug me on general principle"
― DJP, Tuesday, 8 December 2020 14:05 (three years ago) link
no wireless charging, less space than a Nomad.
― stet, Tuesday, 8 December 2020 14:18 (three years ago) link
Thatโs a silly price
― All cars are bad (Euler), Tuesday, 8 December 2020 14:29 (three years ago) link
Target market: rich people called Max
― Alba, Tuesday, 8 December 2020 15:11 (three years ago) link
I think the new Max headphones have a 3.5mm jack, but they don't show it in any of the photos. Does anyone know?
― DJI, Tuesday, 8 December 2020 17:14 (three years ago) link
I don't think they do โ in fact, they won't work with anything other than Apple devices on the very latest OS releases, according to the small print
― stet, Tuesday, 8 December 2020 17:32 (three years ago) link
eh, theyโll probably work but without all the extras? just no firmware updates, etc
― mh, Tuesday, 8 December 2020 17:37 (three years ago) link
Yes, that looks right. The smaller small print:
AirPods Max can be used as Bluetooth headphones with Apple devices using earlier software and with non-Apple devices, but functionality is limited.
― stet, Tuesday, 8 December 2020 17:58 (three years ago) link
the spatial audio would be pretty sweet if youโre watching movies on the couch and have a sleeping housemate
― mh, Tuesday, 8 December 2020 18:13 (three years ago) link
xps yeah I think they have a lightning jack and there is a $35 cable to hook up other gear.
― DJI, Tuesday, 8 December 2020 18:34 (three years ago) link
this company is so absurd
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 8 December 2020 18:38 (three years ago) link
Their crusade against the 3.5mm headphone jack is a goddamn crime against humanity.
― DJI, Tuesday, 8 December 2020 18:48 (three years ago) link
โspatial audioโ
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 8 December 2020 19:00 (three years ago) link
Funny that they've kept the headphone jack on the 2019-20 MacBooks... but chucked most everything else.
― Michael Jones, Tuesday, 8 December 2020 19:23 (three years ago) link
Headphone Jack Pro Max*
*dongle is available that gives you an actual computer should you need it for some reason
― Alba, Tuesday, 8 December 2020 19:43 (three years ago) link