Apple is selling refurb 256GB iPhone 11 Pro for $899. Feels like quite a good deal - I need something to replace the XR that employer will soon take away from me when I change jobs. Any thoughts?
― Alba, Wednesday, 4 August 2021 22:17 (two years ago) link
$849, rather
― Alba, Wednesday, 4 August 2021 22:25 (two years ago) link
I have an 12 pro and itโs the best phone Iโve ever had but then so was the original X so I think an 11 pro, especially at that price would be great. Iโm not sure Iโve ever come close to hitting the limits of the 12.
― American Fear of Scampos (Ed), Wednesday, 4 August 2021 23:02 (two years ago) link
i want touchid, but has anyone typed on this new external keyboard yet?
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/08/apple-begins-selling-touch-id-equipped-magic-keyboard-new-mac-pro-gpus/
― ๐ ๐๐ข๐จ (caek), Thursday, 5 August 2021 02:33 (two years ago) link
I used one briefly when setting up my folks' M1 iMac, it seemed very like the previous wireless keyboard (with the Lightning charge port).
― assert (matttkkkk), Thursday, 5 August 2021 02:41 (two years ago) link
they're pricey but I really want one. Don't have an M1 computer though. yet.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 5 August 2021 03:36 (two years ago) link
$149 for the wired one, jeebus. And that's the one without the numpad!
― Nhex, Thursday, 5 August 2021 04:11 (two years ago) link
well I guess it has to have an actual computer in it to process the fingerprint and deliver an encrypted unlock code, in addition to the matrix decoder and USB chipset.
― assert (matttkkkk), Thursday, 5 August 2021 04:45 (two years ago) link
down 15 and cant score....
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Thursday, 5 August 2021 04:49 (two years ago) link
People pay a lot more for keyboards and my last Apple keyboard lasted 10 years and still going, but yeah thatโs a spicy price to be able to auth with touchid in clamshell mode.
― ๐ ๐๐ข๐จ (caek), Thursday, 5 August 2021 14:10 (two years ago) link
i'm not even about clamshell mode! I just don't want to have to reach over to my laptop to use touchID!
― dan selzer, Thursday, 5 August 2021 15:43 (two years ago) link
iโll get one for my mini, thatโs for sureโฆ
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 5 August 2021 16:12 (two years ago) link
you have an m1 mini?
― ๐ ๐๐ข๐จ (caek), Thursday, 5 August 2021 16:13 (two years ago) link
this is my twice-monthly apple thread post where i pop in to say that yes, i have a m1 mac mini, and i love it :)
― Read between the lines Zach (Karl Malone), Thursday, 5 August 2021 16:16 (two years ago) link
I'll probably get an M1 Mini for my next Mac. The only thing giving me pause is the 16GB max on memory. The 32GB on my 2012 iMac has been worth every penny.
― Profiles in Liquid Courage (WmC), Thursday, 5 August 2021 16:46 (two years ago) link
Ram hits different on the m1s or so Iโve heard
― calstars, Thursday, 5 August 2021 16:49 (two years ago) link
yup
― ๐ ๐๐ข๐จ (caek), Thursday, 5 August 2021 16:50 (two years ago) link
my use cases are about as demanding as you can get without hitting the GPU, and at no point have i felt like ram was a bottleneck. (i got 16G)
― ๐ ๐๐ข๐จ (caek), Thursday, 5 August 2021 16:51 (two years ago) link
i just bought a new magickeyboard (to replace the fucking butterfly hinge one my mac came with seven years ago) and an apple tv so that i can use my pods with it; i am fully on the ecosystem and ashamed.
― think โGypsy-Pixieโ and misspelled. (We are a white family.) (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 5 August 2021 16:54 (two years ago) link
my magic keyboard is an old one that uses batteries :( it doesn't seem "magic" when i have to replace the batteries apple
― Read between the lines Zach (Karl Malone), Thursday, 5 August 2021 16:57 (two years ago) link
having the plug in option (along with a balky space bar) was the main reason i bit the bullet
― think โGypsy-Pixieโ and misspelled. (We are a white family.) (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 5 August 2021 16:59 (two years ago) link
however, i will say that i am currently looking at my MAGIC trackpad, which is rechargeable, and i cannot find whatever the cord is anywhere, despite having every usb/micro/firewire/thunderbolt/etc cord of all time
― Read between the lines Zach (Karl Malone), Thursday, 5 August 2021 17:02 (two years ago) link
i think my realizable dream tech setup is that there are no cords, and that there is a big surface that just recharges everything and keeps it topped off, and it's all powered by my solar panels on the roof
― Read between the lines Zach (Karl Malone), Thursday, 5 August 2021 17:03 (two years ago) link
and when the sun shines harder, my performance of the devices get even better
― Read between the lines Zach (Karl Malone), Thursday, 5 August 2021 17:04 (two years ago) link
i donโt have an M1 mini. it only works on M1 machines?? lol oh well
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 5 August 2021 18:16 (two years ago) link
Can someone recommend a good USB-C hub, not necessarily for speed but for charging lots of things. My monitor doesnโt have enough ports anymore.
― American Fear of Scampos (Ed), Thursday, 5 August 2021 20:15 (two years ago) link
the keyboard works, but the touchid bit doesn't on intel macs IIUC.
― ๐ ๐๐ข๐จ (caek), Thursday, 5 August 2021 20:32 (two years ago) link
get the anker one that has the ports you need.
usual deciders are whether you need 1) unusually many (3+) usb-a ports 2) ethernet 3) sd reader. if you need one of these three you basically have to get one with all three of these three.
other thing to watch out for is power delivery. if you have an m1 this shouldn't be an issue (they draw like 30W) but if you have an 16" intel mbp then you'll need 100W.
e.g. one of these (there are others)
https://www.amazon.com/Anker-PowerExpand-Adapter-Delivery-Ethernet/dp/B087QZVQJX/https://www.amazon.com/Anker-PowerExpand-Ethernet-Delivery-MacBook/dp/B08C9HZ5YT/
― ๐ ๐๐ข๐จ (caek), Thursday, 5 August 2021 20:39 (two years ago) link
is this steve jobs insult response of the highest quality?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeqPrUmVz-o
also, what is the quality of the insult?
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 4 September 2021 14:35 (two years ago) link
not an entertaining response or insult, but he handled it pretty well
― Nhex, Tuesday, 7 September 2021 18:04 (two years ago) link
would've been easier to just go with "what the hell is going on with your pants"
― think โGypsy-Pixieโ and misspelled. (We are a white family.) (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 8 September 2021 19:10 (two years ago) link
I expect that was the highest quality response Steve Jobs ever gave to someone who tried to insult his representation of Java's level of integration into the concept of Open Doc during a public Q&A.
― it is to laugh, like so, ha! (Aimless), Wednesday, 8 September 2021 19:21 (two years ago) link
So I guess everyone else is pretty nonplussed by the event today? I think I'm still gonna stick with my 11Pro.
― DJI, Tuesday, 14 September 2021 18:55 (two years ago) link
I am waiting for ilxor Jeffโs assessment before making any big decisions
― mh, Tuesday, 14 September 2021 20:34 (two years ago) link
so did they end up not adding a temperature sensor to the watch, or did it just not make it through federal approval yet? I want it to alert me if I might have a virus
― mh, Tuesday, 14 September 2021 20:41 (two years ago) link
iPad mini looks perfect for me, except the mini 5 is perfectly fine and so I donโt need it. Itโs so hard to care about the rest of the incremental grind on show
― stet, Tuesday, 14 September 2021 20:44 (two years ago) link
I'm probably going to trade in my Xs for a 13Pro, but enh... no big hurry at the moment
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 14 September 2021 20:52 (two years ago) link
Yeah... also XS owner here, if the trade-in is good enough I'd be tempted to bite on a 13 vanilla or mini
― Nhex, Tuesday, 14 September 2021 21:49 (two years ago) link
Iโm only interested in camera sensor size. So the question for me is whether there is again a difference between the pros.
― calstars, Tuesday, 14 September 2021 22:36 (two years ago) link
Guess theyโre the same. and the regular models get last years pro max sensor, nice.
https://i.imgur.com/qQPKPMQ.jpgFrom anandtech
― calstars, Tuesday, 14 September 2021 23:00 (two years ago) link
sticking with my 6s until they really change something
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 14 September 2021 23:17 (two years ago) link
i am disappointed TouchID isn't back in the phones yet though
― Nhex, Wednesday, 15 September 2021 13:00 (two years ago) link
actually excited for this one...
― ๐ ๐๐ข๐จ (caek), Monday, 18 October 2021 17:00 (two years ago) link
coming out strong with, er, "voice plan"
― stet, Monday, 18 October 2021 17:06 (two years ago) link
they always start with the worst stuff but good grief
― ๐ ๐๐ข๐จ (caek), Monday, 18 October 2021 17:07 (two years ago) link
mac pros or gtfo (i will not buy a mac pro)
they cannot resist keeping old products around these days, it's segmentation all the way down with this crew
― stet, Monday, 18 October 2021 17:15 (two years ago) link
32gb booooooo!
― ๐ ๐๐ข๐จ (caek), Monday, 18 October 2021 17:18 (two years ago) link
lol pro
― stet, Monday, 18 October 2021 17:19 (two years ago) link
m1 pro meh. m1 max is more like it.
― ๐ ๐๐ข๐จ (caek), Monday, 18 October 2021 17:21 (two years ago) link