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Wow if this goes on for long I wonder if we'll see M1 macs shoot up in value. Everyone wants the awesome new ARM experience.

astroturfKing 6y ago
This sounds like the strongest case of Post Purchase Rationalization I've ever seen. OP I highly recommend taking a marketing class to defend yourself from companies like Tesla and Apple.
- jachee 6y ago
  Pardon me if I don't take the advice of a brand new account named "astroturfKing" particularly seriously.
snuxoll 6y ago
Personally I just picked up a Apple refurbished 2019 16” MacBook Pro - there’s still no M1X 16” model and there’s plenty of tools that don’t work on the arm Macs just yet (not that I don’t think Apple’s Herculean efforts with Rosetta 2 don’t solve the issue for MOST users).
- asenna 6y ago
  I’ve been using a 16” MBP (i9) since it came out and man do I miss my old 2015 MBP. This 16” one cannot take a single 4K monitor plugged in! The fans go nuts and then things start hanging. And this is not a one-off, I’ve seen hundreds of reports online and also know my friends facing the same issue. It’s mind boggling how a machine this expensive has such major issues.
  - snuxoll 6y ago
    Hm, I have a 2018 15” from work and the 2019 16” I mentioned for personal use and neither have issues hooked up to my HP U28. That said I’ll probably trade this in this with an arm model in a year or two after the ecosystem has had time to catch up, but I’m happy to have the Intel model for now.
  - vimy 6y ago
    The fans are much quieter if you plug the power on the right side.
  - noahtallen 6y ago
    My 2018 15” and 2019 16” could both handle two 4K monitors without turning on fans. And the 2018 model did have thermal issues in the summer, but not related to the basics like browsing. So far the 2019 model is much better. I don’t think yours is a common experience, though it sucks that it’s happening.
  - philistine 6y ago
    I know it doesn’t solve your problem, but while my new M1 Air can only support one monitor, it doesn’t even have a fan. It’s super nice.
euroderf 6y ago
And what about the resale of value of pre-M1 Macs ? I just got an estimate of 400€ to fix a 6yo Mac Pro and I wonder if that's a pointless investment to make at this point.

astroturfKing 6y ago

This sounds like the strongest case of Post Purchase Rationalization I've ever seen. OP I highly recommend taking a marketing class to defend yourself from companies like Tesla and Apple.

jachee 6y ago
Pardon me if I don't take the advice of a brand new account named "astroturfKing" particularly seriously.

snuxoll 6y ago

Personally I just picked up a Apple refurbished 2019 16” MacBook Pro - there’s still no M1X 16” model and there’s plenty of tools that don’t work on the arm Macs just yet (not that I don’t think Apple’s Herculean efforts with Rosetta 2 don’t solve the issue for MOST users).

asenna 6y ago
I’ve been using a 16” MBP (i9) since it came out and man do I miss my old 2015 MBP. This 16” one cannot take a single 4K monitor plugged in! The fans go nuts and then things start hanging. And this is not a one-off, I’ve seen hundreds of reports online and also know my friends facing the same issue. It’s mind boggling how a machine this expensive has such major issues.
- snuxoll 6y ago
  Hm, I have a 2018 15” from work and the 2019 16” I mentioned for personal use and neither have issues hooked up to my HP U28. That said I’ll probably trade this in this with an arm model in a year or two after the ecosystem has had time to catch up, but I’m happy to have the Intel model for now.
- vimy 6y ago
  The fans are much quieter if you plug the power on the right side.
- noahtallen 6y ago
  My 2018 15” and 2019 16” could both handle two 4K monitors without turning on fans. And the 2018 model did have thermal issues in the summer, but not related to the basics like browsing. So far the 2019 model is much better. I don’t think yours is a common experience, though it sucks that it’s happening.
- philistine 6y ago
  I know it doesn’t solve your problem, but while my new M1 Air can only support one monitor, it doesn’t even have a fan. It’s super nice.

euroderf 6y ago

And what about the resale of value of pre-M1 Macs ? I just got an estimate of 400€ to fix a 6yo Mac Pro and I wonder if that's a pointless investment to make at this point.