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I remember in the mid-00s, Mac laptops suddenly became popular - one of the reasons was you could take them around and plug them in to TVs/projectors and they j

by agsnu 4y ago

I remember in the mid-00s, Mac laptops suddenly became popular - one of the reasons was you could take them around and plug them in to TVs/projectors and they just worked, but Windows was really hit-and-miss. Now it seems like that's flipped, and MacBooks have random external display issues these days... Sad.

nikanj 4y ago
I plug my laptop to the same 2 screens every morning. Every couple of days, the laptop is just unable to deal 4k resolution to the main screen. Rebooting sometimes helps, actually shutting down and then starting up again fixes it every time
- alluro2 4y ago
  Same here, just for the refresh rate (I have 165Hz monitors, love the smoothness). I don't see any pattern to it, whatsoever.
codeflo 4y ago
For work-related reasons I use both a new-ish ThinkPad running Windows, and an M1 MacBook Pro. I also hate how unrealiable macOS has become compared to earlier versions. But that's still nothing compared to the Windows notebook. Like a 5-year old kid, this ThinkPad randomly decides that it doesn't want to go to sleep. Unplugging, closing the lid, or manually selecting it from the start menu: it simply won't do it. It does turn off the display, but the power light stays on, and the fans keep running. What am I supposed to do with a hot, actively cooled notebook that won't turn off, when I want to put it into a bag because I have to go somewhere? And fun fact: This bug has persisted for years. It's a portable computer that actively refuses to be transported.
- grumpyprole 4y ago
  Yes my work ThinkPad won't sleep either, broken from day one. Maybe we'd have better luck on Windows 11.
KennyBlanken 4y ago
They can't do audio, either. https://www.google.com/search?q=M1+mac+audio+crackling https://www.google.com/search?q=M1+mac+audio+crackling
- unsupp0rted 4y ago
  I’ve had this problem for a year. It’s gotten better but the more load (memory pressure? Disk access?) I put on the machine the more likely suddenly Spotify or a YouTube video will crackle.
aeturnum 4y ago
I'm not sure that Apple has lost that focus? I too have noticed many more bugs in my day-to-day use, but I have always wondered if it's because my way of using the computer is slowly becoming "the way people used to use computers." The listed bugs involve the finder and networked drives - functionality used by a particular demographic of technically savvy users. It's not exactly that I'm trying to defend Apple - more that I am suspicious that what is happening is that Apple is still focusing on consumer experience, but I (we) are moving out of the "eye" of that experience. The generations younger than me interact with computers in very different ways than I did - and I think Apple's shift in focus reflects that. FWIW I still fine the "external display" story easier on macs than windows (despite, it seems, Apple's best efforts).

by agsnu 4y ago

nikanj 4y ago

I plug my laptop to the same 2 screens every morning. Every couple of days, the laptop is just unable to deal 4k resolution to the main screen. Rebooting sometimes helps, actually shutting down and then starting up again fixes it every time

alluro2 4y ago
Same here, just for the refresh rate (I have 165Hz monitors, love the smoothness). I don't see any pattern to it, whatsoever.

codeflo 4y ago

For work-related reasons I use both a new-ish ThinkPad running Windows, and an M1 MacBook Pro. I also hate how unrealiable macOS has become compared to earlier versions. But that's still nothing compared to the Windows notebook. Like a 5-year old kid, this ThinkPad randomly decides that it doesn't want to go to sleep. Unplugging, closing the lid, or manually selecting it from the start menu: it simply won't do it. It does turn off the display, but the power light stays on, and the fans keep running. What am I supposed to do with a hot, actively cooled notebook that won't turn off, when I want to put it into a bag because I have to go somewhere? And fun fact: This bug has persisted for years. It's a portable computer that actively refuses to be transported.

grumpyprole 4y ago
Yes my work ThinkPad won't sleep either, broken from day one. Maybe we'd have better luck on Windows 11.

KennyBlanken 4y ago

They can't do audio, either. https://www.google.com/search?q=M1+mac+audio+crackling https://www.google.com/search?q=M1+mac+audio+crackling

unsupp0rted 4y ago
I’ve had this problem for a year. It’s gotten better but the more load (memory pressure? Disk access?) I put on the machine the more likely suddenly Spotify or a YouTube video will crackle.

aeturnum 4y ago

I'm not sure that Apple has lost that focus? I too have noticed many more bugs in my day-to-day use, but I have always wondered if it's because my way of using the computer is slowly becoming "the way people used to use computers." The listed bugs involve the finder and networked drives - functionality used by a particular demographic of technically savvy users. It's not exactly that I'm trying to defend Apple - more that I am suspicious that what is happening is that Apple is still focusing on consumer experience, but I (we) are moving out of the "eye" of that experience. The generations younger than me interact with computers in very different ways than I did - and I think Apple's shift in focus reflects that. FWIW I still fine the "external display" story easier on macs than windows (despite, it seems, Apple's best efforts).