real-dino

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by real-dino 6y ago
This ain't my first rodeo. I've had the following in my life * Pentium 4 * 21.5" iMac * 27" iMac * Another 27" iMac * Self built 2700K Intel * Dell XPS 9560 * Self built 2700X Ryzen * 2015 15" Macbook Pro * M1
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by real-dino 6y ago
It's a better solution IMHO. A cooling system does nothing to increase battery life. Otherwise you have a creeping race that leads you ever closer to 'fake-desktop' laptops. I do watch Louis Rossmann about Macs, and how terri
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by real-dino 6y ago
Nah, I just wanted to play some basic 2D games like Cogmind, Factorio, Slay the Spire and Pyre whilst abroad. It was one of the main selling points of the XPS, that it was an ultra-light that you could play a few games on. I certainly didn&
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by real-dino 6y ago
I'm running the 5300M, that might explain why. I can imagine that when it came to configure the machine the decision was `Put more RAM in it, he's a web-dev, doesn't need a fancy graphic's card!` Which I don't as I&
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by real-dino 6y ago
It might be related to the connection used. I've heard that the issue doesn't present when using DisplayPort as opposed to HDMI, but I have tried different dongles. And it's not terribly bad, just that I pretty much draw the
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by real-dino 6y ago
Did you perform a system migration or a fresh install? If you have an external SSD, you could potentially try a fresh install on it and see if the problem persists, then try to drill down to the offending driver/application. I for one,
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by real-dino 6y ago
Meanwhile Intel Macs can't support external displays without using the discrete GPU and thermal throttling under moderate workloads. They are completely unsuited for multi-monitor workloads without an eGPU. More specifically, the draw