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by windowsrookie 2y ago
The live wallpapers are neat but I noticed they consume ~200MB of RAM, so I don't use them on my 8GB M1 Air.
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by windowsrookie 2y ago
Intel made ARM chips, then sold that portion of the company in 2006, shortly before the iPhone was announced. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XScale It was incredibly bad timing. If intel had continued making ARM chips t
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by windowsrookie 2y ago
The Intel Iris Pro graphics from about 10 years ago were actually ok. I believe they were matching the lower-end dedicated laptop GPUs of that era. The problem was Apple was the only company willing to pay for the Iris Pro Chips.
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by windowsrookie 2y ago
My 2018 MBP 15 is the i7 model, while it gets warm it never had the overheating issues the i9 models had. I also had the battery replaced under AppleCare about 10 months ago so it still gets 7-9 hours of battery life.
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by windowsrookie 2y ago
I have an M1 Air 8GB and a 2018 MBP 16GB. Performance feels about the same until the Air hits swap, then the old Intel MBP still outperforms the M1 Air.
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by windowsrookie 2y ago
2-3 weeks to change brake pads seems incredibly excessive and to be honest I don't believe it. I delivered Pizzas for more than 5 years, and my brake pads would still last 20,000+ miles.
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by windowsrookie 2y ago
The tradesmen charge what it costs to run a sustainable business. Unless all the tradesmen in your area are driving Lamborghinis and live in multimillion-dollar homes?
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by windowsrookie 2y ago
I recently had to fix the radio in my car for the same reason. Pioneer installed the firmware onto a cheap SD card that they have hidden inside the radio and requires disassembly to replace. Of course they don't offer the original fi
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by windowsrookie 2y ago
All of my Mac's (even the 2008 model) are running the current version of macOS Sonoma.
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by windowsrookie 2y ago
Apple replaced the battery in my 2018 MacBook Pro under AppleCare. The 2008 MacBook Pro has removable batteries and I have several of them that still last 3+ hours.
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by windowsrookie 2y ago
Actually you can add a modern GPU to the old iMacs, they use an MXM GPU. I have upgraded my 2010 iMac to a 2012-era GPU from a Dell laptop to get metal support. I have also upgraded the CPU, Wifi card, and added 32GB of RAM to this 2010 iMa
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by windowsrookie 2y ago
And my 2020 MacBook Air, 2018 MacBook Pro, 2010 iMac, 2008 MacBook Pro all still work fine.
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by windowsrookie 2y ago
Legacy apps are quite common. I have recently been doing IT for State Farm Insurance. Every State Farm insurance office in the country is still using a DOS App from the 1980's to run their office.
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by windowsrookie 2y ago
I am using open core on several Apple devices from 2008-2010. A Metal capable GPU makes a huge difference in performance. After upgrading my 2010 iMac to a Firepro M4000, it runs the current version of macOS Sonoma better than the 2018-201
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by windowsrookie 2y ago
This thread on MacRumors has everything you need to know. https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/2011-imac-graphics-card...
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by windowsrookie 2y ago
I have thought about blogging a bit but there are already many people blogging who are much more knowledgable than me. :) This iMac is the 21" model, they have a smaller PSU and cooling, so the most powerful chip you can install is the
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by windowsrookie 2y ago
Thanks haha and yes I also installed an SSD. Unfortunately this iMac is only SATA II, so that limits the speeds a bit, but it is still much faster than an HDD. Apple's desktops of that era were quite upgradeable, but those old MacBook
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by windowsrookie 2y ago
The problem is it adds quite a bit of thickness to the device. The framework 16 solution where it slides into the back is better, but we will see how well upgrades are supported. Surprisingly the older iMacs are very upgradeable because of
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by windowsrookie 2y ago
Exactly, and the MVNO's often have iPhone SE's and Galaxy A series phones brand new for under $100.
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by windowsrookie 2y ago
Apple's computer mouse has supported right click for almost twenty years now, since the 2005 Mighty Mouse.
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by windowsrookie 2y ago
Something went wrong with the 2019 models, because almost every time I hear someone complain about an intel MacBook it's a 2019 model. I am still using my 2018 15" MacBook Pro, and it works great. About six months ago I brought i
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by windowsrookie 2y ago
Obviously if your job requires blue-collar style manual labor, no it's likely not going to be replaced anytime soon. But if your job is mostly sitting at a computer, I would be a bit worried.
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by windowsrookie 2y ago
And small engined airplanes still use leaded fuel.
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by windowsrookie 2y ago
I'm not sure why your iCloud account would stop working on old devices. I can still log into devices with Mac OS 10.11 with my iCloud account. Maybe because MFA was introduced a few years ago? But like the previous comment said you c
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by windowsrookie 2y ago
I have a 2018 15" MBP, and an M1 Air and honestly they both perform about the same. The only noticeable difference is the MBP takes ~3 seconds to wake from sleep and the M1 is instant.
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by windowsrookie 2y ago
While certainly misleading, there were situations where the G4 was incredibly fast for the time. I remember being able to edit Video in iMove on a 12" G4 Laptop. At that time there was no equivalent x86 machine.
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by windowsrookie 2y ago
That's understandable. Having a separate device just for notes works better for me (e-ink preferably). But I certainly get the appeal of having everything all in one device.
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by windowsrookie 2y ago
Why don't you just use a 13" MacBook Air? It seems to solve all of your problems without any hacks. "work from a small factor without carrying a brick to charge a 14", almost 3Kg device" 13" M2 Air - 15 Hours
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by windowsrookie 2y ago
I just checked the terms and conditions for AppleCare+ with theft protection, and it it states: "IX. DUTIES IN THE EVENT OF LOSS You must report the Loss promptly to Our Authorized Representative not later than sixty (60) days from the
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by windowsrookie 2y ago
Looking at the ingredients of "De la Calle Tepache" it contains ERYTHRITOL, which is a sugar alcohol/artificial sweetener but does not count as "sugar" on the nutrition facts label. This is why it tastes "plent

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