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Does anyone have an entire computing setup of Air + iPad? I'm considering it but it kind of makes me feel like they would overlap too much.
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Karsh posted:I have a PC desktop and an Air. I bought an iPad and returned it within a week because I found that I never used it, especially considering I also own an iPhone. That's what I'm worrying about, mainly since im getting an iPhone later this year. Air + iPhone + ereader may be the perfect combo. Has anyone tried WoW on the new Airs?
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Jul 22, 2011 22:52
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I'm considering getting a high end stock iMac 27" from Best Buy today. Is the 4GB ram enough for WoW + iTunes? That's my only worry.
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Jul 28, 2011 21:19
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Bob Morales posted:If not, you can get a 8GB upgrade (which would take your iMac to 12GB) for $39.99 with a free 4G USB drive and free shipping from NewEgg Aren't the new iMac's fairly hard to upgrade?
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Jul 28, 2011 21:41
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I have no hands. Okay awesome. So much for my plans to get an Air.
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Jul 28, 2011 21:44
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Just to get this out of my system, I just bought a high end 27" iMac and holy gently caress best computer ever. Anyway, I have a small line/scratch/thing between the glass and the actual display. It almost looks like there's something stuck in there. Has anyone seen something like that?
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Jul 29, 2011 22:04
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Would that be something they would ship me a new iMac for? I really don't want to drive back to lovely annoying Orlando just for this.
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Jul 30, 2011 01:25
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Hardflip posted:iMac 2011 owners: I've had this 4-5 times since I got my iMac on Friday. I just wanna watch porn Steve.
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Jul 31, 2011 12:11
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Hardflip posted:I just turn my computer off instead of putting it to sleep. One of the guys in that thread thinks the video memory isn't getting cleared before sleep, and when it wakes up Lion thinks it's free to put poo poo in. That makes sense actually. If it's true it should be a fairly easy fix for them.
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Jul 31, 2011 12:22
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:Now that I'm back from my 10 day vacation: someone give me a reason not to stop at an Apple Store on the way into work and buy a new 13" Air. iPad 2!
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I'm having some serious first world problems here. For whatever reason, I'm thinking of taking back this new iMac and going back to my gaming PC I built and getting a 13" Air. If I did that I would have pc upgrade money, and I could sell my iPad since the Air would cover everything I need in it. Has anyone else done the "windows box / air" combo and enjoyed it? I can't help but think jumping back and forth from OSs will be jarring and i'll miss the iMac.
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Aug 2, 2011 18:10
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I'm not sure where else to post this, so yeah. What do you pc building/upgrading enthusiasts do to not get rid of your macs and go back to a desktop pc? I can't really scratch the itch of wanting PC games and the ability to upgrade and change things whenever I want. I absolutely LOVE my new iMac, but it only made me want to use my pc again and really learn everything there is to learn about it inside and out. It's basically the classical vs romantic argument and I can't really find a middle ground.
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Aug 12, 2011 21:01
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With all the reasonably decent laptops coming out, why would someone buy an apple product if they don't want OSX? I just don't understand it. It seems likena huge waste of money.
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step aside posted:Is the dust problem on the imacs as common as it seems (because I've heard quite a bit about it) or is that a matter of people having problems being the loudest? Just keep your iMac and computer area generally clean and theres nothing to worry about.
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Dec 29, 2011 02:33
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How's the sound quality for music via decent headphones on the 13 Air and 15 MBP compared to the iMac?
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What do I need to plug a pc into the iMac (2011) for use as a display? (thanks for inspiring me with your fancy ideas swsp)
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Jan 11, 2012 21:34
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Is there any reason why my 2006 17" MBP would suddenly start getting swollen batteries? Internal fan malfunction?
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The second battery was right out of the box  they said it would be $200 for a battery. That's just not cost effective at all.
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The only guarantee I can imagine is removal of the optical drive. Maybe retina screens if the release is late in the year. I have a feeling that's going to be a 2013 thing though.
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How hard would it be to play games from steam on osx using a ps3 controller? Is it possible and would it get rid of the mouse acceleration? e: 360 controller? Kilometers Davis fucked around with this message at 20:05 on Mar 29, 2012 |
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movax posted:Just idle speculation, but I think they'd wait on that until a full refresh of the mechanical design. Not like it'll make more room for a larger battery or something. Text on the iMac looks horrible compared to the new iPad. I really hope they make the full retina move fast.
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whaam posted:Whats the general consensus on the magic trackpad and magic mouse for desk top use? I've got a 13" air and I hook it up to a 28" monitor for work and close the lid. I never thought I'd hear myself say this but I'm missing the track pad. I feel like the OS is hampered without multi-touch gestures and am thinking about getting the magic track, it just seems very strange using a trackpad when the option for a mouse is available. The trackpad is amazing and in my opinion killed the mouse as a desktop peripheral. It's that good. I don't think I'll ever use a mouse again for general use.
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movax posted:We should build a goon-engineered/designed TB product for ourselves. The trick will be convincing Intel that yes, they should devote their resources to supporting our low volume project I'm so ready to get the popcorn out for this.
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Jul 13, 2012 03:31
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ShadeofBlue posted:Are the intel macs better in this regard? I've never seen a G4 Powerbook that wasn't pitted to hell after a couple of years. My 6-7 year old MBP looks flawless aside from a dent. I don't think it's a concern unless you're buying cheap laptops.
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Getting a 2TB Time Capsule for Christmas. Is there anything I should know to get the most of it? I've never had a backup system, networked drive, or decent router (I guess my e3000 did the job).
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Dec 19, 2012 13:07
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From the standpoint of a non professional the new new Pro looks like some awesome crazy scifi thing. I like it a lot. I'd totally love to stare at that thing on my desk.
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I'm itching to have a laptop for recording/producing music. It's a good idea to grab a MacBook Air, correct? It seems like they were recently updated so the timing could be right but I haven't really kept up on Apple rumors lately. If anyone wants to convince me I should get a MBP instead, I'll listen to that as well.
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Aug 29, 2013 13:40
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What MBA would I need for music recording/production? I'm not going to be do anything massively complex or any digital music, just micing and recording amps.
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Electric Bugaloo posted:Any 2011 or newer, really- though I would highly recommend getting one with 8gb of RAM instead of 4. Cool! That's what I was thinking. My current plan is to wait for a refresh while trying to sell my old iMac and grab a fairly high spec 13". Sounds like it should be a perfect match. I would go for a Pro but after playing with my girlfriend's 13" Air I just can't go back to a "bulky" laptop. They're too drat comfy and easy to maneuver around a makeshift studio.
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What's the best/highest capacity ram I can put in my mid 2011 27" iMac? I can't find a straight answer online and I'm also curious about what brand to go for. Preferably available on Amazon.
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My 2011 27” iMac (first iMac!) is finally feeling it’s age. Not so much in performance but when you hit the os cutoff it’s all downhill from there. I’m encountering games that no longer work, etc so it’s time for a new Mac. Unfortunately this time around I can’t go for a top dollar 27” again. Right now two interests are the $1,099 Mini vs $1,299 21.5” iMac. The iMac will obviously include a screen upgrade, though the smaller screen may be strange at first. With the mini I could use the iMac as a monitor but I have to wonder how much nicer the new iMac screen would look once I got over the smaller size. I can’t really tell which of these has the better specs for our needs. Storage wise the iMac wins easily. 256gb is stupid in 2019 but it’s doable. I’ve never had SSD so I won’t technically miss not having it. I want to do music production (nothing insane on the software end outside of drum software and some basic plugins), photo editing, some light video editing in the future, and the gf wants to play The Sims 4 and have it not look and run like garbage. Any advice? e: drat I just realized that the 2019 21.5s aren’t easily ram upgraded. That certainly pushes me towards the mini. Kilometers Davis fucked around with this message at 18:07 on Nov 17, 2019 |
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Pivo posted:Used market IMO. You could probably find a 2017 5K iMac for around 1300 USD, seems like they frequently sell for that much on eBay. You could also build a Hackintosh. I hear you but when I say new I really do want that. I’d rather go new even though I’m sure I could get a good deal. Appreciate the advice though, I suppose refurbs are a thing I should look into too. Hackintosh is a no go either.
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I’ve been thinking about my computer situation and have decided to go with a Mac Mini. Thanks for the advice and comments earlier y’all, it helped me figure out what I really want right now. I’m going with the 1099 model + 16gb and I’m trying to see if the i7 would be worth it. If anyone has thoughts on that it would be helpful, though I may just go for it. Mainly if there’s a decent black friday weekend deal. If not I’ll probably grab one from b&h since they’ve got a discount on almost customizations. Again my main needs are music production + running the sims 4. Besides that, photo processing, some light video editing in the future and random not graphically intensive indie games would be as demanding as it gets but I don’t mind punching a little past what I need since it’s not like I’ll be upgrading the cpu down the line.
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lol @ me buying my first ssd equipped computer in 2019nitsuga posted:I’m not an expert, but I think you’d be all right with the i5, an i7 wouldn’t hurt anything though. You may want to check out Apple’s Refurb section too. I see a bunch of Minis with 16GB of RAM in various configurations. You’re the best! I had been looking multiple times a day for Mac Mini refurbs and gave up because they were never there. I checked again after this post and found and ordered the exact upgraded model I had been trying to figure out how to afford for a really good price. 16gb ram and i7 were exactly what I wanted. First Apple refurb  Splinter posted:If you can afford it, I'd get the i7, because as you said, you're not going to be able to upgrade it in the future. The i5 would be fine too, but some DAWs can actually make use of the i7's additional threads (e.g. Ableton uses 1 thread per track/signal path), so you actually have a use case to justify the upgrade. The i7 mini is still one of the better processors you can get in a Mac, so CPU wise it is a good value (by Mac standards). I ended up getting the i7, definitely looking forward to that. It’s a dumb thing to think but going from an i5 in my old iMac to a new i7 feels way more exciting than another i5. Numbers. Consumerism. Yay! I’m glad I went with it though. Makes the most sense to me to future proof the cpu for a while. That way I could eventually grab an egpu and maybe max out ram and extend the life of this thing even further. At this point though I’ll hopefully be moving from GarageBand next year to Logic Pro X and I can only assume this setup is going to be perfect for that. Lazyhound posted:You can upgrade the RAM yourself anyway. Yeah, while I don’t really want to immediately, it’s great to know I can down the line. I wish there was a simple panel to access it but eh it doesn’t seem too bad considering I’m decently comfortable working with hardware. Kilometers Davis fucked around with this message at 13:19 on Nov 28, 2019 |
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Yeast posted:yeah ya'll are probably right. Needed this as the i7 Mac Mini I purchased last year started feeling real weird to me for a moment 
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Yeahhh I’m going to seriously consider selling my i7 Mac Mini I bought as a Logic/Lightroom machine and buy a 16gb base Air. My U2410 is hot and lovely and unpleasant to stare at and I’m tired of having my computer anchored to my desk. Even if I swapped this towards a new Mini I would still want to grab a wall arm monitor mount and a new monitor so meh, let’s do this all in one package. Probably cheaper in the long run and less to worry about when it comes to cables and all. It’s honestly baffling that this is something I can do. My home studio is going to center around a MacBook Air, what. I haven’t owned a MacBook of my own since I think the first gen 17” Pro! I would like to get into making music videos down the line. Nothing crazy and fancy or anything. The M1 Airs are fine for that right? I would almost certainly use FCP. I don’t really mind if potential throttling means a few added minutes during heavy loads or whatever. Kilometers Davis fucked around with this message at 21:38 on Nov 30, 2020 |
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A bit late but in case it helps anyone else decide, my reason for probably going 16gb Air for LP/LR/PS/FCP/Light gaming over a similar Pro is really down to the fact that I don't think it's worth the extra price for me and the idea of having a fanless computer is so cool. If you search around for throttling issues even on the stock base Air it's not that bad at all. If you have a reason to worry about throttling you'll probably know before you ask. The fanless design, it's just one of those things I find really fascinating on a hardware level. I love minimalism in design and I feel like the Airs have reached a place that Apple has been aiming for since the 00s when I was first getting into Apple/design in general. Not really the right thread but since the topic of FCP is active, that would be good for me right? I want to make music videos and assorted weird poo poo. I'm a control freak and don't really plan on working with others past basic collaboration. I also don't really get into super fancy modern effects and whatever at all so I don't ask for much past good software to learn and grow into and combine with my music.
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My reasoning at least for going 16gb in my soon to order Air is that I’ve never once been let down by having too much ram in a computer, and every time I’ve upgraded it has been a huge improvement. It’s a no brainer for me to get the base one with the upgraded ram. Storage can be dealt with in a million ways but whatever ram you’ve got is all you’re going to get. I do imagine though that the 8gb base Airs are still going to be workhorses like we’ve never seen from anything close to that form factor/specs/price.
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LionArcher posted:Affinity photo is killer If it handled gifs/animations it would be perfect 
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