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StoneTheCrow

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Re: Tech Question
« Reply #45 on: December 09, 2020, 04:36:20 pm »
auction anyone?

https://rasmus.com/auctions/9My4e3D64rN9QUjluBHT/a/M30511---MacBook--Laptops---IT-Online-Auction--Computers--Projectors--IT--MacBooks--Laptops--Baltimo   

Hmm. Some interesting stuff here. Thanks for the link!
these devices are 8 years old! 
I guess for $50 it's not a bad deal, but not sure I'd be buying stuff that old for anything other than giving to my kids or Hutch

You probably won't even be able to upgrade them past Snow Leopard and you'll have all sorts of application/browser/security issues

Yeah, I'm not looking for a laptop, tho.


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« Reply #46 on: December 09, 2020, 04:55:11 pm »
Yeah, I'm not looking for a laptop, tho.
Those projectors are pretty cheap...but it's always the bulb with those
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« Reply #47 on: December 09, 2020, 05:30:42 pm »

StoneTheCrow

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« Reply #48 on: December 09, 2020, 06:04:11 pm »
Yeah, I'm not looking for a laptop, tho.
Those projectors are pretty cheap...but it's always the bulb with those

Yup. Maybe not worth the hassle. Aren't the ones they make now tiny?

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« Reply #49 on: December 09, 2020, 08:24:50 pm »
Yeah, I'm not looking for a laptop, tho.
Those projectors are pretty cheap...but it's always the bulb with those

Yup. Maybe not worth the hassle. Aren't the ones they make now tiny?
of course, but they are also $400 and up
probably not to hard to find out what a replacement bulb would cost?

but at less than $50, even if only lasted 70 more hours would be a good investment IMO
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« Reply #50 on: December 11, 2020, 02:14:53 pm »
Hey, i need tech advice on getting you all to contribute to buying this for me at auction.

https://www.32auctions.com/organizations/68719/auctions/85332/auction_items/2393554   

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« Reply #51 on: December 13, 2020, 09:21:23 pm »
Do not buy the Intel based Macbooks at this point.  What Apple is doing with their new silicon is nothing short of amazing.

That being said, I would only buy the Gen 1 M1 Macbooks if you absolutely needed a new laptop RIGHT now.  Otherwise, hold out for Gen 2 and the refresh.
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« Reply #52 on: December 13, 2020, 10:17:05 pm »
That said, it’s important to keep this all in perspective: We’re talking about a neglible difference in overall speeds on some benchmarks—a gap most people will never notice in everyday use.
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« Reply #53 on: December 14, 2020, 04:45:08 pm »
That said, it’s important to keep this all in perspective: We’re talking about a neglible difference in overall speeds on some benchmarks—a gap most people will never notice in everyday use.

Disagree, having used both side by side.  Chrome is much faster and will only get batter.  That's 90% of most people's use case and the new M1 version of chrome has a negligible impact on battery life - that's how they've nearly doubled the battery life compared to existing Intel MacBooks.  That says nothing for those who wish to use Safari - not even close to compare the two - the M1 is miles ahead on both performance and battery life.

If you're inclined to be CPU intensive, the rendering of 4K video files was much faster on M1 Final Cut than Intel based Final Cut, and even the M1 MacBook Air was equal (or close) enough to my Intel Core i5 MacBook Pro to 4K rendering in Adobe Premiere.  Remember, the MacBook Air does not have a fan, competing against a Machine that does...       

Intel is in big trouble here as they cannot produce the same computing power ATM without increasing power draw.  This has been a problem for them for at least the last 5 years and why Apple took thing into their own hands.

But going back to what you quoted, it's also why I said to wait until Gen2 of the M1 comes out.  By then most apps will be M1 compatible (as opposed to being emulated through Rosetta 2) and the performance increases will be that much better and this won't even be a debate any longer.
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« Reply #54 on: December 14, 2020, 05:13:07 pm »
CPU speed is pretty much the least of my concerns on a daily basis...
Now stoping the fan noise and increasing battery life, now you are talking

Who actually uses safari?  Oh yeah mac users who can't even figure out how to download CrEdge, Chrome or Firefox

Most home users are limited by their poor home Wifi, not some fancy new CPU
I still bet that most people will notice a negligible difference and not worth an extra $500 on purchase

Now I can see gamers and Auto-cad folks getting excited about this
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« Reply #55 on: December 14, 2020, 05:56:34 pm »
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« Reply #56 on: December 15, 2020, 02:46:40 pm »
my Intel Core i5 MacBook Pro

wut?

Yep. It's been quite a November at Chateau de Smackie....

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« Reply #57 on: December 15, 2020, 03:04:16 pm »
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« Reply #58 on: December 15, 2020, 03:48:37 pm »
smax with both a MacBook and an iPhone?!?

next thing you know he'll be signing up for the CD-of-the-month club...


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« Reply #59 on: December 15, 2020, 04:50:12 pm »
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