By Shanks D Zoro Go To PostHad my X for 3 years and battery is 88%. Will be happy to keep the 12 for the same time, but that could change if Apple bring out something special in 2022.I think that at the current rate, 2022 should see the same body type still, as they have been lasting about 3 generations lately. It could still be special though, I think the 11 Pros were super special phones and a proper goodbye to the X body type. Amazing cameras, amazing battery, and great looking phones.
I almost upgraded this year to the 11 Pro, but I'm glad I didn't. With the same body as the X it would just not feel as new. Got the 12 Pro today, it's amazing.
Got the blue 12 Pro Max coming tomorrow, excited for big phone life again, and big battery life that comes with it
Got my iPhone. This thing is gorgeous, I don't think pictures or marketing shots did the colours justice.
It's a great phone, but we're definitely at a point where the speed difference versus the X it replaced are near enough imperceptible. Realistically, I can't foresee replacing this for a minimum of 4 years, so long as I get the battery replaced
It's a great phone, but we're definitely at a point where the speed difference versus the X it replaced are near enough imperceptible. Realistically, I can't foresee replacing this for a minimum of 4 years, so long as I get the battery replaced
These reviews are wild. I expected the performance to be surprising, because Apple's chips division is incredibly smart, but outperforming their Intel predecessor even in Rosetta is nuts
good. they were shit cunts for too long. now hopefully all the other laptop companies are soon out of their intel deals as well
I agree Intel has been enjoying a monopoly for too long.
Hilarious that Chrome is still a shit cunt battery hog. Google needs to fix its shit.
Hilarious that Chrome is still a shit cunt battery hog. Google needs to fix its shit.
By Lunatic Go To PostDamn this may be the end of Intel in the consumer space.Given how poorly Microsoft's transition is going, I'd be surprised if Intel doesn't have a while left in it. I also don't know how well a less tightly coupled system works. Apple are able to design their hardware around their hardware in a way nearly nobody else can do, it shows hugely in the phone space, it might begin to in the laptop space
I’ll probably wait until the next gen one to upgrade my 2017 MBP but god damn Apple making it difficult.
I definitely want to see what they do for a 16" MBP, I'm very hopeful that they give out machines to people with DTKs like they did last time.
By JesalR Go To PostThese reviews are wild. I expected the performance to be surprising, because Apple's chips division is incredibly smart, but outperforming their Intel predecessor even in Rosetta is nutsTo get performance and battery life out of it is incredible. And we don't even know what the MacPro and iMac Pro will be capable of with the extra performance cores and overhead.
Real bummer is the 16GB RAM limit. Gonna wait for that to be lifted before switching in 2-3 years (at which point my 15" 2019 will be ~4 years old).
From the Verge review:
Fucking hate making "do-it-all" machines because it usually means they don't do anything well
It’s time to admit Macs would be better with touchscreensYea, absolutely not lol
Fucking hate making "do-it-all" machines because it usually means they don't do anything well
Really curious how they are going to handle the package on package DRAM for their higher end Macs.... I don't see how they can stick with it. 64GB is an option for things like the 16'' Macbook but I dont think people will be happy if that's their option for the Mac Pro desktop.
I imagine they'll be working on a new controller for it that allows for expandable RAM? I don't envision a new MacPro with the M(n) chips for another 12-months
By Not Go To PostI dunno, really don't want to have to take a usb-c to usb adapter everywhereWhat are you referring to?
Apparently the machines have been making better use of the 16GB of RAM than the comparable Intel units, likely due to their UMA.
MKBHD's review of the M1 Macbook Pro really puts an egg on Linus's face after that video he posted of the M1 announcement. That was a really bad hot-take of his.
For one, Photoshop/Adobe products are available on the M1 Macbooks, but I guess he didn't realize that meant they weren't available with the ARM native bindings until 2021. Seemingly, the apps run just fine using the x86 Intel bindings.
For one, Photoshop/Adobe products are available on the M1 Macbooks, but I guess he didn't realize that meant they weren't available with the ARM native bindings until 2021. Seemingly, the apps run just fine using the x86 Intel bindings.
There was and still is certainly room for skepticism but i think he was mainly pissed at Apple's marketing.. which wasn't great.
Then he should've gone at the marketing but all of his points turned out to be wrong just mere days later. MKBHD was able to show skepticism at the marketing but then actual put it to a real world test to prove/disprove it.
I hate most of the coverage for Apple things, people get way too emotional both ways. Andrei Frumusanu from Anandtech was getting so much shit for his positive coverage that it was silly.
MKBHD's intro with both sides saying "We'll have to wait and test it" was on point.
MKBHD's intro with both sides saying "We'll have to wait and test it" was on point.
By Wahabipapangus Go To Postcare about another mans opinion, brehsIf it's not something you can experience you have to rely on others' opinions. I get to deal with a lot of the PC side but most of my modern day Mac knowledge is built through the opinions of other people.
Apple on Wednesday announced a reduction to its longstanding App Store commission rate — one of the most substantial changes to how iOS developers earn money in the history of the iPhone maker’s digital app marketplace — as part of a new program for small businesses.I guess they're trying to avoid those anti-competitive charges
The new App Store Small Business Program, as it’s called, will allow any developer who earns less than $1 million in annual sales per year from all of their apps to qualify for a reduced App Store cut of 15 percent, half of Apple’s standard 30 percent fee, on all paid app revenue and in-app purchases.
By reilo Go To PostI guess they're trying to avoid those anti-competitive charges
It's an exceptional PR win with very very little actual cost to Apple. I wonder if it's come too late for regulation though
By diehard Go To PostI'm going to assume that 98% of companies will not be looking at this as just a PR winOh, definitely not, every small sized dev I know is ecstatic
every small sized dev still hates the app/update approval process though, that's as much if not more of a reason to regulate the shit out of apple
By rerixo Go To Postevery small sized dev still hates the app/update approval process though, that's as much if not more of a reason to regulate the shit out of appleAs a mobile developer by day I can tell you it sucks initially but you get used to it. But as a consumer I am so fucking happy it exists. The quality of apps on iOS are far and away better because of it.
By reilo Go To PostAs a mobile developer by day I can tell you it sucks initially but you get used to it. But as a consumer I am so fucking happy it exists. The quality of apps on iOS are far and away better because of it.I'm probably somewhere in the middle, I've been hit with some pointlessly long delays to updates and bugfixes because App Review can't take a consistent line on anything, and have ignored their own guidelines on multiple occasions.
I've also seen enough apps and use-cases stonewalled by Apple's guidelines on what feels solely like Apple protecting its own interests, and not the users'
Starting today, YouTube will begin running ads on some creators’ videos, but it won’t give them a portion of the ad revenue because they’re not big enough to be enrolled in its Partner Program.smh
When advertisements run on YouTube videos, those creators typically receive a portion of the revenue through their role in YouTube’s Partner Program. With the new monetization rules, a creator who is not in the partner program “may see ads on some of your videos,” according to an update to the platform’s Terms of Service.
Next year, Comcast plans to charge home internet customers in northeastern US states for going over 1.2TB of data in a month — a cap that’s already in effect for customers on non-unlimited plans in other parts of the country.
In January and February, Comcast will give its Xfinity customers not on an unlimited plan a “credit” for any data usage charges over 1.2TB during those months to ease them into the new limits. Then, starting in March, non-unlimited customers who exceed 1.2TB in a month will be charged $10 per 50GB of data, for a maximum of $100.
The affected states include Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia, as well as parts of North Carolina and Ohio.evil cunts
Waited for the pandemic to do this, too
Yeah im definitely getting charged ad extra $20-30 this month with all the ps5 related downloads. Usually I'm under the 1.2 cap.
Data caps in landline connections in the US is something that completely surprises me all the time.
Last time my home internet had a data cap was 15 years ago or something.
Last time my home internet had a data cap was 15 years ago or something.
By LFMartins86 Go To PostData caps in landline connections in the US is something that completely surprises me all the time.Meo and NOS are/were just trying to bring that back LOL 600GB
Last time my home internet had a data cap was 15 years ago or something.
https://expresso.pt/economia/2020-11-16-MEO-NOS-e-Vodafone-sobem-precos-33-e-simultaneamente-baixam-velocidade-aponta-Anacom
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon’s internet infrastructure service that is the backbone of many websites and apps, is experiencing a major outage affecting a large portion of the internet.RIP
My parents' doorbell falls down without AWS. Seems so many people engineer their IoT shit to be tolerant of no internet, but not tolerant of no server
If your monitor supports USB-C, I recommend that you use that. With my LG monitor, by using the USB-C port on it, it is able to power my laptop and handle video. It's also the best performing of the bunch.
i need hdmi mainly for the crusty projector in the office and old people like to give you usb sticks with stuff on it for some reason.
By reilo Go To PostTwo questions then:a) doesn't matter i'm not paying
A) What's your budget?
B) Do you need dual-monitor 4K support?
b) no