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#m1pro

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    Are binned chips reliable?

    Hey, l’m trying to parse the seemingly small differences between M1pro 8 and 10 core laptops. I’m not sure there’s going to be a huge difference in performance for my uses. But I did wonder if the 8core binned chips might be slightly less reliable being that they are already ‘defective’. I plan...
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    16" M1 Pro faulty display after 4 months :(

    I made an appointment with Apple, for today, after a horizontal black line appeared across the top of my display. Everything I have found online tells me the display will need replacing. I'm a full-time student (simultaneous undergrad/grad), so I am really hoping they will be able to fix it in...
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    M1 Pro 14" MacBook Pro vs Intel 2019 16" from the fan noise perspective.

    Hi guys, TL;DR: I'm really afraid of the fan noise on 14" M1 Pro MacBook Pro. I previously had 16" i9 Intel 2019 MacBook Pro and I HATED this loud and overheating piece of garbage. Can I be safe with 14" or should I go for 16" M1 Pro (which I try to avoid)? What's your experience? I really...