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    M2 Max vs M3 pro

    I’m considering an upgrade of my 2020 Intel 13” MacBook Pro to an apple silicon model. Main use is photo editing using the adobe suite of tools with important considerations being speed and battery life especially when away from home on trips. I’ve also started editing short iPhone video and...
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    Charging my Macbook Pro 14" M2 in my Car

    Hello Everyone, I have a dream, of charging my Macbook Pro M2 Max using my car 12v or USB ports. I've tried this years ago on my 2018 MacBook pro, and it ruined the battery for some reason. And I'm afraid to do it again on my new MBP. There are many car charging that promises 130w or so. but...
  3. TheRiddler1982

    Thermals on M2 Max worse compared to M1 Max?

    Hi all, I was using a M1 Max 10-core CPU 32-core GPU 32 GByte RAM 1 TByte model since its release back in 2021. As the RAM and storage have been my most limiting components (not performance!), I decided to upgrade to a refurbished M2 Max 12-core CPU 38-core GPU 96 GByte RAM 8 TByte model. As I...
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    M2 max parallels and tiktok live studio

    Hi all I know this might seem a bit basic but I am a streamer looking to buy a M2 or M3 laptop as I am in need of a quiet powerful laptop. I can't seem to be able to find out if tiktok live studio works through parallels? I have seen some videos online of people being able to start the program...
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    Maxed out M1/2 Max 14” users - battery life/noise?

    Can anyone with a 14” mbp with a fully maxed out M1/2 MAX Chip + fully maxed out RAM comment on battery life/fan noise? Curious what the actual experience is for people with a fully souped up 14”. How bad is your battery life? Do you deal with a lot of fan noise? Issues even in a low/medium...
    • Badfish12
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    • 14" macbook pro 14" mbp battery life fan noise m1 max m1max m2 max m2max ram
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    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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    Scratch disk for M2 max FCPX

    Hey all! I will be buying the M2 Max base model (32gb, 1 tb) 14 inch. I use a lot of FCPX and video editing software’s. I am worried that I’ll run out of storage very soon. I want to know if buying an SSD as a scratch disk is useful and will actually not restrict the potential of the machine...
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    New MBP 16 just bought, has small but visible scratches. Advise please...

    I just unboxed my MBP 16, with M2 Max. Bought for work, I do coding and 3d modeling. There ar scratches between the monitor and the keyboard, in the center and the right. They are clearly visible, although depending on the light they are less visible. I tried wiping with microfiber, with water...
    • aleksf
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    • 2023 m2 max mbp mbp 16 new quality quality control return scratch
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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    CalDigit TS4 and MacBookPRO M2Max - monitors cabling

    Have a new MB Pro M2MAX & the CalDigit Ts4 My monitors are two ASUS VZ239H monitors, whose ONLY output/connection is HDMI to DP When I connect one of them into the TS4 DP port, I got nothing. CalDigit says it's likely not an "active" cable. My 2nd monitor (as noted) is the same, and I want to...
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    Which Mac Studio for music production? Max M2 vs. Ultra M2

    Hi everyone, which M2 studio would you choose for music production (logic pro)? The single core appears to be identical, but the M2 Ultra's multi-core CPU is significantly better. Is the surcharge worth it? I run really heavy logic projects with tons of plugins ;) Do you think 64GB RAM...
    • Soundflut
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    • logic pro m2 max m2 ultra mac studio mac studio m2 music production
    • Replies: 51
    • Forum: Mac Studio
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    What is your brand new MBP battery cycle count out of the box? [Merged]

    I have opened the box today and the battery cycle count was 5. Is this normal for a brand new device? What is your opening cycle count for m2pro and m2 max series? Thanks...
    • emraha06
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    • battery cycle count m2 macbook pro m2 max m2 pro new
    • Replies: 34
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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    M2 Max GPU Artifacts

    Hi everyone, my device is M2 Max MBP 16 (12c 38c). Yesterday while using UTM (running Ubuntu 22.04) and playing back a video in PiP I encountered some GPU artifacting. I clicked on the menu bar then clicked on the VM and the system froze for about 10 seconds, I pressed the power key, when I...
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    M2 MacBook Pro external display capabilities

    I’m somewhat curious about the external display capabilities of the MacBook Pro (2023) with M2 Max Apple’s support page indicates that it can support: One display up to 6K at 60Hz over Thunderbolt, and two displays up to 6K at 60Hz over HDMI I’m curious how that can be achieved, when there...
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    16" MBP M2 Max Has Coil-Whine

    I'm curious about how common coil-whine is in laptops and what causes it. My Macbook Pro M2 Max produces a significant coil-whine noise, especially when the GPU is in use. I've noticed that deleting/stopping the use of AlDente has decreased the level of noise, but it is still present. It appears...
    • sxlx
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    • 16 inch m2 max 2023 macbook pro m2 max coil whine coil-whine m2 max macbook pro 16 2023 macbook pro m2 max noise issues
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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    Should I upgrade to the new MacBook Pro?

    Hello macrumors community, I would need your input. About two years ago I bought a MacBook Air for university with a M1 Chip, 16Gb RAM and a 512Gb SSD. Now unfortunately I had a display damage which was not caused by me. So fortunately the insurance covers the damage and I am compensated for...
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    Disadvantages of MacBook Pro M2 Max with fully upgraded customization

    Hi everybody! I'm new here and would really appreciate your advice. My knowledge about hardware and customization is not that good. My old MacBook Pro from 2015 needs an upgrade, and I am looking at the new MacBook Pro 14'' with M2 Max. I use my MacBook for a lot of graphic design, video...
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    Benchmark for M2: neatvideo (especially if you have M2 Max 38)

    Could someone with an M2 run this? Looking specifically for M2 Max 38 cores but getting other info would be useful. https://www.neatvideo.com/download/neatbench Thank you!
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    Is it me or does the M2 Max 30 cores look the same size as the M2 Pro?

    Just opened up the m2 max with 30 gpu cores and it looks like the same size as the m2 pro heat sink. (See pic) Anyone got the 38 core to see if it any bigger?
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    Anyone with the new M2 PRO or MAX MBP'S using Menubar Stats? Is it working right?

    As the title asked really, is menubar stats working ok on the new M2 mbp's if anyone uses it. Are all the sensors showing up (4 efficiency + 8 performance cores etc)
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    Upgrading MBP 16' 2019 i9 9880H to M2 Max? Or wait for M3?

    Hello - I'm new to the forum so apologies if there has been discussions/threads about this already. I have a 2019 16" MBP (2.3 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9 9880H, 32GB RAM) and I am an interior designer so work a lot in SketchUp, V-Ray, Adobe Suite and AutoCAD. I understand most of these programmes...
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    M1 MAX or M2 MAX? Need an advice.

    Hi guys! I don't know what to do. I found a really great bargain on a lightly used Macbook M1 MAX 64 GB 10 CPU 32 GPU - 5 battery cycles, used a couple of times. I use the laptop mainly for editing 4K videos. Today the M2 MAX came out. Let me recalculate for you how the prices look like in...
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