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  1. Fallinangel

    Carbon Copy Cloner Health Check backups of OWC Thunderbay Mini crash Finder?

    Hi, I'm having issues with my current hardware setup and Carbon Copy Cloner "Health Check" backups. The weekly backup of my RAID array to a mechanical hard-drive that I perform every 6 months with "Find and Replace Corrupted Filed" option checked in Carbon Copy Cloner, is scheduled to take...
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    USB A ports not working after a while in M1 Mac Studio

    My Mac Studio M1 Ultra came with I think Mojave in 2022, which about a year ago I replaced with Ventura after wiping the internal drive. A few days ago, I wiped the internal drive and installed Sonoma. Since then, I started having this weird problem that I can find nothing about online. The two...
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    Weird happenings with Mac Studio M1 Ultra

    I'm facing having to backup, create a USB Ventura installer (can't install Sonoma yet because of various VST3 plugins that don't support it yet), wipe the internal storage and spend two weeks getting everything back to normal. So I thought I would ask here before getting started on all that...
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    Mac Studio (M1, M2), Noise: Let Us Summarize

    Hi Folks, I was on the verge of ordering a new M2 mini kinda 'maxed' out (24Gb/1Tb) for 1450 (all prices in euros). Now, some other options have emerged. A base Studio (M1) for 1800 (very good price for a studio, since in EU we have VAT). A base Studio (M2) for 2000. I'm leaning toward the...
  5. snak-atak

    I’m keeping my 2019 Intel MacBook Pro… FOREVER!!

    Yep, that’s right. I’ve purchased my fair share of Macs for myself and my family over the last 10 years And have been very happy with every purchase. Every machine has lasted for at least 5 years, most longer than that before trading them in for newer models. And in the last 2 years I started...
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    Best Connection for Dell US272” Hub Monitor and Mac Studio

    I love this monitor with my Mac Studio - Question: I am using the DVI cable…to connect Mac to Dell. Both are plugged into power…Will this allow all of the Hub Ports to work? Or do I need to use usb-c to usb-c cable for all of the Hub Ports to work?
  7. W

    eGPU on Mini to Mac Studio - a step up in graphics performance?

    I've been asked to give one of my grandkids a computer for their birthday so I'm considering a Mac Studio so I can pass on my Intel Mac Mini with an eGPU, which currently drives 2X 4k screens. I got the eGPU because Lightroom became unusable when I got the 4k screens. What I'm trying to work out...
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    MBP with M2 or Mac Studio

    MBP upcoming M2 or Mac Studio with M1 now? Besides the idea of having a laptop vs. desktop....in terms of computing power which one would be better? Mostly dealing with Photography and video editing beside the general use of a computer...(internet, emails, movies , music etc.) Which one would...
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    Replacing my Apple MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)

    Hi all! New here! Just looking for some advice really. I'm planning to replace my Apple MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) 2.9Ghz 8 GB memory. It's now hitting it's age and slow when logging into macOS for example and it will not support macOS Ventura. I'm trying to decide between...