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  1. diegotheplantboy

    whatever happened to track pad decal?

    I used to purchase decal/stickers to put on my old intel based Macbook pros because I ardently dislike the grease build ups on the aluminum bodies (I think the trackpad is glass? not sure). I can easliy find cool stickers for those old macbook pros, and have found some clear ones for my 14"...
  2. A

    Perfomance on M1 and M2 Macbook Pros (14 inch models) on AI, such as Stable Diffusion, Tensorflow, LLama and other AI models

    I am currently looking at the base models of both of these computers and I would like to know how they perform on certain AI tasks, like the ones mentioned in the title. How do the base models hold up? Will I notice any difference between M1 and M2 on these task (just for clarity, I don't mean...
  3. M

    Best Macbook Pro 14" Laptop Stand

    Hi, I'm looking for recommendations on a sturdy brushed aluminum-look MacBook Pro 14" stand. I've been using the Rain M Stand for a really long time (see https://www.amazon.com/Rain-Design-mStand-Laptop-Patented/dp/B01F01GO94/ref=sr_1_9?keywords=macbook%2Bstand&qid=1683299719&sr=8-9&th=1), but...
  4. L

    Need purchasing advice: MBP 14''

    I'm planning to buy MBP 14'' for music production mainly. The difficulty is that I live in the places where you don't have any official apple stores and you can buy apple products via resellers only, so basically despite the name of this thread I can't configurate any model by my personal...
  5. fb3993

    Parallels Desktop gaming performance?

    How is gaming performance on a Macbook Pro with a 16-core M1 Pro running Windows through Parallels Desktop? I want to upgrade my old Macbook where I was doing some games on Bootcamp, but it is no longer an option with M1.
  6. H

    Macbook Pro M1 Max restarts randomly without any errors

    My Macbook pro 14" M1 Max which I bought 2 months ago randomly restarts without any errors. This happens even if I'm not connected to any external devices or hubs. I have only 4 3rd party apps installed - Chrome, 1Password, Slack and VScode. It was on Moneterey when I bought it, now it's...
  7. Joesg

    Macbook 14" cracked display - user error?

    My 14" Macbook screen suddenly cracked, extending from the top edge while I was merely tilting the display, causing a large black line to appear which then gradually spread and now the whole display is black and dead. The Apple store genius said that this was accidental damage and not covered...
  8. P

    MacBook Pro 14" Battery Drain in Sleep, Constantly Waking--Why?

    Can anyone help me diagnose what's going on here?
  9. Gnomeo86

    Broken swiping in Chrome on M1 MBP

    Hey guys, I recently bought a 14" M1 MBP (2021) and I'm generally happy with it. There is this one strange issue though. When scrolling up or down a page with a two-finger swipe, every now and then a swipe doesn't register at all. I just made a video of scrolling down the MacRumors homepage –...
  10. DD88

    I’ve done it ! I’m now getting my first ever MacBook Pro!

    Thanks to people on this forum I’ve now made a purchase of what will be my first Macbook. I was going to get the new Air M2 or even the Air M1 but as I will be doing photo editing and using it for work related purposes I got the 14” pro. Surprisingly in silver though and not space grey. I was...
  11. S

    Mac M1 Pro - How to disable opened windows after startup

    Hi guys, There is an annoying thing that I wish to disable. Let's say that I watched a video from the SSD or just pictures from the SSD and when I startup the Mac, this windows automatically opens, which is very annoying, because I cannot force quit it... How to prevent windows from opening...
  12. C

    Non-Leather 'Flip Back Case'

    Hi everyone, I'm upgrading from a '17 MBP 13" to a '21 MBP 14" and I'm looking for a folio/flip back case. In the past I've had leather or leatherette cases, this time I'd like to find one thats a nice cloth material, or maybe a suede, something that has a softer touch. To be clear on the...
  13. S

    MacBook Pro M1 2021 8 core - missing apps after restart

    Hi Guys, Today I bought my first MacBook Pro 2021 M1 chip. I've installed VLC media player (from the official site), Viber (from the official site) and Luminar 4: https://allmacworld.com/luminar-mac-4-3-free-download/ In System Preferences -> Security & Privacy -> General -> I can allow this...
  14. W

    Loose HDMI port on MBPro 2021 14"

    I have been having issues with my HDMI port being extremely loose. Have any of yall had the same problem? And how (if so) was it resolved?
  15. StlCards80

    2016 MBP TB 8G RAM 2,9GHz Processor - Upgrade to 14" MBP

    I've got a 2016 13" MBP TB with 8g RAM and 2.9GHz dual-core intel 5. I just looked at the new 14" MBP, and with RAM and processor upgrades I'm looking at $4 grand. YIKES! I paid $1,600 for this one 6 years ago. For anyone in the same boat that has upgraded, was it that impressive? For...
  16. bobbygeo

    Weird speckles on new MacBook Pro 14 2021

    Hello, I finally received my first ever MacBook a day ago after three months of waiting. Unfortunately today I noticed a couple of these speckles on my screen, they look like airbubbles from a screen protector, but obviously I don't have anything on the screen. Has anyone ever experienced. Would...
  17. YourDamnCroissants

    Slow Wi-Fi on MacBook Pro 14" when Bluetooth is on

    I just received my 14" M1 Pro and I'm having an issue with Wi-Fi speeds when Bluetooth is on. With Bluetooth on, the new MacBook tops out around 40mbps sustained download speeds, while the Intel machine it's replacing and an iPhone 13 Pro easily reach above 300mbps (all on the same VHT80 5GHz...
  18. T

    Disappointed in Payment Experience

    Apologies for the long post, but I'm not sure where to go next with this. Any help is appreciated, since Apple Support said there's nothing they can do at this point: I purchased a 14" MacBook Pro when they were first announced, and used around $700 that was in my Apple Account Balance for the...
  19. humbertobarbosa

    Cannot change Screen Brightness Lock

    Hello there somehow with a key stroke combination my 2 yo daughter managed to lock the ability of changing brightness on my 2021 MBP M1 Pro. When I press the F1 or F2 keys it shows the standard brightness changing overlay, but showing a padlock and thus not changing. You can see in the...
  20. M

    MacBook Pro 14" keyboard durability

    It's two days I am using my new MacBook Pro 14". It's great! But today, roughly 48 hours after unboxing it, I've noticed some of the key buttons have started to wear off. One has like a dent on it on its side. Another has a little mark on its angle. How is it possible that this machine is...