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    Sequoia for Macbook Air M1

    Hello everyone! I have macbook air M1 2020 8gb. All the time since the purchase I have used the macos "Big Sur". In general, I was happy with everything, I didn’t even think about updates. Now I spontaneously upgraded to "Sequoia" and began to worry. How does a far from new and not top-end...
  2. trailmonkey

    M1 MacBook Air display blurry/lined at normal angle

    A few days ago my M1 MBA screen started showing horizontal lines and blurriness/ghosting. Moving the screen forward got it back to normal. But it's been getting worse each day, and the screen is literally now only displaying correctly when it's about 75deg, ie not easy to type on without tilting...
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    Is Apple's USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter (produced in 2016) compatible with the MacBook Air M2 (Sequoia version 15.0)?

    Dear MacBook Air Experts, I am using my 13-inch MacBook Air M2 (Sequoia version 15.0), as shown in the screenshot below. As you can see, the MacBook Air is connected to power, a USB-C to HDMI adapter, and Apple's USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter, which I bought 8 years ago. I am using this...
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    Macbook Air - Mail app crashes following Migration from older MacBook Air

    Migrated from Macbook Air running Mojave, Mail version 12.4. to Macbook Air running Sequoia, Mail version 16.0. Opening mail pops up a window with the message "updating mail database" - this disappears, app doesn't open.
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    Help on Deciding to Buy New or Used MacBook Pro or Air

    I came here because I have a dilemma. So here it is: I have 2 older Windows PCs that are not supported by Microsoft officially to get the update to Windows 11 with the end of Windows 10 support in 2025. So I would need to buy a new PC and since everything else I have is Apple, I’ve decided to...
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    MacBook Air Slow to Shut Down

    Hi, My MacBook Air is slow to shut down. What happens is when I try to power it off, I get a loading icon, which stays there for about 10 minutes, and then the computer finally shuts down 10 minutes later: I closed all applications before trying to shut it down. Any ideas as to how I...
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    Other The Replacement Battery Thread for Early Intel MacBook laptops

    Replacement Battery Thread for Early Intel laptops, 2006–2012 (and select 2013s) WikiPost struck: 21 August 2024 Last updated: never OVERVIEW As with some of the other WikiPosts in the Early Intel Macs forum, this one is beginning life as many other have: as a stub. What the EIM community...
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    MacBook Air battery keeps charging after 100%

    Hi guys, thanks in advance for any ideas. Just hooked a MacBook Air M2 to an external display through Thunderbolt 3. The monitor´s Thunderbolt happens to charge the MacBook Air as well, but after getting to 100% charge, the macOS upper right battery icon keeps displaying a ray (which I...
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    Choice between MacBooks super awkward... M2/M3 Air for professional work?

    I never wanted to post a lame "What should I buy" post, but I've also never been so unsure before... I am a photo and video professional and my rMBP 2014 has become virtually unusable. The situation has been ok because I mostly use my M1 Mac Studio for serious work anyway. But I also need a...
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    MacBook Air M2 not charging after updating to the latest version

    Dear MacBook Air Experts, Thank you for reading this question. Not sure why, after I updated to the latest version 14.5 (23F79), when I plug my charge, it is not charging up and is gradually draining power from 98% to 92%. I restarted the MacBook Air M2 and it is still the same thing. I plugged...
  11. MathersMahmood

    Post your Apple Ecosystem!

    Hi all! I’m wondering what Apple products you use daily and can’t live without! I did something similar last year which was pretty fun so I thought I’d continued the yearly tradition to include new purchases. I have an iPhone 14 Pro Max (guess the colour 😂) Apple Watch Series 7 - Green...
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    MacBook Air M3 CPU Temp

    Hello all, I just recently downloaded iStatistica to monitor some things on my new M3 air and I found that the CPU temps on all the cores stay low in temp except for core 6. On core 6 there is often times spikes up to 70 deg c while the others remain around 40 deg c. This can be while I am...
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    [MacBook Air M1] Green Hue/ Bleeding on the edge of Screen

    I bought a new MacBook Air M1 couple of months ago. A few days ago I noticed there was a green hue in the corner of the screen. It is there after boot and disappears completely after a few minutes. When the hue is gone I can shut it down and power it on within a couple of hours, it will not be...
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    Voice Isolation Feature on M3 MacBook Air

    The new MacBook Air series (13 and 15 inch) is advertised to have Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes and Enhanced voice clarity in video calls. This is confusing because the M2 series of the Macbook Air, as well as the M2 and M3 Pro series have had the Voice Isolation and Wide...
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    Macbook Air mid 2013: Heatsink screw on the fan side broken off

    Hi! I renewed the thermal paste and didn't realize the heatsink was mounted with a single fifth screw on the fan side that is very difficult to even reach. I removed the four screws on the CPU side, left the fan attached and carefully bent up the heatsink to remove the thermal paste. In the...
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    Any way to reduce photos library size on a MacBook Air?

    Hi all, I've purchased a second hand 2020 M1 Air for a roadtrip. Its the base model with only 256gb of storage. I had hoped to reduce my photos library footprint by ticking the 'Optimise Mac Storage' option, in photos/settings, rather than 'Download originals the this Mac' My 80gb photos...
  17. jonjames505

    How much better is the M3 MacBook Pro Display vs the M3 MacBook Air display?

    For a long time, iPad Air displays were good enough. But then I got my first iPad Pro with Pro Motion 120hz refresh and now I can never go back. I’m in the market to replace my 2018 MBA retina and I’m wondering if the better display on the MacBook Pro is worth it over the Air? Is it as drastic...
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    Apple Silicon MBAs have left me without any options

    I'm writing this to check if there are more people that find themselves in my situation. I'd like a Mac because I prefer macOS over Windows (especially Windows 11, which is a mess). I'd use the device for work, which is office stuff (Word, Excel, tons of Safari tabs, etc.), and I need...
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    Would you buy a new 13 inch MacBook Air or a new 11.9 inch iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard?

    I was about to buy a new iPad Pro with a Magic Keyboard but discovered that it weighs about the same as a new MacBook Air. So now I’m wondering what I should get. I never separate my current iPad Pro from my magic key board. Opinions please. Thanks.
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    Trying to decide if 24GB for M3 MBA is enough

    Hi everyone, I've decided to give a new M3 MacBook Air a shot as my general work computer (mostly the usual browsing/email/chat/Office apps stuff plus a lot of small to medium sized projects in Xcode, Visual Studio Code, Photoshop, Illustrator, and occasionally Final Cut Pro) but am struggling...