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  1. MarksTechSpace

    Not happy... MacBook Air M1, BigSur 11.3 ...

    • Anyone else have the MacBook Air M1 and updated to Big Sur 11.3 today? My auto, Dark Mode has stopped working. Tried many things to reset it; needs to be manually switched... Also the WiFi speed has dropped by half.. weird ? Down from 330Mbps to 150(ish) in the same location. And, it's a...
  2. M

    Mac M1 battery usage - is 6-7 hours normal?

    Vivaldi browser (Chromium-based, M1 optimized) is my main app. I generally get 6-8 hours of use on a full battery. Is this normal? Thanks!
  3. L

    White smudges on M1 macbook air's screen

    Got my macbook air 10 days ago. Since the day I got it I have noticed that it attracts lots of fingerprints, grease on the keyboard, and dust; and if I try to wipe them they will create smudges all over the screen. Then I brought it to my local apple store. An employee cleaned my screen and...
  4. M

    Shall I keep my Macbook Air M1? Missing apps from Windows.

    It's really light, fast, beautiful and silent. But I'm missing apps from Windows that I use on a daily basis: - PDF printer with profiles. For example, I can assign different printing preferences and folders to print to for PDF Printer 1/2/3 etc. - Simple text editor with macro Also, is this...
  5. leo22

    Buying a Mid-2015 Macbook Pro

    I'm replacing a 2012 Macbook Air, and I've been considering a few options. Initially, I was going to go with a base model M1 Air, but I recently came across a Mid-2015 15" Macbook Pro for $750. Cosmetically it's in excellent condition, and the specs are 2.5 ghz i7, 16gb ram, dual graphics cards...
    • leo22
    • Thread
    • macbook air m1 macbook pro "15 2015 recomendation
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  6. M

    M1 Air problems with USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter

    Has anyone else experienced random color shifts or system crashes when using Apple's USB-C to Digital AV adapter (MUF82AM/A) with the base model M1 Macbook Air? Sometimes when waking the computer from sleep it shifts the colors on the external monitor or just crashes and restarts the Air...
    • mm230
    • Thread
    • crash hdmi macbook air 2020 macbook air m1 muf82am/a reboot sleep usb-c to digital multiport adapter
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Apple Silicon (Arm) Macs
  7. B

    The Dell u4919dw for macbook air m1

    Did any one tested the Dell u4919dw with Macbook air m1? I want to buy it, but i'm affraid to spend this amount of money without knowing if it will produce problems, or have a low quality or so... would really love if someone can share his experience or knowledge about it. i have no idea about...
  8. G

    SOLVED Macbook Air M1: Can´t change internal scaled display resolution to native resolution

    Hi, there. I want to use the native resolution of the internal display panel of my Macbook Air M1, but I can´t choose it from the display preference panel the usual way klicking "scaled" while pressing the option key. I can do this with the external display on the Mac Mini M1, though. Is...
    • giffut
    • Thread
    • change resolution internal display macbook air m1
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  9. G

    SOLVED Macbook Air M1 (8/256) bricked and no restore via Apple Configurator

    Hi, there. I am in desperate need of help: Our Macbook Air M1 with 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD arrived just yesterday evening. I updated it to Big Sur 11.1 and then proceeded to restore from a TimeMachine backup of our mac Mini M1 running Big Sur 11.1. It was a fresh TimeMachine on an USB-C SSD. It...
    • giffut
    • Thread
    • bricked macbook air m1 problem restore
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  10. despina

    MacBook Air M1 7 core w 16gb ram vs 8 core w 8gb ram

    this is actually my first macbook in general and i’m very confused as to which one to pick between the 7 core gpu with 16gb of ram or 8 core gpu with 8gb of ram, cause everyone says different stuff. i’m a normal user i’d say, i watch a lot of movies/videos, tend to listen to music while doing...
  11. T

    Connecting 2 x Thunderbolt Displays (from 2015-16) to a 2020 MacBook Air M1

    (I know this has already been discussed in general, but this question is specifically in regards to 2 x Apple Thunderbolt Displays) Hi guys, I have two Thunderbolt Displays I've been running my MacBook Air on for a few years. Just got the new Air with M1 and was surprised to see that it only...
    • tommy777
    • Thread
    • macbook air m1 thunderbolt display monitor
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  12. R

    Case for MacBook Air 13-inch - M1-chip

    Hi all, This is my first post here so I hope this is the right way to ask my question. Recently I bought the new Macbook Air 2020 with M1 chip (november release). I've been looking for a good, nice case that's below 25 euros. I have ordered 3 cases from different websites that said it was...
  13. NebSkywalker

    MacBook Air 2020 M1 restarts randomly after booting.

    My new M1 Mac restarts randomly at no particular reason. I sent it to a local authorized support center (I don't live in USA) and they reinstalled the OS in like 6 days (bruh) and said it was fine. After getting it back, it still malfunctions. Local Apple reseller says it can't be returned and...
  14. G

    M1 MacBook Air: External display powering my MBA M1?!

    Hi there! I'm loving my new MBA M1 but I suddenly noticed that when it's plugged through USB-C to my external monitor (ThinkVision Lenovo T27H-20), it shows that it's actually powering my MBA as well. Could this be? Am I damaging the MBA or its battery? And no - it's not connected to a docking...
  15. cinq2

    Cable (?) incompatibility for NVMe drive

    Hello guys I have an NVMe WD_Black SN750 in a Plugable enclosure supplied with 2 cables (USB 3 -USB C & USB C -USB C) It works fine with my MacBook Pro (late 2013) but when I plug it to MBA M1 it just not working. Not even visible in Disk Utility. When I plug it by using the iPad cable (USB C...
  16. Sund

    Check out how I overcame thermal throttling in MBA 8GB!

    Hi everyone! I recently purchased MBA 8GB/512GB model and wanted to test some hypotheses on how to prevent/reduce thermal throttling? I first ran the Cinebench multi-core test and my MBA started getting heat up and I got a score of 6862 I then let my MBA to cool down and then used this...
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