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  1. Z

    SSD speed impact from M3 to M5?

    I believe the MacBook Air and Pro system internal SSD on the M5 is about 2X faster for R/W than previous models. Does anyone have direct experience with that for certain apps and use cases? I do a lot of photo work and some Handbrake video conversion, and have recently been taking advantage of...
    • zqbobs
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    • m3 vs m5 macbook air speed difference
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  2. B

    Macbook Air M4, does not recognize usb soundcard anymore

    hi, I have a Macbook Air M4. I have two ubs-c soundcards (Push 3 and Arturia Minifuse), which I always connected to either usb-c ports and they both worked until recently. Since this week, only the soundcard connected to the usb-c port close to the power connector recognize the soundcard, the...
    • buscon
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    • macbook air soundcard usb-c
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  3. Louis Bara

    Will WWDC26's "All Systems Glow" bring back glowing MacBook logos?

    Do you think that Apple is bringing back the glowing logos on their hardware? I do because their WWDC26 sneak peak tagline is "All systems glow." Pretty suspicious to me...
  4. E__F__

    What to keep/What to sell? M4 Air (16/512) or M1 Max MBP (64/2TB)?

    I recently traded a Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14ARP8 for a 14" M1 Max MBP (64GB RAM/2TB SSD, 18 cycles). I already daily a M4 Air (16GB/512GB) and a M4 Mac mini (24GB/512). I work in AV and run some lightweight lighting software and Vectorworks, so the Max’s specs are a nice bump, especially the storage...
    • E__F__
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    • help m1 max macbook air macbook air m4 macbook pro macbook pro m1 max question
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Apple Silicon (Arm) Macs
  5. T

    Trying to decide which MacBook to buy.

    I am a iOS developer and have mainly used MacBook Pro's at work. I had a old MacBook Pro with smaller screen size which I had purchased in 2012 or 2013, but I am unable to upgrade it to any new OS version and is extremely slow, so thinking of buying a new one but also in money saving mode at the...
  6. B

    Weird lid behavior

    I have MacBook Air M5 for about 3 weeks and sometimes when I open lid screen is not showing up, I have to press any button. Same for closing lid, sometimes it is not turning off my screen. Restart often helps.
    • Bangly
    • Thread
    • lid lid sensor macbook air
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  7. B

    Touchpad bug?

    I’m new to Mac, I bought my Air M5 about 3 weeks ago. Since then I saw about 5% of battery usage during night. After using pmset -g log I saw waking up every few minutes due to MTP.DOCK.CHANNELS.AP0.IRQ RTP.multi-touch 2026-04-22 05:44:52 +0200 DarkWake DarkWake from Deep Idle...
  8. D

    14” M5 Max to M5 Pro & Temp M5 Air

    Hi Guys, I have a unique case and wanted to seek an outsiders opinion, I had an M4 Max 36GB 1TB and traded it in on launch day for M5 Max 36GB 2TB (cost approx $2000 AUD to upgrade). It is my primary device I use to run my ecommerce company and often have several AI instances open and tend to...
  9. Spooner83

    I can't believe Apple did this to my trade-in amount

    I’m honestly pretty frustrated with Apple’s trade-in process right now, and I’m curious how many others have run into the same thing. I sent in my M3 MacBook Air in pristine condition—I had a screen protector on it, kept it in a case, and never dropped it. I’ve never had any issues with this...
  10. Astuces iOS

    MacBook Neo - Good luck with 8gb of ram

    Final review here, I cannot recommend the MacBook Neo and here is why : For now it's an ok Mac, even with 8gb it runs macOS well for the moment ! The problem is the future, I don't expect a lot from this Mac in 3-4 years ! It will start to slow down, it's the first Mac with A series chip too...
  11. reuptake

    MacBook Air M5 or Macbook Pro M5

    Hey, I'm thinking about buying a new laptop which will I will also, connected to external display and keyboard etc, used as my main machine (currently it's i5 27" iMac from 2017... I love this display, but it's getting old). I'm wondering if there's any justifications to by MBP. In my country...
  12. juanjosedag

    MacBook Air 16 inch with old recovery

    Is it normal for my MacBook Air 16 inches to have a recovery from 2023?
  13. Andy_2341

    Wait for A18, get M1, or get newer MBA

    This is a kinda silly question in some respects, but my younger sister wants to learn how to use a desktop instead of phones and tablets. I'm considering the options to get her one as a birthday present in the next few months. She doesn't need that much power as she's mostly gonna be playing...
  14. Kal Madda

    macOS Tahoe Brings a Pleasant Design Refresh with Liquid Glass, and Great New Features

    macOS Tahoe brings many benefits in my opinion. The unified Liquid Glass design language between Apple’s platforms make picking up projects on the Mac far more pleasant. And it feels like it fits much better within Apple’s ecosystem of devices. It feels congruent and consistent with Apple’s...
    • Kal Madda
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    • liquid glass mac macbook macbook air macbook pro macos macos 26 macos tahoe spotlight tahoe
    • Replies: 259
    • Forum: macOS Tahoe (26)
  15. goldmac2006

    OS X Any Mac Roblox gamers here ?

    Hey everyone, I noticed there aren’t as many Roblox players on this sub as I’d like, so I thought I’d create a thread here. I know many folks enjoy Roblox on their phones, like iPhones and iPads, but I mainly play it on my MacBook Pro. It’s got better performance, a better chip, and no...
    • goldmac2006
    • Thread
    • mac mac games macbook macbook air macbook pro macos roblox roblox on m1
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Mac and PC Games
  16. T

    Best Way to Use MacBook in Clamshell Mode Without Killing the Battery

    Hi everyone, how’s it going? I have a MacBook Air M2 and I want to use it closed (clamshell mode) connected to an external monitor, keyboard, and mouse. My goal is to work on battery power only — the place where I’ll be using it has very few outlets, so keeping the Mac plugged in all the time...
  17. E

    Reverse-engineering the M4 Air HDR issue: Why I have to UNPLUG my Mac to get good colors

    TL;DR:The M4 MacBook Air forces dark/bad HDR on Netflix. After digging into system plists, EDID overrides, and terminal commands, I found that Apple hard-coded the only fix (HDR-to-SDR conversion) to the physical battery state. There is no software workaround. --- Hi everyone, I wanted to...
    • edhinnig
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    • color profile display issue hdr macbook air netflix safari workaround
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  18. G

    When will next keynote be? (mba m5)

    When is most realistic the next Apple keynote will be? (announcing macbook air m5) March?
  19. G

    Macbook Air M5

    Hi I'm getting ready to dump my windows desktop computer and go back on mac after some years When do you think the MBA M5 will be released/announced? I'm guessing early 2026. But what month? :) It probably still won't have more than 60hz display right?
  20. rebelo

    Keyboard on MBPro a bit worse than MBAir?

    Hi there, Maybe it's just me, but does anyone out there also feel the keyboard from Macbook Air is better than the Macbook Pro's? I own both machines and I write for a living. It's funny how the MBAir's keyboard feels better to type and for long sessions of writing. For me it's a shame, because...
    • rebelo
    • Thread
    • keyboard macbook air macbook pro
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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