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  1. davemcollins

    Does a dead display use processing power?

    Hello All, I've spent weeks scouring the internet but I can't find the answer to this question: Does the dead display of an iMac or MacBook use any CPU/GPU power? For example, I have a Mid 2012 13" MacBook Pro with a dead display that I've been using as a desktop (with an external display)...
  2. T

    Intel to M1

    Hey guys, I have a Intel i5 MBP Early 2020. Seeing the new M1s, I'm feeling kinda jealous. However, I don't want to spend much as I've invested enough in the storage and RAM of my current MBP. I did check Sell Your Mac and those sort of websites, but looking at the price they are naming me I'm...
  3. J

    Choppy / distorted audio from USB interfaces?

    I'm currently using a 2015 retina MBP 15" running Catalina. Up until a few months ago it was working flawlessly with external audio interfaces. Recently, I started getting intermittent audio issues - as noticed by other people on a Zoom call, and lately, on my end, being unable to hear people...
  4. Sankew

    need a new MacBook for University

    So I am in the market for a new laptop and I would specifically prefer a Mac over Windows, now the thing is I want to buy the newest version of any Mac by march since I would be mostly going back to my University physically by March, I'd prefer an Apple Silicon Mac now the thing is should I...
  5. M

    [eGPU] MacBook Pro 2020 "No removable GPU"

    I just bought an HP Omen Accelerator Box and tried it out together with my Radeon HD 7870 ( https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/xfx-double-radeon-hd-7870-ghz-edition-1787409135). When I connect the eGpu to my MacBook Pro (2020, 13" base version with i5 8th gen, running macOS 11.1 (20C69))...