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  1. gctwnl

    Is the 14" MBP really the 'cheapest' model to support two external screens?

    At some point I will have to replace my ageing MacBooks. I am using a 13' because that is the size that makes it portable. And at home it is used in clamshell mode with two external screens. It seems however that Apple, even with all that massive extra GPU horsepower, only starting with the 14"...
  2. C

    Macbook Pro 14” Shipping Dimensions and Weight

    I need to estimate shipping costs for my new Macbook Pro 14” M2 Max. any info on the dimensions and weight of Macbook’s packaging? thnks
  3. S

    The best macOS version for Air M1

    Hi all! I will be reinstalling the system on my MacBook Air M1, and I would like to know which version of macOS is better to install - Big Sur, Monterey, or Ventura? For me, the main thing is battery life, as well as speed. I'm not worried about new features availabale in Monterey and Ventura...
  4. S

    Battery drain & connected devices issue

    Hi all! I recently noticed that my MacBook is draining 2-5% per night in sleep mode. It didn’t happen before, I didn’t install any new applications or something like that, but I connected my iPhones several times in order to download music there by wire. After that, an allegedly connected...
  5. 5

    Should I upgrade to the new MacBook Pro?

    Hello macrumors community, I would need your input. About two years ago I bought a MacBook Air for university with a M1 Chip, 16Gb RAM and a 512Gb SSD. Now unfortunately I had a display damage which was not caused by me. So fortunately the insurance covers the damage and I am compensated for...
  6. TechAdjacent

    How is 'Apps' storage is 300gb & 'Users' is 621gb on 500gb Mac? Help!

    Hi guys, My storage keeps fluctuating on its own, sometimes I have 40gb free, next minute 5gb. My Mac says I have used over 300gb storage in Apps. Since I can't find out why this has happened I was hoping you could suggest what is going on. When I look at the 'Manage' section in Storage it...
  7. Y

    Sketchy Bar configuration

    I installed an app called Sketchy Bar on my computer, and I'm wondering if anyone knows how to get the configuration shown in this picture, taken straight from the Sketchy Bar GitHub page. What commands should I put in, what colors to use, ect.
  8. K

    140W vs 67W - MBP 14 battery health over time

    Hi, is there any impact in battery health if I use 140W charger ALWAYS with MBP 14? I do not want to switch between 140W and 67W for my work and personal MBPs. I know with PD chargers, device only takes what it needs from higher powered chargers. But it is having impact on battery health at...
  9. NikkoTuason

    M2Pro 10vs12 Cores

    Forgive my lack of knowledge. I’m currently in the market for a new laptop for video and graphic editing, encoding, rendering…etc. I was wondering if there is a big difference between the M2 Pro 10 core vs M2 Pro 12 core? I can’t seem to find any benchmarks pitting these two against each other...
  10. L

    Best Keyboard

    Please put your choice in the poll :)
  11. David1986H

    MacBook Pro top tips, suggestions and other useful advice.

    When zoomed in into an area of the screen I noticed text was blurred, I didn't realise there was a setting in the accessibility called smooth image when turned off it will make text sharper. Also if you create a custom preset in the display setting, and create a profile with a set brightness...
  12. C

    Are these Macbook Pro deals real?

    https://bervol.com/?s=macbook+pro&post_type=product&product_cat=0 These prices are way better than anywhere else. They don't say they're open-box, refurbished, etc. Is there something suspicious about this store?
  13. M

    Battery life conscious. should I upgrade?

    Hi. I've been holding off updating to macOS Ventura because of some problems some people seemed to be having in the early days with battery life. Just wondering what people's battery life seems to be like so I can make my mind up about upgrading. I'm using a MacBook Air M1 Thanks
  14. David1986H

    Anyone with the new M2 PRO or MAX MBP'S using Menubar Stats? Is it working right?

    As the title asked really, is menubar stats working ok on the new M2 mbp's if anyone uses it. Are all the sensors showing up (4 efficiency + 8 performance cores etc)
  15. N

    16 or 32GB RAM MacBook Pro M2 Pro

    Hello, I am upgrading from a Late-2013 Dual Core 4th-gen i7 8GB Retina MacBook Pro to a 2022 MacBook Pro 10‑core CPU, 16‑core GPU 1TB SSD. I chose the 16GB RAM configuration but this laptop will not be doing crazy video editing, mostly photo editing, surfing, ocassional gaming, Youtube and...
  16. Svetlin

    Tons of perfectly usable Macs bricked!

    Recently i have starting looking into a potential issue about Apple's software design. I'm talking about iCloud's activation lock and how it affects Tons of usable machines! A refurbisher (@RDKLInc on twitter) has been sharing stories of numerous locked T2 enabled Intel Macs, and now even M1...
  17. T

    2021 Macbook Pro 16 inch low bass when increasing the sound

    Hello, my 16inch 2021 M1 Pro Macbook pro has low bass when increasing the sound on spotify. Bass is ok and better when the sound is %10-%50 but when i increase it to %60-%100 bass is very low and nearly not noticable. What can i do? It was not like this before
  18. S

    M1 MAX or M2 MAX? Need an advice.

    Hi guys! I don't know what to do. I found a really great bargain on a lightly used Macbook M1 MAX 64 GB 10 CPU 32 GPU - 5 battery cycles, used a couple of times. I use the laptop mainly for editing 4K videos. Today the M2 MAX came out. Let me recalculate for you how the prices look like in...
  19. S

    Macbook M1 MAX or wait for M2 MAX?

    Hi guys! I currently own a Macbook Pro M1 Pro 10 CPU 16 GPU and 16 GB RAM. I'm a filmmaker/video editor and as until a while this 16 GB ram was okay now I'm experiencing a slowdown, if I give a lot of effects it just lags and slows down my work, it just pisses me off because I don't have smooth...
  20. kariimm

    no sound on windows 10 MacBook Pro Mid 2012

    there is absolutely no sound. (even with headphones) i have installed drivers but it doesnt work