I agree.
What's worse is how unreliable those backups can be! I hate the ignorance and arrogance of anyone that sneers "but backups!" when they defend Apple on this topic.
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What's worse is how unreliable those backups can be! I hate the ignorance and arrogance of anyone that sneers "but backups!" when they defend Apple on this topic.
TBH I value the additional security more as the systems rarely fail and the data far more valuable than the hardware. So for me a trade off I'm willing to take in 2023. Preferably I'd like the SSD & battery to be modular, it's not nor does it much come to question focusing more on using the system's as intended...
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Any component could fail and you'd be the exact same position with a windows based notebook. I've purchased numerous notebooks over the years both Apple & PC for professional use, some failed equally the vast majority got the job done.
For the Mac's just two losses both Air's one no thx to a glass of water and another seemingly random. It's not a bad record given the time frame of well over two decades...
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So I'm thinking of buying a new Mbp which costs 1900, and my budget is 2400 for everything, and I hear a lot how paying for AC+ is really worth it and stupid not to, but it really basically eats up all of my leftover budget I need for accessories, like external SSDs, chargers, bag, etc. What should I do?
He focuses on companies (not just apple) that have anti-consumer and anti-right for repair behavior. Making a laptop that you cannot upgrade, or repair goes against what he believes in.
But you can, equally at some cost. I think Apple could do better, yet not about to change the weapon of choice...
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The framework laptop shows both the industry and consumers how much you can make a laptop upgradable with nearly every component user replaceable. While no one expects other mainstream laptop makers to go that far, its clear that apple has a long way to go but they don't want too.
At one point there was some sort of port on the MBP's logic board to access and pull off data from the storage. Apple removed it. Having that ability was in a small part a way to help the consumer and that's gone.
In my opinion Apple expects owners to buy AC(+) because it represents a cheaper way of getting your device repaired. If you do not buy AC(+) then your at the mercy of Apple's very expensive repair costs which can come to more than what the device was originally. If you buy AC(+) and the soldered SSD does go wrong, at least your get a working machine back but if you do not buy AC(+) and the SSD goes wrong, 3rd party repair shops will say they will not be able to fix it due to a)not having replacement parts and b) be hampered by encryption and other things related to the T2 chip and if you was to ask Apple to fix it and you say you do not have AC(+), you will be charge and extortionate repair fee that will most probably come to more than what the device cost originally.
Never bothered with Apple Care, would have cost far more over the years. For the most part if a Mac runs on day one it will run for multiple years without issue. My 15" 8,2 MBP is 4,336 days young with no sign of degradation. Same applies to the 2014 13" & 2015 12" with the M1 still being very youthful, admittedly the 2014 MBP has been horrendously abused...
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Thank you. That is what I thought it would be. I don't want the last part of your post to happen,so I guess I have to get AC+....but I need that money for accessories! Ahh....
Also, I'm deciding between a 16 inch m1 pro MBP with 16gb of ram, or a 16 inch m1pro MBP with 32gb of ram for only 100 more for my photo and video editing and multitasking. The thing is that with the 32g model I get a 512gb ssd, which I'm worried is not enough for apps and overall, and I know I can have external storage, but internal has to be enough as well for the apps, etc., and with the 16g model I get a 1tb ssd. So, more RAM or more SSD. The thing is that i think having double the ram is the better choice, but im worried that 512gb of storage internal will not be enough. For big files, they will be kept on external SSDs. Please help!
Well that is another option, but I really don't want to drop it or something and pay a ton of money to get it fixed...or I could just be extra careful with my computer!
Matter of priorities. While I value what Framework are doing I also value what Apple is doing with security. I'll generally use the notebook for 3-4 years, wipe and gift it. So it's not like they are going directly to e-waste as they are repurposed.
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Framework is eventually limited by x86, while Apple will keep blowing Framework laptop performance out of the water going forward with more SoCs. Also, as I said before, SoCs are very very hard if not impossible to replace ANYTHING in, that's just how the chip is made, nothing with Apple. You can blame Acorn for that I guess if you really want to...
If they run out the box and you take care of them they tend to last and mine have served me well in some of the extremes of this world offers.
Thousand miles from nowhere, everything flown in by heavy lift helicopter
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Ok, well I have decided its not worth it and it saves me a lot of money and leaves a lot for accessories to not get AC+. Thanks!
But with M1 or m2 SoCs or any SoCs you can't replace ANYTHING anyway! Even non-Apple!
Very much on record of being scathing towards the 2016 MBP redesign. Then I tried the M1 13" that presentrd more performance than my 17" Windows notebook. I was at Apple to pick up an iPad for my daughter walked out with the M1 & the iPad.
The M1 remains to be a mind-blowingly fast computer for such a small footprint. Very rare to see such a generational change...
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Yes, Apple Silicon is probably the biggest thing in the computing industry in a long time...
So, now I just have to decide which model, M1 pro MacBook pro with 16gb of ram and 1tb ssd, or M1 pro Macbook pro with 32gb of ram and 512gb ssd. Worried that 512gb sad internal will not be enough for heavy apps, etc., but the big files will mainly be on external SSDs. More Ram the better no doubt for me, since I will be doing video and photo editing, but the 512gb ssd might not be enough. The price is the same basically. Please help!
At that point in time was a 2014 13" MBP and a 2015 12" rMB both flogged to death. The 13" has suffered the most punishment and why I bought the M1 as the design is seemingly indestructible. They still run today, admittedly the 2014 13" has suffered the effects of gravity yet it still rocks on...
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Even the most careful of people still find ways of damaging their machine. This forum has lots and lots of threads of owners saying 'How did this break/go faulty because I always take extremely good care of my machine'.
Any new purchase will be covered by the manufacturers 1 year guarantee (that is consumer law) so if the SSD was to go wrong within the 1 year guarantee period you would be entitled to a replacement machine BUT it is done at Apple's leisure. It could take weeks to repair or even months if they do not have the parts but they would still have to make sure they repair it. AC(+) gives the owner more rights as in how long it takes to repair the machine and being offered a temporary replacement whilst yours is being fixed, stuff like that. But once the 1 year manufacturers guarantee is over, your at the mercy of Apple then.
so in theory you could buy the machine, then purchase AC(+) once the 1 year manufacturers warranty is up leaving you free to buy accessories BUT it's important to remember that is you do not get AC(+) and something goes wrong within the 1 year manufacturers guarantee, your are not entitled to any special treatment in getting it fixed. You will also not be entitled to a temporary replacement (sometimes you can, sometimes you cannot).
There is risk involved. If something was to go wrong with your purchase, would you need the machine back ASAP? if so get AC(+), if not then just stick to the 1 year manufacturers warranty, hope that nothing goes wrong in the year and then buy AC(+) when the year is up.
Good point, but my budget is 2500 for everything and the computer is 1900, and if you add AC+ it only leaves 200 for accessories which is not enough.
Go for the RAM, save on the storage as can utilise fast external drives. Apple doesn't offer an MBP with the storage I want and I work cross platform. So I opt for the base model and dependant on the engineering project will upgrade the RAM as see no need to feed the beast LOL.
My media server has over 12TB strapped to it, my working M1 MBP over 4TB when I work. Four separate SSD's that ensure redundancy with the three rules of backup applied. As long as I dont loose the key code I will never loose my data as my cloud solution backs up in real-time Those that dont backup more the fool...
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Thank you. I also thought so. The Ram is more important, and you can always add more external storage, but not external ram. I will get more external SSDs with the money I saved not getting AC+. I'm just worried that 512gb of storage will not be enough when launching heavy apps.
Also, should I get a normal/traditional external SSD, or save money and get faster transfer speeds by getting a m2 ssd and a thunderbolt enclosure for it? The latter has usually much faster transfer speeds for a fraction of the cost...