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Old Apr 20, 2021 | 06:14 PM
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Or they could’ve made the iMac slightly thicker to so the logic board can fit behind the display and reduce the size of the chin?

it’s a desktop computer. Thinness IMO isn’t imperative
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Old Apr 20, 2021 | 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Mizouse
Or they could’ve made the iMac slightly thicker to so the logic board can fit behind the display and reduce the size of the chin?

it’s a desktop computer. Thinness IMO isn’t imperative
I would have preferred the iMac have the old form factor only with a giant screen with no bezel or chin
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Old May 2, 2021 | 11:44 PM
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Old May 2, 2021 | 11:48 PM
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lol i just watched that one last night.

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Old May 3, 2021 | 08:13 AM
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Picked up an airbag this weekend. They work just as advertised. Pretty damn impressive, too.
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Old May 3, 2021 | 08:54 AM
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I had some spare Tiles lying around so I put one on my bike and on my Onewheel in case they ever got stolen, I think an airtag would work great there. AirTags might work well to find a lost pet too.
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Old May 3, 2021 | 08:55 AM
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Old May 3, 2021 | 09:46 AM
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Why wife is a bit concerned about the blood pressure monitoring. She expects it to greatly increase nuisance ER visits.

What people don't understand when it comes to blood pressure is "Hypertension is usually urgent, not emergent"
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Old May 27, 2021 | 11:53 PM
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OK this new Siri remote is legit it works with the last year and model. It’s like the first Apple TV remote and the second Apple TV remote had a baby and it has all the benefits of both and more.

The biggest thing that sucked about the second gen Apple TV remote besides the lack of power button or mute button was navigating long lists with just the trackpad. So if I was in the YouTube app and I wanted to go through my YouTube subscriptions of which there are 150+ subscriptions and I wanted to look at an account that starts with the letter S I would have to swipe repetitively on the trackpad over and over and over and over and over again for 10 to 20 seconds before it made it down to the S, now with this remote I can just click and hold on the down button to scroll long lists but I can still swipe around just like I could on the old remote if I want to four instances in which that’s better.

The Apple TV is the main device that I use connected to my TV for watching YouTube, Amazon prime, Hulu or listening to music on my stereo system so I use this remote a lot and this is a really big upgrade if you use the remote as much as I do highly recommend just buying the remote, the new Apple TV doesn’t seem worth it to me
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Old May 28, 2021 | 07:19 AM
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I picked up the new 12.9 Ipad Pro the other day. Its huge
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Old May 28, 2021 | 02:21 PM
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Old Jun 3, 2021 | 12:13 PM
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Old Jun 3, 2021 | 12:25 PM
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Did anyone else get a new iMac? I got a one
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Old Jun 7, 2021 | 10:29 AM
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Old Jun 7, 2021 | 11:05 AM
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rumors are saying no new hardware announcement today. bummer.

was hoping for more details about the updated 14 and 16 MBP.
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Old Jun 7, 2021 | 12:04 PM
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Old Jun 7, 2021 | 12:11 PM
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wow native facetime with android/windows devices now. finally
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Old Jun 7, 2021 | 12:30 PM
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ID cards finally in Wallet

wonder what states are going to participate in it.
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Old Jun 7, 2021 | 12:39 PM
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Finally iPadOS... hopefully it better leverages the power of the new M1 iPad.

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Old Jun 7, 2021 | 01:25 PM
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ok. universal control is pretty damn neat.


oooh. Airplay to mac. I've always wondered why they never did this.
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Old Jun 7, 2021 | 01:46 PM
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Old Jun 7, 2021 | 03:38 PM
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installing iOS15 and Monterey now.
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Old Jun 7, 2021 | 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by astro
installing iOS15 and Monterey now.
Same. I may do the watch later.
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Old Jun 10, 2021 | 01:27 PM
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ugh. So a month ago I picked up the space grey magic keyboard with numpad since Apple discontinued that color and I've wanted one to match my 2018 Mac Mini and replace the old wired Apple keyboard with numeric keypad.

But I am really not liking the short key travel. i've been making way more errors in my typing and my hand feels more strained typing compared to wired one.

This makes me weary of the magic keyboard that will come on the rumored 14" Macbook Pro that I want.
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Old Jun 30, 2021 | 12:22 PM
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Soo... I'm now the owner of a base model M1 MacBook Air... Thanks @Costco
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Old Jun 30, 2021 | 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Mizouse
Soo... I'm now the owner of a base model M1 MacBook Air... Thanks @Costco
Welcome to the future.
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Old Aug 19, 2021 | 09:26 PM
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I'm in the market for a 16" MBP.. but at this point, I think I'm going to just wait until October/November for the new one to be released with the purported M1X chip.. Costco has already started discount the i9 MBP with only the 16GB RAM configuration
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Old Aug 19, 2021 | 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by thoiboi



I'm in the market for a 16" MBP.. but at this point, I think I'm going to just wait until October/November for the new one to be released with the purported M1X chip.. Costco has already started discount the i9 MBP with only the 16GB RAM configuration
Wait
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Old Aug 20, 2021 | 01:14 AM
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yes. wait. my M1 MBA is really nice. Long battery and stays cool.
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Old Aug 20, 2021 | 01:17 AM
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I’m waiting for it too.
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Old Aug 20, 2021 | 10:35 AM
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Yeah definitely going to wait... I'll probably pick up a 12.9" iPad Pro in the meantime though to take advantage of the back to school airpods pro promo
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Old Aug 20, 2021 | 11:23 AM
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Personally, I’d get the M1 MBA over an iPad.


I’m also curious what the Mac Mini will bring.

im still sour about my 2018 Mac Mini. Had I known the M1 mini would’ve came out 4 weeks later, I’d have held off. No rumors came out talking about it.
also my 2018 for day to day use is about the same as the 2012 that it replaced

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Old Aug 20, 2021 | 11:30 AM
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Ill be selling my M1 MBA when the new 14 or 16 comes out. I have the 12.9 M1 Pro and like it, but dont use it as much as I want to.
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Old Aug 20, 2021 | 12:23 PM
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Well the idea of the ipad Pro was that if/when i eventually get the new MBP, it could be used as a sidecar for the MBP as well.. The wife has been suggesting the MBA as well though..
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Old Aug 20, 2021 | 01:09 PM
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The MBA qualifies for the back to school pro. $899 for base MBA+AirPods… Not that I would know


also that would be one expensive monitor.
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Old Aug 24, 2021 | 04:21 PM
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Old Aug 26, 2021 | 12:38 AM
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Old Aug 26, 2021 | 10:52 AM
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