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Hello everyone, So I'm planning on buying a base-model Mac Pro 7,1 with the 8-core Xeon, 96GB of Ram and a Radeon Pro 580X MP. I mostly want to use it for webdesign, editing 8K video in Final Cut and coding in macOS. Also I want to dual boot Windows 11 to play some 4K games. My plans are to...

Hi, I’m currently looking to buy a new mac and hesitating between a couple options. I live in Europe and my budget is max. 1500€. I want to keep this laptop for as long as possible, and I also usually have a lot of apps and tabs open, thats why Id prefer going for 16go ram. I found a couple...

I'm having difficulty deciding between two machines that will meet my requirements. I work for a startup doing backend programming and machine learning. On the other hand, I recently purchased an 8k camera and intend to shoot real estate videos for clients as well as some wildlife photography...

I was hoping for better deals for Prime Day, but that's been dashed. I can get a 2021 M1 MBP 14in 1TB and 16GB RAM for around 1500-1600 bucks. Or I can buy a 2023 M2 MBP 14in 1TB and 16gb RAM Open Box off of eBay for 1750. Alternatively I can wait to see if M2 MBP refurbished will drop in...

Need some help choosing between a few monitors for my office. It'll be connected to a 2019 16" MBP and mostly used for Adobe illustrator and indesign with a little photoshop. Trying to keep it below £400 but open to suggestions. Option so far are: Samsung 32" TU87F UHD Thunderbolt 3 Monitor...

I currently have a maxed out MBA M1. Now my girlfriend (who only needs a laptop for admin/browsing) wants a Macbook too. This leaves me with two options: Option A: Give her my current M1 and buy a new (specced up) M2 for myself Option B: Buy her a new M1 (albeit with lower specs than mine) The...

I currently own a base model MacBook Air (M1, 2020) and have the option to pay $300 to trade it in for a new MacBook Air (M2, 2022). I'm considering going for it based on the slightly larger screen, MagSafe, camera, and M2, but have also heard that the base model M2 is slower at SSD swap than...

Hello all, I'm planing to make my first Apple purchase which would be a MacBook. I think most important points are: 1. 90% of the time it would be used for programming (mostly web development) and some business/email stuff. 2. I'm used to work on 3/2 big screens 3. I would rather not spend...

I am trying to decide if I want to get a M1 MacBook Pro 16Gb ram or to get a 32Gb 16 in MBP 2019 as both of these machines are around the 1500 price bracket used and seem to satisfy my requirements. On one hand, the 16 inch 2019 seems great because I currently use a 2015 15 inch MBP and I like...

I'm planning to upgrade my computer when the next-gen Mac is released. I use my computer mainly for coding (including machine learning, which is quite GPU-intensive) and very slight gaming. My budget is around $4,000. Currently I'm thinking about these possibilities: 1. (almost) maxed-out...

I've been asked to help friend in Canada who now realises that a 16GB SE (2016) has run its course. I guess the spec is 'small form factor', SIM-free (to enable continued use of Chatr as limited use), not too expensive. And, yes, its Canada. New, refurb or S/H? Personally, I'd be happy to...

Hi, soooo i'm studying software (computer science), and I wanna buy my first mac, but I'm unsure which to buy, and which config would be the most fitting... I'm considering the following configs but I'm happily taking suggestions/recommendations! - M1 pro 16 Gb memory 512 Gb SSD 8 core cpu -...

I am planning to buy the ipad 9th gen (64GB + Wifi only), and was wondering what are the major issues in the OS. This will be my first apple product, so I am a bit nervous since I come from the Android/Windows platform. So please tell me whether it is good enough to be a daily driver for me...

I am a psychology student from Singapore and I am thinking getting a MacBook air due to its light weight. I was thinking of just getting the base model of 8GB and 256GB of storage but I was concerned if it would face any latency as I open at least 50- 100 tabs in one sitting due to the many...

Hello i am using a macbook pro 13 early 2015 basic edition for almost 6 years .. (i think thats a decent duration) but i have the issue that i cant charge it anymore. The charger light is on but my mac says „not charging“ it also shows me the warning when a battery is not ok anymore. i...

I'm going to start my Bioinformatics program in the fall and with the back-to-school offers from apple starting, I feel like it's time to get a mac laptop for myself. I've used school/work-issued MacBooks before when I was working in the Computational labs for my undergrad and post-bach work and...

I've had a 2018 iPad Pro 11" for a few years now and loved it. I'm a heavy Mac user but the iPad has its place for me, despite all the shortcomings of iPadOS. I use it mainly as my "meeting computer", keeping my M1 MBP docked on my desk while I go back and forth to meetings throughout the day...

I've owned a 2019 16" MBP for the better part of this year (i9 2.3GHz, 5500M, 16GB, 1TB) and frankly am seriously disappointed with this machine. I don't use this MBP for creative pro work, and it still gets super hot and noisy ♨️. My usage is mainly having 50-70 Chrome tabs open (with Chrome...

Hello, I want to buy a new phone for a 70+ y.o. person. She is not at all a tech person, already struggling with video calls. She only uses the phone to answer normal calls or WhatsApp calls nothing else. At the moment she has a Moto 2nd gen. with 8MB (that gets stuck and that it became super...