buying advice

We are about to buy new MacBook Airs for our nieces. One is about to enter 10th grade and the other 9th. Wondering to go with 8GB or 16GB of RAM? 128GB or 256GB Storage? As a professional photographer, when I buy a MacBookPro for myself, I always max out the RAM (currently have 32GB and wish...

Hi everyone, I'm sorry about another "which one should I buy" thread, but I am in need of some advice. I am trying to decide between: a base 15" MacBook Pro with upgraded RAM (32gb) and upgraded SSD (1tb) the higher-end 15" MacBook Pro with upgraded RAM (32gb) and the base 512gb SSD I need...

Hi, as the title suggest I am looking for an iMac and found two eligible options both priced almost the same (21,5 is 80 € cheaper). What are the main differences I should look for when deciding? 27" has a Fusion drive and bigger display (click for full specs, it's the second config), the 21,5"...

I am looking to buy a MBP for grad school and have been super confused by the vast plethora of options and what really matters. I'm sure people have been in this fix before: can someone share their buying decision and aspects to consider? Here are some quick remarks about intended usage etc...

For the past 8 years I have owned a 15" 2011 macbook pro, and have been extremely happy with it. In fact, with a nice SSD, upgraded RAM, and a twice-replaced discrete AMD GPU, it's still really snappy. Unfortunately, I have started getting the dreaded signs of GPU failure again -- at the moment...

Hi, I'm currently using a base early 2015 13" MBP (dual core 2,7 GHz, 8gb ram, Intel iris 6100) and sometimes it struggles with my workflow, so I'm looking into upgrading. Basically the problem is that on many occasions I have to open excel files with hundreds of thousands of words in it, with...

Hi, so I'm going to college to become an automation engineer this fall, and have some questions about which mac to use. Currently I have a 13" retina pro early 2015 512 GB 2,9GHz, 8GB RAM. I have been thinking of getting a new 13" pro, but I'm unsure if I need 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD...

Hi guys, I‘m using a 7plus since 08/2017. I think it‘s great regarding battery life and camera, but the size is bothering me since day one. Therefore I consider switching to a newer model with smaller form factor like X or XS. I don‘t like the haptic of the XR to be honest, it looks cheap in...

Hello there, i am honest from the beginning, i am not a mac person. I am buying a used mac to suprise my wife but the problem i have is that every used mac i find just has a 1TB hard drive in it. So i decided to buy a used mac, a SSD and then later on let a technician put the SSD in. My...

Which iPad is the best for the following that I would use it for? WiFi or cellular+WiFi? Taking and storing lots of photos Email Texting Internet / Facebook Word Processing like Pages Periodically making a spread sheet with Numbers.

I’m contemplating buying a new Macbook Pro 13 2018 Touchbar i5 256 GB SSD as a replacement for my dead Microsoft Surface Laptop which I just received my money back for. I’m a light user, mostly surfing the web, social media, Office work and streaming from Youtube, Netflix etc. I don’t play...

Hello, I am currently using the base model mid-2015 Macbook pro, and have been looking into an upgrade. Alot of people are saying there is not going to be an upgrade this summer, but even if there is I was wanting your take on whether I should grab a 2018 15" base model instead of waiting for...

First post here... Thanks for reading. I’m a fan of SSDs and have been using them in my (now ancient) iMacs. I am ready to pony up for a new 2019 iMac, but am not wanting to shell out what they ask for SSDs inside. I’m not afraid to install SSDs inside the machine, but figure I can wait until...

i came a crossed this wireless charging mat while looking up AirPower. Does anyone knows about this charger? https://hardciderlabs.com/products/slicecharge-3in1-wireless-charger?variant=13571215360098

Hi all! I’m looking for a new computer for photo editing. I’ll also use it for every day basics, but that’s my main focus. I used to own an 27” iMac I purchased in 2016 and a MBP from quite awhile ago. When I moved to Europe from America last summer I chose not to bring the iMac for fear of...

I hope you don't mind me creating a new thread but I have bid 550euro on the following machine: "2008 Mac Pro 3,1 2 x Intel Xeon Quad Core 2.8 Ghz processors 1 x 500GB SATA Drive 3 empty drive bays. nVidia Quadro 4000 2GB GPU with dual link DVI socket and a DisplayPort output which allows the...

Hi I've just jumped into the world of 360 video editing. I currently have a 2015 max spec MacBook Pro which is dying and I'm looking for a new model. I'm looking for a second hand 2016/2017/2018 model but want to spend maximum £2000. My most important requirement is video editing...

Hi there, Current Situation: I am looking for some advice (obviously, right?). I have a late 2013 rMBP running macOS 10.14 with a 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5, 4 GB MHz DDR3 and a 128 GB SSD. The small amount of drive space worked for me before the laptop became my daily driver for work. Now I use...

Hi, I am planning to buy a Macbook pro 15" 2018(2.2GHz Core i7/32GB RAM/512GB Harddisk) from a seller here in Dubai. It is a customized configuration Macbook Pro imported from US which costs around USD 2650. Currently I own an iMac Retina 5K 27 inch Mid 2015 version(3.3GHz Core i5/16GB/512...

Hi everyone, I've been going back and forth. Had a 2009 Macbook Pro, that is now retired. For two years, replaced it with a 2nd hand Lenovo Thinkpad T420s, however the graphic card broke on me three days ago. Now I'm looking to return to Apple. Currently, I'm building up my business as an...