macbook pro 2020

does it make sense to buy one today (second hand, good price)? buying a machine for at least 4-5 years, for web browsing and documents mostly. normally intel Macs used to serve for 5 years and start getting quite slow and eventually unusable after 7 years, but don’t know what to expect here, we...

So, I purchased a macbook from one of my co-workers for school use, I purchased a 2018 15" i7-8850H 16gb ram macbook. I loved it so much but I decided to hand it back to him because I was so in love with the Macbook line that I thought might as well upgrade to a better one -- this brings me to...

So I've got a co-worker with a 2020 M1 13" MBP. I understand that it cannot support dual monitors. However, I am under the impression that there are work-arounds? Has anyone tried these?

Just curious if anyone has an M1 Pro and switched to the M2 air for the new form factor and lighter weight and how they feel about performance? I’m looking to swap my 8/256 M1 Pro for a 16 or 8 /256 m2 air mainly for weight and battery. My current M1 Pro battery is at 85% since launch day and...

Hello! I'm an IT-student (12th grade) and in need of a notebook for virtualization - about 3 VMs at a time for lab-tests - and my budget is limited - about 1150€. I found 2 MacBook Pro offers: *) MBP 2019 2.3GHz i9 (Octa-Core) - 16GB RAM - 1050€ *) MBP 2020 2.3GHz i7 (Quad-Core) - 32GB RAM -...

im being curious about how the new mbp 14 (base model especially) stacks up against the mba and mbp m1 ,but also in general 1)what is temp at idle/light usage (little background processes,mail,whatsapp,messages ,moving some files ) ? i have read the new macbook pros are quite hot (relatively to...

I've been using the Macbook Pro M1 for about a month now. It came with Big Sur installed already. (apparently) I've already been using Intel based applications so Rosetta should be installed, although I dont recall ever seeing the dialogue to download it. Long story short, friend came by and...

Hi, I know is pretty common to someone come here and ask for a advice about purchasing a new Mac, but here we goes... So I current have a MacBook Pro 13” 2017 8GB RAM with 256Gb SSD and NO Touch Bar, I was wondering if it worth to buy a MacBook Pro 13” 8GB RAM M1 with 512GB SSD. My usage...

Hi everyone, I've searched the threads but can't find a solution to this. I'm using a 2020 macbook pro with the 4 USB ports and a BenQ PD2700U. I have them connected with a USB C to HDMI cable. Up until today, I have been able to run the BenQ monitor at a 2560x1440 resolution as an external...

I have a new MacBook Pro M1, and I adore the battery - it's leap years ahead of coming from my MacBook Pro mid-2012 non-retina which lasted a push of 4 - 5 hours. I know battery technology has evolved, but how do you guys charge your MacBook Pro for the most optimum way of retaining the...

I am working with support on this and they said they find no issue in the software logs or hardware tests. Please watch my video to understand the issue.

Has the new Macbook Pro with M1 chip shown up on the Employee F&F Discount page? Any idea when it will show up?

Hi all! I got my macbook pro (2020 model) recently (purchased September 25) and I noticed that the hinge is a bit too stiff at times. I know Apple have designed their laptops in such a way that you can open the lid with one hand, and the body will stay in place, but that isn't the case for me...

Hi, I recently upgraded my 2013 MacBook Pro, which I used with two external Dell monitors (P2415Q). I managed to to connect them previously - one to the old Mini Display Port and one to the HDMI port. It was a bit slow at startup but it worked. I've now upgraded to a 2020 MacBook Pro, and I...

- I have to use two Macbook Pro 2020 13" for my personal project and for my work. My work macbook pro batter seems fine. You can see full charge capacity is still 100% (sometimes 99.7%) even at 35 cycle counts. - But my personal use Macbook Pro 2020 13" battery keep draining a lot within a month...

What's the best way to connect the Apple Cinema Display 30" (which features a single DVI cable) to a modern Mac using USB-C? In specific the latest MacBook Pro 13" (2020). Has anyone been successful finding a working adapter for this setup? What I found / tried so far: ? There's lots of USB-C...

Hello, I just purchased a new MacBook Pro 2020 and there is a random click/pop noise that seems to occur at the bottom and under the keyboard of the device. It appears to be random. Has anyone else had this issue?

I need advice on a MacBook Pro purchase. Currently, I'm using a late-2015 MacBook Pro, which is the last model before the move to all USB C ports. It's been a real workhorse, but lately, I’m really feeling it’s 8GB of RAM and 2015 processor, which struggle to keep up with my workflow. So I've...

Is anyone running Plex Media Server on the new 10th gen MBP? Would love to know if the processor is powerful enough to transcode 10 BIT HDR Rips (20-80GB) My Mac mini from 2018 (i7 - 6Core) is doing this relatively easy and quiet, but off course has 2 more cores.

Hello all, Was just interested to know if anyone has purchased the new (as of a few months back) MacBook Pro? I've got 13 inch 2.3Ghz Intel i7, 32GB RAM, 1TB One annoying thing I've noticed with it, is the keyboard is hot! The Touch Bar is very hot and when you use the fingered it feels like...