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  1. K

    Using Laptop in hot, humid conditions (South East Asia during monsoon)

    MacBook Pro 2019 16 inch here - heading to South East Asia indefinitely. I work remotely on film and music so need to be able to work on my laptop. I've read Apple's guidelines regarding 0-90 percent humidity in "non condensing conditions". Can anyone explain to me in layman's terms what this...
  2. W

    Buying Advice - MacBook Pro M1 Pro

    Hi all, thinking a used MacBook Pro M1 Pro machine is the best next move for my needs. The amount of power cores and form factor suit my use cases best. Got one locally for ~$1k, 100 battery cycles, seems to be in great condition. Willing to take the no AppleCare risk. Any advice here? Cursory...
  3. J

    Stop Syncing between Two Macs

    The first time that comes with this weird issue. I bought another MacBook Pro and signed in with my APPLE ID. Currently, two MacBook Pro under the same account. Now when I am copying a link from chrome browser on my old MBP, the new MBP opens the chrome browser too and tries to open the copied...
  4. M

    MacBook Pro USB-C Female to USB-A Male Adapter

    I'm working abroad with my MacBook Pro, and will be purchasing the Apple World Travel Adapter Kit, but would like to work in the airports, on the plane, buses, etc which usually only have USB-A plugins. Is there a male USB-A adapter that can attach to the duck head that will actually charge my...
  5. R

    Optimized charging in Sonoma 14.4.1

    Hi! Since I bought my MacBook Pro (one year more or less), I noticed that the optimized charging was working perfectly. I use my MacBook Pro almost as a desktop computer. It is only on very rare occasions that I use it on battery. Hence, the optimized charging algorithm understood it quite...
  6. 1974darrenh

    What is going on? Macbook Pro 2011

    When I switch my 2011 Macbook Pro with High Sierra installed, I cannot boot into normal, safe mode, recovery etc, I just get the apple logo for about 2 minutes then goes to a blue screen (see pic) I've reset the PRAM and the SMC. All I want to do is reinstall the OS back on but I cannot think...
  7. L

    M3 Max Now or Wait for the M4 Max?

    I recently bought a 16" M3 Max Base Model (14 core CPU, 30 core GPU)... I was planning to upgrade from my M1 Max (10 core CPU, 32 core GPU) but I haven't opened the new computer yet as I've just been realizing that my current M1 Max is totally fine for my needs. I really didn't need to upgrade...
  8. MarckyG

    Recommended to get bigger SSD when choosing more RAM? / Hibernate on Mac

    Hey all, I'm curious how hibernate works on the MacBook Pros... I'm used to Windows reserving the amount of RAM in Gigabytes on the SSD, so that it can copy the content from the RAM to the SSD when hibernating. How does that work on the MacBook Pros / in MacOs? I'm about to buy a MacBook Pro...
  9. O

    pre M series macs buying question

    Hello, Im looking to buy a used macbook pro. Due to budget at the moment looking at pre M series. Does any one have any recommendations on a 16 gb minimum one for someone who will be using it for photo editing and coding.
  10. J

    Anyone uses or owns a MBP 16 inch 2019 laptop?

    Hello all, Would appreciate some help from your experience, I searched but couldn't make a decision yet. I own a MacBook Pro 16 inch 2019 laptop (16 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, 2.3 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9 processer). I bought it brand new back in late 2021 and its running on the final version of Big...
  11. Z

    How to Best Maintain MacBook Battery Health?

    Currently, I charge my laptop about twice a day and try to keep the battery level between 20% and 80%. Since I bought it on April 2nd, I've accumulated 12 charge cycles. Is it better to maintain the battery this way, or should I keep it plugged in most of the time and only use it on battery when...
  12. W

    Frustrating apple repair experience with MBP - is this typical?

    I'm not sure where to post this, so I'm posting here. I brought my wife's 2019 Macbook Pro in for a battery replacement and mentioned that the trackpad doesn't "click" anymore, but still works otherwise. It's as if the "force touch" setting is turned off in system preferences but otherwise...
  13. A

    Macbook pro 2015 retina 13" (A1502) not charging after logic board update

    Hey guys, I am facing the following problem with my macbook pro 2015 retina 13” (A1502) and I hope some of you can help me: I recently upgraded my logic board: I had a 8gb core i5 2.7 ghz logic board and I bought a 16gb core i7 3.1 ghz from aliexpress and installed it in my macbook. Everything...
  14. C

    Voice Isolation Feature on M3 MacBook Air

    The new MacBook Air series (13 and 15 inch) is advertised to have Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes and Enhanced voice clarity in video calls. This is confusing because the M2 series of the Macbook Air, as well as the M2 and M3 Pro series have had the Voice Isolation and Wide...
  15. D

    M2 Max vs M3 pro

    I’m considering an upgrade of my 2020 Intel 13” MacBook Pro to an apple silicon model. Main use is photo editing using the adobe suite of tools with important considerations being speed and battery life especially when away from home on trips. I’ve also started editing short iPhone video and...
  16. F

    Late 2013 15" MBP 4k@60Hz external monitor integrated GPU

    I'm curious if the A1398 2013 - 2014 15" MacBook Pros can drive an external 4k display at 60Hz over thunderbolt DisplayPort using the integrated GPU. It's working great for me but it's making me use the dedicated GPU. If I force the integrated GPU using gfxStatus, the external display remains...
  17. J

    Advice needed please - which MBP?

    Hi, i'm currently looking at replacing my archaic 2013 iMac with a Studio Display and one of the following two MBPs: - Apple MacBook Pro, Apple M3 Max Chip 14-Core CPU, 30-Core GPU, 36GB RAM, 1TB SSD, 14 Inch | £2,939.98 - Apple MacBook Pro, Apple M3 Pro Chip 12-Core CPU, 18-Core GPU, 36GB...
  18. harits.crab

    Connect automatically menu is missing on Mac OS Sonoma 14.4 when using airpods pro gen 2

    Since I update to the latest macOS Sonoma 14.4, connect automatically menu is missing from my AirPods pro menu. it's kinda annoying to connect manually to my MacBook and when my iPhone is awake it's suddenly connect to my phone. I'm using AirPods pro gen 2 with latest firmware 6B34, iPhone 13...
  19. R

    Resolved MacBook Pro display bottom peeling? Additional advice?

    Hello all. I got one of the new M3 Pro MacBook Pros recently and less than a month after purchase, the bottom patch connecting the display to the main body seems to have detached itself. Unfortunately, this is after the two week refund period, but I did already pay for AppleCare in advance. I’ve...
  20. M

    Creaking Noise on MBP M1

    Hello, my MacBook Pro M1 2020 is facing this "small" issue, a metallic noise coming from the left side of the back cover, affetting also the keyboard, near letter: A,S,Z,X. Has anyone ever experienced this noise coming from keyboard/back cover? If yes, how it went? Thanks.