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[2020] MacBook Air with M1 Discussion Thread
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cookie860217
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 Dec 26 2020, 05:58 PM
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Got the M1 MBA since 23/12 and so far very impressed with it.My first Mac after few years. Excellent whole day battery life and smooth response.
Mostly use it for office work, concalls and Netflix after that. Just noticed that MS Teams use up more battery but still much better than my previous windows laptop which can use more than 20% battery just by one hour concall compared to M1 which is about 10% battery. Maybe coz it is not optimised yet and using Rosetta 2. Hope it will improve further once it is optimised.
Just tried to install Windows as well today using Parallels Technical Preview and so far all smooth with no crashes and all apps working fine.
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cookie860217
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Dec 26 2020, 07:52 PM
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QUOTE(Seng_Kiat @ Dec 26 2020, 07:42 PM) guys, with this M1 processor, can i install VMWARE Fusion or perhaps Parallels to run windows at sometime due to my office accounting software does not support Mac OS. you can try this guide to run a tech preview of windows 10 on M1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7csrFxykM8Q I tried and so far working for me but since it is only a preview, do expect bugs. So far I have encountered one where I tried to restore a backup from my windows laptop but the error was driver not recognised. |
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cookie860217
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Dec 28 2020, 10:13 PM
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Can I ask if anyone knows how long apple takes to refund to Maybank debit card after cancelling order?
I have cancelled my MBA education store order since 22/12 but until today still the refund not in. Maybank said need Apple to initiate the refund and I can't get through to Apple callcentre.
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cookie860217
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Jan 5 2021, 07:21 AM
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QUOTE(tony_mw @ Jan 3 2021, 02:06 PM) Thanks guys, I think I’ll get that 3slot+SD card hub then. How about external SSD, any advise? I’m in a middle of choosing Samsung T7 touch(found it on taobao with less than RM600 include shipping) or Sandisk Extreme V2(shopee selling RM500 include shipping). Anyone here bought external ssd from taobao? I am using this hub with external M.2 SSD slot built in. Just make sure that it is a SATA M.2 SSD. I paired it with a 1TB WD Blue SATA M.2 SSD. https://s.lazada.com.my/s.c7DD4Slightly bigger than a normal hub but it is just as light and only need to carry and use one device. Also lesser ports but the essentials one for me are all there. |
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cookie860217
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Jan 5 2021, 10:58 AM
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QUOTE(raining again @ Jan 5 2021, 10:47 AM) whoa nice find! there  I was thinking to get this, but yours cheaper half the price RM150 only.. nice. ssd hub usb-cI think both same same ports, just the Harbigis have SD slots and support 10gbps nvme. This is good device too with the extra SD card and 10GBPS NVME support. For me the 520MBPS is fast enough for my usage. Took around 2 minutes for a 50GB file. Depends on the user's needs. If just need a hub with SSD support together with USB and HDMI support, the Ugreen should cover that whereas if need SD card support and faster file transfer then good to go with Hagibis. |
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cookie860217
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Jan 5 2021, 06:43 PM
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QUOTE(tony_mw @ Jan 5 2021, 05:55 PM) Thanks for your advice [email=polarzbearz]polarzbearz[/email] Aww, didnt know such things exists.  Thank you so much, will kiv on this! Any idea is this workable as an extended storage for ps5 too? Because my plan is to get just 1 ssd as a storage for my MBA and an alternative storage for my ps5.  Not so sure for PS5.. Not a console gamer myself.. |
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cookie860217
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Jan 5 2021, 07:07 PM
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QUOTE(Eithanius @ Jan 5 2021, 06:52 PM) How are these operating temperature compared to those of dedicated hubs...? Like the Satechi multi-port ones for example, minus the M.2 storage, reviews has it that the hubs run hot to the touch. Add M.2 storage in later die faster...  It does get quite warm but not hot to the touch.. Normally I will connect it with the hdmi port for about few hours at a time. |
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