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post Nov 11 2020, 02:24 AM, updated 5y ago

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post Nov 11 2020, 02:56 AM

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QUOTE(ganick5461 @ Nov 11 2020, 02:48 AM)
you are fast
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QUOTE(apowerfulskill @ Nov 11 2020, 02:50 AM)
How do you get all this updated so fast! Hahah.
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Hahaha. 😛
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post Nov 11 2020, 03:09 AM

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QUOTE(tru.shyne @ Nov 11 2020, 03:01 AM)
How does this new M1 MBA compare to previous Intel MBA
My brother just bought it last mth
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totally blow the olf macbook air away... tongue.gif far far far far far far far away....
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post Nov 11 2020, 03:10 AM

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QUOTE(tru.shyne @ Nov 11 2020, 03:09 AM)
Same price but new M1 chip
My brother would cry really hard
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those who just get a new macbook earlier will really cry. haha. tongue.gif
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post Nov 18 2020, 06:41 AM

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QUOTE(stargazhe @ Nov 17 2020, 11:56 PM)




M1 Macs review: The Next Generation by Jason Snell

MacBook Air M1 review: The right Apple Silicon Mac for most by TechCrunch
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reviews all show that the new macs are PC killers. tongue.gif
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post Nov 18 2020, 09:57 PM

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QUOTE(kevinpss @ Nov 18 2020, 05:43 PM)
I think 8GB is good enough to use for the next 5 years....just my thoughts...

I do have concerns on 8GB RAM especially come to open/working on huge Excel file. Considering the machine instructions are different now with ARM, i think RAM will make less sensitive compare to the X86 framework OS.
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unless ur daily tasks are really really light, else 16GB will be more future proof....
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post Nov 24 2020, 04:04 AM

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QUOTE(CH3COOH @ Nov 20 2020, 10:00 PM)
Dayum, my 2016 MacBook Pro always got issue when running huge data of excel.

Makes me drooling for this.
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the Intel processor is the bottleneck. my 2017 macbook pro is nothing better in terms of performance.
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post Nov 24 2020, 04:06 AM

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QUOTE(davidletterboyz @ Nov 23 2020, 05:52 PM)
Yup. It's like eating using legs.
If die2 must use Windows software, go for Windows OS la. Why wanna make life difficult?
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i am sure any apple fans here use windows becos of no choice, same as me. i am using bootcamp on my macbook pro 2017 due to work purpose too.

i will never go with any windows laptop as the quality is totally far far behind apple one.
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post Dec 10 2020, 03:51 PM

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QUOTE(fuze @ Dec 10 2020, 02:48 PM)
I had bad experience with the Touchbar and I dont wanna get into another
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i have no issues with the touchbar. although i do not really utilise the full capabilities of it, but i find it looking cool. haha. tongue.gif
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post Apr 15 2021, 08:03 PM

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QUOTE(christine_1236 @ Apr 14 2021, 11:03 PM)
Hi all, am considering getting the 16GB RAM as a switch from windows, my work will require loading big datasets on excel, running statistical models on R, and also running javascripts to automate some work on Adobe illustrator.

However my only concern was on the app compatibility issue on M1, as there's mixed review on running Illustrator on M1 as the native version is not out yet, some people have no issue while some cant even open without crashing.

Any owners can share your thoughts or any experience running these tools on MBA? Or maybe I should just stick with windows for my use case?
Much appreciated!
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if u are still heavily rely on windows, my suggestion is still to get a intel based mac. I am in the same situation too, therefore i just got my intel based refurbished i3 mac mini 2018, the price is the same as m1 mac mini 2020. however, it is the only solution now. there is arm based technical preview version of windows now that could be run using virtualisation software such as parellel but the experience will not be same.

i will wait till there is more promising arm based solution of mac before i purchase one.
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post May 9 2021, 10:28 AM

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QUOTE(meteoraniac @ May 9 2021, 08:05 AM)
I’ve a 256gb iPhone

Since I do backup every few months, is the 256 ssd package sufficient or should I get 512? I don’t do gaming or editors on laptop, just casual browsing and entertainment
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confirmed not enough. if u really need to do the backup on the ssd itself, u need at least 512GB. unless u set the itunes backup location to an external HDD that is in larger capacity.
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post May 16 2021, 04:17 PM

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QUOTE(RiriRuruRara @ May 16 2021, 04:11 PM)
WTA I'd the 100 Nits color display more in the mbp very noticeable???
I will be using this to watch movies, should I get the air or pro???
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they are of different usage totally as of now.

if u want a tablet, ipad pro. if u want a laptop, macbook air of course.
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post May 16 2021, 05:05 PM

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QUOTE(RiriRuruRara @ May 16 2021, 05:00 PM)
What you mean different usage bro?
Need to know is the macbook pro display a lot better then the macbook air???
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One is tablet one is a laptop. This are the usages.
Which one to choose should be based on ur use cases. It is not hard to understand. Now iPad Pro totally cannot replace a MacBook.

MacBook Pro display is brighter than MacBook Air. This is the only thing that the display is more superior.
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post Jul 15 2021, 07:54 PM

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what i can warn about battery charging is that = never never leave your macbook on charging for too long.

i used to leave my macbook pro on ac power all the time (24 x 7), within 4 years, i had changed 3 times new batteries due to battery bloated prob. all the time when i changed battery, the battery cycle was less than 10.

first time - bloated after 2 years of usage.
second time - bloated after less than 1 year of usage.
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post Oct 24 2021, 11:22 AM

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QUOTE(soitsuagain @ Oct 24 2021, 11:07 AM)
Touchbar is cool and damn I love the slim profile of 2016 MBP onwards.
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same. I love the glowing apple logic for 2015 MBP but I love more of the 2016MBP design and importantly the lighter weight.

yeah. Touch Bar looks very cool.

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