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post Dec 9 2021, 12:09 PM

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QUOTE(agoodlistener @ Dec 9 2021, 03:15 AM)
I learned my lesson the hard way.

Am an OCD guy myself, so I naturally used tissue + sanitizer alcohol to wipe my 2013 MBP 15’ after a day out in the cafe during covid.

The laptop seemed fine at first. But the next day the screen gave up and gave a purple + green display. Was shocked and the repair  costed RM2k+, which I decided against and went with a new MBP instead.

Please learn from my lesson. Alcohol sanitizer doesn’t go well with MBP screen, unless you want to risk damaging that sweet XDR display, and then cough out thousand to repair.
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i guess that's the purpose of having a good and durable screen protector.. yesterday i just clean up the surface of my old mbp's super dusty screen protector (with a small keyboard shape at the bottom sweat.gif) with a sanitizer alcohol wipe and it almost looks new again (its a magnetic matte anti-spy protector so never look shinny in the first place)

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post Dec 9 2021, 12:43 PM

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QUOTE(dikae @ Dec 8 2021, 01:15 PM)
iphone 11 is good enough smile.gif so you got a jizz of the ecosystem at least... I've been using office 365 for over a decade and hasn't looked back at windows.. I mean coming from 2 decades of Windows user here.. I think they both runs well.. of course at the beginning when I switched over to mac I find Windows is better..hut that's almost comparing a 20 years of experience vs 1 month.. not apple to apple comparison... today though I think they both runs the same.. at least to me.. speaking of stability..ive been using words excel PowerPoint outlook etc.. they feel the same.. I'm not a heavy intense Microsoft office user so probably there are things I don't see unstable on the mac..
grab the mac since it's paid off from company.. and obviously its a bias decision coz you are asking here in apple byte section tongue.gif
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hahaha.. you are right.. I just want to try something new because all my life has been with windows so want to jump to another wife. tongue.gif

I think for now, i will be using a lot of office for work related. Other than that, not sure what to use yet. tongue.gif

QUOTE(vostroxe @ Dec 8 2021, 02:00 PM)
Office is very stable at Mac. Just you dont get the full fledge functions in Mac. But if you are normal user, it should be fine.
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Stable is good but don't have the same function compare to PC? I wonder why...

QUOTE(ise @ Dec 8 2021, 04:45 PM)
so far no. but to be fair I only use Words, Powerpoints and Outlook. The rest not relevant to me. I cant comment much on extra functions in excel or other 365 products.
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Thanks bro..
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post Dec 9 2021, 01:06 PM

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QUOTE(CounterRealm @ Dec 9 2021, 12:43 PM)
hahaha.. you are right.. I just want to try something new because all my life has been with windows so want to jump to another wife. tongue.gif

I think for now, i will be using a lot of office for work related. Other than that, not sure what to use yet. tongue.gif
Stable is good but don't have the same function compare to PC? I wonder why...
Thanks bro..
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I think the number one difference is that the new MacBook Pros are really fast and cool, it doesn't feel hot and the fans don't spin up like the Intel ones right?
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post Dec 9 2021, 01:11 PM

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QUOTE(CounterRealm @ Dec 9 2021, 12:43 PM)
Stable is good but don't have the same function compare to PC? I wonder why...
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not sure..because myself is a advance user for Microsoft Excel..found mac version tend to be limited.

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post Dec 9 2021, 01:14 PM

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Finally the wait is over for me. Will self pickup later since it just nearby to me. If delivery for sure it will be tomorrow.

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post Dec 9 2021, 01:24 PM

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QUOTE(vostroxe @ Dec 9 2021, 01:11 PM)
not sure..because myself is a advance user for Microsoft Excel..found mac version tend to be limited.
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Some advance features are indeed not available or won't be available right after it releases. I am Excel advance user as well, even the multi core support was only available few years ago. The Pivot and VBA are very limited even though one could still use it.
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post Dec 9 2021, 01:55 PM

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QUOTE(vostroxe @ Dec 9 2021, 01:14 PM)
Finally the wait is over for me. Will self pickup later since it just nearby to me. If delivery for sure it will be tomorrow.

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based on my recent experience, im not surprised if it is delivered to you by 6pm today.. keep the hopee smile.gif

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post Dec 9 2021, 02:50 PM

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Somemore if company let you to choose between Mac or windows then which one you choose? tongue.gif
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post Dec 9 2021, 03:30 PM

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QUOTE(CounterRealm @ Dec 9 2021, 02:50 PM)
Somemore if company let you to choose between Mac or windows then which one you choose? tongue.gif
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Windows. Most of our office aplication software, server & control systems are based on windows platform. smile.gif Productivity is more important

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post Dec 9 2021, 03:53 PM

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QUOTE(CounterRealm @ Dec 9 2021, 02:50 PM)
Somemore if company let you to choose between Mac or windows then which one you choose? tongue.gif
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I just had that option, was hoping that I could choose the 14" model but they only gave me a choice of either a 14" Windows laptop or a 13.3" Mac

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post Dec 9 2021, 04:18 PM

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QUOTE(CounterRealm @ Dec 9 2021, 02:50 PM)
Somemore if company let you to choose between Mac or windows then which one you choose? tongue.gif
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Simple..I choose windows anytime..Just to get my job done.
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post Dec 9 2021, 04:19 PM

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seems like no one recommend MAC here for business though.. sad.gif
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post Dec 9 2021, 04:24 PM

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QUOTE(engseng @ Dec 9 2021, 01:06 PM)
I think the number one difference is that the new MacBook Pros are really fast and cool, it doesn't feel hot and the fans don't spin up like the Intel ones right?
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Mine definitely feels hot (maybe warm) after using for 2-3 hours just on browsing and some YouTube’s…I’m still not sure is it really warm or because I work in a relatively cold temperature room so sometimes when the room is super cold, it gets into our laptop aluminum surface and the heat from our palm makes it feel warm…didn’t bother me much yet..smile.gif
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post Dec 9 2021, 05:32 PM

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Just received mine today after getting hold at Shanghai 3 days. My opinion on this;

1. Way faster than my 2020 MBP Intel i5. It handle my workflow without buffer.

2. My spec is M1 Max 24 cores 1TB. I guess for M1 Max, the heat is more than M1 pro. My laptop bit warm during testing to edit some picture raw files. Just a slight warm. Nothing near the definition of warm if using intel MBP. Intel is hot even just do a normal browsing.

3. The screen is really gorgeous. The colour is really pop if you are doing creative works.

4. The laptop feel solid and well build. A bit heavy as well.

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post Dec 9 2021, 06:14 PM

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My order finally shipped !
Initial delivered by 8th now is expecting delivering by 13th Dec
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post Dec 9 2021, 07:03 PM

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I'm loving my new 14" monster. Quick review
Transition my current software engineering from hackintosh to new mbp, everything 90% work oob. 10% my docker project fail(mysql obviously), but then this is blessing in disguise, while debugging to troubleshoot, i upgraded my image to multiarch, and unknowingly optimize the large memory usage issues we've been facing. I'm lovin it!
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post Dec 9 2021, 07:15 PM

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Apparently I make wise decision to cancel first order and change my ram to 32GB from 16GB. Merely open Safari (one tab) and one picture editing app.

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post Dec 9 2021, 07:23 PM

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QUOTE(vostroxe @ Dec 9 2021, 05:32 PM)
Just received mine today after getting hold at Shanghai 3 days. My opinion on this;

1. Way faster than my 2020 MBP Intel i5. It handle my workflow without buffer.

2. My spec is M1 Max 24 cores 1TB. I guess for M1 Max, the heat is more than M1 pro. My laptop bit warm during testing to edit some picture raw files. Just a slight warm. Nothing near the definition of warm if using intel MBP. Intel is hot even just do a normal browsing.

3. The screen is really gorgeous. The colour is really pop if you are doing creative works.

4. The laptop feel solid and well build. A bit heavy as well.

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Yeap it’s a bit heavy but every time when I feel that I will remind myself the 14” is not way lighter anyways, definitely lighter but not like the difference between. 16” vs 13” the previous model..and the extra juice and screen real estate make up for it…my overall take though = still depends on personal preference and lifestyle..no point going for 26 for battery and screen if you travel a lot and needed the portability..smile.gif

Is that silver btw? nowadays hard to tell coz different angle show different shade sweat.gif

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post Dec 9 2021, 07:24 PM

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this is my current work memory usage after 2 days of using it. my last hackintosh spec is i9-9900t laptop, 16gb ram and quite laggy due to low memory. but after using hackintosh for 2 years, i just jumpship due to huge performance increase and lightweight laptop! best decision ever cool2.gif

edit: forgot to mention, the temp on my hackintosh would retain in 80-90 deg c as quite heavy work load, docker, 4 intellij idea, vscode, fan like a leaf blower rclxub.gif . i repeat this on this mbp, temp measured on tg pro is only 52 deg c and it is damn silence!

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post Dec 9 2021, 11:43 PM

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QUOTE(CounterRealm @ Dec 9 2021, 04:19 PM)
seems like no one recommend MAC here for business though.. sad.gif
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Choose wisely which works best for you..I guarantee you that even finance and HR at Apple also use Windows in their working environment. Most big companies using SAP ERP for all the functions and SAP not compatible with Mac. Just to show you example of the limitations.

QUOTE(dikae @ Dec 9 2021, 07:23 PM)
Yeap it’s a bit heavy but every time when I feel that I will remind myself the 14” is not way lighter anyways, definitely lighter but not like the difference between. 16” vs 13” the previous model..and the extra juice and screen real estate make up for it…my overall take though = still depends on personal preference and lifestyle..no point going for 26 for battery and screen if you travel a lot and needed the portability..smile.gif

Is that silver btw? nowadays hard to tell coz different angle show different shade sweat.gif
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mine is space gray though..so far I'm happy with 16. Been use 13 since 2015..Its been awhile I wanted to use 16 but back then not really can afford it.

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