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[2025] New MacBook Air With M4
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soonwai
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 Apr 15 2025, 11:57 PM
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QUOTE(mercindustries @ Apr 15 2025, 10:39 PM) I actually made the leap of faith sidegrading to MBA 13 M4 from MBP 14 M1 Pro. First unit I opened had a small chip which exposed the aluminium so had to reject it as DOA machine (got the Midnight variant) So far impressed with unit. Came with around ~50% ish charge and last charged 26 Jan 2025 so assume that is the manufacturing date. Nothing crazy on the heat so far while setting this up and battery is down to 10% after 4 hours. And oh my it is so light It's like 50g lighter than the mbam1 not that I can feel that. |
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mercindustries
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Apr 16 2025, 12:10 AM
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Getting Started
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QUOTE(soonwai @ Apr 15 2025, 11:57 PM) It's like 50g lighter than the mbam1 not that I can feel that. I'm comparing it with a Macbook Pro 14 |
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soonwai
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Apr 16 2025, 12:26 AM
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QUOTE(mercindustries @ Apr 16 2025, 12:10 AM) I'm comparing it with a Macbook Pro 14 Yes, I read that. I have a MacBook Air M1. |
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soitsuagain
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Apr 18 2025, 11:28 AM
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QUOTE(mercindustries @ Apr 15 2025, 10:39 PM) I actually made the leap of faith sidegrading to MBA 13 M4 from MBP 14 M1 Pro. First unit I opened had a small chip which exposed the aluminium so had to reject it as DOA machine (got the Midnight variant) So far impressed with unit. Came with around ~50% ish charge and last charged 26 Jan 2025 so assume that is the manufacturing date. Nothing crazy on the heat so far while setting this up and battery is down to 10% after 4 hours. And oh my it is so light Did you order online? I got mine from Apple TRX and shown last charged as 31/12/2024 around 45%. |
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mercindustries
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Apr 19 2025, 02:21 PM
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Getting Started
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QUOTE(soitsuagain @ Apr 18 2025, 11:28 AM) Did you order online? I got mine from Apple TRX and shown last charged as 31/12/2024 around 45%. No, I purchased my machine from Switch |
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soonwai
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Apr 19 2025, 03:11 PM
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dexmahmercindustriessoitsuagain You know the getting started leaflet that comes with the MacBook? What languages are yours in? One should be English, what's the other one?
(Apple delivered, Switch, TRX)
This post has been edited by soonwai: Apr 19 2025, 03:13 PM
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soitsuagain
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Apr 19 2025, 11:54 PM
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QUOTE(soonwai @ Apr 19 2025, 03:11 PM) dexmahmercindustriessoitsuagain You know the getting started leaflet that comes with the MacBook? What languages are yours in? One should be English, what's the other one? (Apple delivered, Switch, TRX) chinese. same as the outside box with english and chinese. |
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soonwai
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Apr 23 2025, 12:31 PM
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QUOTE(soitsuagain @ Apr 19 2025, 11:54 PM) chinese. same as the outside box with english and chinese. Thanks, I thought it came with BM leaflet but check back my old boxes and all are EN and CN. Only iPhone comes with EN, CN & BM. |
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soonwai
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Apr 23 2025, 12:41 PM
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First time using Migration Assistant. Previously had always set up from scratch.  This is mbam1 to mbam1 using Orico USB 4 40Gbps cable. I presume it's connecting with Thunderbolt 3. Transfer took about 5 mins after the initial discovery phase. Very fast. For mbam1 to mbam4, I used Wifi. Migration Assistant will actually display the speed of your home WiFi as well as P2P WiFi and use the faster one. Not sure where the photo went. |
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SUSSyok Your Mom
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Apr 24 2025, 09:29 AM
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Since the MacBook air m4 is fanless, will it overheat when using it for long hours ?
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soonwai
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Apr 24 2025, 02:50 PM
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QUOTE(Syok Your Mom @ Apr 24 2025, 09:29 AM) Since the MacBook air m4 is fanless, will it overheat when using it for long hours ? It will slowdown (throttle) to reduce the heat. Also depends on what you're doing, if just browsing web for long hours which is not CPU intensive then no worries. Rendering a 3D scene will induce throttling within minutes. I think will happen faster than many of the reviews since our ambient temp is higher. But the M4 is so fast that you may not notice it unless you're doing benchmarks. This post has been edited by soonwai: Apr 24 2025, 02:51 PM |
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SUSSyok Your Mom
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Apr 26 2025, 03:34 PM
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QUOTE(soonwai @ Apr 24 2025, 02:50 PM) It will slowdown (throttle) to reduce the heat. Also depends on what you're doing, if just browsing web for long hours which is not CPU intensive then no worries. Rendering a 3D scene will induce throttling within minutes. I think will happen faster than many of the reviews since our ambient temp is higher. But the M4 is so fast that you may not notice it unless you're doing benchmarks. Thanks. That's good explanation. Not sure worth it to buy now or not. Price seems like a abit high |
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soonwai
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Apr 30 2025, 05:18 PM
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Just tested WD SN850X 2TB SSD in Acasis USB4/TBT3 enclosure on the mbam4. Good speeds. Same results with included tbt3 cable and Orico USB4 cable. Not sure if getting a tbt4 enclosure will make things any faster.   Also tested the Orico 10Gbps. Realtek RTL9210 chipset.  Orico is equipped with a Hynix 256GB NVME salvaged from some pc laptop. This post has been edited by soonwai: Apr 30 2025, 11:07 PM |
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mrhrs
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May 2 2025, 09:24 AM
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Getting Started
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newbie here, just purchase MBA M4. still learning from windows to mac.
a bit awkard where excel shortcut function in mac and windows totally different.
any tips like taking care of the battery, i alway hook up t4 for 2nd screen functions, then the battery will charging mode. it is okay ?
This post has been edited by mrhrs: May 2 2025, 09:26 AM
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giggs_509
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May 2 2025, 09:26 AM
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QUOTE(mrhrs @ May 2 2025, 09:24 AM) newbie here, just purchase MBA M4. still learning from windows to mac. a bit awkard where excel shortcut function in mac and windows totally different. any tips like taking care of the battery, i alway hook up t4 for 2nd screen functions. install aldente app |
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soonwai
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May 4 2025, 07:15 PM
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QUOTE(mrhrs @ May 2 2025, 09:24 AM) newbie here, just purchase MBA M4. still learning from windows to mac. a bit awkard where excel shortcut function in mac and windows totally different. any tips like taking care of the battery, i alway hook up t4 for 2nd screen functions, then the battery will charging mode. it is okay ? That's MS fault. Even Windows Excel 365 and older Excel have different ALT keys. eg: HOW & OCW for Column Width. Microsoft knows it cos Excel 365 recognizes the older sequence and tells you so. But Mac Excel is worse, only goes up to HO, can't do the last W. Dunno why. This post has been edited by soonwai: May 4 2025, 07:18 PM |
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soitsuagain
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May 5 2025, 04:05 PM
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QUOTE(mrhrs @ May 2 2025, 09:24 AM) newbie here, just purchase MBA M4. still learning from windows to mac. a bit awkard where excel shortcut function in mac and windows totally different. any tips like taking care of the battery, i alway hook up t4 for 2nd screen functions, then the battery will charging mode. it is okay ? or u can use the terminal and type: sudo pmset disablesleep 1 if u want it to sleep it again just change the line from 1 to 0 |
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kuroshinobu
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May 6 2025, 01:34 AM
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New Member
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planning to get the macbook air m4 32gb ram with 256gb of ssd via the educational discount. might go for ssd upgrade later on via ahem ahem *mod*  |
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mrhrs
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May 10 2025, 03:59 PM
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Getting Started
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QUOTE(soitsuagain @ May 5 2025, 04:05 PM) or u can use the terminal and type: sudo pmset disablesleep 1 if u want it to sleep it again just change the line from 1 to 0 still a noob, plain english please. hahaha. appreciate if can show steps by steps. |
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SUSSyok Your Mom
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May 11 2025, 03:11 PM
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Just play with the demo unit at Switch, really good but the price is so hnnnghhhhh
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