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[JJ 911SC]

Originally Posted by Esteban

I suspect I'll be doing that soon. My current MacBook Pro's from 2014 but still hanging on. Won't last forever, though.

I'm on The same boat, my mid 2012 still hanging on. One memory board went bad as well as the track pad and the power cord, replacement part from Amazon.

I also up-dated the hard drive with a Solid State version.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by JJ 911SC

I'm on The same boat, my mid 2012 still hanging on. One memory board went bad as well as the track pad and the power cord, replacement part from Amazon.

I also up-dated the hard drive with a Solid State version.

I haven’t had to do any repairs. I think when I do it will be time to replace my current MacBook Pro with a new one.

Kind of anxious/curious to take the new Apple chips for a ride. Heard they’re quite a bit faster than the Intel chips.

[jamesinaz]

Got into imgur finally. BTW oh yes, these machines are SOOOOO much faster than intel based machines. And SSD also makes a massive difference for those still using spinning disk storage. I have a large music library and it takes a while for this desktop to open it. The new laptop click and done. Yikes.

[vreihen16]

My last of the 16" Intel i9 Macbook Pro's screen failed (out of warranty) a few days before the latest 15" Macbook Air with the M2 processor started shipping last spring. The repair cost was only a few Franklins less than the new M2, so I decided to buy one rather than fix the i9. Glad that I made the switch, especially when the i9's CPU fan used to crank itself up obnoxiously as backups ran and the M2 Air doesn't even have a cooling fan at all.....

[M_Six]

I have an M1 MBP, and an i7 iMac. Both with SSDs and 16GB RAM. I have an Automation that I run that shuts down all open programs. That automation runs considerably faster on my i7 iMac than it does on my MBP. Otherwise I don't notice much difference in speed between the two machines. Photoshop seems about the same. That's the biggest resource hog on either machine.

[jamesinaz]

Originally Posted by M_Six

I have an M1 MBP, and an i7 iMac. Both with SSDs and 16GB RAM. I have an Automation that I run that shuts down all open programs. That automation runs considerably faster on my i7 iMac than it does on my MBP. Otherwise I don't notice much difference in speed between the two machines. Photoshop seems about the same. That's the biggest resource hog on either machine.

Wow. Very surprised. I find the laptops (I've had two of the newer M chips types) blew away my old iMac. Which has a i5 and old style spinning hard drive not SSD. And my measurement was how fast it could open my rather large music library or photo library or restart and actually have everything loaded. Perhaps the better speed I see is more memory defined than actual processor.

[tcphoto]

I went from a Mid'15 MBP to an M2 MBP and it's been a great upgrade. I'm waiting a little while before replacing the Cinema Display with a Studio Display which is $1600 for the Nano glass, ouch!

[Joe T]

Wife's mercedes was giving an "auxiliary battery malfunction" code. At her service last week they said $250 for diagnostics, because

"your car doesn't have an auxiliary battery"

a 15 second search from google and a 10 minute video on youtube later I ordered one of these.


Cost from mercedes...
$250 diagnostic
$358 part
2 hours labor $350
total = $958

cost online was $110. 10 minute video, 20 minute install and the problem's gone

and there's a $15 core charge when I send the part back

[Limegrntaln]

Just a little shopping from the past week or so. I wanted a desk in the office. Then I realized my 16” MBP wasn’t going to cut it. So, I bought a monitor. Then I got tired of the MacBook slaved into the monitor, so, I bought a standalone Mac. Then the room air was a little blah, so, I bought a ceiling fan and installed it.

[ezaircon4jc]

Is that an A330 on your desk?

[jamesinaz]

Nice. You are state of the art now.

[RickFLM4]

Finally got 2 new paintings up in the dining room.

[M_Six]

Nice! I like.

[Limegrntaln]

Originally Posted by ezaircon4jc

Is that an A330 on your desk?

They’re both A380s, even though the white one is the only one that actually looks like an A380. The blue one looks like a A330, but, the stand claims it’s an A380-800.

[jmg]

Originally Posted by Limegrntaln

Just a little shopping from the past week or so. I wanted a desk in the office. Then I realized my 16” MBP wasn’t going to cut it. So, I bought a monitor. Then I got tired of the MacBook slaved into the monitor, so, I bought a standalone Mac. Then the room air was a little blah, so, I bought a ceiling fan and installed it.

Very nice office setup! What monitor and what are the specs?

[Limegrntaln]

Originally Posted by jmg

Very nice office setup! What monitor and what are the specs?

It’s a 49” Samsung Odyssey Neo G9. 240hz, 1ms. Mac Studio is just the stock but with 1tb solid state. They come with 512. I upgraded to the 1tb because in the M2 studio, they went with a single 512 chip which leaves one of the memory slots empty, which makes the drive read and write speed garbage. The only way to fix it is to buy a 1tb so they put 2 512 chips in it. One in each slot.

[Marmugmotleocay]

I just picked up a bunch of DEWALT XR 20v power tools.
Drill, Impact, Reciprocating saw, Oscillating saw, Ratchet, Light , charger and ( 2 ) 20v 5 amp batteries. I should be good for awhile.

[Sedan_Clan]

I moved to Nevada a couple of months ago, so deciding to furnish the entire house with brand new furniture is a massive expense. My 85” Samsung Frame TV was just delivered last week and my white KEF LS60 wireless speakers arrive Tuesday. I bought another Peter Lik; the "Luna Pathway".....which will be delivered in a few weeks too. It'll be mounted in my master/primary bedroom. The other two Peter Lik's that I already own will go in the living room and the den/seating area of the new house. I also ordered a Restoration Hardware “Machinto” media console that will arrive in two weeks. I feel like Crate & Barrel, RH, and West Elm are taking all of my money.

[wtwo3]

Went on a bit of a shopping spree.

Bought my in-laws a new car - a brand new X1. I'm shocked at how NICE this car is for the price. We were shopping around to replace their 15 year old accord, and were checking out cars like the Rav4, CRV, etc. Both Toyota and Honda dealers were asking for 10% over MSRP. Meanwhile the BMW dealer that I have a pretty good relationship with was offering me 5% below MSRP on the X1. So the price delta between the Rav4/CRV and this X1 was almost nil. Needless to say, the in-laws are ecstatic.




Next purchase - I decided to upgrade to a Galaxy Z Fold 5 for myself



Finally, spoiled the kids with some new shoes. A pair of AJ 12s for my daughter, and some AJ 2s and AJ 1s for my son.

[oVeRdOsE.]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

I moved to Nevada a couple of months ago, so deciding to furnish the entire house with brand new furniture is a massive expense. My 85” Samsung Frame TV was just delivered last week and my white KEF LS60 wireless speakers arrive Tuesday. I bought another Peter Lik; the "Luna Pathway".....which will be delivered in a few weeks too. It'll be mounted in my master/primary bedroom. The other two Peter Lik's that I already own will go in the living room and the den/seating area of the new house. I also ordered a Restoration Hardware “Machinto” media console that will arrive in two weeks. I feel like Crate & Barrel, RH, and West Elm are taking all of my money.

your klipsch subwoofer reminded me of this meme

[nyalpine90]

Halloween decors for the outside
Halloween costumes for my munchkins

[tturedraider]

Originally Posted by Limegrntaln

Just a little shopping from the past week or so. I wanted a desk in the office. Then I realized my 16” MBP wasn’t going to cut it. So, I bought a monitor. Then I got tired of the MacBook slaved into the monitor, so, I bought a standalone Mac. Then the room air was a little blah, so, I bought a ceiling fan and installed it.

Are you married? Is she going to see this credit card bill?!