@matigo The base model 2011 13-in MBP benchmarks slightly higher then the top-of-the-range 2010 17-in MBP. That was the introduction of the Sandy Bridge processor and faster RAM.
@matigo Correct. Originally available in 2.0; 2.2 & 2.3 GHz, although only the 2.3 GHz shipped with 8 GB of RAM, the others had 4 GB.
I've been hearing rumours of a new iPad with USB-C instead of Lightning. One wonders what it'll be called: iPad X; iPad SE or maybe iPad SE-X?
If Geekbench benchmarks mean anything, then this 2017 2.3 GHz i5 13-in MBP scores virtually the same as the 2011 2.3 GHz i7 15-in MBP on the multi-core setting. Both computers have 8 GB of the RAM relevant to their times.
Will attempt salvage of MacBook Water (ex-Air) on Friday. It seems the electronics hobbyist shop sells a phone repair kit that includes the desired Pentalobe P5 screwdriver.
Unexpectedly almost pain-free today. Last night I used a gel icepack & half the recommended daily maximum dosage of paracetamol - I'd had none prior to that dosage so was in no danger of poisoning from the stuff.
@larand Reminds me of a project the Men's Shed group instigated a few years ago: fitting tamper-proof one-way screws to vehicle registration plates. All approved by the registration authority. We had to get four different length/gauge of screw in stock.
@streakmachine If yesterday means the previous day, then, logically, yesteryear means the previous years. Therefore, my bits of tech from yesteryear are an iPad, iMac & now a MacBook Pro.
// @matigo
Fucken Sophos is being an arsehole with the new MacBook Pro. Insists it's vulnerable even though the settings are identical with the MacBook Water's settings.
@variablepulserate In severe flooding back in the 1970s, supplies had to be dropped to a flood-isolated sheep station homestead from a light aircraft. Included in the package was a bottle of rum. They had to find a way of cushioning the rum bottle but couldn’t find any packaging.
Until the copilot hollowed out a loaf of bread, removed the cork from the bottle, extracted some of the contents to allow the rest to slosh about and not damage the glass on impact. The top end of the load was resealed with the discarded centre of the loaf.
It was then dropped overboard wit a label proclaiming the presence of rum within. Then the copilot notice he still had the cork in the plane.
After the floods has passed the intrepid airmen got back in contact with the station owner to apologise for the unintended rum leakage. The response was “that’s OK, mate, we had bread & butter pudding that night!”