@variablepulserate One YouTube video seen today questioned the need for the 13-in MacBook Pro given that the price difference between similarly-specified M2 MBAs & M2 MBPs are so close. The 10-core Air with 8 GB RAM & 256 GB storage is AU$50 more than the Pro of the same specs. All the Pro offers is slightly faster performance due to a fan & longer battery life by 2 hours and the divisive Touchbar.
But it has a smaller screen, 720p webcam vs 1080p for the Air & is thicker & heavier.
THat video suggests the next logical step up from the M2 Air is the base model 14-in Pro.
When I make you breakfast in bed, a simple "thank you" is enough. I don't need all this "who are you and how did you get in my house?" bullshit.
In six months of ownership, this M1 MacBook Air has achieved 77 full charge cycles of its battery. It was purchased from the Apple Refurbished stock & when first started up had zero charge cycles.
Oddly, in that same timeframe I have replaced the USB-C charging cable twice: once under warranty after the first one failed within 25 days and once again, this time with the cable that shipped with the 2017 MacBook Pro.
There’s something amiss with Apple USB-C cables, methinks.
@matigo Amazon has set up delivery boxes at two nearby shopping centres. They shove your package into whichever receptacle best suits its size and SMS you a code to open the box when you are physically there. Even the Post Office is getting in on the game, setting up their boxes beside the Amazon ones.
@variablepulserate I have similar issues with the 7th gen iPod Touch, the soecifications claim it could do 40 hours of video, which is absolute rubbish.
@variablepulserate In a wimper, not a bang. I do regret not buying an iPod Nano 7 when they were still around.
At the end of a Zoom meeting I wound up hosting a friend asked my advice on whether he should buy an iPod Touch while there were still some in stock. He added that he was going to upgrade from an iPhone 6S to a 13 Pro, so I suggested his old phone would do most things that an iPod Touch was able to do. I also mentioned that the current Touch had internals much the same as an iPhone 7 but with 2 processor cores disabled. He was satisfied with that answer.
I don’t know how long it runs but affinity.serif.com is having a 50% off Spring Sale. Their software: Affinity Photo, Affinity Publisher & Affinity Design for Mac, PC & iPad are currently half price and best of all, these are software prices, not subscription prices. I now have Affinity Photo on my iMac & M1 MacBook Air. Publisher is not available on the iPad but Photo & Design are.
Thinking aloud: “Is it 11am yet?”
Nope. Missed it by an hour & three minutes.
Good afternoon.