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AppleExposed said:

pscooter63 said:

Another thing that strikes me about Apple video content is the utter lack of buffering.  I presume that when you pull up a content's preview/download page, the device is already backloading the content, in case you click "Buy" or "Rent"...?  Regardless, the experience is swifter than it ever was with optical media.

I'm not sure what problem you're having but there's a confusing "fast play" option in settings that may help you. When activated your Apple TV won't play a movie until it's loaded enough data to stream without downgrading the quality.

I'm not sure what problem you read in his comment. I see him touting Apple's about to load content seemingly instantaneously.

1) Roku's CEO has been very clear that Roku is in the ad business, not the HW business. Consumer privacy is not something they care about. I didn't see this addressed in the review.

2) I don't think listing "A10X Fusion" and "Quad-core processor" are helpful for potential buyers. Even if you listed various performance values that show which is faster it still wouldn't detail how well their systems work on their respective platforms. In my experience tvOS is considerably more refined, faster, and with fewer hiccups and crashes than the Roku's I've set up and used.

wood1208 said:

MacBook Air/Pro screaming update with Intel’s 10nm (or Apple’s ARM) CPU/GPUs, WiFi 6, USB4,etc.. Such upgrades can very well attract new buyers and current waiting to upgrade, increasing MAC market share.

Don't forget the removal of the butterfly keyboard mechanism, a 16" MBP, and if the rumour of a new display tech comes to pass.

Personally, even at an assumed $4k+ price point for my needs and with my current MBP still being under AC+ coverage, it'll be hard for me not to jump at this if they go back to a scissor keyboard mechanism.

GeorgeBMac said:

I am not sure I see the advantage of any these:   The one meter Apple cable is only $19 and it remains pretty much the gold standard.   While I have no doubt some 3rd party cables can surpass it, the fact is, you never really know.   So, why take the chance?

I'll be stopping by the Apple store to pick one up along with a 30 watt charger for his iPhone Xr for his upcoming birthday.

Why a 30W charger for your XR when it doesn't offer any utility over the 18W charger? If you want to spend extra money on a charger I'd spend it on a GaN option for easily portability and packability.

• https://www.inviolabs.com/blogs/news/iphone-11-charging-test-which-usb-pd-charger-is-better

Eric_in_CT said:

Can AI add to the piece with some history?  Wasn't the original Glass Cube made of many panes of glass (biggest avail per technology), then when tech got better, it was re-glassed with bigger panes?

If I'm seeing the image correctly, it's 3 panes per side now?  Amazing.

Three years from now, single panes per side!  It will be so cool they won't interrupt a pane for a door, and they'll hog out a Bilco-Door through the sidewalk!

E.

A history of the store and cube would be nice. It looks like the sides were 3 pieces high and 6 pieces wide with the roof being 6×6.