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  • Compared: Apple's 16-inch MacBook Pro vs the 2019 15-inch MacBook Pro

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    Not to pile on, but I use Win10 every workday, 8am-5pm (and have done so for the last two years)... actually, earlier versions of Windows consume my entire  IT career of 35 years; and MacOS in the evenings and weekends for the last 15 (also serious work, although of a different nature).

    Absolutely, positively... Windows (in any version) is an inferior OS experience.  So much time wasted searching online how to make it either stop doing something stupid it shouldn't be doing in the first place, or vice versa... inevitably leading to some arcane registry workaround or some convoluted, buried option somewhere.  (For crying out loud, why maintain a dumbed-down "Settings" apart from "Control Panel" in the first place?)

    "Crappy" might be a smidgen over-the-top, but I know what I'd use if I had the choice.
    henrybayStrangeDaysmuthuk_vanalingam

  • Apple's new 16-inch MacBook Pro is built to blaze through pro workflows

    pscooter63pscooter63
    Regarding ports and connectors...

    I'm saddled with a cheap Lenovo Win machine at work, it has all those ports SpamSandy is complaining about. 

    But you know what, I also have a breakout box that replicates all that, but connects via a single USB-C cable.  So at the end of the day, instead of unplugging SEVEN cables to take my laptop home, I just unplug ONE.

    If all those legacy connections are so mission critical, chances are you're not leveraging the primary use case for a laptop anyway (portability).
    chiarotateleftbyteroundaboutnowsportyguy209fastasleepPickUrPoisondewmejohnbsiriuswatto_cobra

  • Apple TV vs. Roku -- comparing the two best 4K set-top streamers

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    Nine times out of ten, I prefer to use my iPhone (or my spouse's) in place of the dedicated Apple TV remote... it's always nearby, and there are extra soft buttons that the physical remote doesn't have, like Closed Captioning, instantly changing to keyboard input for searches, etc.

    Cool to read about the integration with AirPods, I'll try that out this weekend.

    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.
    StrangeDayswatto_cobra

  • Samsung admits a screen protector defeats Galaxy S10 fingerprint sensor

    pscooter63pscooter63
    Ah, Gator... still keeping friends close, and enemies closer... :D
    cornchipwatto_cobra

  • Apple's new tvOS 13 for Apple TV is now available

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    zroger73 said:

    1. Because it uses data which can be a concern for those without unlimited data.
    Mike W, the preview is just a 10-20 second loop, right? 
    (I don't have Netflix, ergo no reference. The FoxNow app does something like this, as the app starts up.)
    watto_cobra