macike

Apple seems to be focused on the wrong things to fix or change. Most of us don't seem to place this much importance on Widgets, or Web Apps, and Dashboard was much more elegant and useful. They haven't even fixed Stage Manager.

I have been using a 2011 Quad-Core i7 27" iMac, the last iMac with a DVD/CD Burner, that had been upgraded to a 2TB SSD and 32GB of RAM. I tried to wait for an Apple-Silicon 27" Replacement, but I have been stuck at El Capitan for years because of its age. It was still relatively Fast, but it can't be upgraded, and its better days were behind it. I like that you can upgrade your Monitor with a Mac Studio or Mac Mini, but I prefer the iMac with its Gorgeous Screen, Flexibility , and  Solid performance. I  recently bought a 27" 5K iMac with Nano-Textured Screen, 16GB  XT- Series Graphics Card, i9 Intel Processor, 8TB SSD,64GB of RAM, but I expect Apple to Flop on me now. With Apple Care +, for the next three years, I just hope I didn't make a mistake, but I wasn't waiting any longer.  Apple hangs us out to dry, sometimes. I am now fully up-to-date with my Software , I couldn't even go to some websites with Safari.

9secondkox2 said:

macike said:

I just upgraded from my 17" Mac Book Pro that had Graphics Card Issues, to the 16" Mac Book Pro, maxed out to M1 Max/32GB Graphics/64GB RAM/4 TB SSD. I have never heard the Fan, it's so Fast that it's Unbelievable, Battery Life is Simply incredible, the return of Ports is a miracle, and it seems to be able to blow through any Job, even while on Battery! I feel  that it is the Best Computer that I have ever used, or bought. This will last me for years, as I grow into it, and it blows my iMac away, in most comparisons. 

Dang. What an upgrade. 

Must have felt like a whole new universe. 

It does, but my 17" Mac Book Pro was my Dream Mac, it was Top-of-the Line, and I had upgraded to a 2TB SSD with 16GB of RAM, and it was much faster than when I first bought it. I had so many Graphics Card issue, and over time, I couldn't even upgrade to the latest OS for the last three years, so I knew the time was near, but Speed wasn't my complaint during the first 5 Years. The M1 Max shows me how much speed, security,  and compatibility that I was missing, that I promised myself that no matter what, I would never allow myself to fall that far behind again. I was praying for a new Full-Size replacement for the 17" model, and i was widely criticized for wanting and believing that Apple should make a Notebook larger than 15" again, with Ports, and I was Right! The wait seems to be worth it. I very seldom see any Beachballs.

I just upgraded from my 17" Mac Book Pro that had Graphics Card Issues, to the 16" Mac Book Pro, maxed out to M1 Max/32GB Graphics/64GB RAM/4 TB SSD. I have never heard the Fan, it's so Fast that it's Unbelievable, Battery Life is Simply incredible, the return of Ports is a miracle, and it seems to be able to blow through any Job, even while on Battery! I feel  that it is the Best Computer that I have ever used, or bought. This will last me for years, as I grow into it, and it blows my iMac away, in most comparisons. 

AT&T is run by Greedy, Money-grubbing, Lying, Bastards that have no clue about Customer appreciation or Customer service. They sent me a message regarding how much Data I was using ( I don’t use my Instagram, Twitter, and have used Facebook live only once!) and I replied,” I have been paying for Unlimited Data since 2007, Kiss My Ass!”