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  • Compared: M2 MacBook Air vs Surface Laptop Go 2

    tobiantobian
    “One thing in Microsoft's favor is that the screen is touch-enabled complete with 10-point multitouch. Apple still resists adding touch capabilities to its MacBook lineup.”

    What favor? Even AppleInsider posted many articles stating that touch-controlled notebook display is not a good idea. Yes, of because it’s not!
    thtBeatswatto_cobra

  • Without any fanfare, Apple's tvOS 16 arrives at WWDC

    tobiantobian
    Remember.. it’s just a hobby!
    doozydozendutchlordBeatsentropysbyronl

  • Elon Musk temporarily halts Twitter deal over user metrics

    tobiantobian
    Any opinion opposite to mainstream narrative is going to be considered as paid trolling or bot work anyway, so what is to purge here?

    watto_cobra

  • Apple's iPod is the other device that saved Apple, and set the table for the iPhone

    tobiantobian
    When 20GB 2nd gen. came out, it was my must must must have thing I spent all my student savings for:) 20GB in my pocket, my entire music library, plus some extra space for moving other stuff around, using full size FireWire 400.. gosh that was something!
    Later I’ve added linux in dual-boot setup, with drawing app, some games, player supporting ogg vorbis, picture viewer.. that’s when I realised the screen wasn’t B&W, but 4 grays.. PNGs looked great on it :)
    elijahgwatto_cobra

  • Apple's iPhone repair tool kit that it rents is wheeled and weighs 79 pounds

    tobiantobian
    MplsP said:
    So is the "superscrew" bit the pentalobe screw? (and what's super about it?)

    The big thing I notice is you can get a complete kit from fixit that includes everything you need weighs about 1/10th as much and includes the battery for less than it costs to rent this kit for a week. 

    My assumption is that Apple simply put all the tools used by their authorized repair centers because, unlike iFixit, they have absolutely no incentive to develop any sort of cheaper, smaller alternative methods, and for those who want to they can use the 'professional' tools.
    this kit contains exactly all the tools required for excellent iphone repair, and when you use them properly, following apples own guide, you can be sure that resulting iphone will keep it’s IP68 properties, drop resistance, SAR levels, camera capture quality (alignment), etc..

    for example this heavy Display press thingy distributes the pressure over all the surface evenly (it wont allow you pressing too hard, making damage), for exact time (it counts seconds and beeps for finish), it’s positioning the display precisely using proper fixture, etc..

    give me a break with iFixit amateur toolkit.
    AppleSince1976stompy