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  • M2 MacBook Air review roundup: This is the Mac you're looking for

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    Fred257 said:
    Reviews that go in depth show a different story. If the new MacBook Air has only one Nand chip, like the newest 13’ MacBook Pro then it will be a downgrade in performance. Looks are one thing. But, like in any relationship it’s on the inside what matters most 😂
    The slower SSD on the base model won’t be noticeable in almost all real world workflows. The only way to see a difference is by repeatedly moving large files between the SSD and RAM. Few workflows do that. If someone is working with large files they are not going to buy a 256GB drive, so practically no one is going to run into this.

    The supposedly slow drive is still faster than any external drive.
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  • Magic Keyboard teardown reveals 'elegant' lever-based trackpad

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    iFixit misunderstand how this mechanism works.

    When they push in the corner it lifts in the middle - but this is only because there is no trackpad attached. 

    When the trackpad is assembled it cannot lift in the middle, what will happen is that the entire trackpad will go down in a way that feels very stable.

    This is very similar to the butterfly hinges on those now infamous keyboards.
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  • Editorial: The 2020 iPad Pro may not be what Apple originally intended

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    It’s all rather simple.

    This minor update exists for 1 reason. To give developers access to the LIDAR scanner ahead of WWDC and months ahead of the new iPhones.

    Then we have the Magic Keyboard and trackpad support because - if it’s ready, why wait? This will also mean that apps will be updated to support the trackpad ahead of the next big iPad Pro update. This allows the software to catch up a bit with the hardware for once.
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  • Where is Apple going next with Services?

    robjnrobjn
    Apple should create a web development platform.

    This would:
    1) allow any iPad or Mac App to also be a web based app with minimum extra work.
    2) allow designers to build websites with Swift and Swift UI
    3) allow anyone to easily build and publish a website with high quality templates
    4) offer hosting
    5) offer a high quality and easy to implement e-commerce solution

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  • Microsoft's Surface Duo suffers a Face ID-style demo failure, nobody cares

    robjnrobjn
    The Apple demo fail was not a FaceID fail.

    The FaceID system worked correctly.

    The demo was flawed because it did not take into account the failed attempts that were registered by the person who’s job it was to polish the phone before the demo.
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