Mike Wuerthele

We are not a large shop. In any given thread, we moderate folks outside the boundaries of rational conversation first. When it becomes no longer cost-effective to moderate, the thread gets pruned. And this one got bad, fast.

I thought that the forum-goers as a whole were able to maintain decorum in accordance with the commenting guidelines, so it started open. While some did, most thread participants did not.

If we don't, the beefing spills into other threads. This makes the labor situation worse.

That all said, this avenue of conversation has concluded in the forums. If you have further comments or questions on the matter, feel free to DM me. The procedure isn't going to change.

tape said:

Appleish said:

I kinda want to get one just to plug up one of the ports Apple was pressured to put in on my 16-inch M1 Max MBP, that I will never, ever use.

If you're a photo or video professional, or even a hobbyist, you NEED the SD card slot. Yes Apple was pressured to put it back in the MacBook Pros, but only because removing it in the first place was incredibly stupid.

At this point if you would never use it, you're an edge case MBP buyer.

I don't believe this is accurate. The video pros that we've spoken to aren't happy about the speed, and prefer other, faster, readers. Videographers especially.

I'm sure it gets use, but not using it doesn't make you an edge-case.

the3rdparty said:

A question:

Can this base model of the M2 MacBook Pro drive two external monitors?    The M1 version can only drive 1 (unless I am mistaken)

Not without DisplayLink hubs, which we do not generally recommend for any uses other than basic. This is addressed in the review text.

vishalca said:

Bump on my post from above:

I currently have a PC that I connect to dual monitors using something like this: https://www.amazon.ca/54292-Mini-DisplayPort-Monitor-Splitter/dp/B07S5LXHPR/ref=sr_1_6?crid=2H2WLYEN4V4QD&keywords=thunderbolt+to+hdmi+splitter&qid=1655182786&sprefix=thunderbolt+to+hdmi+s,aps,316&sr=8-6 . If I understand correctly, would I not be able to connect a Macbook Air to dual monitors with a similar adapter? That might be a dealbreaker...

That is correct, it even says so in the Amazon product listing.

It's not because of M1, though. Apple doesn't support DisplayPort daisy-chaining at all.

dantheman827 said:

StrangeDays said:

So they take 95% from their platform, but sued Apple for taking the 15/30% from its platform. Hmmm

They give affiliates a cut of their sales, this percentage is in line with thins like the Amazon affiliate links and other such programs.

It's the same thing with the iTunes affiliate program... they pay you to bring users to them.

That's not what this is.

Say you've made a skin for Fortnite. You then put it up for sale, since you're one of Epic's blessed. If Epic sells your skin for $10, you get $0.50. If Jim says that "Hey, look at this cool skin on Fortnite" and somehow links it to you, he gets nothing, and since it's your skin, you get $0.50.

If it was like the iTunes affiliate program (which cut apps out about three years ago), Jim that did the referral would get probably $0.02 and you'd get the $0.50 since its your skin.