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  • Studio Display 15.5 update minimally improves camera and performance

    ApplePoorApplePoor
    Will wait until the fall to see if Apple makes any more "improvements" to their new monitor. Frankly, I will not use the "FaceTime" feature at all and would love to clip the wires to the speaker/microphones (big Brother is listening all the time, don't you know?) and block the camera system.

    Also, I will wait on the second generation "M" processors before any more purchases of Apple computers. I have the MBAir M1 with 16GB of ram and a 1TB SDD and a 14" M1 Max Mac Book Pro upgraded to 64GB of memory, maximum processors and a 4TB SSD. Single core at startup is actually faster on the MBAir. The M1 series all have nearly identical single core ratings. So for many older programs, there is no improvement in performance with the 14" MBPro. Luminar Neo could use all of the "Max" cores. 

    I would like to order the Mac Studio second generation for the reasons above. It would replace my aging 2013 MacPro that has 128GB of Ram and a 2TB SSD.
    williamlondonbala1234

  • If you want a custom Mac Studio or MacBook Pro, expect to wait up to three months

    ApplePoorApplePoor
    Having a M1 MBAir and 14" M1 Max MBPro, I decided to cancel the Studio and Monitor order and wait for the next generation. They are still getting basic bugs out of both the monitor and the M1 series chips. Being an early adopter does have it's risks.
    darkvader

  • Mac Studio vs 14-inch MacBook Pro: the $1,999 shootout

    ApplePoorApplePoor
    The single core speeds are nearly identical on all four M1 processor "models". It takes the same amount of time to download and install the same software updates on my 2020 M1 MacBook Air with a 1 TB SSD as it does on my fully loaded with a 4TB SSD 14" Mac Book Pro Max. My 2019 fully loaded 16" Mac Book Pro does these installations in the same amount of time. Both the 14" and 16" load the same programs at startup and the Intel gets operational sooner.

    I canceled my Ultra Studio order and will await the second generation "M" processors. Most applications available in my world are not pushing dozens of threads.

    I think it would be very useful information if app and program creators included in their brief write-ups whether they are multi-threaded and if so, how many threads they can use. Then one could see the logic of acquiring a multi-threaded computer capability to match the software specs of the programs in use. 

    What is too bad in my opinion is that the high memory (128GB) is only available as an option on the fully loaded Ultra Studio models. To get even 32GB requires lots of cash for a MacBook Pro let alone the 64GB of ram models. Memory was always the best way to speed up processors and I think that is still true.

    Ever since the Apple tax of soldered in memory, we were stuck with paying outlandish prices for maximum memory. The same is also true of the SSD choices. Apple is in the business to make money and those two soldered in place decisions sure added to Apple's bottom line.


    williamlondon

  • Apple TV dock, 80 ports over Thunderbolt & more - the best April Fools 2022 jokes

    ApplePoorApplePoor
    The Seagate ST-506 5.25" hard drive was 5 megabytes for $1,500. The controller for the Zenith/Heathit computer was also $1,500.
    ravnorodomrichardk32watto_cobra

  • Compared: 2021 New 16-inch MacBook Pro vs. 2019 16-inch MacBook Pro

    ApplePoorApplePoor
    Yes that switch always has been on. IWatch works fine unlocking the computer when needed. The watch itself is capable of making an Apple Pay transaction. It just never releases when I am masked and the iPhone is next the the device. I have to enter the six digit security code.
    williamlondon