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The article falls flat with the updated numbers because, despite the power consumption advantage, the 4090 is so much faster that difference matters nothing.  In other words, if you can get THAT much more performance, it may be worth that much extra power draw.

And for those saying the Mac version isn't optimized, well, we can only comment on the data we have right now, which is, no optimized Mac version.  When they optimized Mac version hits, then I can re-evaluate my remarks at that point in time.  But for now, the crown is clearly on the head of the 4090, despite the massive increase in power consumption.

A company is only as good as their products, and I assure you, that case will not win "product of the year."

Imagine Tim Cook having this conversation at Apple...

"Let's make a vastly inferior iPhone case so we can win the praise of PETA."

We can almost do a "LOL" here, but then reality hits.  Tim did just that.

A political post where comments are allowed?  Now this is quite nice!  Bravo, AppleInsider.  It actually makes me happy that "Eightzero" isn't happy.

Let freedom reign!

:-)

Having upgraded to an iPhone 15 Pro Max from an iPhone 7, the first thing I did was switch OFF 120Hz Pro Motion.  Honestly, I don't see the appeal at all.  Switching it off saves battery.  And on that note, I also immediately limited charging to 80%.   If I am out and need to record videos for hours (rare), then I could switch off the 80% limit, charge to 100%, then switch the limit back on.  That way it gives me full battery during those rare times I might need it, but honestly, I don't.  This battery is great.  And no doubt my switching off ProMotion helps a lot too.

While my main reason to upgrade was for improved performance, the larger screen, and a vastly better camera.  The camera in many cases is not "vastly" better.  There are still times when it shoots photos that don't have a lot of pixel data and therefore the photo is not sharp as a result.  That always happens when I need to zoom, and there are times when 5x zoom is too much.  In other words, I wish it had more cameras so I could get the full resolution of the sensor at every zoom level.  That's really what separates an iPhone camera from a dedicated camera like my Panasonic GH5.  It's also why dedicated cameras aren't going away anytime soon.

And while the price stings at a lot.  I'm not one of those people who lacks understanding about money and blows it all ever 1, 2 or 3 years.  No, I will keep a phone for 5-7 years and be happy with it all that time, even if that means I need to pay to get the battery replaced during that time.  But hopefully, this iPhone 15 battery will last longer due to the 80% charge limit.  We shall see.

Who does the file-loss bug impact?  I only ever access files via Safari on my Macs.  I never use an "app."  Does that mean I should not need to worry about file loss?  Is the issue one that only pertains to an app bug?