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LG UltraFine 5K Display listed as 'unavailable' through online Apple Store
EsquireCats said:These screens are a nightmare. If Apple kills and replace it, it would be a blessing.
They were supposed to be the 3rd party answer to the discontinued Cinema displays (i.e. combining a Display with USB hub, webcam + microphone + speakers). However for they have been causing regular issues especially with mac laptops:
- The screen is known to reliably crash the mac (Fortunately recent macOS updates appear to be limiting the scenarios when this occurs.)
- The screen may or may not wake from sleep, or force the system to crash/reboot when in sleep.
- If it does wake, it'll often wake "late", meaning the desktop/windows are flying back and forth across displays
- After waking, the screen may exhibit unusual flickering lines (resleeping/waking the display does seems to resolve these however)
For the cost of the screen and the fact that it's sold 1st party from Apple (with no true alternatives from Apple) is a disgrace to the brand, one of the strongest motivators I have to buy through Apple is knowing that the hardware isn't going to crash my system or generally misbehave. Additionally because it's 3rd party: all attempts at resolving the issues lead no where, if you don't refund the screen within your 2 week grace period, you're stuck with a very expensive lemon.
My main issue with the display is ghosting. Overall, I don't notice it too much, I paid a pretty good price for the monitor ($950 in the early incentives), and it still does look great. I have an older 20" cinema display next to it and the difference is huge. No real regrets. -
New iOS 14 feature prompts TikTok to end clipboard snooping
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Apple planning Face ID for MacBook Pro and iMac
Fatman said:A notch would be the continuation of a design blunder. Here’s to hoping it will disappear on the iPhone 12. -
Microsoft giving Outlook for Mac better performance with a complete revamp
MacPro said:MS DTR is phenomenal, I use it all day every day. -
Review: Deebot 661 sweeps and mops your floors so you don't have to
fastasleep said:I hate to break it to you, but Roomba didn't produce the first robotic vacuum, much less the first circular model.
Here's the Electrolux Trilobite from 1996:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrolux_Trilobite
Roomba came out in 2002.