saarek

jas99 said:

saarek said:

Sounds like a typical Apple issue. For the amount of profit they make you’d figure they’d invest in better cables by now.

Hopefully enough people will be impacted so as to cause a world wide repair programme. Apple won’t do the right thing here without being forced into it.

Typical? Really?

No. This is highly unusual. 

Apple devices are famous for their long life and durability. 

Typically you buy a new Mac because you want to, not because you have to. 

Either you've not been buying Apple devices for long, or you've just been incredibly lucky!

I had the well known issue with the weak back-light flex cable on my MacBook Pro. I'm pretty sure that one got the fun name of "flexgate". I had a similar issue with my 2004 PowerBook G4 (yep, I've been buying Apple products for decades). My 2010 iMac had to have a replacement LVDS cable, apparently they get over-warm and eventually fail.

Seriously, just do a quick google session and you'll find a myriad of issues with Apple and cheap arse cables.

Sounds like a typical Apple issue. For the amount of profit they make you’d figure they’d invest in better cables by now.

Hopefully enough people will be impacted so as to cause a world wide repair programme. Apple won’t do the right thing here without being forced into it.

chasm said:

saarek said:

The latest Samsung S24 Ultra easily smashes the latest iPhones on battery life. It’s not even close. Check out the Mrwhosetheboss video comparing all the iPhones on battery life with the Samsung randomly chucked in.

These are certainly top tier, but have a long way to go to get the crown.

If you're getting your comparisons from **sponsored youtubers** to dispute a claim made by respected tech site **Tom's Guide**, you're a bit of a gullible fool.

The iPhone 16 Pro Max beat the S24 Ultra. It's right there in the article if you'd just read it.

I've always found Mrwhosetheboss to be very reliable, honest and unbiased. Remember that Tom's Guide makes money via advertisement and sponsorship too...

Lot's of tech sites are picking the discrepancy up. It's not that Tom's Guide is wrong per se, on their tests the iPhone did indeed win. However, on other test scenarios designed to mock up real world usage, the Samsung usually comes out on top.

https://bgr.com/tech/iphone-16-pro-max-loses-to-galaxy-s24-ultra-in-real-life-battery-test/

The latest Samsung S24 Ultra easily smashes the latest iPhones on battery life. It’s not even close. Check out the Mrwhosetheboss video comparing all the iPhones on battery life with the Samsung randomly chucked in.

These are certainly top tier, but have a long way to go to get the crown.

Out of interest, why would this version of Mac OS have a reputation for breaking existing Apps?

I wasn’t aware of any major shifts in the OS that would cause it.