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  • Apple's management doesn't want Nvidia support in macOS, and that's a bad sign for the Mac...

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    Mike Wuerthele said:
    We already have a solution for this problem.  Apple's bean counter mentality, with regard to the Mac, has simply become un-acceptable.  This year, in lieu of upgrading desktop iMacs, we will be swapping them out for PC workstations with nvidia graphics.  Tim Cook is no Steve Jobs .. He appears to be willing to force Mac users into accepting lower quality hardware to make a miserable few more dollars.  Every single Mac that has failed in our shop over the last few years had an AMD graphics solution.  In addition, the state of AMD drivers on the Mac is pathetic at best - we have code that works great on even Intel graphics but fails on machines with AMD graphics.  We are simply done with this.
    As opposed to what? This is the same, logically, as saying that every Mac that's failed in your shop over the last few years had an Intel processor.
    But that is not the case.  We have not had ANY Macs fail that used nvidia graphics or had only Intel Iris Pro graphics - as on the 13" MacBook Pro.  The ONLY commonality of  the failed machines was that they had AMD graphics - and in every case it was the GPU that had failed.   In addition, we are experiencing bizarre WebGL rendering artifacts on macOS machines with AMD graphics - even using the Google Chrome Web Browser.  You can install Windows (using BootCamp) on these same machines and the WebGL rendering artifacts do NOT occur.  Clearly the issue is with BUGGY AMD Graphics drivers for macOS - that Apple has completely failed to address.  The inability to adhere to web standards is a complete DEAL-BREAKER.
    derekcurrie

  • Apple's management doesn't want Nvidia support in macOS, and that's a bad sign for the Mac...

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    We already have a solution for this problem.  Apple's bean counter mentality, with regard to the Mac, has simply become un-acceptable.  This year, in lieu of upgrading desktop iMacs, we will be swapping them out for PC workstations with nvidia graphics.  Tim Cook is no Steve Jobs .. He appears to be willing to force Mac users into accepting lower quality hardware to make a miserable few more dollars.  Every single Mac that has failed in our shop over the last few years had an AMD graphics solution.  In addition, the state of AMD drivers on the Mac is pathetic at best - we have code that works great on even Intel graphics but fails on machines with AMD graphics.  We are simply done with this.
    derekcurrielyssophobe

  • AMD unveils Radeon 7 graphics card likely to appear in future pro Macs

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    I really want to see the return of Nvidia Macs.  Tim Cook ... make this happen.
    MacPro

  • Seriously, Apple's flagship Macs are now less expensive than ever before

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    entropys said:
    It does not matter how expensive macs were in the past. Heck I paid over USD$4000 for a PowerBook G3 “Wallstreet” back in the day.  
    What matters today is the price of a Mac compared with comparable windows machines.
    It's difficult for to compare Macs with comparable Windows machines - they often don't exist.

    For example... The iMac has a 5K display that simply can't be had on any PC.
    Another Example...  The MacBook Pro use 16x10 screens, with four Thunderbolt 3 ports, something not found in the PC world.


    watto_cobra

  • Apple repair policy critic vows to fight 'counterfeit' battery seizure by U.S. customs

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    PCguy said:
    It is a free world if you want to spend your money on something that is built to fail and which is not supported by the company no one will stop you. I am not seduced by Apple. If you gave me a brand new anything that Apple made i would not take it out of the box. I would sell it on Ebay or Craigslist and not even guarantee it how could I. Logitech is another company that builds things they dont fix. I have spent my last money on their stuff now.
    Why are you here then?  This is the same guy (Louis Rossman) who made a You Tube video stating that Apple would never be able to fix the throttling issues on the Core i9 MacBook Pro because the voltage regulators could never supply enough power.  Then, 48 hours later, Apple pushed out a firmware update fixing the throttling issues on the Core i9 MacBook Pro.  I wouldn't trust a word this guy says .. he is living off of "Fake News" .. A technology equivalent to Info Wars.

    You need to stop listening to his outrage and parse his story carefully..  He is suggesting that these batteries (for older MacBooks) could have been pulled from working machines or "DEMO UNITS."  That would make them old worn out batteries that he spent $1000 on?  I think the reality here is that he was trying to import counterfeit batteries.
    racerhomie3