New Apple Lust Objects for 2010 and onward

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poll already

The power button on my iPhone 5 got super-intermittent. After watching this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdpIDqCCROI

I took my phone to a "Genius," and they gave me a fresh unit for free, pretty much no-questions-asked. So yeah, when you have 80 billion in the bank, you can afford a liberal return policy.

My current laptop is rapidly approaching toast, so I'm starting to look at Macbook Pro refurbs. Looking at two in particular:

13-inch with a 3.0 GHz Dual-core Intel Core i7
or
15-inch with a 2.6 GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7

Both are identical in just about every other way (graphics on 15-inch also list NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1GB of GDDR5 memory). Is it worth the extra $150 to bump up? In other words, is quad-core that much more impressive, performance wise?

Bearing in mind I don't really do much in the way of video rendering or anything like that.

think less in terms of the specs and more in terms of the form factor

if youre not doing any video rendering you should look at macbook airs

might be worth the extra $150 if you plan on doing any gaming - otherwise i would stick with the 13' for better portability

but yeah, airs might be a better bet too

Do Airs handle heavy Photoshopping well? I'm sort of constitutionally opposed to bumping down to one of those, but I suppose I could investigate.

Also, the only refurbs available for Airs right now are 11", which I may as well get a tablet, no?

yeah don't get the 11"

i use photoshop for work on my 18 month old air and ive never experienced a slowdown in overall performance. its really not "bumping down" anymore--my gf got a pro at the same time that i got the air and i havent noticed a single benefit to her pro, even when it comes to PS and illustrator stuff, and the air is so much lighter and easier its way preferable to use and carry around

xp i wouldnt get the 11" no

I've got a Samsung screen on my 15" MBP Retina, but the ghosting talk above made me thing I need Applecare. $330 plus tax... and today is my last day to get it so the cheaper Ebay options are out.

I guess if it ever fucks up I'll dunk it in the tub and use renters' insurance.

think less in terms of the specs and more in terms of the form factor

― 乒乓, Monday, June 17, 2013 11:39 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

otm. For something that you're going to touch, move, and use every day, it should be something you enjoy touching, moving, and using.

The Verge put out their review of the feature-bumped (and $100 price-dropped) 13" MacBook Airs

http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/17/4436332/macbook-air-review-13-inch-2013

We’ve been recommending the MacBook Air for three years straight now, so this is pretty simple: if you’re a normal person shopping for a laptop, you should buy a MacBook Air.

otm

"a normal person" ;_;

i think it really comes down to whether you prefer the bigger screen of the 15" as opposed to a 13" mbp or mba and whether you'd be willing to put up with the extra 1-2 pounds of weight that entails

I think I'm totally cool with the 13" tbh, after looking them over in the store. At any rate, I'm convinced now that I don't need quad-core vs. dual-core, so the 13" is probably the way to go.

is it retina? that would be a big reason to go for the pro over the air

Yes. I wanted retina more for the SSD though.

I have a 15" MBP at work and it's bloody massive compared to the 11". Weighs about as much as a PowerBook 170.

Goes like stink, mind. Think the Retina one is lighter, too.

i hope by the time i'm ready to by a new laptop (knock on wood not for a long time), that macbook airs will be video-capable

dude... they can already display video. FYI.

even cartoons?

haven't checked mine yet. Will let you know

*waits*

I'm really more of a MBP level cartoon watcher than a MBA one.

I've had an MBA for a few years now. It's great. If we're going to nitpick :

- The keyboard feels better on the MBP somehow - having the weight of the machine under the keys makes a slight difference.

- No way of swapping out the hard drive for more storage. You'll be tied to 128 for as long as you own the machine.

Yeah, I made up my mind on this much: I'm not accepting anything less than 512 GB.

Well, actually I think I've made up my mind on a lot of other things by now tbh.

- No way of swapping out the hard drive for more storage. You'll be tied to 128 for as long as you own the machine.

― More Than a Century With the Polaris Emblem (calstars), Tuesday, 18 June 2013 08:09 (10 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Macsales do an upgrade kit to take it up to 480GB, not cheap though

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/SSD/OWC/Aura_Pro_Air_2012

yeah the mba's lack of storage can be a pain, otoh what do you really need it for? i put all my mp3s into itunes match and keep my aperture library on an external, works fine

also lack of ethernet port can be annoying

I take a lot of raw photos.

so do i, but i never need to deal w/ them in a situation where im not at my desk and able to plug in the hard drive

one of these guys http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B005EWTL7C/

I have the ethernet dongle it's annoying to have to remember it but nbd.

yeah i havent been in a situation where ive absolutely needed to use the ethernet dongle either

I mainly use it at work the wireless isn't too hot.

Yeah, I made up my mind on this much: I'm not accepting anything less than 512 GB.

― Not Simone Choule (Eric H.), Tuesday, June 18, 2013 9:12 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark

this is a huge thing for me too, even just my itunes library

i dont trust externals either

i get by fine w/ 256 and all my music on it, have about 40 gigs perpetually open

It's not that I don't trust externals. They're just a chore.

http://jonyiveredesignsthings.tumblr.com/

i've been dongleless when it's mattered. i have several now. : (

my hdd use varies, but it was basically impossible until i signed up to itunes match, which i still don't really like.

all worth it though for the weight imo

(xp) LOL. Esp this:

http://25.media.tumblr.com/5eae1efe990e644cf20684eaa7d020a6/tumblr_mocl6tFibj1svn1xeo1_400.jpg

how is "aapl" one point on a line? wouldn't the whole line be appl?

you dont trust externals, sheesh

external hard drives are literally the same as internal hard drives, but external. You can convince yourself of this by buying a regular hard drive and slapping it in an enclosure.