New Apple Lust Objects for 2010 and onward

did you ever get giant iPad, or is that still the dream?

i got the ipad pro with the slimmer bezel, not giant ipad

report back on your X thoughts after youve had for a while please

hah i will but right now i'm really liking it. i think the best thing you can say about it is that after you get used to face ID and some of the new gestures it's just... an iPhone. all the new tech gets out of the way. everything works. screen is amazing and thankfully i don't seem to be affected by the issues that spencer had.

also the first iphone i put a case on and screen protector on, still feeling the sticker shock. i guess at some point i'll get comfortable without but jeez $1150 + tax for a phone is a lot.

think of it this way: for that price, you could have bought a decent dishwasher and okayish refrigerator

or a used BMW

ok a VERY used BMW

Yeah, but who uses the fridge 250 times a day?

don't have kids

arguably you're using the fridge every moment you want cold stuff to remain cold, removing things from it is when you *stop* using the fridge

OK, let's move this discussion over to the fridge and dishwashing machine thread.

new dishwashing lust objects

been considering a kitchen remodel, I'm game

the phone price is absurd for sure. but the market sets the price and here we are.

arguably you're using the fridge every moment you want cold stuff to remain cold, removing things from it is when you *stop* using the fridge

― mh, Monday, November 13, 2017 1:35 PM (eighteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

fucking truth bomb right here

I had one for a week and just returned it. After the initial wow factor wears off, it’s just a phone and does the same exact shit as my 7.

for a second I thought we were still talking about dishwashers

I had one for a week and just returned it. After the initial wow factor wears off, it’s just a phone and does the same exact shit as my 7.

― calstars, Monday, November 13, 2017 2:04 PM (two hours ago) Bookmark

agreed to an extent. the biggest factor for me this time around wasn't faceID but the OLED screen

yeah dont care about FaceID or edge-to-edge screen but OLED is a big draw

i keep seeing reports of uneven screen brightness, but i thought eradicating stuff like that was the whole point of oled

Here are the expected phones next year. Middle one is "iPhone XS". Left is "iPhone X Plus". Right one has a non-OLED screen.

https://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2017/11/kgi-three-iphones-2018.jpg

more info:
https://www.macrumors.com/2017/11/13/kuo-three-new-iphones-2018/

man idk

Would def go for the 6.5.

things gonna cost more than a new iMac

“iPhone X Series 2 S Edition”

After the 6.5 it’s less than an inch and a half more to get to the iPad mini at 7.9.

what's the current thinking on the best 'basic' (i.e. facebook, youtube, browsing, light photo editing only) mac laptop? macbook or the pro?

def dont need a pro for that

ipad

as an owner of one, i would strongly recommend against buying a new macbook pro

iPhone even

i disagree with the selection (the right answer is the current 13" macbook air with every upgrade), but the spirit of this is correct

https://marco.org/2017/11/14/best-laptop-ever

that's my macbook! still going strong :D

I have the 13” of that era, also very good

yes, i still have my 2012 macbook pro (use it for dj'ing and music production) and for what i am doing (live music software, logic, multi-band compression on large wav files, etc) it performs as well as the new touch bar model. it doesn't crash as often and based on how it feels i think it will probably outlive this new one.

this is kinda sad but I want one of these solely because the idea of having a 256 GB iPod excites me

can someone sell me a broken one for cheap

I have an early 2011 MBP, it's still just about viable though has its issues. ipads are not good

the current MB and MBP seem expensive for what they are though. really need a spec bump on the MBA, reduce the bezel on them, improve the screen, and have a 950£ price tag

that's a dell xps

refurb MBA might be the way to go

The screen on my MBA 13 was the worst I’d ever seen from Apple; much worse than the 11”. I think an 11” with a Retina screen would be my ideal Mac laptop, come to think of it

yup, retina is the only thing the MBA is missing but i use it on an external monitor most of the time, and value portability more than screen when it's not on the monitor

also the screen on my 2002 ibook was definitely not as good as the one on the 13" MBA

so basically there's currently no sweetspot option and the whole line itself is p.muddled

they've gotten rid of the usb port and added the bar which afaict is totally worthless and does nothing interesting so idk maybe back to the drawing board? hopefully b4 i have to buy a new laptop.

Anyone considering using iPad pro as MacBook replacement?

iPads seem like they'd be v hard to use for work vis-a-vis manipulating files, folders, multitasking, etc?

new iOS is supposed to have more file support but it's all in the cloud now, no?

nah, there's a files thingy

imo ipad is awesome for everything i do at home that is not work-related - browsing, shopping, watching videos, streaming music, etc

i've been toying with the idea of getting a new laptop (my chromebook is underpowered) but i kinda think the latest ipads are probably enough?