All Things Mac/ Apple
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Got to say, I'm impressed with the Airpods Pro 3. The tips having foam (covered by silicon) are a personal game-changer; ear seal is vastly improved making the ANC elite. Pretty much muffles all noise on the train before I even start listening to music. That wasn't the case with the 2's - found none of the tips truly fit/sealed.
I know something like Bose delivers better dynamic range and vibrancy and whatever but end of the day, it all gets compressed via Bluetooth and Airpods are seamless on the Apple eco-system. So overall it's a no brainer purchase because it does everything extremely well (whereas other ear buds might excel at the one thing - even tho sound quality should be THE one thing we all concern ourselves with). Parklife.
The sound quality is still great, bass is improved mids, lows, details are there, nothing is muddled. Seen some hate for how they sound compared to the Pro 2 but think Apple nailed the sound signature.
Again, if I wanted to lean into audiophile energy I'd get engineer grade earbuds that are wired but that would be overkill for morning commutes listening to Wu-Tang, 2000s indie and dirty tech-house beats.
One complaint is Apple retaining white only earbuds because 'marketing'. Give me black earbuds Apple.
Bonus complaint: No EQ
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I'll be replacing my first gen ones with them. Ultimately, for me simple integration and other features like live translation (and I am a smartwatch wearer but still curious about the heart rate monitor) that constitute convenience and comfort coupled with "good enough" sound quality is fine. And unless your musical content is high fidelity the benefits of audiophile equipment are probably largely negated. And Apple's vertical integration means that they can push out firmware and other updates to improve performance and functionality over time. For example, it looks like the 2nd gen AirPods Pro support the live translation thing.
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@RobeOfTheMagi running here on my wife's M1 macbook with no issues whatsoever.
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Cheers mate! I just added "wipr 2" and "dark reader" to my Safari extensions. I don't know how I've managed without these add ons!
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The iPhone 17 pro is growing on me.
While I’d still prefer a smaller phone it isn’t too bad in the hand. And I really like the cameras. I’ve been on the fence about getting a new camera for the past year, and I know that a phone won’t give me the same possibilities or the same quality. But the best camera is the one you have with you, and the phone does have a huge advantage on that parameter.
Has anyone bought it? And does it deliver and - does it hold up to daily use?
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Thanks. That’s how I think it’ll be for me as well.
I have a regular iPhone for work (14 or 14 I think) and that feels very clumsy compared to my 12 mini. But I recently handled til 17 pro, and that feels a lot more compact and better balanced, so my guess is that the adjustment would be easy.
And if it holds up to construction it should be solid enough for me as well. I work in an office, but my phones get banged up a bit when I work in the house, play with the kids etc.
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Thanks a lot. I’ll look in it in January.
Normally I avoid buying “discounted” phones where I have to sign up for a certain service provider, but I got a massive discount on a computer for my daughter by doing it this summer, so I might as well get another discount by switching back to my old service provider.
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Update for iPhone is fucking shit. Going to need another. I wouldn’t update till they straighten this out
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Glad my new place of employment has the decency to send me a decent specced machine.
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I had the battery of my tried and true iPhone 13 mini replaced yesterday. After 4 years of use, it did not hold up for even half a day.
Customer service broke the screen while replacing it
So i got a new one. Basically a complete makeover of the phone, good to go until Apple decides to make decent size phones again. -
As planned I swapped my 12 mini for the new pro. I’m happy. I’d prefer the size of the mini, but the pro has a nice feel, wonderfull screen and the camera (the reason i bough it) is amazing. The controls are a bit fidegety, not the photos I can get with it are brilliant.
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I just preordered the Macbook Air M5. Should be arriving this Friday. I had the first run of MBA back when they dropped, which was a decade or more ago. Looking forward to being able to browse the forum on an actual computer again and not just my phone. Anyone else interested in one? I chose the sky blue because of course I did.
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@Oaktavia MBA M5 should be a real solid machine/value. I could do most of what I do on a MBA, but went all out (back in the day) with M3 Max. I'm just trying to prevent the purchasing of Neo's here at work as 8GB of memory won't work well for the 20+ Chrome tabs I see people running. /s
Power is not to be dropped from a plane - Corso
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The new Airs look a solid laptop.
Tempted by a Neo for my daughter.
I have a M2 Pro mini for home stuff and for running Plex server on, I also have a MacBook M4 Pro for work. Both doing me fine for now.
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@Oaktavia Did you have the M1 version before? If you had the intel version pre M1, the M1 chip really changed everything... they're really amazing, I use a M4 air and love it just about all my online activities.
If you've been using your phone, you'll finally see how good your evo fades are once you see them on the big screen!
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Got a Macbook Air for the kid as she's in her final year of GCSE's before A-Levels. Currently looking at the new Macbook Pro's and flirting with the idea, trying to justify it (mainly as Im sick of Windows). I have a Dell 4k touch-screen, great tech but less said about the OS the better.
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I use a MacBook Pro for work and it has made my working hours exponentially better. The Apple keyboard and Magic Mouse are great too. Being able to do swipe gestures to shift between virtual desktops on the mouse is one example of game changing productivity.
I don’t personally miss the touch screen but rumor has it they will be adding that soon.
