Apple Thread

[rage2]

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You just need 2 MBA’s

There's dual monitor solutions already. Using display link as 2nd monitor, which includes its own graphics driver. Not really a clean setup. I can wait.

[eglove]

I want one , but I gotta sell my late 2019 base quad core 13” mbp (256gb ssd, touchbar ) first ��

[killramos]

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There's dual monitor solutions already. Using display link as 2nd monitor, which includes its own graphics driver. Not really a clean setup. I can wait.

That really surprises me, clearly the system is capable of rendering additional displays, TB3 is certainly not the bottleneck.

I actually have no idea why the 1 external monitor is a thing, product of them pushing so hard to get support for the stupid 6k Monitor?

[schocker]

Black Friday from apple. New apple tv on the way if the giftcard is so agressive? Might need to get the non 4k for apple fitness.

The gift card offer applies to the following Apple products below (updated!):

$70 – iPhone SE, iPhone 11, iPhone XR
$35 – Apple Watch Series 3
$35- AirPods Pro, AirPods with Wireless Charging Case, AirPods with Charging Case
$70 – iPad mini
$140 – iPad Pro
$70 – MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020; not M1); in-store only
$70 – MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports; not M1); in-store only
$210 – 16″ MacBook Pro, 21.5″ iMac
$70 – Apple TV 4K, Apple TV HD,
$140 – HomePod
$70 – Beats Studio3 Wireless Headphones, Beats Solo Pro Wireless Headphones, Beats Solo3 Wireless Headphones, Powerbeats Pro, Powerbeats High-Performance Wireless Earphones

[benyl]

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Black Friday from apple. New apple tv on the way if the giftcard is so agressive? Might need to get the non 4k for apple fitness.

Get the 4K. The performance difference is noticeable. I am running both in the house right now.

[bjstare]

I posted a wtb thread in our marketplace, but just throwing another feeler out here:

If anyone is replacing an ipad, or wants to get rid of an old one, pm me. Looking to replace an ancient ipad that's too old to run disney+ and is used to distract our toddler for a few minutes here and there as req'd (so obviously looking for one new enough to run all the streaming apps).

[rage2]

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That really surprises me, clearly the system is capable of rendering additional displays, TB3 is certainly not the bottleneck.

I actually have no idea why the 1 external monitor is a thing, product of them pushing so hard to get support for the stupid 6k Monitor?

I have no clue either. Read somewhere that they had to develop their own TB3 chipset and the limitation is there because of time constraints in getting it out before year end, but I'm 100% sure that's just a rumour. I'm sure I'm the exception in running MBA's and entry MBPs with multiple external monitors, so it really doesn't affect that many people, so Apple made the decision to release it this way. We keep forgetting that these are Apple's entry level laptops. It's just that the performance has moved up one wrung of the ladder where all of a sudden people with more specific needs are wanting to get them, which is why the single monitor output is all of a sudden in the spotlight.

Remember that prior to the M1 the MBA could not drive dual 4K monitors at all without throttling when the text screen saver came on. The MBP could drive it, and be usable, but definitely makes the laptop more laggy and fans going nuts. The laptops that the M1's replaced could not (MBA) or borderline (MBP 2 port) at driving 2 external monitors. Just because kenny and I live with it on the MBP i5 because of hardware budget constraints, true power users wouldn't accept them as usable IMO.

[The_Rural_Juror]

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I posted a wtb thread in our marketplace, but just throwing another feeler out here:

If anyone is replacing and ipad, or wants to get rid of an old one, pm me. Looking to replace an ancient ipad that's too old to run disney+ and is used to distract our toddler for a few minutes here and there as req'd (so obviously looking for one new enough to run all the streaming apps).

I actually have an ancient one that fits the description. Let me power it up.
Edit: It doesn't run disney+.

[killramos]

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I have no clue either. Read somewhere that they had to develop their own TB3 chipset and the limitation is there because of time constraints in getting it out before year end, but I'm 100% sure that's just a rumour. I'm sure I'm the exception in running MBA's and entry MBPs with multiple external monitors, so it really doesn't affect that many people, so Apple made the decision to release it this way. We keep forgetting that these are Apple's entry level laptops. It's just that the performance has moved up one wrung of the ladder where all of a sudden people with more specific needs are wanting to get them, which is why the single monitor output is all of a sudden in the spotlight.

Remember that prior to the M1 the MBA could not drive dual 4K monitors at all without throttling when the text screen saver came on. The MBP could drive it, and be usable, but definitely makes the laptop more laggy and fans going nuts. The laptops that the M1's replaced could not (MBA) or borderline (MBP 2 port) at driving 2 external monitors. Just because kenny and I live with it on the MBP i5 because of hardware budget constraints, true power users wouldn't accept them as usable IMO.

https://www.macrumors.com/2020/11/24...rnal-displays/

Interesting article on the “true” limitations

[rage2]

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https://www.macrumors.com/2020/11/24...rnal-displays/

Interesting article on the “true” limitations

It’s still a limitation. We used to use display link on windows laptops to drive large number of displays past the laptops limitations as well. I mean it’s not an issue at home, but it’s an issue for general use docks at the office where anyone can plug into because they all have to be configured properly before it can be used.

[schocker]

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Get the 4K. The performance difference is noticeable. I am running both in the house right now.

Thanks, didn't realize they were that much different in specs. It will only be for my basement gym, but it is only $30 more.

Also waze dashboard support coming soon
https://www.macrumors.com/2020/11/23...-beta-testing/

[The_Rural_Juror]

https://9to5mac.com/2020/11/23/ipad-pro-with-oled-2021/

Rumor: iPad Pro with OLED display coming in the second half of 2021

[Xtrema]

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It’s still a limitation. We used to use display link on windows laptops to drive large number of displays past the laptops limitations as well. I mean it’s not an issue at home, but it’s an issue for general use docks at the office where anyone can plug into because they all have to be configured properly before it can be used.

They have to have reason for you to buy the 16" MBP with M1X next year.

https://www.tomsguide.com/news/macbo...over-for-intel

[The_Rural_Juror]

Picked up the last M1 MBA today. Apple layout and commands are weird man.

Now my problem is that I can't get any of the dmg files to open. Double clicking on the files does nothing. Can't even install the jre package. Help? lol

[taemo]

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Picked up the last M1 MBA today. Apple layout and commands are weird man.

Now my problem is that I can't get any of the dmg files to open. Double clicking on the files does nothing. Can't even install the jre package. Help? lol

looks like JRE needs Intel based chip?
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/ins...8-CC0DAD62EA33

for some dmg files, once you run them, they might just get mounted and you should see the installer on the desktop

[The_Rural_Juror]

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looks like JRE needs Intel based chip?
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/ins...8-CC0DAD62EA33

for some dmg files, once you run them, they might just get mounted and you should see the installer on the desktop

Nothing happens when I click on the dmg file or open with diskimagemounter. Is this a Rosetta thing?

Help me obiwan. My hipster image depends it.

[adam c]

Load boatcamp, run windows, done

disclaimer, I have no idea if bootcamp runs on the new MBA

[The_Rural_Juror]

Bootcamp doesn't work on the new chip but someone has just recently done it. Turns out that it needs a bunch of OS updates.
The lack of my number 1 productivity tool, MS Paint, is killing me.

[killramos]

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Load boatcamp, run windows, done

disclaimer, I have no idea if bootcamp runs on the new MBA

Thanks tips lmao

[Xtrema]

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Load boatcamp, run windows, done

disclaimer, I have no idea if bootcamp runs on the new MBA

MS wont license Windows on ARM. I bet they will start selling windows VMs on cloud to people ditching Windows hardware.