Increasingly Familiar Apple Lust Objects for 2016 and onwards

New Apple Lust Objects for 2010 and onward

Old thread 14k posts so why not

WWDC is Monday, nobody seems to be expecting anything much. Maybe the Keynote will focus on Swift 3. OS X seems likely to get rebranded as macOS. Music on iPhone and iTunes will both change completely once again, infuriating everyone. New watch bands? Jokes about The Car? Does anyone even want a new Apple product at this point? Will Jimmy Iovine be allowed onstage?

when do they announce the new iPhone? i care about that

presumably September like all recent years

Nervous that the next MacBook Pro is going to max out at 1TB with non-replaceable storage. They wouldn't do that to us, right? Because when this thing ships in 2017 I'm going to need more than that.

"1 TB should be enough for anyone." -Apple, probably

As usual, my phone is kind of fucked up just in time for the announcement and I'm just trying to make it last. Screen cracked a couple weeks ago, and it's really hard to make it charge.

My partner picked up a new 2018 model 13" MacBook Pro and I'm jealous at a level I haven't dealt with since the Wall Street iteration of the PowerBook G3 finally got it right. My 15" is a goddamn barge and I'm finding that no model of iPad is an adequate travel substitute.

i got a 3400c just before that. jealous years.

I always thought the Kanga / 3500 / G3 PowerBook was the ultimate in heartbreak. I had a 5300 though, so I know the worst a PowerBook can be.

2018 seems like a good vintage of MacBooks to skip. I'm ready to order a 2019 model now, though.

*silently pours one out for my old 1400cs*

Apple announcement day. *self-flagellates*

https://www.famousmonsters.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Logans-run-red_result.jpg

RENEW! RENEW!

Just tell me what the new Mac mini is...

excited for the redesigned spatial finder

I like my new MacBook Pro but am alternately cursing Apple for cutting HD space / not taking the +$400 hit and getting 1TB like my old laptop (a 2012 MacBook Pro).

Keyboard is fine but the trackpad sucks.

Touchscreen = I can summon emojis.

I took my '17 MBP in to get the left speaker fixed (apparently this is a thing) and got one of the new keyboards. I missed the press release on this: https://www.wired.com/story/apple-will-fix-broken-macbook-keyboards/

yeah glad I got one after that. the SSD is not replaceable?

Nope on the replaceable SSD.

I guess I'm probably going to pull the trigger on a fancy new Xs phone but can't make much of a compelling case when my 7 just keeps on going.

psyched for some extremely incremental improvements

Creepy new iPhone X scans your face to unlock, has built-in AI, thinks humans are obsolete:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYIo2Lj9xek

https://theporouscity.com/media/timtweet.png

It was already gone by the time I opened it.

ECG thing for the watch is pretty great

a little off topic but does anyone else use f.lux? it doesn't work on my new MacBook Pro and my eyes hurt

your new laptop should have that functionality built in!

yeah it's not nearly as good though, fluctuates too much, way too much blue at night. maybe i can monkey with the settings and/or just get used to it. apparently f.lux is working on a fix.

liquid retina huh.... maybe just call it plasma

Haptic Touch = long press

They're never going to do a watch with an always-visible time, are they? Fuck.

All I know is if they ever make an iOS release incompatible with the SE, and don’t update the SE, I’m outie.

this might be worth sending a CEO email about, what’s Tim’s handle again

Ugh you can’t buy an SE direct from Apple anymore, fuckin whatever dude.

no new macbook air?!?

:_(

sounds like they discontinued the SE

Macs TK

I honestly feel nothing for any products Apple makes these days, I’m not mad or anything it’s all just at a stable equilibrium and design differentiators are basically impossible, since all anyone wants is things built on the same lines as the products Apple introduced 2003-2007. They are still dragging their heels on a MacBook based on an Apple-designed ARM SoC and that irritates me a bit.

Shit, maybe I better grab one before it's too late. My 5s will be 5 years old in December. xp

Price drop on “obsolete “ phones always welcome after an announcement

Ok, so there's no longer going to be any retail model available with a headphone jack? I guess this really will be my last iphone.

either that or I invest in a good lightning DAC and just deal with the annoying bulk, I guesss

lol Apple now offering 7 different models at the same time

https://pbs.twimg.com/card_img/1039962912805330944/sYRoV1Zg?format=jpg&name=600x314

hell yeah steve jobs would be proud

What customer is targeted by having a larger iphone 8 at $699 vs a same-size iPhone XR at $50 more?

They’re basically admitting nobody gives a shit about the phone hardware anymore. It’s just a collection of price points

I keep thinking "this is finally the release where people sour on Apple" and then their stock price doubles again.

xxp people who can't deal w/o a home button or hate the notch

Imagine what Steve Jobs would say about the "I Phone Ten XS Max."

http://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2012/11/Screen-Shot-2018-04-11-at-10.39.01-AM.png

love how they used the planet image on the newer and pricier options so it's juuuuuust out of the way of the notch, attempting to fool us into believing maybe it's not there.

getting the max tho obv. my 6+ did it's job for four years.

Literally bought an 8 yesterday fuck

512 gb Max is $1449
LOLOLOL

increments increments increments

All notifications off on all devices except for phone calls and texts on the phone.

I react to notifications and red dots with numbers like an abused dog.

Can you not get different notifications on your watch and your phone?

bc if not ... never getting a watch.

Yes there are tons of options including none, but unless you really do want zero notifications on your watch the process of setting things up forces you (well it forced me) to really think about which phone notifications were useful and when. Even set up some focus modes.

And I didn’t want zero notifications on my watch. At least half the point of it for me is to reduce the number of times I get my phone out of my pocket to check something and then disappear down a time wasting infinite scroll or whatever. Being able to read and respond to texts etc if part of that.

something that has annoyed me for a few years now is that if my phone is sitting near my watch (like, on the desk), then my watch won't vibrate when I get a notification. I would rather my watch vibrate than my phone vibrate or show a preview screen in this scenario. That way, THEORETICALLY, if I am in a meeting and I am in silent mode, I can get notifications on my watch without touching my phone.

Also, does anyone here use Stage Manager?

I do! I like it - makes everything feel very uncluttered

(on macOS. i have not used it anywhere else)

I do use it, but I find it rather buggy - especially on multiple monitors.

Thanks for the tips Ashley!

Does anyone have any recommendations for a monitor that's good for design work, but a lot cheaper than an Apple display?

dan selzer is yr man iirc

Yes, was hoping I might summon him with my post, ha. Maybe I should just trawl through the thread, though maybe his recommendations were elsewhere

And for people shopping for second monitors who care about color, the order goes Eizo > NEC or BenQ. LG, Asus, HP, Dell Ultrasharp all make decent monitors, but it's really about Eizo or NEC.

― dan selzer, Tuesday, 20 April 2021 23:46 (three years ago)

Ah, this is a good start

for color critical work there aren't any cheaper than the Apple display, but as BenQ is the one brand generally recommended for retouchers/printers that isn't Eizo, I would look at their "designer" line, which is half the price:

https://www.benq.com/en-us/monitor/professional/pd2725u.html

Outside of that, Dell Ultrasharp, Asus proart and things along those lines are probably good enough.

Note I'm not saying nothing is better than the Apple Studio display at that price point...it's a great monitor but if I was spending 1500 dollars and had to choose between Apple Studio Display or BenQ SW272U, I'd go with the BenQ, as it has a matte panel and internal color calibration.

I just did a bunch of research...and in the end decided money was no object and got a second Eizo CS2740 (one in my studio and one at home),

but the options I came up with were:

ASUS ProArt Display PPA279CRV - $427
Dell UltraSharp 27 4K USB-C Hub Monitor - U2723QE $580
ViewSonic VP2776T-4K - $599
ASUS ProArt Display PA27JCV 5K - $799
ViewSonic VP2786-4K $941
Dell UltraSharp 27 4K PremierColor Monitor (feat colorimeter) - UP2720Q $1,065
BenQ SW272U $1,499 ($1349 with code)
Eizo CS2740 $1,792 (used $1487 at Adorama)
Apple Studio Display $1,899

The BenQ I recommended above wasn't listed as I was only really considering the higher quality one, but at $700, if I didn't want the most color critical monitor, that BenQ PD2725U definitely would've been in the running.

I see I started above, hope this last post finishes it!

B&H reviews are often more useful than Amazon, as people who shop there tend to be pros/prosumers:

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1639257-REG/benq_pd2725u_27_4k_uhd_thunderbolt.html/reviews?ap=y&smp=y&store=420&lsft=BI%3A514&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAi_G5BhDXARIsAN5SX7qPjt77unFV7Y7EvWdVvIMBvCsDaGP2-KJEhPoaJme2PN019a_iUyYaAjABEALw_wcB

Thanks so much Dan - that's really helpful

At the boggins end of the scales I’m tempted to get a Thunderbolt Display for my old but completely working MacBook Pro 2012. They’re only 150 online which seems tgtbt

i run my mbp to three Dell UltraSharp 27s (listed above) and i love them to death. think i paid closer to 400 per tho

Fuck it. Deficit spent on a space black M4Max 14” MBP today and am not looking back.

Will do similar when I get the first invoice paid on this new contract. I’d probably do it right now except I got warned about this guy I’m working for being a late payer.

Seeing one with the matte screen was the last straw. If you think you might want it, just budget in the $150.

the lovely Emma B just bought her dad an iPhone X and goddamn it’s beautiful.

trying to figure out best solution for my rapidly slowing 2020-era Macbook Air. Thinking about getting a Mac Mini and a decent-ish monitor and then using the Air as more of an “on the go” thing, which is frankly rarely necessary for me any longer. you all are much more smart than me, particularly regarding computers— is this a decent idea or should i just keep buying laptops every few years?

fwiw i do very light audio and occasional video editing, but most of my work on it is with documents and rare InDesign projects. plus a lot of music listening obv.

The mini really does feel like a steal relative to the rest of apple's lineup. Moreso if you already have a monitor/keyboard/mouse to plug it into. I think it's a good idea. If you figure those peripherals are going to jump you up in price to about the imac, might be worth just looking at that. You won't find a better screen than what you get on the imac (seriously, apple seems to be pretty ahead on the 5k screen tech). Figure out what you can live with and what you can stomach $$$-wise

the cheapest, base m4 seems like a good value, but anything above that feels kind of like a ripoff for the upgrade costs for ram/ssd

It sucks but in the end even after I paid for a bunch of those upgrades, it still pretty much the computer I wanted at an apple price. Not quite a steal, but the machine for me I guess.

table if you don’t know what you want then flexibility is important which means get a laptop for most people.

that also means paying way more money than i want to, tho.

the base Mini and a decent enough monitor will run me just about a grand, give or take. and i have a keyboard and mouse etc.

a new Air with what i need starts at like 1200. i know it doesn’t seem like a lot, but that’s a new pair of climbing shoes or other gear that has to do with something i actually care about.

2020 era macbook air - does it have the m1 chip? i'm surprised it's slowing down but i'm betting that's because you have a base model with 8 gigs of ram?

i support getting a mac mini - the new one with the m4 chip outperforms the current macbook air with the m3 chip. if you have the cash to upgrade one thing, get a ram upgrade as that can never be changed later (as opposed to storage which you can supplement later with an external, which won't be that inconvenient since it won't move). the price difference between the mini and the air is basically for the form factor + screen, the computer inside is very similar

who knows if you move your heavy compute stuff to the mac mini that might make your macbook air fast again

yeah I do serious numerical work on my m1 air and it’s fine, so I’m a little surprised it’s already slow for general purpose computing. Might be worth investigating that before buying a new one especially if the budget is tight enough that a laptop is not an option.

The Silicon Airs were late late 2020, guessing table has an Intel Air. My early 2020 Intel Macbook Pro sounds like a jet engine taking off with the lightest tasks.

If you’re looking at the bottom of the line mini though, that’s an incredible machine for the price, literally the best value desktop machine you can buy, including pcs. How much cheaper it is than a laptop depends on whether you have a monitor, keyboard and mouse lying around.

(As soon as you upgrade anything the Mac mini is no longer a particularly good deal.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0pHSz4wyaw

Xp oh right I just read “2020” as M1. Ignore that. An intel air will feel very slow unless maybe you maxed out the ram at great expense back when you bought it. (I made one last for seven years that way.)

I had a top of the line, maybe late-2019ish Intel MBP and my ability to deny its relative slowness finally gave out this year. I did go for a bunch of memory and the i9 at the time, but my m3 can run everything faster now

Just saw this posted and perhaps I should rethink the whole laptop thing...
https://www.reddit.com/r/macsetups/comments/1hnp69b/mac_mini_mobile/

can't believe people are clowning on him for that setup, that is badass (would want a bigger screen tho)

Biggest clown element there is that mouse

Also dude would be constantly plugging things in, not only to connect and work but also to charge all the components

The mouse and keyboard need charging like 3 times a year?

Dat little generator tho

I can’t tell for sure but the mouse looks similar to the Logitech MX Master which is probably the best mouse for work I’ve ever owned

and three times a year sounds a little low but I do get at least a couple months off a charge

The monitor is a graphics tablet basically making it a touchscreen, right?

Studio Display for work was delivered today and I feel like whoever handles Apple's packaging doesn't get enough credit. The box practically opened itself.

It’s always fun opening an apple product

table might be worth trying this https://www.jimmiedave.com/2022/05/solved-2019-intel-i7-macbook-pro-16-throttling-overheating/, i.e. step 2 here https://www.ifixit.com/Troubleshooting/Mac_Laptop/MacBook+Fan+Loud/506012.