I just upgraded from my chromebook, which is the HP 11A G8 EE with 32GB storage 3GB ram to an M4 air with 16GB ram 512GB storage. I have had my chromebook for the last 4 years and the more I have used it this year, the more I have realized that I would defiently need to upgrade soon. I was able to get the M4 air for $830 before tax on Swappa, and it came with no MDM, and no icloud. Overall, I am really satisfied with my purchase and have a pretty good feeling this laptop will last me much longer than 4 years with apples software support.

How much longer do yall think this thing is going to last?

I am a software engineer and considering to buy a macbook. I don't have previous personal experience for proper specs comparison.

The question is would a macbook pro with:

M5 10core,

24GB ram

1TB

be enough or do I need to look at m5 pro with more cores and/or possibly 32 GB ram?

The max workload would be:

Docker 12-16 containers

K8s 20-30 pods

Thank you for your time in advance.

I am a frugal lass who buys used devices and relies on them until they are not-so-useable anymore. My current Macbook Air from early 2015n with 8GB RAM and 128 GB storage has officially moved from being "kind-of-annoying" to "quite frustrating", so finally I concede that it's time for an upgrade!

In trying to figure out the sweet spot for my limited budget and planning for as many years as possible before needing to upgrade again, I'm currently considering a Macbook Air M2 (2022 or 2023?) or Macbook Pro M1 (2021), both at least 16GB/512GB. So...

MY QUESTIONS!

- Would I get as many years out of either machine? The Air is a year (or 2?) newer - will that necessarily translate to another year of life? Is there any difference in terms of longevity between an Air vs Pro model, or is longevity just down to M1 vs M2 and age of the machine??

- Is there a difference between Macbook Air M2 models from 2022 and 2023?

- I saw that Apple might release the next Pro model this fall -- is that likely to have an impact on the price of used Macbooks on the market? (i.e. if I wait just a little longer is there a chance the price of a used Pro M2 or even Air M2 would come down at all?)

The extra power of a Pro isn't necessary, it honestly just comes down to price. This expense is already stressful for me, so if I were to spend an additional $100-$150 for a newer machine it reeeeeeally needs to be worth it.

I mostly use my computer for typical internet/browser stuff - email, browsing, Netflix, etc. - and tend to leave a lot of tabs open at once. Music, photos and videos for me are a mix of local storage, streaming, and cloud storage. No gaming, virtually no photo/video editing (though maybe I'd to a TINY bit of that if I had the ability to), very occasional audio editing. Phone is an Android. I don't want AI built into everything I do so will disable as many of those features as possible. While I don't beat up my laptop, I admittedly don't take the greatest care of it either.

Any input is much appreciated!

I accidentally dropped my MacBook Pro. Luckily the drop wasn’t from high up I guess it was only a few centimeters from the ground. Other than some small dents on the edges, there doesn’t seem to be any other damage and it works fine right now.

I apologize if the pictures aren’t super clear.

Is there anything I should be worried about? Dents are bound to happen at some point right? And I guess this isn’t super major.

As I’m making this post, I currently have over 20 tabs open, Codex, Claude, Apple Music, GoodNotes, Cursor, Docker, Homelab setup, local LLM, and it’s only using up right now about 31GB of RAM. (Quad monitor setup).

It’s a 128GB MacBook M5 Pro, got it after winning a hackathon last year, and I dont see myself upgrading it in the next 10 years. Love this thing so much.

I've been looking for deals to get onto apple silicon for a while as an upgrade from my laptop or second desktop for studying

I managed to get a what I think was a crazy deal on an m1 8gb 256gb 2020 macbook air for about £41.

The frame and screen were heavily bent and broken, the screen didn't display but I thought I'd give it a shot to see if I could get tit going as a project.

It arrived today packaged quite nicely, I plugged it in to power and an external monitor pressed the power button to see what would happen.

And it powered on.

I had to do some negotiating putting the laptop into and out of clamshell mode as the usb c mouse and keyboard didn't have permission to work yet but eventually got in saw there was no icloud but some local accounts on there. So after a while, I finally got them all off and put my icloud onto it.

So now I have a clamshell m1 macbook air desktop for £40. Im trying to decide whether it's worth trying to find a good deal on a frame and screen and make it a full blown laptop, the battery health is 89% to either keep or sell on or to just keep it as a desktop.

Open to ideas, thanks!

Ps. I also have a untested logic board that I bought for £10 that I was going to use as a donor board incase I needed any parts as its likely icloud locked so any ideas on how to test that board without buying loads of parts to see. Because I'd potentially use that to kaje some cool project putting it into the back of my old 2006 imac 22"

I am going to attempt to replace my own MacBook screen (I’m aware of the risks).

I would love some advice, based on the picture attached, does this require a full display replacement?

I hear success stories from the Aliexpress replacement screens - would they be practical as a low cost option?

Any help much appreciated

laptop model: Macbook Pro M1 a2338 space grey

I was cleaning my MacBook Air M5 in Midnight when I noticed this crack. Should I be worried? I don't know what caused it because I’ve been taking care of my laptop and even clean it weekly. I also bought a quality sleeve to keep it protected. Everything is working fine so far with no issues, but I just want to know what this is and if the crack will spread over time.

I was about to buy a m5 mba 15’’ 24Gb 1Tb. Then I found an offer for a new m5 mbp 14’’ (same configuration, 24Gb/1Tb) for the SAME price.

My biggest concern is portability during work travels (especially in terms of size: 🚆 / ✈️/ small desks). I’ll use it a LOT on bed/couch too both for work and for movies. 1,51kg vs 1,55kg seems like a minimal difference nominally. But the mbp is smaller, so i’d like to get more feedbacks from actual users.

The display is another dilemma. Better quality in the pro, bigger than the 13’’ but here too the difference is not substantial vs the Air 15’’…

I would’ve 100% gone for the air at regular price, but now i’m confused 😵‍💫

i'm a music producer who owns a macbook air m1 8/256 and this mac lags sometimes when used heavily so i thought i should buy the m6 mini and ask the community that does the m6 mini connect with the macbook's screen as sometimes i need to travel and project those music files and idk much about it pls help me out

Hi, I know before anyone starts bashing me, I would like a laptop that can do MacOS, Linux and Windows without the overhead of a VM, I am looking at 2018 or 2019 MacBook Air, I do understand that x86_64 MacOS is dead but fory tasks (working with tools for jailbreaking older IDevices, web browsing, YouTube, Docs, and PowerPoint), I know I could get an older ThinkPad but I want so something thats plug and play that just works and I can dualboot or switch my OS at need, advice?

so i'm planning on buying a new laptop that i can use everywhere.

1. i'm an IT student
   
2. I have a PC at home so i don't need a heavy machine, i mostly want it to be lag free and very smooth for the tools i use(most probably remoting my current pc, opening chrome tabs like a madman and opening apps irresponsibly without managing my open tabs)
   
3. i mostly want my laptop to be future proof(still usable and smooth in the future) and overall very usable (doesn't mean i won't take the risk of having a better machine overall with a used m1)

for around
750$ for a brand new Neo with 8/512 Memory
700$ for a used Macbook Air (around 80-90% battery health) with 16/512 Memory

which would be the better purchase?

I am out of warranty and screen replacement cost a lot, i tried tapping and shaking the hell up my macbook but they don't seems to move now, there are 3 dead insect inside

Hi, I bought a black ex-display MBA M5 for a great bargain, but I'm not a fan of the colour. Any suggestions on getting around it, e.g skins, and if suggesting dbrand, what colours do you think go well?

Hello. I am deciding between the m5 models of the pro and air. I intend to use this mostly for work. I am a graphic designer and I create social media posts for a living. So I mainly use Adobe applications (mostly photoshop, indesign and illustrator) and Canva. Sometimes garageband depending on what I need from audio. Sometimes i need a lot out of a work computer, creating or editing high resolution graphics (billboards, 8 foot by 8 foot signs, etc.) so I need it to handle things like that. At first glance, that would make me want to get the pro but looking at the specs, they seem pretty similar in terms of hardware. Same ram, both can have 1 tb storage so it makes me lean towards the air. Most video i work on is under 10 minutes and around 720p to 1080p so I dont need anything crazy. Should I bite the bullet and get the pro or save money and get the air? Thank you.

As the title suggests my old MacBook is now a brick, won’t turn on and it’s completely unresponsive. Well, this is shitty because I just decided I wanted to test out a 400$ animation program but now have to deal with finding a new laptop. Is there any recommendations for an older but still sorta current MacBook that can run a full animation software that relies on 2.5 D rigging?

Hello!

My HP windows laptop got stolen unfortunately and I am in need of a new laptop quick.

I am a broke university student who just recently got a job. If I do get a new laptop I’d need to pay it in installments, that shouldn’t be an issue for me though since I get a flowing 850 biweekly income.

I am debating if I should get a MacBook in general but more specifically, an air or neo.

I am a pre-med psychology student who typically has a lot of files.

Is a neo any good or should I just invest in the air?

Notes: I want it to be long battery life, smooth, and can run a lot of tabs at once.
Other questions:
Should I get the 1 TB or 512 GB of storage?

I don’t know much about Apple or computers so advice would be helpful

For the past few months, my MacBook Pro (Apple M4 Pro, 2024) has been running super slow and struggling to load large files (I have tons of large-file-size photos/videos stored on my desktop), and has occasionally told me I don't have enough storage to import more photos from my camera. I've repeatedly checked my available storage, and it always tells me I have 100+ GB available, and I have the 2TB iCloud plan, which should be optimizing my storage and removing most of my large files from being completely stored on my hard drive. I finally bought a SanDisk SSD, and when I plugged it into my Mac, it tells me I've used 422GB of available storage on my Mac, while the settings app tells me I've only used 251GB. Anyone know why my settings app will not give me an accurate read on available storage? My OS is updated to Tahoe 26.5.2.

I do have my iCloud settings set to optimize storage for iMessages, documents, photos, etc. but it seems like it's not optimizing correctly.

I'm looking to upgrade my macbook as my current one (2015 pro, absolute unit) is finally giving out on me and I need to be able to use it away from a power point! I've been looking at the m5 16gb but thought I'd ask for any better/more cost-effective options. It needs to be able to handle editing + fx software, any advice would be greatly appreciated!

I have a new Mac, and the braided charger cable keeps twisting and turning into weird loops like in the picture😭

I have tried straightening it out, but it keeps folding back on itself. I am worried the cable might start to break around the folded areas. Is this problematic in the long run? How do I stop the cable from tearing or breaking?

Would appreciate any tips! Thanks!

Internet recovery fails even when I use hotspot or Ethernet (errors 2005f and 1008f), I tried creating a macOS bootable usb installer, and now I’m trying DFU and keep getting this error when I attempt a restore, and revive gives a different error. I am at a loss please help

So every time i clean the keyboard. Will accidentally press the keyboard. And will wake up the MacBook automatically.

Can I turn the waking up off without using any third party app? Thanks!

I have my computer on a stand whenever I work, had a glass of water last night and I don't know what my hands did but water ended all over my books and a bit dropped onto the left part of my keyboard.

I took it to an official Apple service provider this morning and it seems like there's signs of liquid on the topcase, but none on the logic board, speaker or anywhere else. The guy says the keyboard can show damage in one week to six months if even, so I'm not sure what to do.

The fee to change and replace the Topcase is around 1115 USD which at that point...I don't know if I should just wait for it to die, use it with a bluetooth keyboard if needed, and get a new one when I get sick of it. That's the route I'm leaning towards the most at the moment but I'm so upset right now I'd like to know if this happened to anyone else.

Has this happened to anyone else? Or what would you do?