Not compared to the 11inch Air. Not even close.
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Not compared to the 11inch Air. Not even close.
I've been using a Herschel sleeve since I bought my 15". It fits like a glove, and has great padding.
Autumn Wind
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http://9to5mac.com/2015/04/06/lg-pu...ill-release-imac-8k-with-8k-screen-this-year/ <--- What video card could possibly handle this?
No single video card on the market, and I don't think any sort of hack multiple GPU/MST solution exists at present either.
I don't understand the 8K hype4K adoption has been abysmal outside of niche applications and has no content, so I'm not sure what the point of cramming more initialized pixels into a screen will do. LG seems to be trying to get attention.
Crazymoogle
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It's about the roadmap. 4K is better than 2K, but there is no hard fundamental reason why we have to spend the next decade there. Pushing 8K now makes sense from the perspective of trying to push for more prepared GPUs and Scalers, more DP/HDMI bandwidth, and even higher pixel density.
Of course like you said, we can hardly drive 4k as it is, but that's where scalers are important. We're basically in the same position as tablets/phones are where screens are leading the specs push instead of the CPU/GPU.
The Real Abed
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Why would they jump to 8K when they're skipping 4K for now on the AppleTV and the iMac is only 5K because it just happens to be what they needed to go Retina.
I don't see it. They'll go as high resolution as they need to on the iMacs and other Macs to get the resolution to double width and height and no higher.
I don't see it. They'll go as high resolution as they need to on the iMacs and other Macs to get the resolution to double width and height and no higher.
The Real Abed
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When everyone has bionic eyes and the current Retina resolution is deemed too low. "I can still see the pixels dammit!"
bedroom in my apartment with my GF only has the two prong outlets. We are probably moving out in August so we don't want to raise a stink with the landlord to replace it with 3 prong ones...
she's about to buy an iMac and I have a 15" rMBP... you think it would be OK to buy a 2-prong to 3-prong electrical adapter and use it for the meantime?
she's about to buy an iMac and I have a 15" rMBP... you think it would be OK to buy a 2-prong to 3-prong electrical adapter and use it for the meantime?
It'll probably have the same throttling issues the iMacs in our office have—slowing down on very long or intensive renders.
The device will function, but you're asking for a nasty shock using a metal computer if the wiring is bad in the apartment.
Sorted, Herschel sleeve it is.
When I first logged in Gmail in Safari, it asked me if I wanted to configure automatically Mail and stuff and I said yes. The thing is: Mail doesn't tell when I get new emails. I have to open the app and let it update. But the thing is that when I go to preferences it says that Gmail is IMAP. Shouldn't it have Push notifications?
I remember in my iPad I had to set it to check for updates every X minutes, but in Mail there's not an option for that just for Gmail, it would have to be all of my accounts. Am I missing something here?
Edit: I just sent an email to my icloud account and it doesn't tell me anything either. Does the app need to be open for the notifications to work?
I remember in my iPad I had to set it to check for updates every X minutes, but in Mail there's not an option for that just for Gmail, it would have to be all of my accounts. Am I missing something here?
Edit: I just sent an email to my icloud account and it doesn't tell me anything either. Does the app need to be open for the notifications to work?
You can close the window but the app itself has to be open.
StopMakingSense
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Mail has to be open, yes. The difference with your iPad is that Mail is always open.
Mr. Wonderful
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False. Mail is in a saved state, and occasionally, a fetch event is triggered at a set interval, or push event from the server will be fired, creating an alert. Upon opening the app, the app is actually (likely) moved back into memory and ran again, and proceeds to download the full message.
People who force close all their apps on iOS simply have them misconfigured, and don't have an understanding for how multitasking on iOS works.
serversurfer
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The Watch uses it. Does it work with older Macs, or is the trackpad itself special?
It's trackpad hardware. Older macs aren't pressure sensitive and do actually click.
Good call on their part. I can see a lot of uses for it there.
And yeah, like tr said, it's new hardware that actually makes the trackpad no longer move. It now just has vibration motors underneath that give the sensation of actually "clicking" the track pad.
Seems silly, but it works amazingly well.
Hope I like it when my rMBP is delivered.
I didn't think there's actually a way to "force close" an app on iOS. Swiping it out of the recently used apps is just tidying up your app switcher really. It doesn't actually "force close" the app? or maybe not.
Suggestions for a mouse for an iMac?
Mine came with the Magic Mouse, which is serviceable but not amazing.
I do like the touch feature on top of the mouse but I would exchange that for buttons. Any recommendations? A lot of people have gone with the trackpad, is that sufficient for a desktop?
Mine came with the Magic Mouse, which is serviceable but not amazing.
I do like the touch feature on top of the mouse but I would exchange that for buttons. Any recommendations? A lot of people have gone with the trackpad, is that sufficient for a desktop?
NinjaCatfish
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Logitech Performance MX, or the upcoming MX Master. I'm planning on trying out the MX Master since I loved the old MX Revolution back in my Windows-only days.
I just got a Razer Deathadder and have been pleased with it, but having programmable buttons for gaming was a priority for me and for native Mac support, that basically leaves you with Razer or certain Logitech mice (for whatever reason not all their mice support the Mac version of the software you need to run them.)
(Also, wireless mice are still incredibly flaky in so many scenarios, I'd rather go wired every day of the week.)
(Also, wireless mice are still incredibly flaky in so many scenarios, I'd rather go wired every day of the week.)
Tap to click still works. Just don't press down.
infiniteloop
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c'monnnnnnnn 10.10.3
But you have to press down for the pressure sensitive force touch shortcuts. It feels weird to always feel the old click when I'm trying to do the new stuff. Is it possible to only have the tap (to click) with the new pressure sensitive stuff?
Autumn Wind
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This is amazing.
http://www.fudzilla.com/news/notebooks/37472-skylake-15w-mobile-skus-getting-iris-graphics
I wasn't very fond of the $499 Mac mini getting the same processor as the MacBook Air but you look at this, you have yet again Intel continuing to make strides. nVidia and AMD will stay miles ahead but only on the mid and high ranges.
http://www.fudzilla.com/news/notebooks/37472-skylake-15w-mobile-skus-getting-iris-graphics
I wasn't very fond of the $499 Mac mini getting the same processor as the MacBook Air but you look at this, you have yet again Intel continuing to make strides. nVidia and AMD will stay miles ahead but only on the mid and high ranges.
The downside is that there are going to be serious thermal limits in most cases. The biggest bump we've seen has been with the Iris Prowhen the dedicated eDRAM becomes common on the Iris graphics, then we'll see the real gains.
NinjaCatfish
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10.10.3 is out!
iOS 8.3 is out as well, for anyone interested.
iOS 8.3 is out as well, for anyone interested.
I am getting pretty sick of my iMac. 2009, i5 2.66Ghz, 12GB RAM, updated with SSD. Freezes several times per week, and is generally very sluggish. I don't have a ton of programs open at once but I do usually have several large psds open (4GB total sometimes). And honestly this is a much lighter workload than I would like to have open at once, since i also make use of ZBrush and Maya.
My plan was to wait until Fall for a new iMac iteration but I'm having trouble waiting that long. I'm tempted to get a refurbished model for now and then sell it in the Fall. Not sure if that would be financially viable though. I'm willing to take a hit of $200 or so.
My plan was to wait until Fall for a new iMac iteration but I'm having trouble waiting that long. I'm tempted to get a refurbished model for now and then sell it in the Fall. Not sure if that would be financially viable though. I'm willing to take a hit of $200 or so.
I have the 2009 iMac 27 Late 2009 3.06GHz with 12GB RAM and a 1TB HDD (that was replaced by Apple because of a recall program) and it is much slower than my newer machines but it doesn't crash. Granted I probably don't push it as hard as you do. But I use it at work all the time.
Would definitely be a boon to it, for sure, especially since they're never going to put a discrete chip in the 13" in the future.
I'd suggest doing a clean install of the OS and see if that makes a difference. A lot of the time that makes far more of a difference than people believe—like it's a brand-new machine.
I did this about 10 months ago, but yeah I may do it again. Maybe it would get me through the final stretch til I get a new machine.
The Real Abed
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But I just literally installed the 8.3 beta yesterday... or two days ago. Whatever.
Autumn Wind
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Well maybe what this means is the base model mini, iMac, and all MacBook Airs will get Iris in the 15W variant and the rMBP and other mini models will get the 28W variant with 64 MB of eDRAM. Here's a chart from last year via Wikipedia.
Amazon won't let me buy a MacBook Pro... fucking hell.
Alaska might be kinda far away and what not, but last time I checked we were still a state.
Alaska might be kinda far away and what not, but last time I checked we were still a state.
Thats terrible. Any reason from Amazon rather than Apple?
No. Amazon is just dumb. I submitted a ticket but they need to process it and realize their error.
I'm guessing they flagged the item as lower 48/continental US only instead of US only.