#macbook apple

[zegalba]

Alexander Endrullat: Unibody, 2015. macbook pro welded shut

#Alexander Endrullat #apple #macbook #welded #unibody #art #2015

[thisischeri]

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#hi!! I’m posting this from a plane!! #I’ve been so busy all day but this is a nice find #MacBook #2009 #old internet #old web #y2k #cybercore #00s #cyber y2k #2000s #moodboard #tech #cyber core #old apple #techcore #nostalgiacore #y2k nostalgia #nostalgia #tech blog #Mac OS X #iPod

[ms-demeanor]

Since some people might want a Mac, I'll offer a Mac equivalent of your laptop guide from the perspective of a Mac/Linux person.

Even the cheapest Macs cost more than Windows laptops, but part of that is Apple not making anything for the low end of the tech spectrum. There is no equivalent Mac to an Intel i3 with 4 gigabytes of RAM. This makes it a lot easier to find the laptop you need.

That said, it is possible to buy the wrong Mac for you, and the wrong Mac for you is the 13-inch MacBook Pro with the Touch Bar. Get literally anything else. If it has an M2 chip in it, it's the most recent model and will serve you well for several years. Any new MacBook Air is a good pick.

(You could wait for new Macs with M3, but I wouldn't bother. If you are reading these guides the M3 isn't going to do anything you need done that a M2 couldn't.)

Macs now have integrated storage and memory, so you should be aware that whatever internal storage and RAM you get, you'll be stuck with. But if you would be willing to get a 256 gig SSD in a Windows laptop, the Mac laptop with 256 gigs of storage will be just as good, and if you'd be willing to get 8 gigs of RAM in a Windows laptop the Mac will perform slightly better with the same amount of memory.

Buy a small external hard drive and hook it up so Time Machine can make daily backups of your laptop. Turn on iCloud Drive so your documents are available anywhere you can use a web browser. And get AppleCare because it will almost certainly be a waste of money but wooooooow will you be glad it's there if you need it.

I get that you are trying to help and I am not trying to be mean to you specifically, but people shouldn't buy apple computers. That's why I didn't provide specs for them. Apple is a company that is absolutely terrible to its customers and its customers deserve better than what apple is willing to offer.

Apple charges $800 to upgrade the onboard storage from a 256GB SSD to a 2TB SSD.

A 2TB SSD costs between $75-100.

I maintain that any company that would charge you more than half the cost of a new device to install a $100 part on day one is a company making the wrong computer for you.

The point of being willing to tolerate a 256GB SSD or 8GB RAM in a Windows laptop is that you're deferring some of the cost to save money at the time of purchase so that you can spend a little bit in three years instead of having to replace the entire computer. Because, you see, many people cannot afford to pay $1000 for a computer and need to buy a computer that costs $650 and will add $200 worth of hardware at a later date.

My minimum specs recommendations for a mac would be to configure one with the max possible RAM and SSD, look at the cost, and choose to go buy three i7 windows laptops with the same storage and RAM for less than the sticker price of the macs.

So let's say you want to get a 14" Macbook pro with the lowest-level processor. That's $2000. Now let's bump that from 16GB RAM and a 512GB SSD to 32GB and 2TB. That gets you to $3000. (The SSD is $200 less than on the lower model, and they'll let you put in an 8TB SSD for $1800 on this model; that's not available on the 13" because apple's product development team is entirely staffed by assholes who think you deserve a shitty computer if you can't afford to pay the cost of two 1991 Jeep Cherokee Laredos for a single laptop).

For $3000 you can get 3 Lenovo Workstation laptops with i7 processors, 32GB RAM, and a 2TB SSD.

And look, for just $200 more I could go up to 48GB RAM and get a 4TB SSD - it costs $600 to upgrade the 14" mac from a 2TB SSD to a 4TB SSD so you could still get three laptops with more ram and the same amount of storage for the cost of one macbook.

I get that some people need to use Final Cut and Logic Pro, but hoo boy they sure are charging you through the nose to use products that have become industry standard. The words "capture" and "monopoly" come to mind even though they don't quite apply here.

"Hostile" does, though, especially since Mac users end up locked into the ecosystem through software and cloud services and become uncertain how to leave it behind if they ever decide that a computer should cost less than a month's rent on a shitty studio apartment in LA.

There's a very good reason I didn't give mac advice and that's because my mac advice is "DON'T."

#sorry i swear i know you're being nice #i am incapable of being nice when talking about apple #i was a total apple fangirl until the unibody #which is the domino that started all the other companies pulling shit like soldered RAM #they said 'fuck you - users shouldn't service their own computers' and I say 'fuck apple - users shouldn't use macs' #and that has been my stance on the matter since 2012 #which was the last time i bought a macbook because i knew i'd never buy a computer that would fight me to change my own battery

[titainiumcpu]

Mac OS 9.2 (Via ARS TECHNICA.COM)

#mac #mac os 9 #mac os 9.2 #old tech #retro tech #laptop #apple #macbook #90s #1999

[jacky93sims]

Macbook 2020 Functional for The Sims 2

This is a 4to2 conversion from Simmerkate, medium poly (9k). It's a functional laptop, with 10 recolors for the outside screen. Apple logo are fluo and will bright at night, they come in purple, white, pink, red, green, blue and yellow. To take a look at all recolors see the original link, I only pictured 2 of them. Monique Hacked version is included but choose only one.

DOWNLOAD HERE

#sims 2 cc #the sims 2 #sims 2 download #ts2 #the sims 2 cc #ts2 download #4to2 #4to2 conversion #apple inc #macbook #apple mac #computer #laptop #sims 2 objects #functional #buy mode

[eudemoniium]

new stickers✨👽

#tumblr #grunge #2014 revival #grunge aesthetic #soft grunge #tumblr aesthetic #2014 tumblr #tumblrgirl #aesthetic #tumblr 2014 #macbook #mac #iphone #apple #stickers #alien #alienated #alien girl #grunge girl #pale grunge #tumblr grunge #tumblr girl

[nixcraft]

#macos #apple mac #macbook pro #IT #devlife #devops #sysadmin #deocker #linux #linux memes #macos memes

[equinesandeducation]

Prepped a salmon poke bowl for lunch, had a 6.5k run around the faculty and got to snack on overnight oats with pistachio, blue berries and chocolate 🙌🏻✨

#thesis life is good life #studyblr #studyspo #aesthetic #fitspo #fitblr #Apple Watch #macbook #light academia #vetmed #thesis #vetblr #med school #medblr #veterinary science #veterinary medicine #grad school

[thisthat-ortheother]

#requested #poll blog #random polls #silly polls #stupid polls #polls #silly poll #tumblr polls #poll #pick one #this or that #iphone vs android #iphone #android #apple products #microsoft windows #samsung #samsung galaxy #google pixel #ios #technology poll #modern technology #smart phones #laptop #technology #computers #tech stuff #operating system #macbook #lenovo

[youre-gonna-love-it]

#apple #apple mac #macbook #coffetime #coffee #coffe

[zegalba]

i am so fucking happy

#zegalba #apple #macbook #mine

[life-spire]

#curators on tumblr #drink #drinks #coffee #coffee aesthetic #cafe #apple #mac #macbook #laptop #tech #book #books #bookworm

[thisischeri]

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#this is the last thing I’m doing before new years bc won’t lie to you this lil blog was probably my favourite thing that came out of 2023 #2 mins till new year #cybercore #y2k #old internet #old web #cyber y2k #00s #2000s #tech #moodboard #cyber core #apple #MacBook Pro #techcore #tech blog

[nr1-logo-design-inspiration]

Apple logo design - grids & proportion 🍎

#apple #applepodcasts #app #iphone #imac #macbook #ipad pro #logo #business #artists on tumblr #identity #graphic design #entrepreneur #investor

[satuurnus]

🍵 peace

#studyblr #wallpaper #photooftheday #stationery #muji #cat #tea #Ikea #MacBook #night study #study motivation #Apple #bts #indigo #fall #autumn #aesthetic

[anonpolls]

Note from Anon: “i actually enjoy using the butterfly keyboard because its quieter and i dont like loud keyboards. the one on my macbook hasnt broken ever (i got it 6 yrs ago)”

-Please don’t bash Mac in the tags or comments. We all have a preference when it comes to electronic brands! 😄

✋🏻I’ve used Apple products/Mac almost my entire life and I honestly am not picky when it comes to my Mac keyboard. I don’t really think about the keyboard when I’m using my laptop.

-submit your poll!-

#poll #polls #thanks anon! #Submitted April 14 #anonpolls #anonymous #random polls #submitted by anonymous #tumblr polls #poll blog #macbook #apple products #laptop