Apple Thread II | AirPods Pros Announced

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by Outrunner » Fri Feb 12, 2021 11:42 am

Prototype wrote:I’m thinking about getting a MacBook. I’m tempted to buy used given the price. Does anyone have any experience buying used and any tips I should look out for? Budget perhaps 300-400


Not particularly current but I bought a used Macbook Air a while ago. It worked like a dream for a couple of months then nothing but problems. I was back and forwards to the Apple shop until I decided to just cut my losses and resell it on ebay. I got a pretty good price for it considering it wasn't working. I'm likely to be an outlier though and I'd assume most other people don't have the issues I did.

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PostRe: Apple Thread II | AirPods Pros Announced
by Prototype » Fri Feb 12, 2021 8:38 pm

Yeah, thanks both. I’ll sit tight until I can afford an 1 air. If I had the space in my flat I’d be all over the Mac mini.

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PostRe: Apple Thread II | AirPods Pros Announced
by Prototype » Mon Mar 01, 2021 7:42 pm

Had my iphone 12 for a few weeks now and I'm really impressed with it. One thing I thought i'd ask other iphone users on here to check... if youre in an app with a dark screen and you swipe the home bar to go back to your menu do you notice the corners of the iphone momentarily turn white? Not sure if its an animation or if there's an issue with my screen.

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by RichardUK » Wed Mar 03, 2021 1:53 am

Prototype wrote:Had my iphone 12 for a few weeks now and I'm really impressed with it. One thing I thought i'd ask other iphone users on here to check... if youre in an app with a dark screen and you swipe the home bar to go back to your menu do you notice the corners of the iphone momentarily turn white? Not sure if its an animation or if there's an issue with my screen.


I don’t have an iPhone 12 (I have a iPhone 11 Pro Max) but no mine doesn’t have any white in the corners, I have read a few people having issues with the auto brightness setting on the iPhone 12

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by Prototype » Wed Mar 03, 2021 7:28 am

RichardUK wrote:
Prototype wrote:Had my iphone 12 for a few weeks now and I'm really impressed with it. One thing I thought i'd ask other iphone users on here to check... if youre in an app with a dark screen and you swipe the home bar to go back to your menu do you notice the corners of the iphone momentarily turn white? Not sure if its an animation or if there's an issue with my screen.


I don’t have an iPhone 12 (I have a iPhone 11 Pro Max) but no mine doesn’t have any white in the corners, I have read a few people having issues with the auto brightness setting on the iPhone 12


Thanks for checking Richard. Can I ask if you had dark mode on and that you were swiping the home bar when you were in an app where the screen was dark so as to see the flash of white in all 4 corners?

Edit: think I worked it out. It’s an animation, obviously but it appears to give a glimpse of the wallpaper before it goes back to it. I changed to a black wallpaper and can’t see the “white corners” any more.

Assume this is part of iOS.

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by Johnny Ryall » Thu Mar 04, 2021 7:57 pm

Really enjoying how modular the accessories for iPad are now. Get a Logitech Bluetooth keyboard and mouse and it turns the thing into a full on computer. Now I have buyers remorse for getting the Apple Pencil but only because I never use it, but I can tell in the hands of an actual artist it would be good.

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by Mafro » Thu Mar 04, 2021 8:21 pm

Johnny Ryall wrote:Really enjoying how modular the accessories for iPad are now. Get a Logitech Bluetooth keyboard and mouse and it turns the thing into a full on computer. Now I have buyers remorse for getting the Apple Pencil but only because I never use it, but I can tell in the hands of an actual artist it would be good.

Aye when I was without my MacBook for two weeks I still had my Magic Trackpad and Keyboard that I could use with my iPad Air and it's surprising how similar it was to just using a laptop.

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by Cuttooth » Thu Mar 04, 2021 8:22 pm

Any chance that the new iPad Pro(s) announced this month might push the price of the Air down?

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by Robbo-92 » Thu Mar 04, 2021 8:31 pm

Johnny Ryall wrote:Really enjoying how modular the accessories for iPad are now. Get a Logitech Bluetooth keyboard and mouse and it turns the thing into a full on computer. Now I have buyers remorse for getting the Apple Pencil but only because I never use it, but I can tell in the hands of an actual artist it would be good.


I bought an Apple Pencil too when I got my iPad back in November 2018, except for the odd doodle I’ve rarely used it, as you said in the right hands it’s probably a fantastic addition to the iPad line.

Cuttooth wrote:Any chance that the new iPad Pro(s) announced this month might push the price of the Air down?


Are new iPad Pro’s meant to be announced soon? I think when I next upgrade my iPad I’ll probably opt for an Air if the line is still the same as now (Mini, iPad, Air & Pro) as I use it a hell of a lot for nearly everything but at the same time I just couldn’t justify the price of a Pro, however good they look.

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by Cuttooth » Thu Mar 04, 2021 8:34 pm

Robbo-92 wrote:
Johnny Ryall wrote:Really enjoying how modular the accessories for iPad are now. Get a Logitech Bluetooth keyboard and mouse and it turns the thing into a full on computer. Now I have buyers remorse for getting the Apple Pencil but only because I never use it, but I can tell in the hands of an actual artist it would be good.


I bought an Apple Pencil too when I got my iPad back in November 2018, except for the odd doodle I’ve rarely used it, as you said in the right hands it’s probably a fantastic addition to the iPad line.

Cuttooth wrote:Any chance that the new iPad Pro(s) announced this month might push the price of the Air down?


Are new iPad Pro’s meant to be announced soon? I think when I next upgrade my iPad I’ll probably opt for an Air if the line is still the same as now (Mini, iPad, Air & Pro) as I use it a hell of a lot for nearly everything but at the same time I just couldn’t justify the price of a Pro, however good they look.

The rumours I've seen are of at least one iPad Pro with a mini-LED screen to be announced in March.

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by Mafro » Thu Mar 04, 2021 8:44 pm

The Air just came out four months ago so I can't see the price going down.

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by Robbo-92 » Thu Mar 04, 2021 8:47 pm

Apple rarely reduce the price of their stuff until an upgrade comes out anyway and even then it’s hit or miss from what I recall. Mainly seems to be older generations of phones that get a price cut when the new model comes out.

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by Cuttooth » Thu Mar 04, 2021 8:52 pm

Mafro wrote:The Air just came out four months ago so I can't see the price going down.

Huh, for some reason I thought it was nearly a year ago! :lol:

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by Johnny Ryall » Thu Mar 04, 2021 8:59 pm

It’s iPad minis I’ve seen rumoured. And even then it’s just off the fact that they’re the oldest without a refresh.

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by Mafro » Thu Mar 04, 2021 9:10 pm

Cuttooth wrote:
Mafro wrote:The Air just came out four months ago so I can't see the price going down.

Huh, for some reason I thought it was nearly a year ago! :lol:

It got a big update with the same body shape as the iPad Pro, USB-C instead of Lightning and Pencil 2 support, as well as the newest version of their A16 processor. It's probably one of the best updates Apple have done to one of their products in years. It was definitely a giant upgrade going from my iPad 4 to that.

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by Robbo-92 » Thu Mar 04, 2021 9:43 pm

Yeah the most recent iPad Air was the best update I’ve seen from them in a while.

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PostRe: Apple Thread II | AirPods Pros Announced
by Prototype » Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:57 pm

Got a new MacBook Air and oh my god I absolutely love it. Annoyed it's taken me this long to switch from Windows but it's great.

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by massimo » Sat Mar 13, 2021 7:07 pm

Prototype wrote:Got a new MacBook Air and oh my god I absolutely love it. Annoyed it's taken me this long to switch from Windows but it's great.

Is it the M1 Apple Silicon variant?

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by Prototype » Sat Mar 13, 2021 7:20 pm

massimo wrote:
Prototype wrote:Got a new MacBook Air and oh my god I absolutely love it. Annoyed it's taken me this long to switch from Windows but it's great.

Is it the M1 Apple Silicon variant?


Worry not - Apple Silicon is what sold me on getting one :datass:

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by massimo » Sat Mar 13, 2021 7:30 pm

Prototype wrote:
massimo wrote:
Prototype wrote:Got a new MacBook Air and oh my god I absolutely love it. Annoyed it's taken me this long to switch from Windows but it's great.

Is it the M1 Apple Silicon variant?


Worry not - Apple Silicon is what sold me on getting one :datass:

They’re amazing little machines.


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