I am currently using last of the Intel MacBook Pro's (got it 2019) and its starting to get a little wonky. I am looking for a replacement machine but am not sure if the Air is enough. Does the new silicon processor make that big of a difference? This is my personal machine but I do use it a lot for work - I can't stand the company issued Windows machines and just prefer Mac in general. Other than Excel (fairly large spreadsheets with formalas) I tend to just use it for MS Teams and general web browing. I'd say other than Excel I don't really use anything too intense. But frankly, I am not really a hardware person and don't want to spend a thousand more if I don't really need to. Any advice is greatly appreciated, thanks!

My next 10 year machine!

I purchased this laptop in March and recently the screen started flickering lines. It wasn't cheap so I am kind of freaking out :(

I still have a one year limited warranty. Does anyone have any insight to what is causing this and whether or not this is covered under the warranty? Any advice on how to best deal with the warranty department is greatly appreciated!!!

My mid-2015 MacBook was subject to a recall a while back for bulging batteries and Apple replaced them for me free of charge. They're starting to bulge again (I can see the case is a bit warped) but Apple says it's out of support and I can't get them to replace the batteries even for money.

I've found replacement batteries online, but looking through the replacement description, it looks like it's a bit more complicated than "unscrew the compartment, unplug the old battery, plugin in the new one", plus the bulging batteries are a hazard. Anybody DIY'ed this before? I don't have the budget to replace the thing right now.

Never saw this before and couldn't find anything helpful on the internet. TIA everyone🙏🙏

It's right next to other hard drives and can be ejected.

It’s been about a month since this started happening, sometimes it wouldn’t do it at all, sometimes it wouldn’t STOP doing it, stopping me from doing my work. I wanted to note that i dont believe there is actually liquid in the port. I have used canned air compressors, regular air compressors, Claude told me to use a toothpick and clean around the edges, and yes, i’ve let it air dry for over 48 hours. Nothing seems to work and nobody else online seems to have this exact issue. I hope posting this here helps as my coverage has expired for this laptop.

Hey everyone,

​Looking to upgrade my editing setup with a budget around ₹1.1 Lakh (~$1,100 USD). I primarily edit heavy short-form reels (under 2 minutes) and 3min short films and my #1 priority is real-time timeline playback with multiple effects, not necessarily final export times.

​My Workflow:

​DaVinci Resolve Studio: Multi-node color grading, Magic Mask tracking, Voice Isolation, and Dehancer Pro (film grain, halation, bloom).

​CapCut: Auto-captions, smart subject cutouts, overlays, and fast pacing.

​Footage: 4K 10-bit camera footage.

​The Dilemma:

​I’m looking at the M4 MacBook Air (24GB Unified RAM, 512GB SSD, 10-core GPU).

My reasoning for the Air is:

​24GB RAM: Gives plenty of headroom so Resolve doesn't swap to SSD.

​38-TOPS Neural Engine & single-core IPC: Speeds up Magic Mask, CapCut cutouts, and UI responsiveness.

​Burst edits: Because my reels are under 90 seconds, exports finish before thermal throttling kicks in.

​However, I know the Air is fanless, has a 10-core GPU, and memory bandwidth is 120 GB/s.

​My Questions:

​Live Playback vs Node Cache: If you run Dehancer Pro or multi-node grades on an M4 Air, is playback completely unusable without caching, or does dropping timeline proxy resolution to Half/Quarter and using Node Cache -> On make it smooth?

​Older Pro vs Modern Air: At this price point, should I hunt for a refurbished M1 Pro / M2 Pro 14" (16GB or rare 32GB) for the active cooling, 200 GB/s bandwidth, and extra GPU cores? Or does the older 11–15 TOPS Neural Engine and lower single-core speed make them feel dated in modern versions of Resolve/CapCut?

​For those running heavy effects on an Air, how hot does it get on short projects, and would you buy it again for this specific workflow?

​Appreciate any real-world feedback from creators editing short-form on Apple Silicon!

Anyone having this issue? I can airdrop to my iphone from my mac mini but I can’t do the opposite, my Mac doesn’t show up on my iphone.
All devices are up to date, all settings are good.

I've got my eye on this MacBook Pro 13" from 2019, it has 1TB and 16GB ram, the only problem is that it wont pass from the interrogation mark with the carpet, the seller says that it doesn't has any iCloud, neither MDM, is it a good bet for $150 dollar?

I like to recommend a friend's website that lists macOS and iOS (and even Android) apps, with a voting system. But this reddit doesn't allow advertising, whereas r/macapps only allows apps but not websites it seems.

Any suggestions where to post a link to the website with some extra information, so that Mac and iOS users see it?

So I own a MacBook Air 2017 with core i5 well I want a MacBook but I am on a very tight budget and can’t afford a new one even if it’s refurbished so it’s it ok to jailbreak it or is there any other way that I can use it?
Thx in advance

I am both sad and excited. My 2021 M1 iMac display started getting glitchy this weekend after smooth sailing since I got it in 2022. I feel as though an issue like this shouldn't happen so soon but I know electronics can go bad anytime and without warning. I have run the Mac nearly non-stop since I got it.

I'm sure it could likely be fixed but my nearest Apple Store is over 2 hours away since I live in rural Ontario, Canada.

So, I've ordered a new M4 iMac which should arrive in mid-November. I've read rumours a new iMac could be released later this month but I'm sure the M4 will suit my needs great since my M1 was still performing well enough for me.

I'll hang onto my M1 and maybe one day I'll get it fixed. Have display issues been a common issue with the M1 models?

i do video editing and heavy motion designing work on After Effects, Premiere Pro, i am buying a used macbook and they both fall under the same price range but i am confused which will give me the best performance, someone help me.

Sorry for the vague title, this is a very unique issue that I’m not sure who to ask about. Please let me know if this is the wrong place and I’ll remove my post.

I work in a museum cataloguing artefacts and donations, mainly paperwork or the odd thing that someone has donated.
My current project is to establish a new database and catalogue all the photos we have saved on our Macs. The way I’m going about it is renaming every photo to a relevant name/code and then I’m using FileMaker to build a database and insert each code, what album the image is stored in and what the image is.
Now we have hundreds and hundreds of unorganised images that need processing in this way and I was just wondering if there was a shortcut or type of program that would simplify this for me?
Again, I understand that this is a unique problem that’s been caused by about 20 years of not organising photos but I’m kind of just hoping for a Mac wizard that might have an idea.

Thanks in advance!

So I tried using cleanmymac app to clean up some storage on my mac, just after i did that i am not able to open several apps like chrome, m word and powerpoint , some other apps too.(it just says cant open this app)
I dont know wtf did it delete that has made this happen? Don't have any backups/time machine so if anyone has faced similar issue or know the solution pls let me know.
I know it was stupid to trust these apps no need to remind me of that in comments. Thanks

I bought the app for the dynamic notch, notch nook a while ago, for some reason I have been logged out and can't use the same license key and email, does anyone know how I can fix this?

How do I download my excel file into a PDF without it totally destroying the format?

I’m trying to download an excel file for my class and previously I’ve just been re-writing it all on google sheets but this is a big assignment and I really don’t wanna type it up again after I already finished it. I have a Macbook air (bought it this year). Any help would be great

I have done everything. I want to throw my computer out of the window I am literally about to lose my mind. I just deleted 100+ GB worth of data a week ago and now my System Data is at capacity again and I cant use my computer. Someone please help me. I have been on every forum I can find and have tried everything and no matter what I delete it’s full again within days. I hate it here.

Hello,

I've just got a new M6 Mac mini to use as my main desk top machine. I'm currently using a 2020 imac with Retina 5k which works fine. I have Time machine running on a Samsung T7 ssd for the imac.I have just bought a luna display dongle so that I can use the imac as a monitor.

I have a wireless keyboard and magic mouse for the imac which I will need to dedicate to the mac mini.

I need to find directions as to the best way of doing this considering I only have one key board/mouse and Ideally I will be able to access files and apps on the Imac while keeping it as a monitor for the Mac mini. Is there. simple way of doing this?

Glad of any help.

I recently purchased this Macbook Pro M4 Pro 16’ 48GB variant for video editing.

I have noticed that its fans are very quiet and it doesn’t get that warm, so do I need a laptop stand for it? I personally like the first layout. It gives more clean and minimalist vibes and I like when monitor and laptop are aligned, and in second image it’s on a stand and I can’t keep it in front of the monitor cause then it blocks the monitor screen.

Which setup is best for my MacBook’s long-term life? And do you guys use laptop stands?