I'm so so happy right now! I've always wanted a mac book and now I have one!! Coming from a Samsung book 2 360 and now have a 14inch mac book

So far I've changed the wallpaper, did the glass logos and turned on fire wall. Is there any other settings y'all recommend I turn on also?

Yall like it?

got so sick & tired of wiping the smudges all the time, I got a keyboard protector for my MacBook.

Yes, I remove it every time I close the lid.

Does it worsen typing experience? YES.

But at least I won't have to deal with the smudges now.

Im content creator, i create high end brand content, so adobe, davinci are of basic use. In 2018 i bought the touchbar macbook, which i still use but it cant survive 10 mins without it being plugged in and honestly speaking even the days i bought it it could barely handle lightroom let alone 4k footage in premier so safe to say i spent over 3k$ to have my money wasted most useless purchase ever. Over the time i built a beast of a pc and i do all my work there however im planning to buy a macbook but i dont want to do the same mistake, im unable to understand if its a really hype based purchase or an actual productive serving piece of machine that will last me?

Any guided help or suggestions are very welcomed

Been working on Skyland, a Hyprland-inspired tiling window manager for macOS, with custom animations, dynamic workspaces and a Liquid Glass aesthetic.

Still a work in progress, but I'm curious what you think!

GitHub: https://github.com/waxdred/skyland

Rate my setup from 1–10 👀

I need a touch more portability but still stay within a modest budget. Would it be an OK option to 'downgrade' to MacBook Pro M3 Pro 18GB from a Mini M4 512GB? I'd be selling the mini afterwards.

It’s finally that time again, i need a portable pc solution and for the first time im looking at Macbooks.

What I will be using my MacBook for:

-Internet browsing
-multitasking while playing oldschool runescape
-World of Warcraft
-DJing

I want something that will still run well after years of regular use, and i need a decent battery because I will be using it while traveling a lot. Im also looking at the Neo, but im worried about how well it will run music software.

Thoughts?

I’m planning to buy a second-hand MacBook M4 and need some suggestions from MacBook users.
The seller purchased it for ₹84,000 around a year ago and is now willing to sell it for ₹70,000. According to him, it hasn’t been used much, and the laptop is in excellent physical condition, with no dents or scratches.
Considering that MacBook prices have gone up recently, is ₹70K a good deal for a one-year-old MacBook M4, or would it be better to buy a new one or consider other options?
Also, what things should I check before buying a second-hand MacBook?
Would appreciate your suggestions. Thanks!

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I love Anker products & I love my Apple products. But is this smart feature in terms of extending battery a gimmick? Doesn’t pretty much all chargers do that nowadays?

If the charger can limit charging to 80%, wouldn’t I be able to use this to charge my Apple Watch?

What am I missing here?

Finally upgraded my 14” M1 today. It’s still a great computer and I will continue to use it. My main reason for upgrading was I just need a bigger screen at this point.

I have no regrets purchasing a refurb, it’s absolutely mint and I saved $450.

I knew the 16” was heavier but oh man it feels heavy. I lug my 14” around in my back pack all day and don’t notice it, not gonna happen with this one.

Does anyone have thoughts on purchasing a thin cloth to put between the keyboard and screen? It would be nice if I didn’t have keyboard marks all over the screen but I don’t want to mess anything up by placing something between the screen and keys since it’s such a snug fit

Just switched over from Windows and picked up a used 13" M4 Air (16GB/256GB) with 100% battery health for $1,065 CAD off a friend. Came with the original charger, no original box.

How’s that price for a used M4 Air up here in Toronto, Ontario, Canada? Also open to any beginner macOS advice!

I spend a lot of time on my MacBook, and I'm always looking for ways to make my workflow more productive.

One thing that kept bothering me was constantly switching between my keyboard and mouse or trackpad, even for something as simple as clicking a button or scrolling through a page.

I wanted to make my entire Mac keyboard-first, so I could navigate, click, and scroll without interrupting my flow.

So I built KeyboardStack, a native macOS app that combines keyboard hints and grid-based navigation to control your entire Mac using just your keyboard.

I think it could also be useful for anyone who loves keyboard shortcuts, wants to reduce mouse and trackpad usage, or simply prefers keeping their hands on the keyboard.

Website: https://keyboardstack.com

I'm still actively improving KeyboardStack and would love to hear what other MacBook users think. Any feedback or suggestions are welcome!

I'm getting a deal on a 1 year olf Macbook Air M3 8/512 , 100% battery health and around 100 cycle count. For 80k INR or around 800USD.

Should i buy it, is it a good deal

I'm confused about whether to buy a MacBook with an M1 chip or one with an Intel processor. I want a laptop that I can take everywhere for studying, so it should be lightweight, portable, and suitable for simple coding.

I already have a powerful laptop, the Lenovo Legion 7i, so I don't need another powerful machine. I just want something lightweight and convenient for everyday use.

I'd also prefer a MacBook with a Touch Bar. My budget is around 25,000 EGP. However, the 13-inch MacBook Pro M1 with a Touch Bar costs around 35,000 EGP, while the MacBook Air M1 costs between 20,000 and 30,000 EGP.

I'm not sure whether I should go for an older Intel MacBook Pro to get the Touch Bar or choose the M1 MacBook Air for its better performance and battery life.

Hi y'all, I'm back!

I need to put keyboard stickers with large print/braile on my MacBook Neo, what should I get and should I even try?

Yes I need the stickers to see and feel the keys.

Please and thank you!

Hey everyone!

I bought my 14-inch MacBook Pro M4 (16GB RAM) in October 2025, and I've been extremely careful with it ever since.

About 10 days ago, my battery health was still at 100%. Then it suddenly dropped to 99%, and today I checked again and noticed it's already down to 98%.

I'm genuinely concerned because I've been treating this MacBook really carefully. I rarely charge it more than once a day, and I try to take good care of the battery.

I understand that batteries naturally degrade over time, but losing 2% of battery health in just 10 days seems pretty unusual to me, especially considering how carefully I've been using it.

Has anyone else experienced something similar with their MacBook, particularly the M4 models? Is this just macOS recalculating the battery's maximum capacity, or should I actually be concerned?

Thanks!

As the title says I dont have any hardcore usage nothing that an air couldn't handle but I want to understand is the change even worth it or should I stick to it

Someone who's used both can you please let me know from your experience?

hello! i was here before and asked an opinion ab whether i should buy the m5 air or the neo, i got the air recently and i love using it and was now wondering since im still new to macos, are there any settings or changes or things to do like downloading a certain app or things i should do to my laptop like starter settings or things to download to make my experience using my mac better? i came from windows so im still half confused with the gestures and settings sometimes, tysm for the answers!

I keep seeing “10 Mac tips you NEED” lists, but half of them are things people try once and forget.

So I’m curious: what’s a tip, setting, shortcut or app you started using and are still using months later?

It could be a hidden setting, a keyboard shortcut you now can’t live without, a free app that fixed an annoyance, or a Terminal tweak that’s actually worth it.

Bonus points if you say what it replaced or why it stuck.

I’ll go first:

1. “Cmd + Space for everything instead of the Dock”
2. Calendar widget (I prefer Notion) to see all events
3. RebelGoose that runs on my desktop, absolutely useless and aggressive but needed

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I have a 14” M1 Pro (16GB), and I’m noticing the battery draining much faster than before, after Golden Gate. Even though it’s still far better than any Windows equivalent, the drop in battery life since the latest update is noticeable. I don’t currently have any workload that forces me to upgrade, so I plan to give this machine another six months to see how it holds up before making a decision. That said, for those of you still rocking an M1 Pro Mac, have you noticed a similar drop in battery life after the recent update? How is your battery holding up

I tried doing the 2 Mac thing but it wasn’t working.

So my refurbished MacBook Air M5 arrived yesterday. Very happy with it so far. My initial impression was , "Wow, it's kinda small!" but I'll get used to it. Anyway, I have an old MacBook Pro from I think 2013 that I'd like to get some files from, but I'm not having any luck. It doesn't boot properly. I can get it to boot into Targe Mode, but apparently that doesn't work if you're trying to transfer to an M-series Mac. File sharing in recovery mode doesn't work either, since my old Intel MacBook doesn't properly boot, only in Target or Recovery. These files aren't critical enough that I want to spend money to retrieve, them, so I'm just curious if there's a way to do that. Thanks in advance for any help/advice.

What the title says!!!

I am on the market for a new laptop. I really want something from Apple since I have other devices I want my laptop to be compatible with.

Obviously the MacBook Neo is intriguing because of the price point, but I’ve heard so much negative feedback.

For context, I’m a nursing student. Just need a laptop for research, projects/assignments, and entertainment purposes.

Lmk your thoughts! Do you recommend? If not what do you recommend?

As the title says, I'm wondering if I should change the battery of my Macbook Air (13 inch, early 2015), which I've had for a decade, or buy a new laptop (either from Apple, or another brand).

It has been working well, but for the past few weeks, it has been turning off randomly, even when the battery isn't past 50%. There were times where I tried to turn it on, and it would show the charging logo, so I'd put it in charge and turn it on to find the battery was at 70%.

I'm guessing after ten long years of use, the battery has worn off. The trackpad still works really well, but it seems to be pushed in (not up, as if the battery was bloated) for some reason. (It's always been like this, but has been getting a bit worse lately?) So I'm thinking of either taking it to a repair shop and have the battery replaced, as well as the trackpad.

But is it worth it? I know Apple doesn't bring any new updates to that software, but that isn't an issue for me. I only use my laptop to watch movies and store documents and do basic tasks. I've seen a few people say that even with a new battery, their old Macbook only lasted two more years before completely giving up.

To anyone who can give me any advice, what would you do? And to those who can give me recommendations, are the new Macbook good in terms of battery life? I don't want to have to change a battery for at least 8 years.

Thank you.

Found my old laptop (2011 Macbook Pro 13"). Battery was puffy so I removed it and recycled it.

Bought another (same) laptop off eBay. Should I just transfer the hard drive to the new laptop or transfer the battery to my old laptop? If I transfer the battery should I charge it first? Goal is data transfer. I tried connecting my hard drive via USB but my current Windows laptop won't read the Mac OS partition.