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  1. MathersMahmood

    Post your Apple Ecosystem!

    Hi all! I’m wondering what Apple products you use daily and can’t live without! I did something similar last year which was pretty fun so I thought I’d continued the yearly tradition to include new purchases. I have an iPhone 14 Pro Max (guess the colour 😂) Apple Watch Series 7 - Green...
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    MacBook Air M3 CPU Temp

    Hello all, I just recently downloaded iStatistica to monitor some things on my new M3 air and I found that the CPU temps on all the cores stay low in temp except for core 6. On core 6 there is often times spikes up to 70 deg c while the others remain around 40 deg c. This can be while I am...
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    [MacBook Air M1] Green Hue/ Bleeding on the edge of Screen

    I bought a new MacBook Air M1 couple of months ago. A few days ago I noticed there was a green hue in the corner of the screen. It is there after boot and disappears completely after a few minutes. When the hue is gone I can shut it down and power it on within a couple of hours, it will not be...
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    Voice Isolation Feature on M3 MacBook Air

    The new MacBook Air series (13 and 15 inch) is advertised to have Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes and Enhanced voice clarity in video calls. This is confusing because the M2 series of the Macbook Air, as well as the M2 and M3 Pro series have had the Voice Isolation and Wide...
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    Macbook Air mid 2013: Heatsink screw on the fan side broken off

    Hi! I renewed the thermal paste and didn't realize the heatsink was mounted with a single fifth screw on the fan side that is very difficult to even reach. I removed the four screws on the CPU side, left the fan attached and carefully bent up the heatsink to remove the thermal paste. In the...
  6. R

    Any way to reduce photos library size on a MacBook Air?

    Hi all, I've purchased a second hand 2020 M1 Air for a roadtrip. Its the base model with only 256gb of storage. I had hoped to reduce my photos library footprint by ticking the 'Optimise Mac Storage' option, in photos/settings, rather than 'Download originals the this Mac' My 80gb photos...
  7. jonjames505

    How much better is the M3 MacBook Pro Display vs the M3 MacBook Air display?

    For a long time, iPad Air displays were good enough. But then I got my first iPad Pro with Pro Motion 120hz refresh and now I can never go back. I’m in the market to replace my 2018 MBA retina and I’m wondering if the better display on the MacBook Pro is worth it over the Air? Is it as drastic...
  8. D

    Apple Silicon MBAs have left me without any options

    I'm writing this to check if there are more people that find themselves in my situation. I'd like a Mac because I prefer macOS over Windows (especially Windows 11, which is a mess). I'd use the device for work, which is office stuff (Word, Excel, tons of Safari tabs, etc.), and I need...
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    Would you buy a new 13 inch MacBook Air or a new 11.9 inch iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard?

    I was about to buy a new iPad Pro with a Magic Keyboard but discovered that it weighs about the same as a new MacBook Air. So now I’m wondering what I should get. I never separate my current iPad Pro from my magic key board. Opinions please. Thanks.
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    Trying to decide if 24GB for M3 MBA is enough

    Hi everyone, I've decided to give a new M3 MacBook Air a shot as my general work computer (mostly the usual browsing/email/chat/Office apps stuff plus a lot of small to medium sized projects in Xcode, Visual Studio Code, Photoshop, Illustrator, and occasionally Final Cut Pro) but am struggling...
  11. TSE

    G3 or M3

    Hey guys, in a bit of a dilemma... I'm in the market for a new laptop, and I can't decide between my two final choices. Either a brand new MacBook Air M3 or the iBook G3. The M3 is faster, has a better screen, is lighter, and longer battery life, but the G3 has more ports, a Combo Drive, and...
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    How much price fall can we expect in MBA M2 after the Release of M3?

    Hello So I’ve been thinking to buy a MacBook Air from a month or two, but when i saw that M3 Macbook Air is going to release soon it changed my decision to wait for New M3 So i could get M2 in lesser price, So how much can we really expect it to drop? And Will the MacBook Air M2 Continue to...
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    Option key is not working to do pendrive boot

    Hello friends! I am sorry for my english. So, I have MacBook Air 2008, so the computer is discontinued, so I try to change the operating system to Linux Mint Cinnamon, I followed the normal procedure, downloaded the Linux Mint Cinamon iso and performed the normal installation, but after...
  14. L

    MacBook Air grey screen of death

    Hi all, my niece's 2012 MacBook Air has gone as dead a dodo. When powering on, after 2 seconds the startup-chime sounds, followed immediately by a grey screen, then nothing. It just stays on the grey screen indefinitely. I've tried resetting NVRAM, resetting the SMC, going in to recovery mode...
  15. Tsepz

    Got a MacBook Air M1 in 2024

    Took delivery of my new M1 MBA last week Thursday and have now had it for over a week and so far so good, have to say I am incredibly happy with this machine, especially using it with my iPad Pro with the Side Car feature, truly impressive. The last time I had a MBA was back in 2018 when I had...
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    MacBook Air M1 Lid Gap — Write Opinion

    Why some units have it? It seems to me that rubber gasket kinda different in height across display. I understand this is machining tolerances, but still What's your thoughts? It'll be good to read any theory! You can view more photos of different Macs by searching —> MacBook Lid Gap
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    MacBook Air M1 Lid Sound

    Sup, y'all! Did Apple change type of magnets or rubber gasket? I remember that lid of MBA with Retina from 2018-2022 [manufacture date; not M2] closed kinda without any sound unlike MBP Am I tripping? Just my curiosity. Thank you!
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    DELETED MACINTOSH? HELP

    Hey guys I was trying to reboot my Apple MacBook Air 7.2 to a factory reset and I think I deleted the harddrive? Any help would be good.
  19. Rhyalus

    iPad Blown away by "Sidecar"

    Hello All, I am still an avid Windows PC user for work and gaming, but I also have a 15" MBA M2 for "mobile" work around the house with the other laptops on docks. I just wanted to say how amazing "Sidecar" is - without any setup whatsoever, my 11" iPad Pro 1st gen acts as a 2nd screen.... I...
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    Is this amount of black light okay in a 3 days new MacBook Air M2 2023 15”

    I want to know if I’m being too excessive or is this NOT normal for a new computer?