That's the Photos app scanning your library for faces and other items you can search for in the app. The process is essentially always running but should only use start doing heavy loads once the computer is idle and not doing other tasks. If you have a large photo library the scanning can take weeks, with more time needed each time new photos are added.
In the UK at least, AppleCare+ terms and conditions explicitly exclude claims for manufacturing defects; only "accidental damage" is covered.
feel a bit abandoned by apple 🍎
I agree, had issues with mine too. The power button seemed to work intermittently when powering on (it wasn't actually a button issue). Had it apart loads of times to sort it out and whilst it's ok again now I won't buy another all in one.
This is quite glaring issue, and as you mentioned in your full comment, they are taking a hard stance…
I do look at Activity Monitor if things are getting hot. Looks to me like your photo library is syncing and your spotlight is indexing. None of that is specific to the iMac, trust me.
Is this the left of the screen when facing it or the right? Upper left or top corner. The picture looks confusing to me.
Left of the screen. The left rim above the burn mark is super hot and the burn mark is the hottest spot.
Got it. I took my Temp Measuring thing and measured the temperature on my iMac M3. It's been on constantly for the last 3 hours. The temperature is 85F on the left side. I also measured the top left corner area, it registered 87F at the hottest point. Along the very top of the screen its up to 88 then cools back down. Now I have sensitivity to brightness on computer screens so I keep my display a little bit more than halfway point. Anything brighter hurts my eyes. So it's about 55% brightness. Maybe thats why the temperature is not so hot.
Definitely. I wasn’t criticizing you for doing it. I’m critiquing Apple for doubling the cost of their machines for what would typically be a $150 upgrade on a user-upgradable device. It’s an even bigger slap in the face for those components to be worthless if the machine fails for any reason.
I read this issue on Apple forums where someone actually had an engineer technician do a full analysis of the issue. Granted it was a third party company analysis, but it didn't sound good. It seems to me that they are prone to failure and its just a matter of time.
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I'm not sure about the M3 since no one has taken it apart to compare the components. For the M1, I have zero confidence many will last 3-5 years. Sooner or later it will fail since it doesn't look like a component defect, but rather a design defect.
Supposedly the AP Max aluminum ear cups form condensation and it’s shorting out the electronics in the worst cases. The issue appears widespread. I wonder if it’s worse in more humid climates. I almost bought a pair but couldn’t justify the price when the Sony WH1000XM5’s got better reviews. I’ve used the Sonys for several hours almost every day for 32 months and love them. They’re also lighter.
EU markets all have a requirement of 2 (and sometimes more) years of protection against product defects. The process is usually not as easy to deal with as manufacturer guarantees, but as long as the defect can be reasonably shown to have been present (though not necessarily noticeable) when the product was sold, then the consumer has the right to make a claim to the seller, e.g., for covering cost of repairs.
Apple machines keep repeatedly suffering from issues $200 Chromebooks don’t have. It’s always something like a $2 cable failing because of their shoddy engineering.
