I’m looking forward to a detailed review (illustrated by photos of course) of the magic polishing cloth. 😂😂😂Might as well
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UK 14"/16" M1 Pro/Max MacBook Pro (2021) Pre-release, Orders and Dispatch Thread
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Loving my base model. 1 week of use and amazing.
Thinking of flattening the OS. There are so many remnants of 32 bit applications and old Intel stuff dating back to my 2010 MBP.
Thinking of flattening the OS. There are so many remnants of 32 bit applications and old Intel stuff dating back to my 2010 MBP.
I just need to make sure the missus doesn't use it on the windows!
I went clean install (when I had a Mac!) for that reason..
over the years I have so much crap installed and its great to cleanse and start..
I keep my docs and desktop in iCloud (nice being able to use the wife's MacBook and log in and have all my stuff as it is on my own Mac).
anytime I've been involved in software/server upgrades, upgrading inline or importing config across different OS's always leaves niggles. I'm sure Apple cater for most of the cases but nothing like using the Mac fresh out the box and install the software clean on top.
@TheYayAreaLiving are you still lurking around this thread? 
when you've caught up you'll see I've returned 2 Mac and have a new one on order! also got a polishing cloth on backorder... not like the 10 you have!
when you've caught up you'll see I've returned 2 Mac and have a new one on order! also got a polishing cloth on backorder... not like the 10 you have!
After 2 days with my BTO 16 M1Max 2TB and having transferred all my important files (didn't use Migration Assistant to avoid transferring unnecessary stuff), I am absolutely in love with this laptop 😍
Most of this has been said before, but the screen, trackpad, speakers, battery and speed are just phenomenal!!
I know I over specced for my particular needs, but don't regret it one bit, and the space grey is gorgeous.
Only hiccup so far has been with iMovie, where loading projects from my transferred library is surprisingly causing frequent beachballs until it fully loads... maybe a corrupt library or indexing still going on?
Anyway, for those still waiting for theirs, it's well worth the wait! And now to give my wallet a rest, I've spent way to much money on Apple gear this year 😜
P.S. picture for giggles, my MacBook history...
2021 MBP, 2012 MBPR (handed down to my partner and 11 yo) and on the far right where it all began for me: 2007 White MacBook (with easily upgraded RAM and SSD, which my 8 yo still uses for her simple IT needs) 🤓
Most of this has been said before, but the screen, trackpad, speakers, battery and speed are just phenomenal!!
I know I over specced for my particular needs, but don't regret it one bit, and the space grey is gorgeous.
Only hiccup so far has been with iMovie, where loading projects from my transferred library is surprisingly causing frequent beachballs until it fully loads... maybe a corrupt library or indexing still going on?
Anyway, for those still waiting for theirs, it's well worth the wait! And now to give my wallet a rest, I've spent way to much money on Apple gear this year 😜
P.S. picture for giggles, my MacBook history...
2021 MBP, 2012 MBPR (handed down to my partner and 11 yo) and on the far right where it all began for me: 2007 White MacBook (with easily upgraded RAM and SSD, which my 8 yo still uses for her simple IT needs) 🤓
TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️
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@TheYayAreaLiving are you still lurking around this thread?
when you've caught up you'll see I've returned 2 Mac and have a new one on order! also got a polishing cloth on backorder... not like the 10 you have!
Max had been returned
As how long it take for Apple to give me back my £700 of vouchers I used initially!
But going to bother with the palaver of trying to use them for the pro I paid in full for. Will let them burn a hole in my wallet until the new phones next year!
@TheYayAreaLiving are you still lurking around this thread?
when you've caught up you'll see I've returned 2 Mac and have a new one on order! also got a polishing cloth on backorder... not like the 10 you have!
@TheYayAreaLiving are you still lurking around this thread?
@Jinjin Ahh, you stopped reporting into the U.S. thread with what’s been happening to you. That's why I decided to stop by here and check on you. Last thing I remember you had your Pro Max 💻 delivered. We all congratulated you, haha!
I’m all caught up now. Looks like you returned the Pro Max, LOL. After all that waiting, the plane was delayed and being stuck in Korea.
However, I’m glad you have placed a new order. Does it look like it’s set to arrive in December? Such a long wait, but as long you are happy that’s all that matters after all we are spending thousands of dollars.
Happy to see you ordered an Apple Polishing cloth
LOL returned 2 💻 back to back! Dang!!! I know one of them was the original one you ordered. Where does the 2nd one come from? On your way to getting a 3rd 💻 😂
What’s the spec of your new Mac? It’s not a base model… is it?
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@Jinjin Ahh, you stopped reporting into the U.S. thread with what’s been happening to you. That's why I decided to stop by here and check on you. Last thing I remember you had your Pro Maxdelivered. We all congratulated you, haha!
I’m all caught up now. Looks like you returned the Pro Max, LOL. After all that waiting, the plane was delayed and being stuck in Korea.
However, I’m glad you have placed a new order. Does it look like it’s set to arrive in December? Such a long wait, but as long you are happy that’s all that matters after all we are spending thousands of dollars.
Happy to see you ordered an Apple Polishing cloth
LOL returned 2
What’s the spec of your new Mac? It’s not a base model… is it?
delivered. We all congratulated you, haha!Haha yep, that basically summarised it!
Now waiting for a base 14” BTO (32gb ram, 1TB SSD)
Sooooooo here we go again... I wasn't going to go for the new Macbook Pro but once again I'm being tempted by something new out
I think the 14" model will be the one for me. I won't be using it for anything really heavy so that will be perfect.
I think the 14" model will be the one for me. I won't be using it for anything really heavy so that will be perfect.
Yes, this is common. DPD recycle their numbers. It will correct itself.
God UPS tracking is hard to use. I'm waiting on and XDR and the tracking says it left Germany at 5:16. The only plane that did that was going back to China! Fingers crossed I am just reading it incorrectly. There are no planes to the UK within a few hours of that however so god knows. Sort your life out UPS.
Finally after original expected delivery on Friday 29/10, 120+h of black out, my parcel reappeared yesterday in a facility somewhere in the north(I’m south uk). Was redirected and then delivered at 9am this morning…Can’t wait to get back home now…
I have to say ups gave me quite a few good laughs on this one!
I have to say ups gave me quite a few good laughs on this one!
Laughs wouldn’t be the words I’d have been using! Would have been an apples 444 level rant!
You’ll have to share some pictures when it arrives!
I’m struggling to find a monitor that ticks the boxes I need!
Yeah, thats why I plumped for the ridiculously overpriced XDR. I have 2 of the old 4K LG ultrafines but had a bad experience with their support and really bad image retention so I don't want to give them any more of my money.
Is anyone else having issues touch ID on their new macbooks? Mine is probably working once in every 3 or 4 times.
So here's a weird thing, and someone more clued up than me might know if there is a logical reason for this...
I deleted the existing fingerprints, but then couldn't add any more. Tried different fingers, cleaned the sensor, washed, scrubbed and dried my hands - nothing. The lines on the screen stayed white, and no matter what I did they didn't register anything and turn red.
Then I disconnected from my external monitor and it worked straight away. If then reconnect the monitor and lock the macbook, i can't unlock it again u less i disconnect the monitor again.
Is there any logical reason for it to behave like that, or is there a setting somewhere i need to change?
I deleted the existing fingerprints, but then couldn't add any more. Tried different fingers, cleaned the sensor, washed, scrubbed and dried my hands - nothing. The lines on the screen stayed white, and no matter what I did they didn't register anything and turn red.
Then I disconnected from my external monitor and it worked straight away. If then reconnect the monitor and lock the macbook, i can't unlock it again u less i disconnect the monitor again.
Is there any logical reason for it to behave like that, or is there a setting somewhere i need to change?
That’s really odd. Sorry, can’t think of a reason that this should happen. x
Can't think of any logical reason why that would be intended behaviour, sounds like a bug to me.
totally weird. From a quick google there does seem to be a few cases of it, but no obvious solution.
Just tried apple chat - they suggested a few things like making a test account and seeing if the problem persisted, which it did identically. They then suggested going to the genius bar to get it looked at, which I just can't be arsed to do at the moment. I'll keep googling around and see if I come across anything.
Just tried apple chat - they suggested a few things like making a test account and seeing if the problem persisted, which it did identically. They then suggested going to the genius bar to get it looked at, which I just can't be arsed to do at the moment. I'll keep googling around and see if I come across anything.
