>only $200 difference between m5pro and m4pro with the same specsIs it worth it? I need a decent macbook for video editing and I thought the m5 would be overkill but now I see the prices are very similar. Also is applecare+ worth it?
>>108840595Apple pro tips: if you go to the Apple Store and try to suck your own dick in front of the Apple Geniuses, they will give you a $200 discountyou do not need to succeed
>>108840595The yearly is. It lasts as long as you pay for it. I have a 16 M1 Max. It had to be warrantied 2 times.
>The yearly isSome sellers offer a 3-year applecare+ option, can that not be extended into yearly?>>108840720>It had to be warrantied 2 timesFor what and how long have you had it?
>>108840595The M5 has dedicated AIslop accelerators. If you use AI in your workflow, get the M5, otherwise get the M4 and spend the $200 in something else.
>>108840595>I need a decent macbook for video editing
>>108840885You still havent learned that itoddlers dont care about any kind of freedom and that they just want to look "cool" as they sip their soi latte in starbucks?
>>108840901>2020>>108840885>>108840928I have a ryzen 9 desktop with a 5070 and 128GB ram and it struggles with scrubbing a 3D comp in After Effects where my friends M4 Macbook does not even flinch. Chuds cant understand the level of just werks exhibited by the M series because they dont use their computers for anything but typing and gaming.
>>108840928>that they just want to look "cool" as they sip their soi latte in starbucks?It's not 2011 anymore. It's been 15 years anon, just let it go.
>>108841301>muh encoding time!So why cant the Ryzen 9 scrub a timeline without teetering on a bluescreen while the Poo Max acts like its playing minesweeper?
>>108840885I went to buy a thinkpad but it also comes with soldiered ram and many other problems you just mentioned. For me the best bet is system76 or novacustom but both would cost an arm and a leg if i were to import them to my country. Is thinkpad woth 8th gen i7 + coreboot + alpine linux or debian13/fedora the best i can get?
https://mac.getutm.app/Anybody use this? How does it compare to Parallels?
>>108841219I think this is actually why everyone is so pissed off. They're *sold* as all being capable of this and some actually are but they hide everything and make looking at the specs to figure out what it really can do an absolute bitch. It's so bad it's actually often less trouble to just run Linux on mediocre hardware.
>>108843874>It's so bad it's actually often less trouble to just run Linux on mediocre hardwarelol. no. Again, you use your computer for typing. You cant even run after effects on Linux. Apple is the only serious platform for creatives in 2026, unless your work specifically requires constant part swapping for some reason.
>>108843712Kind of garbageI'd say I had better results even with VMWare
>>108843712just use qemu, utm is a shitty qemu fork for iOS because apple won't let you run command line programs on iOS
>>108840635i tried this and got banned from my local apple store
I have a 2020 intel macbook from an acquaintance that is tied to his daughter's apple ID. While I wait for him to get her to remove it from her icloud account, is there any easy way to unlock it now while I'm impatient?
>>108840785No that’s how they get you. If you do 3 years that’s it. If you do subscription they can’t cancel it if you pay. One of the good things to come from the EU.
>>108840785Screen issue and keyboard issue. But it was a fairly hassle free experience at the Apple Store.
>>108840595If it doesn't break the bank, then spend the extra $200. Unless you plan to run the machine in harsh environments and expect to replace it sooner than most people.
