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@machpants all good, she can have her brothers one, with his name engraved on it
Now you mention it, I think I recall being told (our neighbour is a teacher there)
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@nostrildamus said in Apple:
@nostrildamus said in Apple:
To be fair to the school, the Pro was just one option. They also said we could just get him an Air if we wished, which would have brought the total cost down to a bargain $1700 all-in...Stupid machine better last him all of high school!
On the plus side, hopefully he uses it for some music recording stuff, I understand most software works better on apple ?
how heavy is his bag, there is a big weight difference, I would have thought the Air is enough for most people. Oh for video editing yeah the extra grunt would be good.
The Boy uses his Macbook Air (2015 model) for video editing and it does the job, apparently. Adobe After Effects and Premier Pro.
Obviously would be quicker if it was a Macbook Pro thingy, but that is a stupid amount of money. We're thinking of buying him a pro once he graduates. The Air has been going since he started in 2017.
I have one from 2013! But call me cynical I wonder if Apple delib make people who need just a little more power buy the Pro, the Air is better value and easier to lug around but for 2-5% of jobs for many just doesn't quite seem as fast...wonder if it is deliberate..not a great fan of current Apple company (policy, consumer focus, pricing) but still like their laptops..
Of course it's deliberate. You spend less money as you are buying less computer (slower CPU, less memory, etc). That's just price point choice, and is powerful enough for most people's computer usage.
I err on buying the fastest you can affort, especially for Macs -as unlike Dells which I've also had - these laptops last forever. You buy faster than necessary now, so you can run the latest software in a few years.
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@nta Open Finder, Connect to Server and type in the address or browse if it’s on the same network, click Connect. It’s then in the sidebar under Location. Add it to a list of favourites in the same window if you want so you don’t have to locate it ever again. Add it to login items for a user if you want it to load every time they log in.
What am I missing?
Simplicity.
Same action in Windows after hitting START | cmd
net use z: \192.168.1.200\Public$ /PERSISTENT:YES
I'm sure there is a brilliant way to do this on the command line in Mac, but when I open "Finder" it lists a whole heap of shit and is poorly ordered.
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@nta Yeah, but we don’t have apple stores in NZ. We really get hosed over here, the support network that others take for granted just doesn’t exist. You can’t get 3rd party support people charging a grand for a battery replacement when an apple store will do it while you wait for a hundred bucks. But in NZ that’s the reality, they have these service partners who are just ripping people off because there’s effectively no competition from apple itself.
And the trade in service needs you to be able to get the laptop to them. Which for us would mean couriering them overseas at our own expense. Hence my collection of laptops.
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@nta If I was doing it on a Mac it would be Command+k (takes you straight to the Connect To Server dialog), then type smb://nameofcomputer/nameofdrive then hit Return. You can enter the address as an IP address too, but us Mac people are no good with remembering numbers, we’re creative dontchaknow
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@nta If I was doing it on a Mac it would be Command+k (takes you straight to the Connect To Server dialog), then type smb://nameofcomputer/nameofdrive then hit Return. You can enter the address as an IP address too, but us Mac people are no good with remembering numbers, we’re creative dontchaknow
The device is a standalone NAS so doesn't report back a name in the same way as a computer
No doubt I could edit the equivalent of a Host File entry on the Macs in question, but really could not be fucking bothered learning how.The kids probably won't use it, but I've managed to get them set up with your instructions - thanks! Now we wait until they fill up their existing storage and bitch that I didn't provide them a solution
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@nostrildamus said in Apple:
@jc there's a tradein program with Macs isn't there?
yup and ipads
Trying to get the wife and daughter to give up their iPhone 8s for a newer, faster model, but "why spend the money?"
Well because they're EOL and you won't be able to trade them in soon! Let's get the $100 while it is still good to get...
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@nta Yeah, you’d think eh? But sadly no. Most of the people who try to sell you a Mac in a shop over here are embarrassing as well. The bullshit I’ve heard Noel Leeming and Harvey Norman salesmen telling punters is not funny. A while back I heard one telling a lady who wanted a new iPad for her kid to replace an older one (i.e. she’s already got an operating appleID and iCloud account) that sure, if they brought them in they would arrange to transfer all the data for a very reasonable fee. Fucking sharks.
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@nta Open Finder, Connect to Server and type in the address or browse if it’s on the same network, click Connect. It’s then in the sidebar under Location. Add it to a list of favourites in the same window if you want so you don’t have to locate it ever again. Add it to login items for a user if you want it to load every time they log in.
What am I missing?
Simplicity.
Same action in Windows after hitting START | cmd
net use z: \192.168.1.200\Public$ /PERSISTENT:YES
I'm sure there is a brilliant way to do this on the command line in Mac, but when I open "Finder" it lists a whole heap of shit and is poorly ordered.
does this help?
"Easiest way is to type the command cd followed by a space, then drag the icon for the external onto the Terminal window, then hit the return key. You can also find the path using the mount command and enter that after cd. Then you should be able to navigate to the .Trash folder and do any copying or moving you need to do."
or if trying to quickly find a drive connected;
cd / cd Volumes ls -la (list all hard drives) -
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I got the new Macbook Pro. One of the cheaper models but it's pretty choice. The camera at the top of the screen can be a bit of a pain but you get used to it.
Couple of problems I've had with Macs in the past.
Getting the battery replaced is ridiculously expensive if you go through the recommended service provider. I had a quote to replace the battery in my 2016/17 Macbook pro and they advised it would be $600-$700. I ended up taking it to some dodgy looking place that was a dairy/computer IT place. Charged me $150 and it still works fine.
I had a 2011/12 Macbook pro where the motherboard (something like that) died. Apple knew this was an issue but mine died about one year after they stopped their support of fixing for free. I could either spend $1,000+ on getting a new part, or $700 odd on putting in a 2nd hand part that they couldn't guarantee would last long. I probably should've investigated using the Consumers Guarantees act but the computer was getting on a bit and I'm lazy.
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@voodoo FYI as you’re not normally a Mac guy, make sure you buy via the Education store as they have a small discount so you’ll save a bit of cash.
cheers, the school has a deal with jbhifi so think we got an OK price
We waited until post-Xmas sales and saved a couple of hundred I think. Apple don't do discounts, generally speaking.
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@voodoo FYI as you’re not normally a Mac guy, make sure you buy via the Education store as they have a small discount so you’ll save a bit of cash.
cheers, the school has a deal with jbhifi so think we got an OK price
We waited until post-Xmas sales and saved a couple of hundred I think. Apple don't do discounts, generally speaking.
I got my latest Air and iPhone on sale at JB, which was actually a better deal than the Education discount. Then I was going to get the tax back when I flew to NZ which didn't happen due to Gladys' Delta.
I make it a rule never to pay full price for Apple products. I once got a Macbook 11" for nearly half price at Harvey Norman Malaysia in a Xmas sale.
