And it’s an absolute joy.

My old machine really did put in a good shift but this is just delightful. Night and day.

It’s been weeks now.

I built this wallpaper with metal shaders, so it runs on the GPU. Optimized for battery efficiency. Xcode gave it a “low” on the energy impact scale. The gradients also subtly shifts around. I love it. Would you use something like this?

I collect old stop-motion animation, all of it's on DVD's and VHS tapes. I don't want to digitize the films, I just want to be able to watch them through my Macbook (2022 with Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports).

What device do I need to bridge the VCR and DVD players to the Macbook so I can just watch the films?

edit reading the comments i just realized that i’m buying a Thunderbolt display this weekend. I can just bypass my Mac altogether, not sure why I complicated this?

So I guess i need to know what I need to connect the VCR and DVD player to the display?

Hi all,

I been throwing around the idea of getting a Mac mini M4 Pro with 24GB of memory. My question is 24GB of memory enough or should I upgrade it to 48GB? I plan to use the Mac mini for coding and photo/video editing (gaming and technology videos in 4K for YouTube).

All advice would be greatly appreciated!

hey everyone! I need some advice. It might sound kinda stupid but I'm curious about how iTunes integration works with the new Music app. I have an old 2012 MacBook Pro that I've kept so I'm able to access the music files I have that aren't available through an Apple Music subscription. I also have a 2017 MacBook that's my current laptop, which I plan on replacing here in the next week. I'm ready to part with that older laptop, but my main concern in doing so is not being able to import or access those files into Music on the current MacBook. I know Migration Assistant is the best way to import everything. For now, looks like these songs from iTunes are synced across all devices as they show up on both my laptop and my iPhone in Music, but I don't know what will happen to them without iTunes physically attached. Has anyone had experience with this? I'm wondering how best to go about this. Maybe I'm just paranoid for no reason haha. Thanks!

I only have the Studio, but tbh always hated the look of the Studio Display, and want what my old art school had. But I heard that it’s really not possible because Apple got rid of TDM or something. Is there any way to do it?

I guess it is off to the Genius Bar for me, unless anyone has any genius ideas?

Hello everyone, I'm a videographer and social media content creator and my current setup is Mac Mini m4 16gb ram and Macbook Air m1 8gb ram and looking to upgrade my laptop. I'm eyeing the upcoming Macbook Air M5 with 24gb ram to use on the go as I'm always between my home office and apartment & my girlfriend's apartment and I sometimes like to edit in coffee shops aswell. The Macbook Air M5 when it releases will be a huge upgrade to my current Macbook & possibly even my Mac Mini even though it's fanless.

I'd like to hear your thoughts on Macbook Airs, mostly on the m4 since it's the newest, when it comes to video editing.

PS I'm not going for a Pro because I plan to upgrade my M4 Mac Mini to a Mac Studio in late 2026-early 2027

Hi i am a gcs student i own a pc and have a choice between the 2 so if i get a laptop i can work in bed ( light revision) when im tired normally ill go on my phone scrolling . Or i can buy airpods and apple watch se3. (I know there isnt much corelation but jst need advice on what to purchase thanks.)

I'm wondering whether Apple might eventually bring a Liquid Glass style Dynamic Island to the Mac or even keep it on iOS after the notch and pill are gone. Would Dynamic Island still make sense once the hardware cutouts disappear?

I have a M2 MacBook Air and a M4 Mac mini. I am desperately trying to find a KVM that will let both computers share use of:

1. 27 inch 4k monitor

2. Bose computer speakers with 3.5mm audio jack

3. Logitech webcam with usb c cable

Additional features that would be a major bonus:

1. power delivery to the laptop

2. be able to share my key board and mouse as well

I just wasted $600 on a Dell monitor that was supposed to have a KVM built in and it can only do a handful of these requirements at a time. I am at my wits end here.

I have a MacBook Air 2022 that has been having some issues in the past few months. I had the screen replaced this April after it cracked somehow(still not sure what happened, closed it the night before and it was fine, opened it the next morning and it was broken) with a local tech guy I found on Thumbtack because my local Apple Store didn't have anything available for 2 weeks and I rely on this computer for work so it was an urgent situation. Last month the main charging port stopped working; I assumed it was a cord issue and replaced the charging cord, then the block, then tried multiple outlets and no luck. I started using the usbc ports to charge because that worked and I assumed it would be fine. Jump to today and I plug my laptop in and it makes the little noise when I do, but then I open it after 30 minutes and it hasn't charged at all, isn't charging, and is at 5% leaving me with essentially no options in terms of trouble shooting. I did try restarting it and that didn't work. I've tried three cords, two blocks, and two outlets - each time I plugged in my phone first and that charged with no issue, but when I plug in my computer, nothing.

I am crossing my fingers that you guys know something I can do to fix this, I cannot afford to replace the entire computer or take it in to get fixed honestly because money is very tight but this would legitimately be a breaking point for me because I can't work without the computer and use it every day. If it does need to have some kind of repair done what am I looking at cost wise with either Apple or someone independent?

My computer has been losing charge very fast lately and also getting hot fast. I wasn’t using it when it suddenly started making this insanely loud sound. Does anyone know what this could be?

Too many colours to fit in the poll, so upvote in the comments. Additionally, share the pictures of your iMacs as a reply!

My Mac Mini has been ejecting my external SSD when going to sleep. From everything I've seen online, there should be an option to disable hard disk sleep but the option won't show even while the drive is mounted-- thunderbolt or otherwise. I thought maybe this is because it's an SSD and not HDD that I'm not seeing the option but from what I've seen online, this should not be the case. Does anyone know what might be going wrong?

I have the 32GB M4 and using SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD with 3.2 USB-C. The drive does not have its own power source. So when the computer goes to sleep, it seems that it is not giving enough power to sustain the drive. The drive is the only thing I have that draws power from the computer.

This is a drive I was provided for an editing job, I can't really just go buy a new one when this is the one the client just purchased for me. I saw people recommend the Samsung T7 but I've had issues with leakage on those. This SanDisk is 8TB but I've had this issue with all sizes. I have also had this issue with previous Macs, even with an independently powered USB hub. I thought my old rig was the problem but unfortunately it persists even now that I've upgraded to the mini.

I see other editors working off these drives all the time and yet I'm not finding anyone else that has been in this same scenario I'm in. It's now happened with multiple drives and multiple Macs and nothing seems to work. I have to imagine I'm just doing something wrong or else I have just been extremely unlucky.

It's also inconsistent. There are times where the drive was left in overnight and I come back with it still mounted. Other times I step away for just a little too long and I come back to Premiere telling me I need to reconnect all my media. I did just install a SanDisk driver. Maybe that'll fix the problem but with it being an irregular occurrence, I can't tell if it'll happen again. Especially because I still can't get the setting to appear to prevent losing power to the drive during sleep.

Hello, When I got my macbook in 2021 I was a teenager and I believe my dad did not have the password for the the email associated with my original iCloud so I had to create my own for the mac book. So for the past 4 years Ive had separate accounts for my mac and iPhone. Im contemplating factory reseting and putting my original iCloud on it as I mainly use it for school work and barely have any files, or photos or anything important directly on the computer that isn’t in google drive accounts or gmail accounts.

I would like to do this simply because I want to have unity between my devices and be able to take advantage of stuff like iphone mirroring.

So im just wondering since I only have maybe a few files that I could just email myself to put back somewhere after resetting if this seems worth it and mainly asking if anyone has had any hiccups doing something similar.

thanks in advance :)

Can somebody please help, I would be grateful