Users complain of horizontal lines appearing and staying on the screen about two years from the date of purchase.
  • Rekorse@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Give me a model to compare to? Are all apple models the same? Or do you mean just pick any of them?

      • Rekorse@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        3·
        3 months ago

        Does it count if I find a cheaper laptop that has better numbers than a macbook air that is more expensive?

        I do think you might be right that building your own is more expensive now, not sure when that changed.

        If I can find a comparable performing non apple device pre built for less, then the only sticking point is proprietary software?

          • Rekorse@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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            3 months ago

            What would you say about this quality issue thats come up in this post? Longevity is important too.

              • Rekorse@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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                3 months ago

                Well I suppose I’ll have to see how they resolve this problem then. It does seem like theres a solid use case for the devices, I think I just don’t fit any of them.

                Can you think of any company that makes something comparable to apples macbooks or imacs? Maybe shooting for close enough would work for me, as long as I can still put whatever OS on it I want and swap out some parts every once in a while.

                  • Rekorse@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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                    3 months ago

                    I don’t have enough computers yet to have dedicated ones is the problem, and I don’t work in an industry that demands one. But I do understand the value of Apple essentially handling all the difficult stuff for me, I don’t have infinite time to manage devices.

                    I might try to pick up a cheap older one to try out the ecosystem like you mentioned as Ive barely used one before.

                    Can I out macOS on non apple devices?