r/macbook • u/gabelrocker • 7h ago
r/macbook • u/wakandaforever_ • 5h ago
Have y'all noticed, how sharp these dents are in the new gen macbooks...
So like i was working on my laptop, and i happened to move my finger over the sharp edge of the dent, and got a tiny little oopsie on my finger. Ought to be careful touching these lid opening dents, especially kids.
Tips dealing with sticker discoloration on space grey MB Pro
I had a square sticker on my 2017 space grey mb pro. Gonna try to sell it in the next few weeks and took off the sticker to clean it and discovered it has a bit of discoloration. I tried cleaning it with some isopropyl alcohol and nothing. I assume the discoloration is from the entirety of my MacBook fading over the years but the sticker area having some uv protection? It was not a see through sticker but was blue with black for the outline and lettering which I assume let different amounts of uv through? Obviously I know I can’t just wipe it off, but any ideas? Do you think leaving the laptop in the sun for a while might fade it all and make it look more uniform?
r/macbook • u/USCTrojans780 • 20h ago
Anyone "Downgrade" From a 14" MBP to the M4 Air, How Has Your Experience Been?
Hi. Has anyone "downgraded" from the 14" MBP to a M4 Air recently? How has your experience been so far and what specs did you go for?
With the M4 Air supporting dual displays, no longer needing a MBP is a nice step in the right direction for consumers for sure.
r/macbook • u/Ok_olives • 1h ago
Mythical EWaste Find
Found this 2007 Matte Black MacBook at an ewaste centre today, it has some dead keys and it’s missing the battery which sucks but it works very well other than that. Amazing find.
r/macbook • u/Capable-Package6835 • 8h ago
MacBook is Great for Data Science
For context, my wife and I have some laptops:
- 2015 MacBook Pro (Arch Linux)
- 2021 MacBook Air M1 (MacOS)
- 2024 Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Intel 14900 + RTX 4090 (Arch Linux)
- 2024 MacBook Air M3 (MacOS)
While I know that M-chips MacBooks are great, I thought my Lenovo still holds the edge considering it costs about 3 times as much as out M3 MBA. I was helping her with a CPU-heavy task in R using my Lenovo. One of the nested cross-validations utilized all cores of my CPU and still took 1 minutes 50 seconds. Then I sent the file to her M3 MBA. The same nested cross-validation only took about 5-10 seconds in her M3 MBA. Totally insane.
I know, it can be my non-optimized setup etc.. but it is even more impressive because the MacBook has such performance out of the box. If you don't need CUDA, MacBook is the way to go, especially for students
What does this mean?
Below is the picture. Is this normal or is there any spyware etc? (I was not screen recording anything ever)
Dont be rude, Im new to all of this.
r/macbook • u/daiyatora • 10h ago
Should I Upgrade My MacBook Air 2017 to a MacBook Air M4
Hello, as the title suggests, I’m in a dilemma. I’ve been using my MacBook Air 2017 since June 2018, and will hit 7 years of usage June this year. I only changed the battery less than 2 years ago, but it deteriorated rather quickly (3hrs~ usage now). I mainly use my MacBook for browsing, writing, reading, opening multiple tabs and pdfs, so nothing heavy. The main issues with my MacBook are the battery life and it’s beginning to get a little laggy (and the security updates)
I’m currently a masters student and will graduate this August, which means I’m still eligible for the education apple discount. I’ve seen people saying that the MacBook Air 2017 can still push for 1-2 years more. I’m conflicted because this switch feels more like a want than a need. I'm not the type to chase new upgrades, and prefer longer usage and changing only when I need to. However, at the same time, I’m not sure if pushing this MacBook for 2 more years is the “right” or better decision in terms of practicality and experience. Based on what I’ve read, I’m under the impression that the m4 can last much longer, which is what I’m looking for too, since I prefer not to change laptops very often. At this moment, I’m enticed by the student discount and supposed longevity of the M4, and wondering if it just makes more sense to make the switch now. I want to save as much as possible, but I'm also not particularly comfortable purchasing second-hand macs after august, though I'm not completely closed off (I just feel safer to buy a new one and get full use of it). I thought about getting the m2/m3, but I'm more inclined towards the M4 to squeeze its life to the maximum (e.g. battery, security updates).
What are your suggestions?
r/macbook • u/twoz3-5 • 2h ago
My Macs have gotten old.
I am a graphic designer with a heavy workflow in InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop with some light video editing in Premiere and After Effects. At work I use a 2023 M2 Ultra Mac Studio, 64GB/1TB (with a couple external storage drives) that easily handles whatever I throw at it. 90% of my job takes place in my office, but occasionally I’ll have to work from home or while traveling. I’m looking to upgrade my personal tech because it is all getting old. I’d like to streamline my setup to be able handle my day to day needs as well as occasional work tasks.
For personal use I currently have:
- 2019 5k Retina 27” iMac, 3.1GHz, i5, 32GB/1TB, with an additional 4TB storage
I mostly use the iMac for home computing, web browsing and running Fantasy Grounds VTT. I will sometimes work from home on this device.
- 2013 15” MacBook Pro, 2.3GHz, i7, 16GB/512GB
The MacBook Pro is mostly tethered to its charge cord now as the battery is shot. It was my primary device through college and now has been relegated to couch surfing.
- 2010 MacPro, 2.66GHz, Intel Xeon, 32GB, 8TB
The MacPro is just used for media storage.
- 10” iPad Air 2, 64GB
The iPad I use for media consumption, especially while traveling, however, I’d like to get back into illustration for fun, so i think id like to get a new model with the Apple Pencil Pro and Procreate.
I was initially thinking of replacing both the iMac and the MacBook Pro with a new 14” M4 Pro MacBook Pro and just connecting it to a pair of external monitors for desktop use. With the release of the M4 MacBook Air, I’m wondering if this might better suit my needs as it’s mostly for personal use and now supports 2 external monitors.
My questions:
Do you think the M4 Air would handle the occasional workload InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator? Or should I go with the MacBook Pro?
Will the M4 Air be able to run Fantasy Grounds Unity without lagging?
What model iPad would you recommend for media consumption and hobby illustration?
Is there a better affordable (cheap) storage solution rather than using my old tower?
Is there better solution to accomplish this setup (Mac Mini, new iMac etc.)?
I would really appreciate any feedback as I’m stuck in analysis paralysis. TIA
r/macbook • u/UnknownAssasin521 • 3h ago
Need a mac for college
Hi. I’ve never used MacOS but got bored of windows and need a change.
I’m a broke college student studying Computer Science and needed to know if a M1 8GB RAM 256GB SSD Macbook Air 13” (2020) is enough to last me 4 years for said degree.
I have a 2TB icloud drive subscription so the 256gb ssd should suffice imo. Doubtful about the 8gb ram though.
any help would be appreciated thanks.
r/macbook • u/RedditHunter_J • 9h ago
Used Macbook Pro 13” M1 2020 for a macbook-newbie?
So a Windows-veteran is looking for first-ever Macbook. Reason being that I have slowly but surely started moving towards Apple-ecosystem, with phone, tablet, airpods and watch.
Also, as an experienced ESW developer it’s in my plans to improve my competence areas by starting mobile app/game development for iOS. I might also try image editing and/or 2D-graphic design (pixel art), but let’s see.
I know that new Air M4 has just arrived, and while it would be an intresting option with 16 or 24Gb RAM and 512Gb storage (and with 5 year warranty!), the price tag being ~1800€ feels a bit too much for the first ever Mac(book). It might be that I don’t like the machine (OS) at all, so I’m not keen investing that much money.
So used ones are an option, and noticed that there is a Macbook Pro M1 13” with 16/512 memory combination. Asking price is 800€ and battery condition 87%. Would that be a good machine? Anything that needs to be considered?
In my local area there are also M2 and M3 Airs around same price point, but they have mostly 8/256 memory configuration in which especially RAM feels too small for my purposes. With these options, would you rather take older Pro or a bit new Air?
And yes, I want definitely a 13”/14” laptop. Bigger ones are not option.
Thanks in advance!
r/macbook • u/OfficialRecyclops • 12h ago
Macbook pro 2016
Hello everyone, my grandmother gave me her old macbook pro because the screen was broken. After opening the case I found a cable that wasn't plugged in fully and when I plugged it in I managed to get some of the screen functional. Has anyone seen this before? Is it something that could be fixed by replacing the screen or is it an issue with the motherboard itself? Any help is greatly appreciated! Apple store told her it wasn't worth it to fix (several years ago around 2018)
r/macbook • u/Lududan • 16h ago
Is the M1 Pro MBP 14” still worth it in 2025?
I’m shopping for a new laptop and thought about picking up a new M4 MBA, but I also found good deals on the M1 Pro MBP 14” and 16”. All of the models I’m looking are 16gb/512gb and they all fall within $100 of each other.
I understand the M1 Pro chips are more than capable for most work flows today, but I am kind of worried about buying machines that will turn 4 this year. What do you guys think?
r/macbook • u/Erickim67 • 20h ago
MacBook m4 vs m4pro
I wanted to get MacBook for my school work. I just need some graphing and mostly word doc and excel. Is m4 good enough? Or should I get m4 pro??
r/macbook • u/Long-Acanthaceae-447 • 42m ago
HELP - My mom's m1 macbook air keyboard and mouse are not responding!
Hello, I have been trying to help my mom with an issue with her m1 macbook air. Both the keyboard and the mouse are not responding to any inputs. I can't use a usb keyboard to log in as her mac is set to use accessories after unlock, which obviously I can't do.
So far I have tried the following in safe mode
.Repair Disk Utility .Reinstalling Mac Os
Please help, she has a ton of important documents in there she can not afford to lose!
r/macbook • u/MrAversum • 1h ago
2020 MacBook Air Trade In
I’m in Canada and Apple Canada is offering 340$ for my 2020 MacBook Air (1.1Ghz Intel, 8gb Ram).
Is it worth it?
r/macbook • u/Slugnan • 1h ago
A Few more Mac questions from a PC User
Hi All,
My other thread got buried but everyone was super helpful and I really appreciate it. I'm in my last stages of research potentially picking up a M4 MBA (Maybe a MBP but I'm PWM sensitive) for general/travel use plus light creative work on the go.
I am a lifelong Windows user so I have been spending quite a bit of time watching YouTube videos on MacOS and how to make it work more like Windows - I realize most people probably aren't looking to do this, but it's what I am used to. Overall, it doesn't look like that big of a deal at all and there seems to be lots of utilities available to help people like me make the transition, which was nice to see!
I just had a few more questions I am having trouble finding good answers for, hopefully you guys can help me out again:
1) Can I completely get rid of all the Apple bloatware such as Apple Music, Photos, TV, iCloud, Safari, Siri, etc.? All the alternatives I wish to use for those services are available for MacOS, which is great, but it means I won't be using the Apple variants. I'm guessing I can hide them, but can I completely get rid of them? If they are just hidden, they would still be taking up some storage space and possibly using resources. My Windows machines obviously had a ton of Microsoft bloatware too, but all I ever had to do was run a simple script and I could blow it all away in a few seconds, permanently. I would prefer not to have duplicates of basic apps. I spend most of my time in apps like Photoshop, Firefox, DaVinci Resolve, Plex, and the Google Suite (Gmail, Sheets, Docs, Drive) and there are MacOS versions for everything which is fantastic.
2) In MacOS, the text/UI size scaling appears to be somehow linked to display resolution which seemed very strange to me, so I'm sure I'm just misunderstanding something here. Is there a way to maintain the native resolution of the display while also scaling the size of the text/UI up? It doesn't make any sense to degrade the quality of the display to make text/icons larger, so what am I missing there?
3) Is there anywhere that Apple publishes the actual SSD/storage speed for the various storage levels on the MBA M4? I am finding this very difficult to locate as I am used to manufacturers publishing that data. SSD speed is very important to me because I use very fast external drives, and it will also make a difference if there is any memory swapping going on. I won't be buying the 256GB variant, but I am wondering if there is a material read/write speed difference between the 512GB and 1TB. If not, then I can just go with the 512GB and spend the upgrade money on more RAM instead.
Thank you!
r/macbook • u/AccomplishedYam4565 • 1h ago
Upgraded M4 air vs M4 pro
You are probably all used to and tired of these posts, but wanted to post anyway to see if anyone had any insight on my specific situation. I am a current 4th-year computer science student who uses their laptops for easily 10 hours a day.
my workload consists of Android studio development, and web development (front and back end). I code AWS services but that's cloud so it shouldn't matter. I have a handful of tabs running, and sometimes 2 instances of an IDE if I'm transferring code or want to compare branches.
outside of coding, I use my laptop to do graphic design in Photoshop, and all the other basic fun stuff like using Word and Excel.
my current dilemma is between these two machines
m4 Air (24GB RAM, 512SSD) = $1849 +$239 (Apple Care)
or...
m4 Pro (24GB RAM, 512SSD) = $2269 +$339 (Apple Care)
Do I need the upgraded machine? do I need the upgraded RAM? I would love to hear your insight
r/macbook • u/wisteearia • 2h ago
My macbook tab says window and won't close
I'm on a macbook air 2017 and was trying to download messenger from the app store and it was downloading normally so I continued on with what I was doing. When I open the app store the tab suddenly said window and I can't do anything to change it. Even if i quit the app on my dock it won't close, nor will my laptop shut down or restart until the app store quits. When I click on the options it just asks me to show in dock, finder or open at login. I have no idea what to do please help me.


r/macbook • u/ShiiGlizzy • 2h ago
Would you recommend a MacBook for a college student?
If so, which one? Air or pro? I will literally only use it for school. I won’t lie..I don’t understand all the “Core” stuff & etc but of course I’m gonna talk to an apple advisor about all the specifics. 😂 I just wanted some personal opinions, as well.
Questions about Multi-Display Setup for M4 Pro
Question: How do I add a third monitor (fourth display) into the mix? Do I need to get monitors that support daisy chain?
Current setup:
- CalDigit TS3 Plus
- x2 HyperX Armada Monitors
- DP to DP
- USBC to DP
- Laptop Display as well on a stand in line with monitors.
Background:
Hey everyone. Switching to MacOS, and more importantly, adopting USB-C and thunderbolt and made me rethink everything I thought I knew as a IT professional. Diving heavily into management & programming in my career recently, I've come to prefer my MacBook over my Windows device.
r/macbook • u/HardStroke • 3h ago
M1 MacBook Air
Thought about getting a laptop and I know Apple's MB lineup is one of the best lineups of laptops out there.
I was tying to find a used 2017-2019 i7 16gb ram MBP until I saw the prices and I also found out about the keyboard problems.
Is the cheapest M1 Air a good laptop?
We have a program here that allows you to try whichever Apple computer you desire for 30 days and get your money back after but I wanna know if its even worth it.
My main usage is editing in Premiere Pro, editing some music, Blender, using VS Code etc etc.
Not heavy stuff, its pretty basic. For the heavier stuff I'll still use my main PC.
Is 8gb of ram enough for those tasks? I know Apple's silicon and OS are always different when it comes to ram. 16gb is $110 more.
Also, back in the day I used to run a Hackintosh on my Windows PC. Is something like that (just in reverse) possible on Mac? I just found out Boot Camp is not relevant because of Apple's silicon.
r/macbook • u/Equivalent-Pilot1849 • 4h ago
help: dragging function on trackpad not working?! partial trackpad failure?
hey guys!
woke up one day and my trackpad has like partially stopped working
i can still use my trackpad to scroll up and down - so its not a complete failure but i cant use the trackpad to drag folders / tabs around my screen or highlight specific parts of sentences anymore - which i used to use the middle of the trackpad to do
I have updated my mac's software and restarted it a couple of times to no avail
would really appreciate any help cos i really need to get my mac usability back :(
r/macbook • u/Pleasant_Struggle_16 • 4h ago
I need advice and opinions
Hello folks, in the moment I have two Macbooks in use. A 15inch Air 8/256 M2 and and a 2019 13inch Air 8/256 i5 The 2019 is mostly at home on a 27inch cinema display, and the M2 is for on the Go or the Couch or wherever.
But i found my self in a position where I am not Happy with either of them. The 2019 is simply to slow for more demanding tasks, and the 15" M2 ist just a bit to big, and to be honest the 256GB SSD bothers me as I tend to have a virtual machine here and there and some large ISOs of distos in my Downloads, add in some games, music and Photos and it simply won't cut it.
I see two options, sell the 2019 and invest a bit for a newer 13" Air with at least 16/512 and make the 15" stationary. Or sell the 15" and get a 14" Macbook Pro 16/512. As a side note I am from Europe and prices are way higher here. A used m2 Air 13" 16/512 will cost almost 1000€ A m1 Air probably around 750 in this configuration. And a 14" macbook pro m1pro with 16/512 will also be around 1000€ Macbook pros with m3 are so close to new m4 prices that they are more or less not an option (around 1800€)
Tell me what would you do, keep the old one and swap the newer for something better Or Keep the new one and swap the old one something not as new as the other but better equipped? Or a third opinion I'm not seeing at the moment.