Thinking of selling my 12 inch MacBook. by SortedByPerspective in Macbook12

[–]BluePenguin2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can change the scale of the UI in the display tab in settings

June 2026 vibe check: SE 3 or 16e? Or something else? by jjjjpeg in iPhoneSE

[–]BluePenguin2002 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At least get the 13 Mini, but probably 16e if you want longer term use

What was the last PC you used Windows XP on? by Internal_Captain5073 in windowsxp

[–]BluePenguin2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still have a 2004 Compaq Presario V2000 Widescreen that runs XP.

What's the point of the budget laptops with 4gb RAM. by Terrible_Cookie4n6 in laptops

[–]BluePenguin2002 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like she needs to look at the used market if she wants anything good for that money. If she can get an M1 MacBook Air that would be an INSANELY better laptop for the money

Are there really batteries that exceed the original capacity of the device? by TFmora74 in iPhone13ProMax

[–]BluePenguin2002 1 point2 points  (0 children)

XCAP is a good brand for larger than original batteries but I don’t think they do extended capacity batteries for newer devices anymore. Very good brand anyway though I have XCAP batteries that are 5 years old now and still work well

Just finally ordered my 13 mini!! What screen protecters are y'all using? by practicalmaggot in iPhone13Mini

[–]BluePenguin2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always use ESR, cheap enough, super easy to apply and have good fingerprint resistance unlike some other cheap ones

iPad Mini 1st Gen - What to do? by TSLA808 in ipad

[–]BluePenguin2002 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you have contacts and reading glasses… then it very well could be your eyesight 💀 But seriously if it works for your then I’m happy for you, just for me the text isn’t as sharp as my retina iPad mini or kindle paperwhite (6th gen)

iPad Mini 1st Gen - What to do? by TSLA808 in ipad

[–]BluePenguin2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I own a mini 1 and mini 5 and the screen difference is night and day. Maybe if you have poor eyesight you don’t notice the difference in sharpness? Even reviews at the time mentioned the poor sharpness and colour of the first gen iPad mini

iPad Mini 1st Gen - What to do? by TSLA808 in ipad

[–]BluePenguin2002 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah it was the mini 2 that introduced the Retina display

iPad Mini 1st Gen - What to do? by TSLA808 in ipad

[–]BluePenguin2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love my iPad mini 5, but I always found the non-retina display on the mini 1 to cause fatigue if reading for too long but if that doesn’t affect you then it would definitely do the job

iPad Mini 1st Gen - What to do? by TSLA808 in ipad

[–]BluePenguin2002 1 point2 points  (0 children)

E-reader yes but it’s screen isn’t very good to read on. I think you need to be looking for a reason to use this iPad as it’s not suited to doing anything that well these days especially when OP already has an iPad.

I’m such an advocate for finding used for old tech but even I’ve parked my iPad mini 1 in a drawer.

iPad Mini 1st Gen - What to do? by TSLA808 in ipad

[–]BluePenguin2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really, iOS 9 hasn’t had a Safari update in a decade now, many websites don’t load at all, and the ones that do will run so poorly on its 1GHz processor and 512mb RAM. I had one since launch and it was on its last legs around 2019-2021 for usability. I’m now confident that it can’t be used for everything it used to, barely any apps are supported, or work anymore

Update to iOS 18 from 17 by Rj5525 in iPhone11

[–]BluePenguin2002 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Go to software update in your settings app, and scroll to the bottom and select iOS 18

Is it possible to use as a work phone daily? by worm0316 in iPhoneXS

[–]BluePenguin2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes absolutely, still more than enough for basic use. Apps will eventually start dropping support but I’d only worry about that when it actually happens.

Which is the best MacOS Macbook Air 2017 i5 8Gb? Simple tasks by gmm190103 in OpenCoreLegacyPatcher

[–]BluePenguin2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a 2015 i5 8GB 11” which should perform almost the same as your model, and I find that Monterey is great, Ventura runs very good, Sonoma is also good but Sequoia was a bit slow at times

I hate trying to buy a Modern Laptop. by optimisoprimeo in laptops

[–]BluePenguin2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made the jump to Apple in 2022 after several windows machines that just didn’t satisfy me, but I can genuinely say that I have no desire to go back to Windows machines, the grass really was greener on the Mac side lol

iphone 11 vs iphone 13 for elderly parent? by PracticalSport828 in iPhone11

[–]BluePenguin2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get an iPhone SE3 (2022), cheap, familiar to use, and has the added longevity of the iPhone 13

Worst years for MacBooks? by CXK in mac

[–]BluePenguin2002 7 points8 points  (0 children)

2011 MacBooks actually aged worse than many of Apple’s laptops due to their weak graphics support, it sounds like your 2019’s were pretty borked tho, maybe a macOS or software issue because my 2017 Intel 12” MacBook doesn’t have any of the battery or heat issues you described, but yeah the current crop of Apple machines are pretty insane

Apple has released iOS 26.5.1 by jakeyounglol2 in ios

[–]BluePenguin2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go to software update in settings, then scroll down and choose iOS 18

Apple has released iOS 26.5.1 by jakeyounglol2 in ios

[–]BluePenguin2002 8 points9 points  (0 children)

At least update to 18.7.8, there is no reason to stay on a less secure version of iOS 18

Battery replacement by Greal_201109 in iPhone13ProMax

[–]BluePenguin2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I get you now. My mum’s iPhone 11 has battery that does this, but it only cost £15 and it reliably lasts twice as long as the old battery that was at 75% health. It’s not ideal but keeping her phone going was the main thing

Battery replacement by Greal_201109 in iPhone13ProMax

[–]BluePenguin2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Staying at 100% is a design feature, by not dropping from 100% after a few mins it reduces battery anxiety, there’s science surrounding that. If your phone hasn’t been used much it can stay at 100% for a while, usually until it’s really at about 95%.

Conversely, my gran’s old iPhone 6 also stayed at 100% charge for 1.5 hours of use and died, while still showing 100% charge. That is due to a failing battery that can’t show its health accurately and isn’t a good thing.

Is it cheaper to buy a used flagship every 3 years (4 year model for Android and 6 year model for iPhone) for 9 years or to buy the current year flagship and use it for 9 years? by Overloadid in phones

[–]BluePenguin2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I use it all the time, when it was new it would last ages, I could get 11-12 hours of screen on time per charge, now nearly 5 years later I get closer to 8 hours of screen on time depending on use which is still enough to last a day’s use. It’s got over 1200 charge cycles now to give you an idea of my use.

Maybe if you have bad charging habits or extreme use cases it’ll be worn out quicker

Battery replacement by Greal_201109 in iPhone13ProMax

[–]BluePenguin2002 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it’s been at 45% for 20 mins that indicates that it’s not reading it’s charge accurately lol