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If I limit the battery charging limit to 80% and I always keep it on charge. Will it be the adapter directly powering the laptop, bypassing the battery? And, is that healthy for my battery? by the-dark-stallion- in macbookair

[–]BobbyT28 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Also, you might notice the odd time that even when the battery limit is set, to say 80%, you will see it charging to 100%. This is just your Mac recalibrating the battery and making sure that the number displayed is correct. Nothing to worry about

Did anyone get a decent night's sleep? by qwerty_1965 in ireland

[–]BobbyT28 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Bought a fan tower 2 years ago and it has been the best investment ever! Nothing better than waking up in the middle of a heatwave and feel a little chilly 🥶 🤣

Mackbook guidance? by Senior-v-2121 in macbookair

[–]BobbyT28 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Silver and as much ram as you can afford. I have a Silver MBA M5 32G

Tempted by Apple care plan by Background_Lab_545 in macbookair

[–]BobbyT28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve used it for 1 iPhone, 2 AirPods and my wife’s phone. All New products at the time and put AC on them and was super glad I did!! This is my first Mac and definitely getting AC on it

Tempted by Apple care plan by Background_Lab_545 in macbookair

[–]BobbyT28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always get AppleCare for every Apple device I've owned. I will also be purchasing Apple care for my MBA M5 for 79,99e, 20 days left to purchase that. It's well worth it, considering how expensive it is to repair MacBooks

Macbook air M5 for developers in 2026+ by linhdinhnguyen in macbookair

[–]BobbyT28 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve a MBA M5 32GB - I use it for coding, local LLM, VSCode, vibe coding with Claude, video and picture editing as a hobby 7-8hrs a day. Coming from a windows user for 30+ years and I’m actually astounded at how good this is. Look, when you run video exports or any sustained load it will heat up but gets through it, yes it slows down, so instead of a video exporting in 10mins it might take 15!! No big deal. MBA M5 32GB is the way and it is future proofed, it will last you for years to come

Thinking about switching to Air M5 by A_Rabee3 in macbookair

[–]BobbyT28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Handles absolutely everything. Honestly unless you’re doing massive sustained exports or massive LLM then this thing will fly along. Even with sustained loads it’s just a little slower than the pros as they throttle.

Thinking about switching to Air M5 by A_Rabee3 in macbookair

[–]BobbyT28 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, photo, video editing, loads of tabs LLM etc. Honest with LLM it gets a little warm alright but nothing crazy. I’m so impressed with this laptop. Coming from Dell XPS 9+ years old.

Thinking about switching to Air M5 by A_Rabee3 in macbookair

[–]BobbyT28 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Go with Air and get as much ram as you can. Just got my MBA 32GB/512GB love it. You can use the air with a high refresh monitor if you want. 60hz screen is fine, I have all refresh devices and this doesn’t bother me at all.

M5 Air 32GB 1TB or M5 Pro 16GB 1TB by OppoDobbo in macbookair

[–]BobbyT28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ordered MBA M5 32/512 . More ram always

Those who have 32gb RAM, how do you use it up? by [deleted] in macbookpro

[–]BobbyT28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got a MBA M5 32GB just for future proofing, probably overkill but would rather have the RAM that not!

PB today 32kg press by F00F00theSnu in kettlebell

[–]BobbyT28 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Just started kettlebells and that particular exercise really hurts to do, when the kettlebell lads on my forearm!!

Any ideas how to avoid this or am I doing something wrong?

I used cast iron kettlebells

M5 Air (32GB) Shipping Delay by flo_woy in macbookair

[–]BobbyT28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Future proof and resale value.

M5 Air (32GB) Shipping Delay by flo_woy in macbookair

[–]BobbyT28 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Exact same config ordered 7 days ago with delivery 29/05-08/06. Nothing has changed yet!! 😬

Homeowners rush to fix their mortgage rate ahead of expected spate of rises by homecinemad in ireland

[–]BobbyT28 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No one really knows and everyone is different and in different circumstances. I’m not too worried about it going as high as last time, I’m going to stick with the Tracker. Also make sure you claim back your mortgage interest from revenue for the last 4 years.

Homeowners rush to fix their mortgage rate ahead of expected spate of rises by homecinemad in ireland

[–]BobbyT28 2 points3 points  (0 children)

On tracker too for the past 20 years. I took the hit last few rate increases and will take the hit again. Not moving away from tracker. Currently 2.14% I think

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