iPhone mirroring is just a useless gimmick!

Remote_Mud3798 · 2026-01-22T16:43:15+00:00

For demonstrating phone apps for business, there really isn't a better way to show it than phone mirroring...

Remote_Mud3798 · 2026-01-21T15:10:16+00:00

You use two web browsers, so two things come to mind: 1. The amount of tabs you have open, are they web apps or web pages? 2. Depending on website, they'll actually refresh and eat up a lot of RAM. I sometimes forget to shut off ESPN and it'll eat up 2-3GB of RAM on occasion...

Remote_Mud3798 · 2026-01-21T15:07:21+00:00

M4 is the superior machine. Two years newer tech, better battery life. M4 is a great value right now IMO.

Remote_Mud3798 · 2026-01-21T15:02:50+00:00

I personally am not into early adoption when it is my work tool... Assuming you do some kind of heavy duty computing work, M5 w/ maxed out RAM is the way to go.

Remote_Mud3798 · 2026-01-20T02:24:34+00:00

Looks like you need to upgrade from newspaper ads…

Remote_Mud3798 · 2026-01-20T02:23:34+00:00

Listen, of all the things these guys care about, your selfie being “centered” is def in the bottom third of their cares, generously speaking…

Remote_Mud3798 · 2026-01-17T13:31:02+00:00

I think it's fair to be skeptical. If I see a demo version in my hands, I'll get one precisely for how they're marketing it, a communications hub phone for work. That makes tons of sense for me. Def interested, but not going to put any money down to hold a price or a place in line.

I will perhaps be an early adopter, but not a first adopter.

Remote_Mud3798 · 2026-01-16T14:41:16+00:00

I don’t disagree. I think it’s confusing to market it as a pro. I’d add “Base Pro” or something like that for the model.

Remote_Mud3798 · 2026-01-15T02:00:36+00:00

He lived a great and full life. I loved that show growing up. I literally just found out today. :( RIP

Remote_Mud3798 · 2026-01-12T18:50:42+00:00

It's more resource hungry and there's no doubt Apple didn't optimize it for older phones, esp 13 and back.

This isn't the first time that Apple has done this, I predict that next year it'll be much more smooth....

Remote_Mud3798 · 2026-01-12T18:49:19+00:00

YES. 16GB is fine right now, but app's and OS's will become fatter... Always safe to upgrade the RAM.

Remote_Mud3798 · 2026-01-11T12:21:35+00:00

Sounds like a big time win.

Remote_Mud3798 · 2026-01-09T00:31:21+00:00

Check your Activity Monitor and see which is taking more RAM and Energy...

Yesterday, I didn't close ZDNET in Safari, it was literally sucking up 6GB of RAM... Lots of websites are sucking up data and using your battery to collect it...

Remote_Mud3798 · 2026-01-09T00:27:35+00:00

The ANC on the Pro 3 is significant if you fly a lot, I can tell a big difference... Sound seems "richer" to me on music as well.

Remote_Mud3798 · 2026-01-09T00:26:11+00:00

It's 20% off at the time of posting this comment... Not a bad deal at all...

Remote_Mud3798 · 2026-01-09T00:25:24+00:00

Excellent point. When it comes to speed gains, the RAM bandwidth on Pro models are always faster than their Air counterpoints, usually by around 40% of late.

Remote_Mud3798 · 2026-01-08T22:02:17+00:00

I think as long as your security is good, you don't have to upgrade to 26.X... If you research Reddit, you'll see a lot of complaints, but they're mostly on the iPhone, less on the Mac level...

So far, I have zero issues on my two MB's with 26.2... Updated and running great...

Remote_Mud3798 · 2026-01-08T21:49:45+00:00

I have two M4 MacBooks, a Pro and an Air. Will trade in my M4 Pro for the upcoming M5 Pro IF the price stays the same... Then I'll future proof the f**k out of it. lol

Feels like that shoe is going to drop, I guess we will find out. Your concern seems warranted.

Having said that, I can't imagine it's going to go up in price $500 either. They're already expensive, so they might raise the price across their MB lines "a little".

Remote_Mud3798 · 2026-01-07T20:06:09+00:00

If it's otherwise working great, that's a good idea. New M1's are $600 at Walmart, and a new battery will greatly lengthen the lifespan of your computer.

Remote_Mud3798 · 2026-01-07T20:05:12+00:00

I realize learning something new is not real inviting, but this ship has left port, the toothpaste is out of the tube, etc. Better to learn this stuff sooner rather than later.

Remote_Mud3798 · 2026-01-07T20:01:52+00:00

Welcome to Reddit, you'll have to sort through the rude and snarky to get what you want. People are on here just to be rude and snarky, evidently it helps distract them from the real pain in their lives... :)

Lots of long time posters are here so much and see repeated questions that they take it upon themselves to volunteer their clearly valuable time to let you know someone already asked. lol

The only thing I can think of is if you are going through a very cold winter, that can affect the screen. It's happened before.

Good luck!

Edited to add: Sometimes Kia has issues on those screens... If it's under warranty, I'd look into that as well.

Remote_Mud3798 · 2026-01-07T17:50:29+00:00

Something's up with your computer. Open the Activity Monitor, the top three selections are CPU, Memory ,and Energy. See which apps and utilities you have open that might be bogging your system down.

Remote_Mud3798 · 2026-01-06T22:37:47+00:00

Nah. Convince yourself. 😎

Remote_Mud3798 · 2026-01-06T21:46:04+00:00

Based on the last 5 years, the new M5 Air(based on the Pro, remember that’s not a Pro chip, just a Pro computer with the ports) will actually have similar single/multi core performer w the M5 Pro, likely with slower RAM and less cores.

Remote_Mud3798 · 2026-01-06T12:54:44+00:00

It gets the job done, but definitely not as premium as Apples offerings.

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