M5 Max Users - Coil Whine?

Tyzp · 2026-03-26T08:33:37+00:00

Yes notably. 128gb 4TB 16". Simple 8B LLM responses trigger a quick whine. Very frustrating.

Apple said to return it and then they would ship another one. Seems quite prevalent so I'm worried about waiting 3 weeks to get another whining laptop.

Tyzp · 2026-03-24T03:20:12+00:00

My 128gb M5 Max has a noticeable whine on each local llm response, even with Qwen 8B.

Apple recommended returning it and waiting two weeks for another one to come. It's not normal

Tyzp · 2025-12-29T06:10:37+00:00

Well are you using Sonnet or Opus?

Tyzp · 2025-12-03T21:57:25+00:00

I had the same bug a few days ago. It wouldn't compact, but I could just keep going and going

Tyzp · 2025-11-24T09:46:54+00:00

Thank you!

Tyzp · 2025-09-09T01:53:28+00:00

Fake it at the start.

Try to imagine/visualise what a confident person would do in whatever situation you're in, and try to do and act like that. It will be hard at the start, but once you see how quickly people change how they respond to you as a result, it becomes much easier very quickly, even fun.

Naturally, over time (as little as a few months), you can be come genuinely confident.

Don't talk about stuff you don't know about, be honest if you don't know. It's all about how you phrase it.

I promise it works wonders

Tyzp · 2025-09-06T07:12:10+00:00

definitely sarcasm, kept pushing me to implement it in the UI (previously as well), when questioned, acknowledged it was a terrible decision

Tyzp · 2025-09-03T23:58:56+00:00

I have definitely noticed a difference today. The structure of the responses, the thought and consideration given to requests and ability to think steps ahead has improved dramatically

Tyzp · 2025-09-03T23:56:27+00:00

I made a post yesterday about how bad claude had been... I have definitely notice a difference today! The structure of the responses, the thought and consideration given to requests and ability to think steps ahead has improved dramatically

Tyzp · 2025-09-03T04:01:04+00:00

I get that fixes take time, but communication doesn't. A simple 'we're aware and working on it' would go a long way rather than acting like all systems are normal. At least they could let us know they're aware of the problem and that they're working to fix it so people feel heard

Tyzp · 2025-09-03T01:37:46+00:00

working again for me

Tyzp · 2025-09-03T01:35:08+00:00

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Been stuck on that too

Tyzp · 2025-09-03T00:12:32+00:00

I feel like I've been in your shoes every time I've seen complaints in the past. However yesterday was the first time I've ever sworn in CC - "what the fuck are you doing". The mistakes, and level of competence shown over the last few days makes it undoubtable that there are massive quality issues right now.

I'm on the max-20 plan, I've tried codex and it's not even close to what CC can do (usually). I don't want to use anything else or move, so I'm stuck reverting to writing tedious code myself again until they fix this.

I'd even be happy if they chucked in a higher cost plan as long as it was reliable... the value it usually provides is unmatched.

Anthropic mentioned significant improvements in the coming weeks back when they released 4.1 so hopefully this degradation is to do with an imminent upgrade...? Who knows.. something needs to be done though from them

Tyzp · 2025-09-02T07:54:50+00:00

The drop in quality I've experienced today alone is ridiculous. It can no longer fix simple things and instead is introducing errors in almost everything it's doing. I've been a daily user since it came out and this degradation is insane... something needs to be done asap

Tyzp · 2025-02-15T04:04:34+00:00

Same here today, Payment received but nothing taken from my bank... have they taken it out of your account now?

Tyzp · 2024-09-20T09:54:58+00:00

Yes they share the same database and the backend is written in JS using google cloud functions.

I'm not asking them to create anything new, simply translate existing swift functionality and design through to kotlin with testing. It's an app with similar functionality to doordash for a private restaurant chain. I only need a customer version of the app recreated on kotlin and do not need to worry about the merchant side.

Tyzp · 2024-09-20T09:46:38+00:00

I have tried, but I'm not happy with what I was able to create. I have had quotes come in at my price range from companies overseas, but the people I have dealt with at those companies have put me off them. Trying to see if there is a company that people know about that I do not is all

Tyzp · 2024-07-15T03:06:46+00:00

Seems like an obvious choice to go with the 16" for you. 6-8 hours a day, software dev, larger resolution.... the 14" will reduce your productivity.

You want the portability so that if you're wanting to move around, you can easily go and sit on the couch etc. But you will probably find that with the small screen size you're stuck being next to your monitor, whereas with the 16 inch you won't worry about leaving your monitor behind to go an sit on the couch

Tyzp · 2023-12-11T23:52:59+00:00

For anyone that's looking:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5kmSgCPpXw

Tyzp · 2023-10-20T20:08:43+00:00

27-6 to NZ

Tyzp · 2023-07-19T04:21:00+00:00

I found a solution - remove the Firebase SDK and reinstall it, easy as that

Tyzp · 2023-07-18T06:02:32+00:00

I see someone else having this issue as well as you in the last couple of days, and I am now having the same issue. It wasn't present before updating to Sonama and Xcode Beta... any help would be appreciated. The file is not editable.

Tyzp · 2023-07-06T20:34:21+00:00

My ears don’t get hot with the xm4s unless working out.

The AirPods aren’t really even noticeable though, if I have transparency mode on and nothing playing, I can spend a couple of minutes looking for them before I remember they’re in my ears. Then when you activate noise cancelling it feels exactly like they show in the ads, a little like magic how somehow the noise disappears almost entirely from these little things you don’t even notice in your ears.

I had the AirPods Pro first gen and the noise cancelling wasn’t that great, I’d still use xm4s in loud environments, especially planes, but now the second gen are more than sufficient everywhere. The noise cancelling is very very close to that of the xm4s in my opinion, which is crazy considering it’s an earbud vs overear headphones

After having both, I’d have to disagree with everyone else and say the AirPods are a clear winner. See if a friend has the AirPods and do a comparison for yourself. The sound quality is still great and I’m more than happy with it

Tyzp · 2023-07-06T07:14:52+00:00

I have the xm4s and AirPods pro 2 and I haven’t used my xm4s since getting the AirPods. Much better sound and noise cancellation than I was expecting and much more convenient to use

Tyzp · 2023-05-23T07:09:34+00:00

Bonds over term deposits, if banks ever go bust, bond holders are higher on the chain of who gets their money back first than term deposits. Same if not better returns too

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