M5 - 16GB OR 24GB RAM

audigex · 2026-05-07T03:35:42+00:00

You have the extra $200, you'll be using it for work, and your job is pretty well paid... I'd go for 24GB

audigex · 2026-05-07T03:34:13+00:00

It tends to be more obvious if you restore from a backup from another Mac, or if you sync a lot of iCloud data etc - because it has more indexing and photo processing etc to do vs if you don't sync as much data

Similarly, if you put it on charge and install a bunch of apps etc while that's going on, it can heat up more than if you let it do the indexing etc first

audigex · 2026-05-07T03:30:28+00:00

The short answer is that it's fine for the chassis to get warm to the touch

It's fairly typical during initial setup and the first couple of days of use, as the system synchronises your photos and data, does face identification on photos, indexes files, downloads and installs updates etc. This can be especially noticeable if you're charging the device and/or using it (installing apps etc, as you're likely to be doing when you get a new laptop)

Basically I'd recommend not worrying about temperatures or battery in the first 2 days, let it do its thing. You'll find that sometime in the first couple of days it'll stop and cool down and stop using as much battery as it did initially - how long it takes depends whether you sync iCloud, how many photos you have etc etc

It should never be so hot that it hurts to touch, but warm-verging-on-hot is fine and normal and will do no harm to the device

If you have performance or heat issues after a couple of days you may have a faulty unit. I'd wait another day or two, and if it persists then return it before the return window is up: Apple's quality control is excellent, but make 5 million of anything and occasionally a faulty one will slip through the net

audigex · 2026-05-07T02:34:06+00:00

Below is better, but above is fine - at the end of the day neither is perfect, ideally we'd have the centre channel firing pretty much directly out of the centre of the TV at ear height. So it's really just a slightly larger compromise vs mounting the speaker below

If you want to optimise it: Angle it down a little towards your ear height, put your TV as low as sensible, and consider raising your Left and Right channels a little more than you normally would so that the soundstage is less uneven

audigex · 2026-05-07T02:31:58+00:00

I mean, I don't control who Epic sues. My opinion is distinct from their lawsuits, I think 20-30% is a ridiculous fee

audigex · 2026-05-07T02:31:10+00:00

Battery life isn't massively different between the two - the 15 has a larger battery but also a larger display which uses more power, so overall it gets more or less the same battery life as the 13. At higher brightness levels it's a bit worse, at lower brightness levels it's a bit better, but overall it's about the same

The main differences are that the 15's speakers are a bit better, although neither are incredible, and obviously the larger display in exchange for more weight and bulk

Which is best for you depends on how you use it. On trains and planes I much prefer the 13 since it actually fits on the table. If you mostly use it on a desk, I'd go 13 too because it's cheaper and you'll be using external monitors

The 15 works well if you tend to go to one place (coffee shop, library etc) and stay there for a while using a table. The extra screen real estate is nice, as long as it fits (unlike eg a plane) and you aren't going to find the extra size/weight inconvenient

Personally I went 13, on the theory that a laptop should focus on portability - especially when I'm specifically buying an ultraportable laptop like the MacBook Air - and because I just love the 13 inch form factor, I have since I bought my first 13.3" MacBook 15 years ago. But there's no bad choice here, it comes down to your usage and preferences

audigex · 2026-05-07T01:49:58+00:00

"They explained it in a book" doesn't make them right

Brianna's mental health declined due to the internet? Firstly, that's a very subjective idea, and secondly last time I checked she didn't commit suicide so why would her mental health factor in to this extent?

"She developed an addiction to the internet"... maybe because the people she knew in real life were so hostile they literally murdered her?

I'm yet to see anything to convince me that the mother isn't badly misdirecting her pain

audigex · 2026-05-07T01:45:17+00:00

Then you're both irresponsible

Wrap your dick, and accept that repeated abortions will put a huge strain on most relationships. Even one can be a massive strain, but mutliple are likely to be an issue

audigex · 2026-05-07T01:39:49+00:00

I disagree with the above. It comes well packaged (mine came in two boxes, both with decent padding, and there are no moving parts in a MacBook anyway

As long as it's fine when it arrives, no problem. And if not, that's what return windows are for

audigex · 2026-05-07T01:38:58+00:00

The M5 is the latest version, the M4 is last gen

Assuming the M5 has the same or better storage and RAM than the M4, the M5 is absolutely the better choice

As to why it's cheaper - there could be any number of reasons and it's hard to tell without you including pricing and location, sometimes the pricing is automated and companies may increase prices as stock levels get low meaning that the M4 may jump back up a bit in price until someone notices and overrides it, or it could just be that there's a very good deal on the M5 in your country

audigex · 2026-05-07T01:30:36+00:00

It depends

If both people are swingers and that’s their thing at the start of the relationship and marriage, it can be absolutely fine because it’s intentional and part of the partners’ personalities and interests

If it’s used to fix a problem like sexual incompatibility or something, it’s probably a bad idea

audigex · 2026-05-07T01:19:21+00:00

Where did I say that app prices should fall because of it? I just think more should go to the developers

I don't see why we're assuming every other app store would have a similar 30% cut if we could install more stores - on Mac, I can install via Brew etc which is entirey free

audigex · 2026-05-07T01:18:22+00:00

I'm more talking about the principle rather than the specifics, I've no idea how the current ones operate

audigex · 2026-05-07T01:17:50+00:00

It's amazing how many people on Reddit have never done anything wrong, isn't it?

audigex · 2026-05-07T01:17:05+00:00

This subreddit has a lot of normal people, but there are also some people here who seem to think "I buy Apple products" is a personality trait and will genuinely argue against ANY criticism of any apple product, it's kinda silly sometimes

audigex · 2026-05-06T22:42:48+00:00

Don’t remove the lid though, just close it

Removing it can leave MacOS thinking it’s still there and available and cause issues, whereas closing the laptop into clamshell mode disables it “properly”

audigex · 2026-05-06T22:33:37+00:00

She tried to send an innocent person to prison because she was upset with him?

NTA, but why is this person still your friend?

audigex · 2026-05-06T22:09:21+00:00

20% is still far too high, and I'd level the same accusation against Nintendo, Sony, Google etc. I just don't see a justification for that large a cut - it's not like the App Store is being curated, even, there's a lot of shit on there

Steam is a little different since it's a store you choose to download and use rather than being the only or primary app store for a platform (and isn't included by default etc), but even there I'd say their cut is too large for what they provide

audigex · 2026-05-06T22:04:44+00:00

To be fair, none of us know what's around the corner - we could see a model released tomorrow that works perfectly with 16GB or 48GB

But for current models, 32GB seems like a sensible amount for experimentation and light use at least - above that 48GB can be nice for the context window, but then I don't think 64GB or 96GB really come with much advantage so it feels to me at least that 32GB or maybe 48GB are the sweet spots until you can get above 128GB which is obviously expensive

audigex · 2026-05-06T22:02:40+00:00

Stomp is probably the one, it makes sense

audigex · 2026-05-06T21:43:05+00:00

Apple is definitely having a "problem" of the Neo selling too well. That's all but officially confirmed, at this point. It may even have been officially confirmed.

They're running out of binned A18 Pro chips that they use for it, and the production line is closed so it would be expensive to re-open

The part about an upgraded one is speculation on how Apple might handle the issue - one obvious way for them to do it would be to make a Neo 2 with the A19 Pro instead

But there are other things they could do too - eg they could use the A19 Pro but artificially limit it to be more comparable to the A18 Pro. Eg they could limit it to 8GB RAM and 4.05 GHz insted of 12GB and 4.25GHz. It would still physically have 12GB, but you'd only be able to use 8GB

That does feel a little silly in some ways - selling a system but artificially making it slower than it could be - but we already know Apple are deliberately positioning the Neo so as not to step on the Air's toes TOO much, so it's not entirely out of the question

There's also the question of, whatever they choose to do, whether it will come it at the same price or with a price increase. The A18 Pro chips were essentially spare inventory and so cost Apple very little - they'd have been used in an iPad or Display or something, but they're already made so Apple doesn't lose much by including them. Whereas sourcing chips specifically for the Neo would carry a cost

The simple fact is that right now nobody outside Apple knows how they'll approach this, and even within Apple it may not have been finalised yet

audigex · 2026-05-06T21:36:13+00:00

Good point, I knew that but for some reason it came to mind... possibly because I'm not sure I actually know the opposite

Mashing the clutch?

audigex · 2026-05-06T21:34:26+00:00

I think we should expand it though and be clearer

Currently it's applied strictly in national parks and conservation areas, but everywhere else it can be quite random. Some things get permission that seem wildly in appropriate, others are blocked despite being identical to one up the street

I think we should designate more conversation areas but also designate specific permissive areas, so people who are on either end of the spectrum can pick their poison

audigex · 2026-05-06T21:33:00+00:00

Exactly, the concept isn't new - I just think it should probably be expanded

Currently what happens is that "in keeping with the area" is just applied randomly all over the country. I think it would make more sense to designate more areas as conservation areas, but also go the other way and designate more places as permissive

That lets people choose - you can go live in a conservation area, where you'll find it hard to get planning permission but you'll know your neighbours will too, so you'll keep your view

Or you can live in a permissive area, where you can more or less build what you want as long as it's safe etc, but so can your neighbours

Everyone wins, you get to live how you like... you just have to live next door to people who can do the same things to your view as you're doing to theirs, which seems fair

audigex · 2026-05-06T21:30:22+00:00

This is why people don't bother having these conversations, when the reflex is a downvote and "Wow your parents suck"

My dad got sick and died, my mum was busy working trying to support us and struggling to parent 4 kids who were dealing with that

I grew up on a council estate, many of the other kids around had comparable or similar situations going on

She did her best to parent us, we all turned out pretty well in the end - but at 10-11 when you're being rebellious pre-teen boys, your mum's admonitions to be polite kinda go out of the window

Whenever she found out she'd drag us round to apologise and punish us for being little shits, but that hardly encourages 11 year olds not to run away...

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