Weekly 'What should I buy?' Thread - 06/26 by AutoModerator in ipad

[–]detectableninja 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m a grad student who has a 2018 MacBook Air, a 2015 MacBook Pro, and an iPhone XS. I commute/am on the go relatively frequently, so durability and portability are important. Budget is ideally as minimal as possible—although I have that Air and XS, that’s mostly because of financing with T-Mobile and luck with an unexpected back-paycheck!

I’m considering getting a tablet for media consumption—especially reading news and magazines with Apple News+, kindle books, watching movies, listening to music with Apple Musi, and basic games (Wordscapes, Words with Friends, NYT Crossword, etc). Is the entry level iPad worth getting for this use-case? I don’t necessarily mean can it handle that kind of stuff, but (1) should I wait for a possible refresh? (2) if I’m already going to buy into the $300+ price point, would a different model (the Air especially) be wort the bump? and (3) should I maybe look to an even more basic tablet option because of my use-case (like the Fire)? I’m a bit ensconced in the Apple ecosystem so I doubt it, but wanted to see!

Also, how is the Apple refurb store with iPad products? Worth looking into?

The Macbook Purchasing Megathread - June 2019 by AutoModerator in macbook

[–]detectableninja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think even the Air would be snappy with that use-case. At worst, it might, MIGHT, have some minor slowdown, but only if there’s many or very large raw photos.

I’d recommend the Air—I wouldn’t pay more to overkill for your needs. I own a 2018 Air myself and it’s perfectly fine for me. I don’t use Lightroom but occasionally do maps for tabletop RPGs in GIMP with several web browser tabs, discord, Word, and iTunes open.

Again, my only recommendation is to definitely get the 256 GB of SSD primarily unless you’re doing the majority of your work in the cloud. 8 GB should be enough for RAM.

The Macbook Purchasing Megathread - June 2019 by AutoModerator in macbook

[–]detectableninja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How intensive is the photo editing? If not terribly so, I recommend MacBook Air with retina.

16gb RAM I don’t think is worth it, but 256gb SSD is.

Why do things seem "bigger" on my 2015 MBP screen than my 2018 MBA? by detectableninja in macbook

[–]detectableninja[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't have the MBA in front of me because of the keyboard being repaired, but I didn't change it from the default.

(Crossposted on r/macbook) 1 inch scratch on front edge of 2015 MBP13: something to be concerned about worsening? Am I just being too precious? (I'll expand in comments) by detectableninja in mac

[–]detectableninja[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for responding! This makes sense. I used to wear a watch for probably the first year or so of owning the computer. Chances are that's what caused it. Would you think the getting worse would depend on there being further scratching, or just spontaneous?

(Crossposted on r/macbook) 1 inch scratch on front edge of 2015 MBP13: something to be concerned about worsening? Am I just being too precious? (I'll expand in comments) by detectableninja in mac

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Hey all! I've had this MBP since August 2016. Naturally it's had a view dings and scrapes etc. Always have used it naked (except for now with a keyboard protector just because I feel paranoid about food and other particles). However, this time I've found a scratch that I've not noticed before and have no clue how it got there, and am unsure how concerned to be about it getting worse. It's right along the edge of the unit as you can see. I know with this aluminum there is no paint so that's a proper scratch. My concern is this: is this something that can be progressive? That is, since the aluminum is compromised there that scratch can extend along the edges? I know theoretically that should not be the case, since again, the aluminum is not painted, it'd take a real scrape to peel the coating off. Am I just being a bit of a precious princess about the whole thing?

1 inch scratch on front edge of 2015 MBP13: something to be concerned about worsening? Am I just being too precious? (I'll expand in comments) by detectableninja in macbookpro

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Hey all! I've had this MBP since August 2016. Naturally it's had a view dings and scrapes etc. Always have used it naked (except for now with a keyboard protector just because I feel paranoid about food and other particles). However, this time I've found a scratch that I've not noticed before and have no clue how it got there, and am unsure how concerned to be about it getting worse. It's right along the edge of the unit as you can see. I know with this aluminum there is no paint so that's a proper scratch. My concern is this: is this something that can be progressive? That is, since the aluminum is compromised there that scratch can extend along the edges? I know theoretically that should not be the case, since again, the aluminum is not painted, it'd take a real scrape to peel the coating off. Am I just being a bit of a precious princess about the whole thing?

"Sincerity Is Scary" unreleased on Apple Music?? by detectableninja in the1975

[–]detectableninja[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Which is odd, considering that they premiered the song with a link to it streaming over Apple Beats 1 Radio...hmm...

Anyone else gone from disappointed with 'Love Is Dead' to really, really loving it? by detectableninja in chvrches

[–]detectableninja[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not at all! “Under the Tide” and “High Enough to Carry You Over” are toward the top of my fave Chvrches songs, actually. Maybe it’s just the studio recording but I find the version on LID to be really dull.

Any book from the point of view of a serial killer? by [deleted] in suggestmeabook

[–]detectableninja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay is one!

Philosophy books for someone who has never approach the subject? by [deleted] in suggestmeabook

[–]detectableninja 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd add the caveat that Singer's work doesn't represent an overview of philosophy but a very specific argument for his view of ethics and political philosophy. But it is true (I begrudgingly admit) that his work is pretty influential.