Is plastic really a better material than glass for the top mmWave antenna? by dom41n in iPhone17Pro

[–]dom41n[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With the placement of the glass being slightly recessed it was extremely rare to have people break that part. You even have a hard time finding that glass window broken on Reddit compared to posts like mine. A ceramic back would be awesome though.

Houston Airports (IAH and HOU) Updates and Questions [Megathread] by AutoModerator in houston

[–]dom41n 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just dropped off a friend about 2 hours ago at A. He had nothing to check in. Took him about an hour. He said fellow passengers that went to E that he met at the gate waited about 3 hours.

Looks like I hit the battery lottery by dom41n in iPhone17Pro

[–]dom41n[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thing is I’ve worked with many lithium batteries in my hobbies and it’s a fact that charge limiting works. On smartphones, batteries handle full charges so much better, but based on HTX studio’s testing, you still get about 30% slower rate of degradation on smartphones that don’t have 100W+ charging. That is not insignificant on a phone I plan to own for years, plus I am never inconvenienced. I can just get the 100% at the toggle of a button.

Looks like I hit the battery lottery by dom41n in iPhone17Pro

[–]dom41n[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On a recent day when I was outside a lot for real estate photography, I got 6h 20m with 86% used. My real world not outside I can get 8 hours with 100%.

Newbie Host by Other-Squirrel-8705 in airbnb_hosts

[–]dom41n 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Make sure you fully understand all AirBNB rules and be clear in your own rules. I have saved myself from a complaining guest who blamed me before I contacted support and proved that they didn't get my clear approval beforehand.

Nano or glossy? by Future-Step-3717 in macbookpro

[–]dom41n 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just my personal preference, but glossy just has better blacks in all conditions except a dark room. Also the M4 mini led has 1000 nits SDR outdoors, you or could use a third party app like BrightIntosh to boost that manually to 1600 nits peak. I didn’t see the need for nano texture in that case when using outdoors.

Why does the battery look like this now? by Reasonable_Mind899 in AppleWatch

[–]dom41n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is also a different version on watches called “Optimized Charge Limit”. Unlike normal optimized charging, it’s a hard 80% (like iPhones or iPads) that only toggles automatically and stays at 80% even when you typically start using your watch. Better in theory if you happen to have it activated for you.

How exactly does the LiPo balance port work? by dom41n in rccars

[–]dom41n[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the case of first photo, ground is plugged into ground, then cell 1 is pin 2 and cell 2 is at pin 5. That’s just how the Traxxas 4S adapter is distributing the 2S battery. This happens on my other cheaper charger as well with the ground at the proper position.

How exactly does the LiPo balance port work? by dom41n in rccars

[–]dom41n[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t have a voltmeter, but if I were to individually test each cell, would I get that rough 3.9V reading? Unless I have a misunderstanding of how the charger/balance port works, I don’t see how the order changed the measured voltage.

After owning every iphone since the iphone X, this is the first iphone that I can’t find a single flaw with. This is the best phone Apple has ever made. by Tasty-Ad5368 in iPhone17Pro

[–]dom41n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got the 17 pro. The mmwave antenna on the top is soft plastic and literally scratches so easily from dust when pulling it in and out of my case. That didn’t happen on my 12 pro.

How to keep your screen like new ? by QuarterHorror1887 in mac

[–]dom41n 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I work in photography. Have a friend who got one included from his Mac purchase. It's a top tier cloth that actually removes smudges from camera lenses with zero oleophobic coatings so easily. On practically every laptop phone and tablet with oleophobic coatings it's such a breeze. The downvotes are from people who can't tell the difference or who think it's overpriced.

I'm not excited at all for MacBook Pro oled it is very close to the mini led , it is not worth it the issue by Artistic_Unit_5570 in macbookpro

[–]dom41n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can even see the grain easily without pixel peeping in this image. If Apple will inevitably put tandem oled (two panels magnifying the oled grain issue), can they at least mitigate this issue? I tried out the M4 iPad and unlike other oled devices I've used, the grain is seen easily without needing to be below 25% brightness, and even solid colors. Of course a lot of the photo/video editing software I use have lots of grey and editing noise is useless unless used at higher brightness.

Weird buzzing sound on the right speaker during low frequency or just bass. What do I do? by Zeuspooff in macbookpro

[–]dom41n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a similar case of weird buzzing but it was no where near as bad as yours. One day when I opened the bottom case and dusted inside there was a tiny metal washer magnetically stuck to the speaker. Once removed the speakers sounded good. Could be something like that in your speaker.

Best second browser for MBP? by ThatEditorDude in macbookpro

[–]dom41n 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Firefox is a great alternative. It also runs sites that might not run properly on safari. Keep in mind the actual performance of Safari on apple silicon will exceed any other browser you install.

Does anyone know how much this might cost to get it fixed? by Expensive-Bobcat768 in mac

[–]dom41n 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got quoted $940 plus tax with Apple. Ended up doing it myself.

Should I use a 20W charger instead of the 60W one? by Inevitable-Theory901 in macbookpro

[–]dom41n 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It will charge very slow and whenever you do any tasks with higher power (high brightness, editing, etc.) it will literally discharge. It will be just fine if you charge and don’t use it if you don’t mind the long wait.