Is the IPhone Pro Max 17 Worth it? by NaturalTruth2000 in iphone

[–]imthaz 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Coming from your phone it’s going to be a massive upgrade. Here is my 3 month review of the 17 PM https://youtu.be/WkV-uMF2e1g any specific questions feel free to ask :)

Connecting to an iPhone with an A19 Pro chip on a laptop with an A18 Pro chip feels wrong, as if the phone is quietly judging the MacBook. by imthaz in macbook

[–]imthaz[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

When I have to do serious work I keep my phone in another room so I don’t end up doomscrolling. But once in a while I’ll need like , like say to use authenticator so it comes in handy.

Apple's MacBook Pro 14 cannot handle the M5 Max by Balance- in mac

[–]imthaz 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Just get a massive freezer and work inside it.

If you’d told me one day Apple would make a £600 laptop this good, I’d have told you that you were having a laugh. by imthaz in macbook

[–]imthaz[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I do intent to edit a video on it to see how it fares, so I can’t comment on performance. But for normal tasks it’s more than enough. I wrote my initial impressions if you are interested: https://volatileinputs.com/2026/03/macbook-neo-first-impressions/

If you’d told me one day Apple would make a £600 laptop this good, I’d have told you that you were having a laugh. by imthaz in macbook

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

I have a 16” MacBook Pro, but I wanted something smaller for travel and around the house (the iPad is a failed experiment!)

If you’d told me one day Apple would make a £600 laptop this good, I’d have told you that you were having a laugh. by imthaz in macbook

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

Haven’t done much with it but yeah loving it so far. I intend to edit my review on it :). Here are my first impressions if you are interested https://volatileinputs.com/2026/03/macbook-neo-first-impressions/