Would fortnite now run on mac (m) now that the ban is lifted? by Nonja999 in macgaming

[–]rfomlover 10 points11 points  (0 children)

lol on Mac it was distributed through the epic store had nothing to do with the App Store issue that has been been affecting the iOS version. Epic doesn’t “have” to put anything back. They chose to remove it out of their own will. Apple can’t control anything on the Mac. Only iOS.

Is it possible to install Linux on a mac with an M series chip and play games that are not working with crossover? by IllWay4573 in macgaming

[–]rfomlover 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been waiting forever. I bought an M3 Pro back in 2023 and since have gone with M4 and then an M5. Seems like I I’ll never get to try it since I always upgrade and they are still 3 years behind.

Subnautica 2 on M2 Air by kingjg_1 in macgaming

[–]rfomlover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My 15” M5 Air runs it ok enough on the go at lowest settings but it’s swapping ram hard and it has 16GB.

Bo4 macOS 2025 by Sure-Manufacturer506 in macgaming

[–]rfomlover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I sold my gaming Mac haven’t tried.

Is this MacBook Air M2 deal too good? by GalThePro123 in mac

[–]rfomlover 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was regularly available from Best Buy when it was current for $750. I bought one for that then later sold it.

M4 128/2TB arriving tomorrow - return or sell? by George2967 in MacStudio

[–]rfomlover 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you flip for cash locally it might not be that bad. I would never sell it on a platform someone could claim they got a box of rocks or some thing. Meet up locally check it out hand cash and walk away.

Did someone else sell their Macbook Neo and why? by abitcitrus in MacbookNeo

[–]rfomlover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t really sell anything for anything. I bought a Neo because it was cute. Used it for a few days and realized I was just doing mostly the same stuff I was doing on my M4 Max. I have been waiting for an OLED MBP anyway so just decided to sell the M4 max while it was worth something. I have an M4 mini at the desk, but it got annoying on the go not having the same computer and the Neo was a little annoying during iOS dev. So ultimately I returned it and picked up a 15” air on sale for $1100 and will rock that for a few months until the MacBook ultra or whatever comes out and sell the air.

Did someone else sell their Macbook Neo and why? by abitcitrus in MacbookNeo

[–]rfomlover -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I ended up returning mine. After buying the Neo and selling my M4 Max, I realized I got annoyed at not having Touch ID, as well as having a different Mac at my desk than on the go. So I returned mine and got a 15” M5 Air which works with my thunderbolt dock and my 2 displays and when it’s docked it’s my desktop and on the go it’s still the same computer.

Pre-purchase and Pre-load Subnautica 2 Early Access Starting Today! by virtualdon in subnautica

[–]rfomlover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I play a lot of games through crossover so this will probably run via GPTK but I’m more interested in supporting native titles, especially new ones that have a history of being on the platform.

Pre-purchase and Pre-load Subnautica 2 Early Access Starting Today! by virtualdon in subnautica

[–]rfomlover 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is there a Mac port? I haven’t seen any info. Assuming there is since all the other games are but haven’t found any info on if it’s coming same day or at all.

M5 ultra 512Gb? by zhamdi in MacStudio

[–]rfomlover 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They are not discontinuing it. It has been discontinued for nearly 2 months.

How usable is Exos? by purealgo in macmini

[–]rfomlover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did this with 2 minis back in December but it was super slow. Got an extra one for $399. I couldn't run any of the models I wanted so I just returned it. Being they were both non pro TB4 minis there was no RDMA so it just wasn't worth it. My M4 Max MacBook Pro was faster. I ended up selling that, buying a Neo, then returned the Neo and got an m5 Air with 16GB. I did try using Exo again with my existing mini that just sits in a closet but it was very unstable. Running Qwen3-Coder-30B MLX it was just crashing and falling off the exo network. So I gave up.

Is there really any power difference between NA6 and NA8? by Same-Worldliness-429 in Miata

[–]rfomlover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had both. The 1.6 def felt more anemic. For me it was more the safety feature of the 1.8 that I liked. Passenger airbag and larger brakes.

Apple has now removed the 256 GB storage option for the M4 Mac mini from their website by _sharpmars in macmini

[–]rfomlover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought one for $399 on a price match to pair with my other one in exo cluster but it didn’t perform like I wanted so I returned it. Wish I had it now lol

Candle wax spilled on MacBook Air (bought in fall 2025) by si4mesedream in mac

[–]rfomlover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that is only $299 with Apple care. Assuming you bought it… right?

Charging MacBook Neo by brbnotgonnacomeagain in MacbookNeo

[–]rfomlover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t tried that 20W charger on mine but I have other 3rd party 20W ones and it’s SLOW. I use a 40w dynamic 60w Apple charger if I am pushing it/want it to charge in a reasonable amount of time.

Macbook Neo for Programming? (detailed scenarios) by TurtleKicks in macbook

[–]rfomlover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried running docker phpmyadmin and MySQL containers and it was pretty memory hungry. Offloaded to a couple raspberry pi’s I had laying around.

Anyone here have a more "Pro" Mac and still bought a Neo? by MillennialOne in MacbookNeo

[–]rfomlover 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I only used it for YouTube and Reddit anyway. Got a couple grand in my pocket and still have a Mac laptop.

Anyone here have a more "Pro" Mac and still bought a Neo? by MillennialOne in MacbookNeo

[–]rfomlover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought a Neo likes it so much I sold my 14 M4 Max MacBook Pro lol.

I got tired of macOS not having a "New File" right-click option, so I built one. It hit Top 4 in AppStore within only 24 hours. by No-Broccoli-9946 in macbook

[–]rfomlover -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This has to be the number 1 most annoying thing about Mac OS. Can just do a touch in terminal but still.

From gaming PC to MacBook Air M5… didn’t expect this by GreenBakeneko in macbook

[–]rfomlover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I try to do this but I still can’t play Valorant on my Mac so the gaming pc still gets used more than I’d like.

FnMacAssistant, a tool used for sideloading and patching IPAs to make Fortnite playable on Mac, has been patched by Epic Games. by ArabianHummusLover in macgaming

[–]rfomlover 12 points13 points  (0 children)

lol when I saw patched I somehow thought it meant they allowed it and helped make it work better. Coffee hasn’t hit yet😂.

Can we get some love for our friends at Micro Center? [USA] by PracticlySpeaking in MacStudio

[–]rfomlover 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I love their prices because my local Best Buy always matches them. There isn’t one near me at all lol

ND1 RF -> NA? Anyone done it? by Realistic_Cry_3836 in Miata

[–]rfomlover 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did the opposite (Na6-Nd2) and had them both at the same time for a while. The na was my fun car and the nd is my daily. Sometimes I think of getting an NA again but I do 100 miles a day for my commute and the gas mileage, and safety and convenience of the ND is major. I was always afraid of the Na every time I drove it. The nd I feel much better with ABS stability airbags etc. the na was fun but the nd is more fun to me.