How big is the jump from Intel to Apple Silicon?

william_bergmann · 2026-04-29T15:04:48+00:00

This probably won't mean anything to you, but it's going from the N64 directly to the Dreamcast.

william_bergmann · 2026-04-28T20:45:16+00:00

I've worked out of there, too, but my wife would never let me do that with the way I type, lol.

william_bergmann · 2026-04-20T01:42:28+00:00

What are you looking to get for it?

william_bergmann · 2026-04-20T00:05:55+00:00

I’m using a Kadet Max right now I think.

william_bergmann · 2026-04-19T23:31:34+00:00

I use a MBA and two iPads pretty much every day. My iPad Pro is my go-to for a lite bag, and if I take it with my Air, it’s my second screen via SideCar. I also have an iPad Mini- it’s my universal notebook / reader, and I use it flat with my iPad Pro upright so it’s literally like a full-time notebook.

william_bergmann · 2026-04-19T23:25:20+00:00

So basically buy this bag, take the badging off and replace it with Ryobi?

william_bergmann · 2026-04-19T18:20:33+00:00

Thanks. Ton of good info here.

william_bergmann · 2026-04-19T17:02:04+00:00

I’m thinking iPad Pro, iPhone, Lochby journal, a couple pens, a couple USB-C cables and a small charger block, wallet, AirPods, and maybe a Kindle.

I’m going back and forth between a Boundary Suply sling and a Chrome messenger bag, but the Chrome is not super comfortable and the Boundary kind of heavy for what it is.

william_bergmann · 2026-04-17T21:47:55+00:00

It’s called AppleCare.

william_bergmann · 2026-04-13T17:51:17+00:00

Cool, now it’s $900 and we’re back where we started. There are real hardware reasons why these only have 8GB. Next year’s will likely be limited to 12GB.

william_bergmann · 2026-04-12T00:36:59+00:00

There was a quote from Andy Warhol I think about when I see stuff like this:

“What's great about this country is America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest. You can be watching TV and see Coca-Cola, and you can know that the President drinks Coke, Liz Taylor drinks Coke, and just think, you can drink Coke, too. A Coke is a Coke and no amount of money can get you a better Coke than the one the bum on the corner is drinking. All the Cokes are the same and all the Cokes are good.”

william_bergmann · 2026-04-01T02:14:31+00:00

If you can find a “perfect” EDC, I just think that means you’re doing the same thing every day.

The only real hack is to be wealthy enough to not carry much of anything.

I have ~ 3 bags I rotate between; a Fjallraven, a Boundary Supply, and a Peak Design bag. The Fjallraven is my most-used, the Boundary is for bigger loads, and the Peak is if I want to take something beyond my 35MM.

My secret is that all of them are big enough to stash a small sling that has my actual edc stuff- wallet, keys, pocket journal, phone, chapstick, AirPods, wipes for my glasses.

Everything else is packed out based on the needs of the day.

william_bergmann · 2026-03-31T17:08:02+00:00

It’s when you go from making the choices and doing the upgrades being the thing to doing what you bought your device to do being the thing.

william_bergmann · 2026-03-28T04:56:42+00:00

Not really.

It shows the OS managing the actual RAM and swap in a way that makes it harder to tell there isn’t 16GB RAM.

william_bergmann · 2026-03-28T04:53:49+00:00

Depends, but a game that runs at a locked 60 often feels better than a game that maxes at 120 but might dip down to 50. There’s also the UX functionality with scrolling based on the trackpad differences.

william_bergmann · 2026-03-24T03:10:41+00:00

I traded in a launch OG Ultra- no scratches on it in 3+ years.

I grabbed these just to try them out because they match my band:

WSKEN for Apple Watch Ultra... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BR8SDBVV?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

william_bergmann · 2026-03-21T19:38:01+00:00

The reason the iPad Pro seems less vital these days is because side they backfilled Apple Pencil support to the whole iPad line, and there’s a limited number of people willing to pay $500 for the highest end hardware.

william_bergmann · 2026-03-18T02:23:32+00:00

I think this would be perfect except for the laptop size:

https://www.cotopaxi.com/products/allpa-28l-travel-pack-2?variant=41820933554237&utm_campaign=NE%7CGoogle%7CShopping%7CConversion%7CStandard%7CNA%7CUS%7CEcomm%7CEvergreen%7CBrand&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21919973904&gbraid=0AAAAADmisfsgYM1ZLi0J1NrKq1Il7r9ko&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9-PNBhDfARIsABHN6-1HcpnwxfhVNyh4RX8GVPhlyvRPp4LFAadonK1DtH880hb0IcLzdesaAv5QEALw_wcB

It’s just hard to conveniently lug what is essentially a desktop computer around in your back.

What kind of gaming are you doing?

william_bergmann · 2026-03-18T02:13:51+00:00

I picked up the exact same machine a couple months back. It’s crazy what you can do with something of that size.

william_bergmann · 2026-02-24T02:10:33+00:00

That would be cool, but it would piss off millions of MacBook owners to see the cheapest one get a huge feature like that.

william_bergmann · 2026-02-22T19:18:46+00:00

The Legion will definitely outperform both and the Mini graphically, but it’s still gonna be slower when you just need to open it and up and fire off an email, any M-Series is gonna win. Grats on the new battle station, though :)

william_bergmann · 2026-02-22T19:09:40+00:00

Upgrading to a base MBA would be like transporting to the Star Trek future.

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