This seems like a solid consumer friendly product.
Good price point, several clear use cases, no frills, and will meet the needs of like 80% of people.
It also makes it very easy when my in laws ask what computer to get. Ideally I could point them to Linux. It’s still relatively hard to wreck a macOS install, so this is a safe bet where they can run an office suit a d show slideshows of their trip photos.
If only I could trust Time Machine for backups for family but it always breaks, and there’s no obvious time capsule like hardware for sale.
What happens with time machine? I seem to only remember people having issues because they’d unplug the drive and leave it unplugged for years forgetting about it. Has it gone down hill a lot?
Eventually it just stops writing successfully and needs to be resynced, but also it can get corrupted and you have to delete everything to continue writing.
It has been unreliable for a long time.
That describes my experience
Runs on the A18, looks like 8GB unified RAM on all models. Only real choices are color and you can get 256 GB without Touch ID for $599 or 512 GB with Touch ID for $699. Primarily for school or office work, web browsing, video streaming. No MagSafe, two USB-C ports (one USB 3, one USB 2) and a headphone jack with a 13” screen.
The 13" M5 MacBook Air now starts at $1099.
I was really hoping for 16 gigs of ram but not expecting it.
Either way a great machine for people who only do basic tasks. It’s just an iPhone 16 shoved into a laptop. Plenty of power as long as you’re not a multi tasker. I’ve never been a tablet guy so I’d pick this up any day over an iPad and keyboard case.
rofl no. The only thing threatening the Windows PC market is Microslop.
archive ph is a malicious site that alters content and turns users into ddos nodes.
It is malicious towards the guy who tried to dox person behind archive.today. By altering content you mean that archive.today is trolling that guy by deadnaming him. I’ll keep on using this site because it provides valuable service, unlike the guy that I’m inadvertently DDoSing. You’re defending an asshole just because he’s transgender.
So it is malicious, and it’s not an archive as it alters content. So what service is it providing then?
I’ve just described entire extent of that content altering so you can stop pretending now it’s anything more than that. As to capability to alter content, that existed always.
That service is providing archived copies of websites, often paywalled, which is quite valuable given that free news aren’t worth much these days. Not that FT or Bloomberg don’t have agenda but their target is different and they’re still adhering to some journalistic standards.
Two wrongs don’t make a right, and you are liable for your computer being used to attack others.
Yes, police are coming for everyone with an infected router any time now.
Not what I said.
It’s like littering. You’re responsible for your actions.
I’m okay with ddosing someone’s blog because they wanted to dox someone providing great service. Sometimes you need to stand up for yourself and show you’re going to fight back.
