What a trip.
Well done! I am down a lot from the peak.
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Was searching for something and landed in the Coronavirus General Discussion thread.
What a trip.
What a trip.
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Black smoke again today. Will Ewan McGregor be the next Pope?
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Over at Hoglebeds, I was surprised to see Lawrence of Suburbia, a poster I like, declare nearly half of his holdings are in PRPFX.
https://bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=455090
https://bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=455090
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That'd be OUR president! No one has ever seen anything like it!
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Has this been fact checked?
I'm skeptical that Palpatine would do something like that out of the goodness of his heart. I expect it's quid pro quo behind closed doors.
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Just got a new 14" MacBook Pro today!
M4 Max, 36GB RAM, 1TB SSD.
Damn sweet machine.
M4 Max, 36GB RAM, 1TB SSD.
Damn sweet machine.
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Nice! Wow, they’re up to M4 already? I am out of the loop.
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Smithers, I'd appreciate your views on the similarities and differences with older MacBook Pro models. I'm still using a mid-2018 MBP - 2.6GHz 6-Core Intel Core i7 with 32 GB 2400 MHz DDR4 and a 2 TB SSD. Seems to still run great but I don't do much heavy duty stuff. Just email, web browsing, spreadsheets, and such; no video editing or code work.
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Did I disclose I bought a refurbished? Under $1,000.
M3, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 15". The last spec is most important to me since I'm used to many 27" monitors on this desktop.
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Yeah, and the M4 platform is from 2024, so the M5 is due out later this year!
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A great machine!
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An upgrade from pretty much any Intel generation MacBook to Apple silicon is going to engender a nice boost to performance and usability. In your case it's a bit of a tough call though because your current system has so much RAM and storage. Also keep in mind that there isn't any real Linux support on Apple silicon currently, if that's your thing.Mountaineer wrote: ↑Fri May 16, 2025 6:34 amSmithers, I'd appreciate your views on the similarities and differences with older MacBook Pro models. I'm still using a mid-2018 MBP - 2.6GHz 6-Core Intel Core i7 with 32 GB 2400 MHz DDR4 and a 2 TB SSD. Seems to still run great but I don't do much heavy duty stuff. Just email, web browsing, spreadsheets, and such; no video editing or code work.
Outside of those two factors, I'd recommend an upgrade to pretty much anyone. These are fantastic machines. This kind of performance coming from a laptop is pretty insane.
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Thank you for your perspective! I appreciate it.Smith1776 wrote: ↑Sat May 17, 2025 9:45 pmAn upgrade from pretty much any Intel generation MacBook to Apple silicon is going to engender a nice boost to performance and usability. In your case it's a bit of a tough call though because your current system has so much RAM and storage. Also keep in mind that there isn't any real Linux support on Apple silicon currently, if that's your thing.Mountaineer wrote: ↑Fri May 16, 2025 6:34 amSmithers, I'd appreciate your views on the similarities and differences with older MacBook Pro models. I'm still using a mid-2018 MBP - 2.6GHz 6-Core Intel Core i7 with 32 GB 2400 MHz DDR4 and a 2 TB SSD. Seems to still run great but I don't do much heavy duty stuff. Just email, web browsing, spreadsheets, and such; no video editing or code work.
Outside of those two factors, I'd recommend an upgrade to pretty much anyone. These are fantastic machines. This kind of performance coming from a laptop is pretty insane.
Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no help. Psalm 146:3
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I don't think I have enough monitors, guys.
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Love it!
You can buy a four stand and have two more on top of the two on the left!
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They're serving their best possible purpose as a monitor stand.
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That is OUR Smith1776!
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I'm starting to get used to the 14" display of the Pro versus the 15" display of the Air I had previously. The superior performance is definitely a boon, while the smaller footprint actually makes this guy more portable in certain respects than the Air.
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Smithers,
Why did you choose the 14” Pro vs. the 16”?
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