I think Marc is referring to phone calls (ie not Wi-Fi) since he refers to PAC. But I don’t understand what his problem is either except I assume it’s some peculiarity of eSIMs since it couldn’t happen with physical SIM …. unless, it now occurs to me that his old phone is locked to his provider.
Yeah, that's what I did, but I was changing provider so while I was waiting for the number to transfer over (which it did today) I couldn't receive calls.
I'm not sure tbh. It just meant that I couldn't use my old phone
16GB will be fine.
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For photo stuff, the bottom of that list will be way more than enough. These Macs are so good, that unless you are doing proper hardcore graphics intensive stuff on them, like say 6/8k video, 3D etc, then the base models are absolutely fine. I'm using a 2021 M1 iMac, and it's far more capable than anything I've thrown at it so far, and that includes 4k video and some 3D stuff. Superb machine. I went for the 16Gb RAM option, but I've yet to really test that, even running Adobe Premier Pro and Audacity, with PS, LR and a load of other stuff running at the same time. I opened an entire series of GoT simultaneously, so 10x1080p videos all at once, just to see if it would stumble, and it didn't even flinch. Truth is that for most people, a smartphone is more than enough computing power these days.
This. A good display is far more important for such work, than CPU/GPU grunt. Personally, I love the iMac, but some people want/need a larger display. Of course, you aren't going to find anything better than the Apple 32" Studio display, but that is pretty expensive. Could still come in around the top MBP you mentioned, paired with a MacMini though. Unless you really need a laptop. I prefer a desktop with a normal sized display though. We each have different needs.
Fair enough, but given that displays take up so little space, and can be wall mounted, at least consider that option. Working for any length of time on images on a tiny screen can get very uncomfortable.
Had an iMac for 11 years before replacing it. Mrs F had a MacBook Air for the same amount of time.
I ran a 2006 MacPro for 14 years before having to concede. The machine was fine; more than adequate power for what I wanted to do. It just couldn't be updated beyond a certain point, so I was having to run ancient softwares. My new Nikon Z6 wouldn't work with it, and I had to use a PC laptop to convert RAW files to import to the Mac. So I bought a used, more recent MacMini as a stopgap. This turned out to be around 18 months, as I decided to wait for the new Apple Silicon Macs to come out. But that shows that you can run Macs for a long tme, a lot longer than most PCs, simply because the hardware is of better quality, for starters. Apple stuff is expensive for a reason, and that is that it's better quality than just about everything else. Macs just last longer; everyone I know who uses Macs gets far better longevity for their money. Most PC users were getting 2-3 years out of a machine before something went fatally wrong, but get 5-6 years or more out of Macs. This thread reminded me that I've had my iMac now for nearly 2 years, but it still feels brand new to me. I fully intend to get at least another 5 years out of it before I consider replacement.
At work we have the choice between MacBook or Thinkpad, the Apple laptops get replaced every 5 years, but the PC ones every 3 years. Partly to offset the higher cost, but also because they last that long.
The 15” Air does look like a nice machine, and agree with you on 24GB and 512GB SSD as the better compromise. I’m not looking to move away from my old iMac 27 just yet, but would have to consider the 15” Air if and when I do.
Also iOS 15.7.7 for those who have old, but still good little iPhone SE (original). Mine is only being used as a security camera relay to Apple TV but there’s nothing wrong with it so far. I bought it used from giffgaff and it’s done the rounds of the family members and had a new battery. There’s no SM in it but I realised in the middle of last night when I found my current iPhone was out of action due to updating that I need a spare functioning cell phone now I’ve ditched the landline.
No idea what re-expose is (not listed on App Store) but can’t you just pay with card or PayPal etc?
