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It's probably because it was not a high-end machine when I got it, plus getting it into this form factor means cutting a lot of corners on the architecture internally. When you have infinite space and no power limits you can definitely build a machine that'll last 7-10 years.
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oof. I guess since I've already moved my Photoshop and video editing workflow to a Windows laptop, all I really need out of this smaller one is a good web dev environment, so maybe? I'll miss iMessage and Fantastical though.
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Even if those come out later this year, I feel like it'll be at least a couple more years before the software support for things works well on ARM.
My 2017 12" MacBook is starting to show its age, but I hate that there is nothing to replace it right now. There's no reason to get a MacBook Air since it's the same form factor as the 13" Pro. But it seems unlikely they're going to release a small computer again at this point.
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Ok you're right, at least on the TV 4K, because Plex can play VP9 videos on it. They must have bundled a software decoder into Plex to do that without hardware acceleration.
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iPhone X is the A11 processor. The Apple TV is A8, Apple TV 4K is the A10, so it'll be a while before a new chip makes it to an updated Apple TV!
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But also this is a perfect example of why an external box is better than a smart TV. Once your TV has hardware decoders, good luck upgrading that when better video codecs are released in a few years. At least with the Apple TV you can replace that part and keep the same panel.
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Is this a VP9 vs HEVC thing? I assume the Apple TV is too low power to implement software decoding and needs hardware support, but that means a new Apple TV to get VP9, if Apple will even add that since they're all in on HEVC? What a mess.
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💯 hard same.
I bought a "commercial display" because it's almost impossible to find a not-smart TV these days.
Just give me a panel and I'll add the smarts I trust (Apple TV) externally.
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Do you have another brand of USB-C to HDMI dongle? I've had mixed luck with the Apple one depending on what I'm plugging it into. I've started carrying three different brand dongles when I travel cause I can never be sure it'll work with arbitrary AV systems.
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oof I'm curious to hear how FCPX goes for you on that. From what I hear that is not a powerful machine. Which I'd happily tolerate if it were the size of the old 11" Air, but the 13" Air is the same size as the 13" Pro, so might as well go with the Pro at that point.
I still think million dollar home page was better
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