While last year's Samsung OS update has not made it to almost all of
their phones.
"Again, most Galaxy phones and tablets are still waiting for the One UI
8.5 update, which is currently running behind schedule and is only
available on the Galaxy S26 series, at least for now."
https://www.howtogeek.com/when-your-samsung-galaxy-will-get-android-17- one-ui-9/
On 2026-04-22 10:17 p.m., Tom Elam wrote:
While last year's Samsung OS update has not made it to almost all of
their phones.
"Again, most Galaxy phones and tablets are still waiting for the One
UI 8.5 update, which is currently running behind schedule and is only
available on the Galaxy S26 series, at least for now."
https://www.howtogeek.com/when-your-samsung-galaxy-will-get-
android-17- one-ui-9/
But... but... but... some EU document said that Android supports its hardware for as long as Apple does theirs!
On 4/23/26 9:04 AM, CrudeSausage wrote:
On 2026-04-22 10:17 p.m., Tom Elam wrote:First of all the 7 years is a promise. No promise was made for how long
While last year's Samsung OS update has not made it to almost all of
their phones.
"Again, most Galaxy phones and tablets are still waiting for the One
UI 8.5 update, which is currently running behind schedule and is only
available on the Galaxy S26 series, at least for now."
https://www.howtogeek.com/when-your-samsung-galaxy-will-get-
android-17- one-ui-9/
But... but... but... some EU document said that Android supports its
hardware for as long as Apple does theirs!
it takes to get the update on YOUR Galaxy. At almost a year late since
OS 16 release for most of Samsung's phones. Have you noticed that Arlin
has not joined this thread and others like it?
I hope I live long enough to see how this actually plays out.
On 2026-04-23 10:41 a.m., Tom Elam wrote:
On 4/23/26 9:04 AM, CrudeSausage wrote:
On 2026-04-22 10:17 p.m., Tom Elam wrote:First of all the 7 years is a promise. No promise was made for how
While last year's Samsung OS update has not made it to almost all of
their phones.
"Again, most Galaxy phones and tablets are still waiting for the One
UI 8.5 update, which is currently running behind schedule and is
only available on the Galaxy S26 series, at least for now."
https://www.howtogeek.com/when-your-samsung-galaxy-will-get-
android-17- one-ui-9/
But... but... but... some EU document said that Android supports its
hardware for as long as Apple does theirs!
long it takes to get the update on YOUR Galaxy. At almost a year late
since OS 16 release for most of Samsung's phones. Have you noticed
that Arlin has not joined this thread and others like it?
I hope I live long enough to see how this actually plays out.
All I can say for sure is that Apple generally stands by its promises whereas the competition doesn't. Like I've said in the past, I avoided buying Apple and did all I could to get the most out of PC hardware
because I do like that I can upgrade it, replace a broken part and
change operating systems. However, even I have to eventually admit that
the benefits of Apple hardware far outweight the drawbacks. I enjoy
having a computer with incredible battery life, an excellent screen and
no fan. I especially love knowing that if something goes wrong, the
warranty does protect me to a point that an Apple technician will come
over and fix the problem for me. I get none of that from any other manufacturer. I still can't upgrade my Mac or replace a part myself, but
at least the experience is stellar when everything is functional.
On 4/23/26 10:51 AM, CrudeSausage wrote:
On 2026-04-23 10:41 a.m., Tom Elam wrote:
On 4/23/26 9:04 AM, CrudeSausage wrote:
On 2026-04-22 10:17 p.m., Tom Elam wrote:First of all the 7 years is a promise. No promise was made for how
While last year's Samsung OS update has not made it to almost all
of their phones.
"Again, most Galaxy phones and tablets are still waiting for the
One UI 8.5 update, which is currently running behind schedule and
is only available on the Galaxy S26 series, at least for now."
https://www.howtogeek.com/when-your-samsung-galaxy-will-get-
android-17- one-ui-9/
But... but... but... some EU document said that Android supports its
hardware for as long as Apple does theirs!
long it takes to get the update on YOUR Galaxy. At almost a year late
since OS 16 release for most of Samsung's phones. Have you noticed
that Arlin has not joined this thread and others like it?
I hope I live long enough to see how this actually plays out.
All I can say for sure is that Apple generally stands by its promises
whereas the competition doesn't. Like I've said in the past, I avoided
buying Apple and did all I could to get the most out of PC hardware
because I do like that I can upgrade it, replace a broken part and
change operating systems. However, even I have to eventually admit
that the benefits of Apple hardware far outweight the drawbacks. I
enjoy having a computer with incredible battery life, an excellent
screen and no fan. I especially love knowing that if something goes
wrong, the warranty does protect me to a point that an Apple
technician will come over and fix the problem for me. I get none of
that from any other manufacturer. I still can't upgrade my Mac or
replace a part myself, but at least the experience is stellar when
everything is functional.
Absolutely ditto that for me. I love the MacBook Air.
On 2026-04-23 5:49 p.m., Tom Elam wrote:
On 4/23/26 10:51 AM, CrudeSausage wrote:
On 2026-04-23 10:41 a.m., Tom Elam wrote:
On 4/23/26 9:04 AM, CrudeSausage wrote:
On 2026-04-22 10:17 p.m., Tom Elam wrote:First of all the 7 years is a promise. No promise was made for how
While last year's Samsung OS update has not made it to almost all >>>>>> of their phones.
"Again, most Galaxy phones and tablets are still waiting for the
One UI 8.5 update, which is currently running behind schedule and >>>>>> is only available on the Galaxy S26 series, at least for now."
https://www.howtogeek.com/when-your-samsung-galaxy-will-get-
android-17- one-ui-9/
But... but... but... some EU document said that Android supports
its hardware for as long as Apple does theirs!
long it takes to get the update on YOUR Galaxy. At almost a year
late since OS 16 release for most of Samsung's phones. Have you
noticed that Arlin has not joined this thread and others like it?
I hope I live long enough to see how this actually plays out.
All I can say for sure is that Apple generally stands by its promises
whereas the competition doesn't. Like I've said in the past, I
avoided buying Apple and did all I could to get the most out of PC
hardware because I do like that I can upgrade it, replace a broken
part and change operating systems. However, even I have to eventually
admit that the benefits of Apple hardware far outweight the
drawbacks. I enjoy having a computer with incredible battery life, an
excellent screen and no fan. I especially love knowing that if
something goes wrong, the warranty does protect me to a point that an
Apple technician will come over and fix the problem for me. I get
none of that from any other manufacturer. I still can't upgrade my
Mac or replace a part myself, but at least the experience is stellar
when everything is functional.
Absolutely ditto that for me. I love the MacBook Air.
I like it so much that I look forward to going to work to use it. I keep
it there since it would be redundant to have it at home where I have an equally capable PC laptop.
On 4/23/26 8:05 PM, CrudeSausage wrote:
On 2026-04-23 5:49 p.m., Tom Elam wrote:
On 4/23/26 10:51 AM, CrudeSausage wrote:
On 2026-04-23 10:41 a.m., Tom Elam wrote:
On 4/23/26 9:04 AM, CrudeSausage wrote:
On 2026-04-22 10:17 p.m., Tom Elam wrote:First of all the 7 years is a promise. No promise was made for how
While last year's Samsung OS update has not made it to almost all >>>>>>> of their phones.
"Again, most Galaxy phones and tablets are still waiting for the >>>>>>> One UI 8.5 update, which is currently running behind schedule and >>>>>>> is only available on the Galaxy S26 series, at least for now."
https://www.howtogeek.com/when-your-samsung-galaxy-will-get-
android-17- one-ui-9/
But... but... but... some EU document said that Android supports
its hardware for as long as Apple does theirs!
long it takes to get the update on YOUR Galaxy. At almost a year
late since OS 16 release for most of Samsung's phones. Have you
noticed that Arlin has not joined this thread and others like it?
I hope I live long enough to see how this actually plays out.
All I can say for sure is that Apple generally stands by its
promises whereas the competition doesn't. Like I've said in the
past, I avoided buying Apple and did all I could to get the most out
of PC hardware because I do like that I can upgrade it, replace a
broken part and change operating systems. However, even I have to
eventually admit that the benefits of Apple hardware far outweight
the drawbacks. I enjoy having a computer with incredible battery
life, an excellent screen and no fan. I especially love knowing that
if something goes wrong, the warranty does protect me to a point
that an Apple technician will come over and fix the problem for me.
I get none of that from any other manufacturer. I still can't
upgrade my Mac or replace a part myself, but at least the experience
is stellar when everything is functional.
Absolutely ditto that for me. I love the MacBook Air.
I like it so much that I look forward to going to work to use it. I
keep it there since it would be redundant to have it at home where I
have an equally capable PC laptop.
When I was working back in the computer Dark Ages of the 1990's the
company allowed us to keep personal information on their laptops. I had
a series of company HP laptops and nothing else. Can't do that anymore,
it's all locked down nowadays.
On 2026-04-24 11:19 a.m., Tom Elam wrote:
On 4/23/26 8:05 PM, CrudeSausage wrote:
On 2026-04-23 5:49 p.m., Tom Elam wrote:
On 4/23/26 10:51 AM, CrudeSausage wrote:
On 2026-04-23 10:41 a.m., Tom Elam wrote:
On 4/23/26 9:04 AM, CrudeSausage wrote:
On 2026-04-22 10:17 p.m., Tom Elam wrote:First of all the 7 years is a promise. No promise was made for how >>>>>> long it takes to get the update on YOUR Galaxy. At almost a year
While last year's Samsung OS update has not made it to almost >>>>>>>> all of their phones.
"Again, most Galaxy phones and tablets are still waiting for the >>>>>>>> One UI 8.5 update, which is currently running behind schedule >>>>>>>> and is only available on the Galaxy S26 series, at least for now." >>>>>>>>
https://www.howtogeek.com/when-your-samsung-galaxy-will-get-
android-17- one-ui-9/
But... but... but... some EU document said that Android supports >>>>>>> its hardware for as long as Apple does theirs!
late since OS 16 release for most of Samsung's phones. Have you
noticed that Arlin has not joined this thread and others like it?
I hope I live long enough to see how this actually plays out.
All I can say for sure is that Apple generally stands by its
promises whereas the competition doesn't. Like I've said in the
past, I avoided buying Apple and did all I could to get the most
out of PC hardware because I do like that I can upgrade it, replace >>>>> a broken part and change operating systems. However, even I have to >>>>> eventually admit that the benefits of Apple hardware far outweight
the drawbacks. I enjoy having a computer with incredible battery
life, an excellent screen and no fan. I especially love knowing
that if something goes wrong, the warranty does protect me to a
point that an Apple technician will come over and fix the problem
for me. I get none of that from any other manufacturer. I still
can't upgrade my Mac or replace a part myself, but at least the
experience is stellar when everything is functional.
Absolutely ditto that for me. I love the MacBook Air.
I like it so much that I look forward to going to work to use it. I
keep it there since it would be redundant to have it at home where I
have an equally capable PC laptop.
When I was working back in the computer Dark Ages of the 1990's the
company allowed us to keep personal information on their laptops. I
had a series of company HP laptops and nothing else. Can't do that
anymore, it's all locked down nowadays.
That's part of why I bring my own computer to work. I can use theirs,
but everything is locked down. Meanwhile, this $115 computer I bought specifically for work does what I need and runs a lot faster because it doesn't include their configuration.
On 4/24/26 11:22 AM, CrudeSausage wrote:
On 2026-04-24 11:19 a.m., Tom Elam wrote:
On 4/23/26 8:05 PM, CrudeSausage wrote:
On 2026-04-23 5:49 p.m., Tom Elam wrote:
On 4/23/26 10:51 AM, CrudeSausage wrote:
On 2026-04-23 10:41 a.m., Tom Elam wrote:
On 4/23/26 9:04 AM, CrudeSausage wrote:
On 2026-04-22 10:17 p.m., Tom Elam wrote:First of all the 7 years is a promise. No promise was made for
While last year's Samsung OS update has not made it to almost >>>>>>>>> all of their phones.
"Again, most Galaxy phones and tablets are still waiting for >>>>>>>>> the One UI 8.5 update, which is currently running behind
schedule and is only available on the Galaxy S26 series, at >>>>>>>>> least for now."
https://www.howtogeek.com/when-your-samsung-galaxy-will-get- >>>>>>>>> android-17- one-ui-9/
But... but... but... some EU document said that Android supports >>>>>>>> its hardware for as long as Apple does theirs!
how long it takes to get the update on YOUR Galaxy. At almost a >>>>>>> year late since OS 16 release for most of Samsung's phones. Have >>>>>>> you noticed that Arlin has not joined this thread and others like >>>>>>> it?
I hope I live long enough to see how this actually plays out.
All I can say for sure is that Apple generally stands by its
promises whereas the competition doesn't. Like I've said in the
past, I avoided buying Apple and did all I could to get the most
out of PC hardware because I do like that I can upgrade it,
replace a broken part and change operating systems. However, even >>>>>> I have to eventually admit that the benefits of Apple hardware far >>>>>> outweight the drawbacks. I enjoy having a computer with incredible >>>>>> battery life, an excellent screen and no fan. I especially love
knowing that if something goes wrong, the warranty does protect me >>>>>> to a point that an Apple technician will come over and fix the
problem for me. I get none of that from any other manufacturer. I >>>>>> still can't upgrade my Mac or replace a part myself, but at least >>>>>> the experience is stellar when everything is functional.
Absolutely ditto that for me. I love the MacBook Air.
I like it so much that I look forward to going to work to use it. I
keep it there since it would be redundant to have it at home where I
have an equally capable PC laptop.
When I was working back in the computer Dark Ages of the 1990's the
company allowed us to keep personal information on their laptops. I
had a series of company HP laptops and nothing else. Can't do that
anymore, it's all locked down nowadays.
That's part of why I bring my own computer to work. I can use theirs,
but everything is locked down. Meanwhile, this $115 computer I bought
specifically for work does what I need and runs a lot faster because
it doesn't include their configuration.
We were beginning to transition to new laptops as I retired and it was obvious that there were post-retirement gigs coming from the company. I requested and was granted permission to take the current company
computer with me. Served me well for about 3 more years running Windows 2000. That was an incredible operating system. It was not locked down.
Those were the days!!!
On 2026-04-24 4:46 p.m., Tom Elam wrote:
On 4/24/26 11:22 AM, CrudeSausage wrote:
On 2026-04-24 11:19 a.m., Tom Elam wrote:
On 4/23/26 8:05 PM, CrudeSausage wrote:
On 2026-04-23 5:49 p.m., Tom Elam wrote:
On 4/23/26 10:51 AM, CrudeSausage wrote:
On 2026-04-23 10:41 a.m., Tom Elam wrote:
On 4/23/26 9:04 AM, CrudeSausage wrote:
On 2026-04-22 10:17 p.m., Tom Elam wrote:First of all the 7 years is a promise. No promise was made for >>>>>>>> how long it takes to get the update on YOUR Galaxy. At almost a >>>>>>>> year late since OS 16 release for most of Samsung's phones. Have >>>>>>>> you noticed that Arlin has not joined this thread and others
While last year's Samsung OS update has not made it to almost >>>>>>>>>> all of their phones.
"Again, most Galaxy phones and tablets are still waiting for >>>>>>>>>> the One UI 8.5 update, which is currently running behind
schedule and is only available on the Galaxy S26 series, at >>>>>>>>>> least for now."
https://www.howtogeek.com/when-your-samsung-galaxy-will-get- >>>>>>>>>> android-17- one-ui-9/
But... but... but... some EU document said that Android
supports its hardware for as long as Apple does theirs!
like it?
I hope I live long enough to see how this actually plays out.
All I can say for sure is that Apple generally stands by its
promises whereas the competition doesn't. Like I've said in the >>>>>>> past, I avoided buying Apple and did all I could to get the most >>>>>>> out of PC hardware because I do like that I can upgrade it,
replace a broken part and change operating systems. However, even >>>>>>> I have to eventually admit that the benefits of Apple hardware
far outweight the drawbacks. I enjoy having a computer with
incredible battery life, an excellent screen and no fan. I
especially love knowing that if something goes wrong, the
warranty does protect me to a point that an Apple technician will >>>>>>> come over and fix the problem for me. I get none of that from any >>>>>>> other manufacturer. I still can't upgrade my Mac or replace a
part myself, but at least the experience is stellar when
everything is functional.
Absolutely ditto that for me. I love the MacBook Air.
I like it so much that I look forward to going to work to use it. I >>>>> keep it there since it would be redundant to have it at home where
I have an equally capable PC laptop.
When I was working back in the computer Dark Ages of the 1990's the
company allowed us to keep personal information on their laptops. I
had a series of company HP laptops and nothing else. Can't do that
anymore, it's all locked down nowadays.
That's part of why I bring my own computer to work. I can use theirs,
but everything is locked down. Meanwhile, this $115 computer I bought
specifically for work does what I need and runs a lot faster because
it doesn't include their configuration.
We were beginning to transition to new laptops as I retired and it was
obvious that there were post-retirement gigs coming from the company.
I requested and was granted permission to take the current company
computer with me. Served me well for about 3 more years running
Windows 2000. That was an incredible operating system. It was not
locked down.
Those were the days!!!
Admittedly, I loved Windows 2000. It was the first version of Windows
that I could say was stellar. XP was good too for the time, but 2000
just felt a lot leaner.
On 4/24/26 6:28 PM, CrudeSausage wrote:
On 2026-04-24 4:46 p.m., Tom Elam wrote:Windows 2000 was a vast improvement over '98. I don't remember ever
On 4/24/26 11:22 AM, CrudeSausage wrote:
On 2026-04-24 11:19 a.m., Tom Elam wrote:
On 4/23/26 8:05 PM, CrudeSausage wrote:
On 2026-04-23 5:49 p.m., Tom Elam wrote:
On 4/23/26 10:51 AM, CrudeSausage wrote:
On 2026-04-23 10:41 a.m., Tom Elam wrote:
On 4/23/26 9:04 AM, CrudeSausage wrote:All I can say for sure is that Apple generally stands by its
On 2026-04-22 10:17 p.m., Tom Elam wrote:First of all the 7 years is a promise. No promise was made for >>>>>>>>> how long it takes to get the update on YOUR Galaxy. At almost a >>>>>>>>> year late since OS 16 release for most of Samsung's phones. >>>>>>>>> Have you noticed that Arlin has not joined this thread and
While last year's Samsung OS update has not made it to almost >>>>>>>>>>> all of their phones.
"Again, most Galaxy phones and tablets are still waiting for >>>>>>>>>>> the One UI 8.5 update, which is currently running behind >>>>>>>>>>> schedule and is only available on the Galaxy S26 series, at >>>>>>>>>>> least for now."
https://www.howtogeek.com/when-your-samsung-galaxy-will-get- >>>>>>>>>>> android-17- one-ui-9/
But... but... but... some EU document said that Android
supports its hardware for as long as Apple does theirs!
others like it?
I hope I live long enough to see how this actually plays out. >>>>>>>>
promises whereas the competition doesn't. Like I've said in the >>>>>>>> past, I avoided buying Apple and did all I could to get the most >>>>>>>> out of PC hardware because I do like that I can upgrade it,
replace a broken part and change operating systems. However,
even I have to eventually admit that the benefits of Apple
hardware far outweight the drawbacks. I enjoy having a computer >>>>>>>> with incredible battery life, an excellent screen and no fan. I >>>>>>>> especially love knowing that if something goes wrong, the
warranty does protect me to a point that an Apple technician
will come over and fix the problem for me. I get none of that >>>>>>>> from any other manufacturer. I still can't upgrade my Mac or
replace a part myself, but at least the experience is stellar >>>>>>>> when everything is functional.
Absolutely ditto that for me. I love the MacBook Air.
I like it so much that I look forward to going to work to use it. >>>>>> I keep it there since it would be redundant to have it at home
where I have an equally capable PC laptop.
When I was working back in the computer Dark Ages of the 1990's the >>>>> company allowed us to keep personal information on their laptops. I >>>>> had a series of company HP laptops and nothing else. Can't do that
anymore, it's all locked down nowadays.
That's part of why I bring my own computer to work. I can use
theirs, but everything is locked down. Meanwhile, this $115 computer
I bought specifically for work does what I need and runs a lot
faster because it doesn't include their configuration.
We were beginning to transition to new laptops as I retired and it
was obvious that there were post-retirement gigs coming from the
company. I requested and was granted permission to take the current
company computer with me. Served me well for about 3 more years
running Windows 2000. That was an incredible operating system. It was
not locked down.
Those were the days!!!
Admittedly, I loved Windows 2000. It was the first version of Windows
that I could say was stellar. XP was good too for the time, but 2000
just felt a lot leaner.
having an issue with 2000. Stellar is an understatement. Polished, fast, trouble-free it ran rings around OS X. It was targeted at enterprise customers. XP was just the bloated consumer version of 2000 IMHO, but
also incredibly stable.
Took a few years for OS X to catch up.
Windows 2000 was a vast improvement over '98. I don't remember ever
having an issue with 2000. Stellar is an understatement. Polished,
fast, trouble-free it ran rings around OS X. It was targeted at
enterprise customers. XP was just the bloated consumer version of 2000
IMHO, but also incredibly stable.
Took a few years for OS X to catch up.
It should be noted that at the time, OS X was a very basic operating
system running on hardware that neither had the processing power nor the amount of RAM needed to really take advantage of it. That said, every iteration of OS X I received on my G4 1GHz with 1GB of RAM ran rather
well after 10.1.5. It only got better with each version, but Windows
still _felt_ a lot faster on less expensive hardware. On the G3 600MHz
iBook I had before it (with came with 128MB of RAM but was eventually
maxed out to 640MB), OS X was a sluggish experience. 640MB helped, but
it was still more fun to use MacOS 9.2.2 on there than OS X.
On 4/25/26 7:15 AM, CrudeSausage wrote:
Windows 2000 was a vast improvement over '98. I don't remember ever
having an issue with 2000. Stellar is an understatement. Polished,
fast, trouble-free it ran rings around OS X. It was targeted at
enterprise customers. XP was just the bloated consumer version of
2000 IMHO, but also incredibly stable.
Took a few years for OS X to catch up.
It should be noted that at the time, OS X was a very basic operating
system running on hardware that neither had the processing power nor
the amount of RAM needed to really take advantage of it. That said,
every iteration of OS X I received on my G4 1GHz with 1GB of RAM ran
rather well after 10.1.5. It only got better with each version, but
Windows still _felt_ a lot faster on less expensive hardware. On the
G3 600MHz iBook I had before it (with came with 128MB of RAM but was
eventually maxed out to 640MB), OS X was a sluggish experience. 640MB
helped, but it was still more fun to use MacOS 9.2.2 on there than OS X.
My only early Mac experience was a year 2000 disaster of an blue iMac G3 running OS 9. It was snake-bit. Would not run more than a few hours
without locking up.
I sold it before OS X came out but that probably would not have made any difference. Not even sure if that iMac would have even run the new OS.
Next Mac was a late 2021 M1 MacBook Pro. Purchased after trying one out
at the local Apple Store. But less than 2 weeks later it bricked. This
was probably one of the first ones sold, just a few days or a week after launch. Obviously an exception. It went back to the Apple Store for inspection and confirmed at a minimum to need a new motherboard. It was
left there for a full refund. Bought a Dell XPS to replace.
I was very happy with my iPhone and iPad at the time, so not a knock
against Apple. So, waited a few years to see just how the M-Series
laptops would develop. Wow, did they ever! Glad I waited.
On 2026-04-25 8:52 a.m., Tom Elam wrote:
On 4/25/26 7:15 AM, CrudeSausage wrote:
Windows 2000 was a vast improvement over '98. I don't remember ever
having an issue with 2000. Stellar is an understatement. Polished,
fast, trouble-free it ran rings around OS X. It was targeted at
enterprise customers. XP was just the bloated consumer version of
2000 IMHO, but also incredibly stable.
Took a few years for OS X to catch up.
It should be noted that at the time, OS X was a very basic operating
system running on hardware that neither had the processing power nor
the amount of RAM needed to really take advantage of it. That said,
every iteration of OS X I received on my G4 1GHz with 1GB of RAM ran
rather well after 10.1.5. It only got better with each version, but
Windows still _felt_ a lot faster on less expensive hardware. On the
G3 600MHz iBook I had before it (with came with 128MB of RAM but was
eventually maxed out to 640MB), OS X was a sluggish experience. 640MB
helped, but it was still more fun to use MacOS 9.2.2 on there than OS X.
My only early Mac experience was a year 2000 disaster of an blue iMac
G3 running OS 9. It was snake-bit. Would not run more than a few hours
without locking up.
I sold it before OS X came out but that probably would not have made
any difference. Not even sure if that iMac would have even run the new
OS.
Next Mac was a late 2021 M1 MacBook Pro. Purchased after trying one
out at the local Apple Store. But less than 2 weeks later it bricked.
This was probably one of the first ones sold, just a few days or a
week after launch. Obviously an exception. It went back to the Apple
Store for inspection and confirmed at a minimum to need a new
motherboard. It was left there for a full refund. Bought a Dell XPS to
replace.
I was very happy with my iPhone and iPad at the time, so not a knock
against Apple. So, waited a few years to see just how the M-Series
laptops would develop. Wow, did they ever! Glad I waited.
My experience with Macs was using classic MacOS while studying in the
late 90s, then an iBook G3, then a Powerbook G4, then an iMac G5 at
which point I went back to the PC. As much as I liked the Mac, it was
rather slow and provided no real advantage to the PC at the time. Once
they went to Intel, this became even more apparent. However, when I
heard about the M1 and tried it out, I fell in love. I absolutely loved
the M1 MacBook Air, but I sold it only because I had heard of what
happens when the internal NVMe reaches its TBW. I resisted getting
another Mac, especially since this 2021 gaming laptop does a wonderful
job, but I'm getting sick of hearing the fans when it's in "Performance" mode and I am especially annoyed with fTPM stuttering and the fact that
I can't just put my computer to sleep because Microsoft Modern Standby
is such garbage.
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