• 4grams@awful.systems
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    8 months ago

    I have an m2 iPad pro. The last thing it needs is more processing power, what it needs is better software to make use of the power that it has. I’d love to run full OS X on it considering I paid more than some MacBooks.

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      8 months ago

      Same thing with my 2018 iPad Pro honestly. More ram and a better display? Maybe, but other than that it’s completely software limited

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      8 months ago

      As a developer, I find it pretty frustrating having to deal with constant hardware updates. By the time you get something released that takes advantage of the hardware you have, you’re already at least a generation or two behind.

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        8 months ago

        I feel the same way. I feel like we used to buy things and hold onto them for a while, nowadays, everything seems to be designed to have a single year lifecycle. I like AirPods but now that their battery died and I can’t replace them, I’m looking at going back to the cord. But now of course we’re in dongle hell since there’s only one port…

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      8 months ago

      Hell, I have an A12Z-based one and I don’t think I’ve ever maxed out the processor outside of playing games. Occasionally moonlight will drop frames and I’ll have to close some background apps or reboot for it to stream perfectly, but I’m also running it with 2388x1668@120hz 150mbps HEVC so I can kind of forgive that. It says quite a lot that my most common use for the thing these days is a very expensive (and very good) wireless monitor.

      I was so excited when they announced Logic Pro, and equally as disappointed when it turned out to be Garageband+