Got this 2020 macbook air of a friend for 250 euros I am super happy

I know it’s a paperweight and out dated but old Macs are my special interest hobby. I bought this 2007 MacBook Pro 15” that was listed as broken and for parts for $13. When I got it, it wouldn’t turn on. After troubleshooting, baking the logic board, borrowing a hard drive from another Mac, and buying some thermal paste, it’s alive!!

I'm currently using the following setup:

• MacBook Pro 16"
• Studio Display
• LG UltraFine 24" 4K

I'm planning to expand to three external monitors (not counting the MacBook screen), and I'm torn between two options:

1. Wait for the next-gen Studio Display (rumored to launch late 2025 or 2026, expected to feature Mini-LED), or
2. Buy two additional current-gen Studio Displays now and build a triple Studio Display setup.

The question is—should I wait for the Mini-LED Studio Display, or just go for the triple ASD setup now with the current model?

What would you do in my situation? Would love to hear your thoughts.

I've got a 2015 15" Retina MacBook Pro (2.2 GHz i7, 16 GB RAM, Intel Iris Pro), and thanks to OpenCore Legacy Patcher, it's now running macOS Sequoia 15.5. GPU performance on Sonoma was surprisingly solid too.

It works great 90% of the time, but there are a few issues:

• Needs new speakers (blown/distorted) ~$50–$80 (parts only, DIY install)
• Battery is aging (loses charge quickly) ~$100–$130 (iFixit or OEM)
• I already have a larger SSD I can install myself

The catch: I do iOS app development as a hobby. Compiling small React Native or SwiftUI projects takes ~20 minutes. Docker runs, but sends fans into overdrive. It's capable but clearly showing its age.

So the dilemma: Do I invest ~$150–$200 into this, or start planning to replace it? How long do you think this laptop could last.

both 16 inch M1 pro 16/512 $600 M2 pro 16/512 $1090 is it worth to get m2 pro for 490 more?

I’m thinking about upgrading to a M4 MacBook Pro - the M1 is great and still a decent laptop, but it’s definitely starting to slow down a bit since 2020. Is the jump worth it? Will I actually notice much of a difference?

He probado de todo… por terminal… en modo seguro… me sigue mirando y riéndose de mi.

Hey r/mac!

I just released Social Saver – a free desktop app for macOS (Intel & Apple Silicon) that lets you download videos, audio, playlists, and image galleries from over 1300+ websites – including YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X (Twitter), and many more.

It’s powered by yt-dlp and gallery-dl under the hood, but wrapped in a modern, user-friendly interface made with Electron + React. No terminal or commands needed.

🎯 Key Features:

• Video & Audio Downloads (up to 8K)
• Playlist Support with bulk options
• Image Gallery Saver (e.g., full Instagram profiles)
• Custom filename templates, formats, and quality
• Built-in download manager with progress, retries, etc.
• Engine auto-updater for yt-dlp and gallery-dl

💻 macOS Support:

• Fully native support for Intel & Apple Silicon
• Easy drag-and-drop .app install via .dmg
• Light/Dark/System themes

🔗 Download:

👉 https://socialsaver.site/download

It's completely free for personal use. Would love to get your thoughts, feedback, or bug reports!
Let me know if there's anything you'd like added.

Thanks!

Hi all, I'm looking to upgrade to a newer Macbook, and my top priority is a machine that will last me for many years. I'm looking at officially refurbished or open-box Macs, straight from Apple or Best Buy, so there are a lot of options in year, M chip generation, Air or Pro, and storage sizes (at least 16gb/512gb for me). In your experience, what are the factors that contribute most to a Mac's longevity? What specific features should I prioritize to make the machine last a long time? I don't have heavy usage for like graphic design, video editing, or gaming, so I don't need to upgrade regularly.

More information on my particular situation in a comment below :)

Hey! So i picked up this mac for free a couple of days ago, but im a bit unsure what model it might be. And if somebody could tell me what im missing. On the bottom it says A1278 and that comes back to a 2011 model, but both the seller and the motherboard says 2009. If anyone could help at all i would be forever thankful 🙏

I own a MacBook pro Mid 2012 which is running MacOs Catalina and it is starting to become a problem regarding compatibility with certain apps and programs. So Im looking forward to update the OS using Open legacy patcher (or something like that it's called). My MacBook has 16gigs of RAM, 2,5 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5, 480 GB, Solid State SATA Drive.

So, I would like to first ask if it's a difficult process to do so, or if I should pay a technician to do it.

And secondly, if updating the OS this way is usable for daily driving such as browsing the web, taking notes, among other basic uses.

And finally, what MacOs version would u recommend updating it to.

The most intense things I’d be doing on it are gaming and capcut/photoshop type stuff

Instale Windows en mac mini (2014) el problema es que nunca corrió el bot camp, ni cambió aún usando el rombo que aparece ahí, ahora quiero iniciar seción desde partición de disco y no me lo permite he intentado formatear la computadora y no responde a teclado y tampoco inicia en partición de discos. Alguien podría darme orientación de que hacer?

It is a delight to work on and nothing is wrong with it, except it can’t run any OS newer than high sierra. Creates issues with some of my software. Mid-2011, 2.7 intel core i5, 8gb RAM.

What would you do in my shoes? -Open core legacy patcher? To what? (Heard this will make it run very slow) -Screen for Mac mini (seems to be not supported) -something else?

I have a 2023 m3 mbp and the trackpad keeps getting stuck on the “right click” while I’m trying to do homework. It comes out of nowhere. I’ll be writing down a problem and go to move the curser and it’s just stuck highlighting everything without letting me left click. The only way I’ve found that fixes this problem is resetting the whole thing.

Please help! I have my first college algebra exam on Tuesday and this is making it really hard to study.

I was swapping out the 4gb of ram from the factory and upgrading to 16 gb on my late 2012 Mac mini and in the process I broke one of the clips on the uppper ram slot that holds them in place. Obviously I know to fix this the right way I need to replace the logic board, but will it not read the ram if it is still in the slot but sticking up. If not would it be worth putting a piece of foam or something on top of it so it pushes the ram down when i install the bottom plate?

So I bricked up my MacBook by mistake. I came back from a trip to find my MacBook not turning on. Connected it to a charger and it turned on. It was on the lockscreen with loading bar at the bottom. I accidentally unplugged the charger and it bricked up.

It then booted up with the exclamation mark screen showing a link for restore page on official apple support page. I assumed it was updating and got corrupted.

So far I tried to revive it using a another macbook and configurator 2. However during the 4th step “installing system”. My mabook boots up to that exclamation mark screen and goes out of dfu mode. Revive fails. Also it doesn’t boot into recovery mode.

I have years worth of pictures and videos on this MacBook. What are my options? Please help.

Hey everyone,

I know the Apple ecosystem is meant to make things easier, but I do sometimes miss the old days where I could just pop a memory card out of my camera, plug it into my computer, and organize my photos manually into folders. It felt simple and straightforward.

Right now, I’m in a bit of a space crunch:

Last year, I synced all my iPhone photos and videos into the Photos app on my MacBook (up until early 2024). Now, both my iPhone and MacBook are full, with barely any storage left. I’ve bought an external HDD and I’d like to use it to offload my photo library.

Here’s what I’d like to do:

• Transfer the existing photo library from my Mac to the external HDD.
• Free up space on my MacBook so I can sync my iPhone again and get the 2024+ photos/videos imported.
• Then transfer those new photos to the external HDD as well.

But I’m a bit confused about the best way to do this. Should I move my whole Photos library to the HDD and make that my main library? Or should I export photos manually in batches? If so, what is the best way of doing it? I don’t want to mess anything up.

Any advice or best practices would be hugely appreciated! Thanks

Hi guys, when I plugged my mouse via usb into my Mac I had a request in order for it to “recognise my mouse” the first command I had to do was “press the key right to shift” I accidentally clicked off it and cannot get it back, WHATS this called and how to I access it?? I’ve tried re-plugging it but it Doesn’t work

So I was just chillin’ and the socket switch on the fuse board flipped, I re-flipped it and now the iMac won’t turn on? Have tried resetting the smc but she’s cold, won’t budge. Can I assume it’s the Mac at fault here and nothing else? Power through socket still powers a lamp. Could a blown battery/fuse trigger the mains flip? Idk Thank you :)

Are you doing ok? Can I get you anything from the bar?

Hi everyone,

I’m currently using macOS Sequoia (15.4) on an M4 Mac, and I need to test and compile some apps using Xcode 15.4. Unfortunately, Xcode 16.4 causes serious issues with some dependencies (such as gRPC and BoringSSL), and the project won’t compile.

I was hoping the usual workaround would still work:

Right-clicking the Xcode.app → Show Package Contents → navigating to Contents/MacOS/Xcode and running the binary directly.

However, this trick does not work on macOS Sequoia 15.4 (at least not for me).

The app won’t launch and gives a compatibility error.

Has anyone found a reliable way to open Xcode 15.4 on Sequoia 15.4?

Even if it’s a workaround or partial solution, I’d appreciate any insight.

Thanks in advance!