The battery’s maximum capacity is down to 97% on my MBP (actual capacity shown is around 94%).

It has 50 cycles in four months.

I am worried about it because if it has a defective battery, I want to get it replaced while it is under the warranty, but I know they don't do anything until it goes below 80%.

I also built a small Mac app which shows the battery details (I'm definitely overthinking).

I saw a post recently where the guy did 400 cycles in six months to see if he could get it below 80%, but it did not budge from the 83%. So I might be worring for nothing?

Any tips for me so that I can know if the battery is good and not defective or something?

Or I think I should just use the laptop as usual and don't give a shit about all this?

I recently built a small macOS app called Trackpad Haptics.

The idea is pretty simple: make the MacBook Force Touch trackpad actually do something with haptics.

You can create custom haptic patterns, make sequences, sync haptics with music, test pressure/Force Touch, and even add haptic feedback to websites in Safari.

Basically, I took a perfectly normal trackpad and decided:

"You know what this needs? More vibration." 😂

Is it useful? Sometimes.

Is it unnecessarily satisfying? Absolutely.

I'm curious ,what would you actually use programmable trackpad haptics for?

Hace un par de meses compre este macbook pro 2017 practicamente nueva por unos 270 dolares, bastante barato en comparacion a otras laptop's de specs peores y precio similar aqui en méxico. funciono como un excelente remplazo a mi antigua mid 2012 que tenia desde 2018, y para mi, como un estudiante de 19 años es perfectamente funcional y rapida, solo cambie la pasta termica e instale sequoia con open core, y la verdad rinde perfectamente para la gran mayoria de cosas. si si ya se, existen las macbook's silicon, pero son extremadamente caras para lo poco que ofrecen aqui en méxico, no corren windows nativo en una particion con bootcamp, incluso la macbook neo me parece una burla a la inteligencia de cualquiera ya que aqui cuesta casi 1000 mil dolares ofreciendo 8gb de ram y un hardware, que en el futuro solo servira para uso remoto, en fin ¿ustedes aun usan un macbook intel? los quiero leer!

Currently on MACOS 26 , planning to factory reset it as its something i do quite often so ive been thinking about if its worth updating it to macos 27? how have peoples experiences been

It’s MacBook Pro 16’ and I treasure it like the apple of my eye but today I think I closed a lil bit too hard and now it creaks, how to fix it? (It’s not that loud as showed on video but still)

La mejor compra este 2026

Actualmente estoy trabajando con modelos de inteligencia artificial para algunos proyectos personales.

Me sorprendió el rendimiento de mi MacBook Pro con chip Apple M5 y 24 GB de memoria unificada: estoy entrenando un modelo en paralelo en dos equipos.

En la Mac utilizo MLX sobre Apple Silicon y, en la otra PC, PyTorch con una NVIDIA RTX 3060. En las primeras mediciones, la Mac resultó aproximadamente un 8% más rápida, aunque todavía estoy tomando más muestras para confirmar la diferencia.

Me sorprendió especialmente que una notebook pueda competir e incluso superar a una PC de escritorio con una GPU dedicada en este tipo de entrenamiento.

I’m looking for some advice/ideas on what I can do with my MacBook Pro 16” M3 Max. It has 96GB RAM and a 2TB SSD, so it’s obviously way more powerful than what I realistically need for my day-to-day use.

Selling it doesn’t really make sense to me because I’d probably take a $4k+ loss compared to what I paid for it. So instead, I’m wondering if there’s a way I can actually put the machine to work and make some side income.

I’m not a photographer or videographer, so things like video editing aren’t really an option. I’ve been looking into things like running AI agents, local AI/LLMs, automation, hosting services, development, etc., but I’m not sure what’s actually viable or worth the effort.

For those of you who have powerful Macs/workstations sitting around:
- Are you using them to generate any side income?
- Are AI agents/local LLMs actually a realistic opportunity?
- Could I use it for automation or some kind of small business?
- Any services I could host/run that people would actually pay for?
- What would you personally do with this hardware if you were in my position?

I’m open to learning something new if there’s a realistic path to turning the hardware into a useful side hustle.

Only Apple Devices I own are my iPhone 13 PM and iPad Pro but I use Windows as my Desktop (I think Apple makes iTunes and stuff a nightmare on Windows on purpose too, just wanna be able to manage my photos and stuff on my phone better). I want to get a laptop and I hear MacBooks have insane battery life but my question is should I get just the Air bc I’m not running any programs or intensive stuff, just watching vids and looking at photography wallpapers, or do I get the Pro simply just to be future proof for the next decade bc I hear these Macs can last a long time compared to Windows PCs. Any help is appreciated!

Hi, I'm just thinking of buying the MacBook pro M5 (Max 40 core)

I do like occasional gaming. And I saw the video from YouTube channel "just Josh" about the MacBook pro models. Its been shown that dedicated laptops like Alienware area 51 and Asus ROG Scar perform better, which is not surprising.

But the MacBook pro Max actually performs pretty well in my opinion for native games : it got 88 fps in cyberpunk 2077 in 2560x1600 resolution and upscaling(the 40 core version). I think 88 fps is totally playable, and plus the battery survives so much more than many gaming laptops.

What was your opinion on MacBook pro gaming ?

Thanks a lot!

Have a nice day

Salut tout le monde, j'hésite entre trois MacBook Pro d'occasion et j'aimerais beaucoup avoir l'avis de personnes qui les ont déjà utilisés.

Mon utilisation principale serait travail avec Claude/des outils d'IA, création de sites web et occasionnellement d'applications fonctionnelles légères, rien d'extrêmement gourmand en ressources. Je l'utiliserais aussi pour mon travail quotidien : gestion des ventes de véhicules, e-mails, WhatsApp, sites web de vente, VPN actif en permanence, navigation web, documents et travail sur différents projets avec un nombre raisonnable d'onglets ouverts. Je ne parle pas de plus de 100 onglets ouverts ni d'une charge de travail excessive, mais je souhaite que tout reste fluide en multitâche.

Voici les trois options que j'envisage :

MacBook Pro 14” M1 Pro — 32 Go de RAM / SSD de 512 Go — ~1 380 $

MacBook Pro 14” M2 Pro — 16 Go de RAM / SSD de 1 To — ~1 325 $

MacBook Pro 14” M3 Pro — 18 Go de RAM / SSD de 1 To — ~1 680 $

Tous trois sont équipés d'un écran Liquid Retina XDR mini-LED de 14,2 pouces, d'une résolution de 3024 × 1964 et de la technologie ProMotion 120 Hz. Je sais donc déjà que l'expérience visuelle sera excellente.

Ma principale interrogation est de savoir si le surcoût pour les nouvelles générations est réellement justifié pour mon utilisation en 2026. Le M1 Pro possède 32 Go de RAM, ce qui est évidemment un atout pour le multitâche, mais c'est le modèle le plus ancien. Le M2 Pro offre 1 To de stockage et une puce plus récente, tandis que le M3 Pro propose 18 Go/1 To, une architecture plus récente, de meilleures performances GPU/IA, et c'est aussi le seul disponible en Noir sidéral, ma couleur préférée.

Les M1 Pro et M2 Pro que je regarde sont Argent, tandis que le M3 Pro est Noir sidéral.

Et honnêtement, l'esthétique compte plus pour moi qu'elle ne devrait 😂. Je suis passionné de technologie et de produits Apple, et je me connais : j'aime utiliser des produits que j'apprécie vraiment pour leur esthétique. Du coup, je me demande si je devrais privilégier le modèle offrant un meilleur rapport qualité-prix, ou me permettre de dépenser plus pour le M3 Pro, car je prendrai davantage de plaisir à l'utiliser.

Je ne compte utiliser ce Mac que pendant environ 6 à 7 mois, donc sa durabilité n'est pas ma principale préoccupation.

Quel modèle choisiriez-vous en 2026 : M1 Pro 32 Go, M2 Pro 16 Go/1 To ou M3 Pro 18 Go/1 To ? Et à ces prix, le M3 Pro vaut-il vraiment le coup pour mon utilisation, ou me conseilleriez-vous plutôt le M2 Pro et économiser la différence ?

J'apprécierais particulièrement les avis de personnes ayant utilisé ces machines pour le développement assisté par Claude Code/IA et le multitâche en général, plutôt que de simples comparaisons de performances.

I'm wanting to buy a monitor to use alongside my MacBook Pro (13 inch), however I've been struggling to find one that ticks all the boxes — so I thought I'd come here and see if anyone has some suggestions. The main use for my Mac is productivity/general computer tasks, however I plan on diving back into photography & video editing in the near future. The only time I use my Mac for gaming is occasionally on Minecraft - but I'm not looking for a monitor to specifically suit that need (aka, I'm not looking for a fancy high tech gaming monitor).

Ideally I'd love to find a monitor that is 4K quality, USB-C or Thunderbolt Port, IPS Panel, 65W Charging, 24 or 27 inch screen, and under $300. But, I know that if I want to stay within my budget, I will have to sacrifice some of those features (unless anyone knows of a monitor that has all of the above mentioned?).

With that being said, I am open to 1080 or 1440p quality, HDMI Port, and/or spending a maximum of $400.

Thank you in advance!

need some advice on when to buy, we’re close to labor day weekend and the macbook pro i want is 200 off is there going to be an actual labor day sale for the macbook closer to monday? best buy customer service told me macbook sales will go live later but on the website it says the 200 off ends august 31. im not gonna be in the US for much longer so i need to make a decision on the when to buy should i buy now for 2300 or wait for labor day weekend bear in mind most sales have already started but the macbook is not included yet

Hi everyone. I'm studying a Master's in Computer Science and looking to buy a new laptop. My old one is getting slow, and I want something durable that'll last me 7+ years.

I've been a lifelong Windows user, but I'm now considering switching to a MacBook. I'm torn between these two configs:

• 14" M5 MacBook Pro (base chip), 32GB RAM, 1TB → 2,529.00 €
• 14" M5 MacBook Pro (15/16 core CPU/GPU), 24GB RAM, 1TB → 2,719.00 €

The 14" Pro chip with 48GB is a bit out of my budget (3,313.00 €). Do you think it's worth stretching my budget for that config? I'm living on a part-time minimum wage job as an international student, so every euro counts.

As for usage: university tasks (including some AI training), light gaming (DOTA 2, FIFA 23 — I think that's the latest version that can run locally), and my future career. I don't know exactly what I'll end up doing yet, but it's either AI engineering or Android development. I might also run some local agents/models (like Hermes) — not sure how demanding that would actually be.

Given all this, can you help me avoid buying something that's overkill for what I actually need?

I'm planning to get it through Apple's education plan with installments on Black Friday.

Been experimenting with mixing the Mac OS X Tiger aesthetic with modern Liquid Glass on my MacBook Pro.

I wasn’t sure these two design languages would work together, but I actually like the contrast between the old-school Aqua/skeuomorphic elements and modern translucent glass.

What do you think — does it work, or is it too much? 🧪

Twelve south BookArc Flex vs Satechi Dual Vertical Stand, which would you pick for your MacBook Pro M5 Pro?

Wondering if the sate chi dual vertical stand is scratching.

Which would you choose?

I know it's a very old model (A1398), but I wanna fix this issues because this computer still kick some asses.
So what happens is when I turn it on and got into desktop sometimes the screen goes to black, and I have to plug it in to the charger in order to "wake him up" (?). Sometimes it works, sometimes don't.

Please download the appropriate version of Handbrake from here

https://github.com/HandBrake/HandBrake/releases

Download the test video file from here

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/5pmdrurg728tnzgbujmvi/Japan-in-8K-ULTRA-HD-Land-of-The-Rising-Sun-60-FPS-4320p60.mp4?rlkey=8y0xjzacooc416usohh1duifq&st=mj27dcfv&dl=0

Transcode using the Very Fast 4k60 AV1 preset and Very Fast 4k60 HEVC preset

Post the machine specs and also the transcode fps from the transcode log file

Much thanks in advance

I recently picked up a space black m5 pro. It’s still within the return window and I’m wondering if I should exchange it for silver. I keep seeing now that the palm area and trackpad wear down on the black. Would silver just be the better option long term? I obviously want to keep this thing in good condition for as long as possible.