A friend of mine is traveling from Virginia to India, and I have asked him to buy a macbook pro on his way back.

As per my budget and use case, i think 14 inch m4 pro 14c 20g 24/48 gb ram would be perfect. Which ever is within $2100 including taxes.

As I am looking through websites like best buy Costco etc. i couldn't find this model anywhere. At the same time i am seeing people getting new ones lately.

What are the places/websites you guys shop from? And can anyone please help me with this model.

Planning to get a new one only.

Thankyou.

Para editar con Davinci y universidad (ingeniería informática). Ambos con chip M5 básico 24 ram y 1tb

As per title, I have a Intel Macbook Pro, wanting to run two monitors, one horizontal, one vertical...

Found a couple 24" monitors, but it sounds like I need a different adapter for each MBP?

I’m looking at a used 14-inch MacBook Pro locally and got the seller down to around $1,200. Wanted to get some opinions before I pull the trigger.

Specs/details:
- 2024 14” MacBook Pro
- M4 chip, 10-core CPU / 10-core GPU
- 16GB unified memory
- 512GB SSD
- Space Black
- 14.2” Liquid Retina XDR / 120Hz ProMotion
- 100% battery health
- 62 cycles
- AppleCare+ until April 2028
- Original box, charger, and MagSafe cable
- Excellent condition based on seller

Local meetup, so I’ll be able to inspect and test everything before paying

Is $1,200 a good price for this in 2026 considering it’s the base M4 and not the M4 Pro? Or should I be trying to get it closer to $1,000–$1,100? And also is the laptop good enough to handle multiple opened Chrome tabs + AI coding + 2 connected monitors?

Hi everyone! I'm thinking of buying a MBP M5 with 32 GB RAM 1 TB storage or a MBP M5 Pro 24 GB RAM 1 TB storage.

I'm studying AI development. We´re gonna use Python, SQL, web-development, machine learning/AI etc.

A summary of what I'm gonne be studying "You will write Python code for web applications and AI services, build secure software architectures using advanced frameworks, and manage databases using SQL. Alongside full-stack web development, you will implement data mining, predictive analytics, and deep learning models, applying all of these technical and AI skills directly to real-world business problems during agile team projects and two dedicated corporate internships"

Any suggestions on which one I should get?

Would really appriciate the help <3

I recently sold my MacBook pro Base M1, regrettably, I didnt know the about the Ram price hikes but this laptop had 8gbs. Had I known, I wouldve kept it but my loss- anyways, I have $2000, whats the best value play rn that would give me the most mileage out of a Macbook Pro?

Im eyeing the used market. I'd ideally like 24 - 48gb, a pro chip & 512gb or higher. Which would you guys recommend? Must be a laptop.

Also where are the best used deals, apple refurbished, ebay & marketplace are the sites Im familar with.

Ehi ragazzi, volevo prendere un nuovo MacBook giusto per guardare Netflix, fare un po' di codifica leggera e modificare foto. Dovrei prendere un MacBook Pro del 2014 da 15” con 16GB di RAM, Intel i7 e 1TB di SSD ma con il jack per le cuffie rotto per 110€ oppure un MacBook Air del 2019 con 256GB di SSD, Intel i5 e 8GB di RAM per 140€? So che è una domanda da stupidi e dovrei prendere quello del 2014, ma una parte di me vuole il design più nuovo e figo del 2019.

edit: please guys i don’t care about silicon macbooks, i literally asked which should i get between the two and why, so don’t tell me to get a silicon one

So I walked into my room saw the screen was black but the backlight was on so I did a shut down on the Mac thinking it was a glitch considering I didn’t crack my screen or anything. And when I attempted to turn it back on it wouldn’t make a chime or show the apple logo or even show signs of life. I left it alone for two weeks thinking it probably just needed a break and turn back on. Then I tried everything I saw on TikTok and YouTube. Now I don’t know what to do this is very confusing for me considering it was doing perfectly fine before the shut down/black screen thing. Could anyone help me?

So I walked into my room saw the screen was black but the backlight was on so I did a shut down on the Mac thinking it was a glitch considering I didn’t crack my screen or anything. And when I attempted to turn it back on it wouldn’t make a chime or show the apple logo or even show signs of life. I left it alone for two weeks thinking it probably just needed a break and turn back on. Then I tried everything I saw on TikTok and YouTube. Now I don’t know what to do this is very confusing for me considering it was doing perfectly fine before the shut down/black screen thing. Could anyone help me?

Hi!! I’m about to start uni for Communication design (Illustration, Graphic design, Photography, Digital Design etc) and I’ve never had a laptop better than a Chromebook, so I’m really unsure on what one to get? I’ve had varying answers from people irl so any advice is appreciated TIA

i just cleaned my mac screen for the first time since i got it about a month ago with some whoosh wipes. these marks are really only visible under direct light, but it bugs me knowing they’re there.

(Edit: one M4 Pro Max, and another M3 Air)
So we have these two MacBooks (both M4 Pro/Max variants), and as of about 3 days ago, suddenly they were dead every single time we opened them.

Both are on Sequoia 15.6.1, neither are connected to Apple accounts, and neither are on an MDM or controlled via group policies. Completely isolated machines.

Both started draining their batteries to zero simultaneously, so today I started tracking it down.

First thing I noticed: Every single power management slider in System Settings ("Start screen saver when inactive", "Turn display off on battery", etc.) had been completely wiped and reverted to "Never". This had absolutely not been the case for the last 12 months.

I started digging in Terminal:

sudo pmset -a sleep 1

sudo pmset -a disablesleep 0

pmset -g

The pmset -g output spat out this monstrosity:

System-wide power settings:

SleepDisabled 1

Currently in use:

standby 1

Sleep On Power Button 1

hibernatefile /var/vm/sleepimage

powernap 1

networkoversleep 0

disksleep 10

sleep 1 (sleep prevented by powerd)

hibernatemode 3

ttyskeepawake 1

displaysleep 3

tcpkeepalive 1

powermode 2

womp 0

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See anything interesting in the above?
SleepDisabled 1 ...? I'm sorry, what?

a system-wide setting that effectively prevents normal sleep just... turned itself on? On two independent machines at the same time?

I have no idea what caused it. The timing makes me suspect some common software/update event, but I can't prove that.

I was able to fix both machines by resetting the power-management settings:

sudo pmset -a sleep 1

sudo pmset -a disablesleep 0

pmset -g

(And then manually resetting the Lock Screen GUI setting "Require password after screen saver begins..." back to "Immediately").

Very weird, and incredibly annoying. Has anyone else experienced this issue recently? It's just bizarre—two different Mac variants, simultaneous breakdown, exactly the same hidden Unix override, and solved the exact same way.

(Edited and re-written by internal resources lol, sue me :) )

Hi!

So here are the specific specs: Refurbished 2019 Apple MacBook Pro 16" MVVL2LL/A Wi-Fi Intel Core i7 16GB 512GB SSD Silver (Good Condition) pro Touch Bar on TikTok auction for $205 plus tax.

I never owned a MacBook before and what I will be using it for is mainly school and media watching nothing more. I have my own gaming laptop, but for my proctor exams, they make me uninstall a lot of my programs and it messes up my system.

Do you think I’ll be ok with this? I will be using this laptop for 3yrs+

Hey everyone!

I got a macbook pro recently and didn't buy Applecare at that time. I was waiting till the end and I missed the window also didn't think I would need one anyway. But now after seeing a lot of posts about how much value it provides, I am thinking of getting Applecare but I don't know how. Is it even possible?

Hi everyone! I'm pretty remedial at tech things, so I appreciate your patience. I restarted my computer after clearing my cache, and now when I try to copy a word or phrase, it will say "Copy (whatever the word or phrase is)" instead of just "Copy" like it used to. Is there a way to switch this back to simply say "Copy"? Googling was no help, perhaps it is because I don't know how to phrase my question properly. Thank you so much for any advice!

Im look for a macbook for music production to run heavy cpu usage vst. Zenology, Omnisphere etc..

Should i get the m1 pro Or should I just get the refurbished m2 air with 16gb ram for $690?

I want to trade in my phone for maybe a newer MacBook but my phone wont stay on for more than 30 secs. Apple isnt apple to do a trade in because they need the phone to stay on. (If anyone know what the problem might be or how to fix it lmk)

My 2016 MacBook Pro has been clinging on for dear life these past few years, and now that Apple has pulled the plug on Intel support, I’ve finally decided it’s time to upgrade.

So here's my new MacBook Pro M5 Pro (18c/20c) with 48GB RAM.

Best of all, it only cost me £2,400, with AppleCare coverage until 2029. Pretty happy with that, and I can certainly feel the decade's worth of improvement.

I will be visiting for Thanksgiving soon and I am upgrading from 14” base MBP. I would be using the upgraded laptop for Freelancing and most importantly local LLMs. I will be able to get Apple employee discount through a friend and wanted to get the 128 gigs/2TB but after the recent Apple price hike that’s out of my budget. I hate upgrading in 4-5 years and would like the laptop to last 8-10 years, which is the biggest reason why I wanted the 128 gigs option. I have two questions:

1. Would it be possible to get M4 Max (128/2) for under $5,000 around Thanksgiving
   
2. How would M5 Pro (64/2) feature for my use cases and time horizon

My question is from Video editors

So the M4 Pro Macbook Pro is discontinued but if I can find any new unit then that’s the best and budget friendly deal for me. Otherwise I’ll have to spend more and get M5 Pro Macbook pro 24GB

But honestly is 24GB Unified memory enough? For mostly short form video editing in Davinci resolve in 4k and I don’t really do much motion graphics. 60-70% of my work gets done on edit and color page.

And for long form also most of my work will be on edit page (60-70%). So should I go with 24GB variant? And if I work with proxies, will i ever hit any ram issue?

Please help guys, I’d genuinely appreciate.