Context: this is a legit screenshot I took on my workplace around 1.5 years ago. Hopefully it’s been patched by now? Completely ridiculous behavior

  • jungle@lemmy.world
    1823·
    10 months ago

    I’ll tell you why: the best hardware and software that just works with it. No need to deal with drivers or any of that shit.

    I still use my MacBook Pro 2011 and I can’t find a reason to change it. It just keeps working. And I say that with a 2023 MacBook Pro M2 sitting right next to it (work laptop). Sure, it’s faster, but that’s it.

    • justJanne@startrek.website
      145·
      10 months ago

      “just works” if you’ve got the fps set to 60 on an M1/M2 macbook and update the OS, you’ve bricked it.

      • jungle@lemmy.world
        715·
        10 months ago

        I’ve never changed the fps. Why would I do that? It’s not a gaming machine.

        • ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world
          9·
          10 months ago

          Nothing to do with gaming. He’s trying to refer to the bug with the screen refresh rate (not fps) when upgrading between 13.6 and 14 or something like that.

          It affected MacBook Pro (not any other) machines which weren’t set to the default promotion refresh rate.

          • jungle@lemmy.world
            411·
            10 months ago

            I understand, and it’s a bug, like the Mac OS is the only piece of software with a bug. Shouldn’t be a reason to despise an OS.

            I still don’t see why you’d change the fps if not for gaming. Maybe I’m too old to notice any difference between 30 and 60 fps when scrolling through a website… IDK.

            • areyouevenreal@lemm.ee
              6·
              10 months ago

              They make 120 FPS macs for a reason. They are talking about reducing frame rate, not increasing it.

            • PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee
              82·
              10 months ago

              Even my 68 year old mother can tell the difference between 30 and 60hz while scrolling Facebook so I think maybe you have some other medical issues or you’re just in denial.

              • jungle@lemmy.world
                14·
                10 months ago

                Or maybe I don’t care. I’ve never used a computer and thought “I need to change the fps”.

              • jungle@lemmy.world
                12·
                10 months ago

                Good question. The only answer I can come up with is gaming. If I was interested in gaming I would probably use a Windows machine. I am not though.

                • areyouevenreal@lemm.ee
                  2·
                  10 months ago

                  You really think the only reason is gaming?

                  It’s for the same reason we went to 120 FPS on phones. It makes the interface feel significantly smoother and more responsive, especially scrolling. Benefiting games is just a side effect. It gets to the point that 60 FPS systems feel slow to me now.

    • penquin@lemm.ee
      62·
      10 months ago

      I guess that’s reasonable. I personally can’t see myself ever getting one for the reasons I’ve mentioned. But hey, everyone does what makes them happy.