I have a black macbook pro and I hate opening it and seeing it dirty.
Any tips on cleaning the speaker part?

Or is that not the older intel models? Maybe you don’t always need m5 max and 128gb ram.

I am on a 14 inch MacBook Pro - M2 Pro, on the latest Tahoe build- 26.5.2, and since the last two weeks or so I am having a very high idle battery drain. Like, ~40% idle drain while sleeping, in 12 hours overnight, while the same used to be 3-4% at max before.

By default I have kept the keyboard behaviour to be at the lowest non-zero backlight and turn off after 1 minute. But after going to sleep, it's coming back on at 100%.

This time I observed that the backlight flickering show ended after roughly 30 seconds. I think this is linked to the high battery drain issue.

After I told ChatGPT for the battery issue, it said it could be DarkWake causing the drain, but this has never been the issue cuz with the lid closed, usually the BT devices don't connect to Macbook.

Also, it shouldn't be a problem due to Bluetooth as Bluetooth has always been on for the laptop for almost the past three years

Is this a known issue? My extended AppleCare expires on 4th August, so would they be able to help?

Completely unsure what to do, please help.

Edit: I manually went to the top left and clicked on sleep, and was able to successfully replicate the issue. The flickering continues

Edit 2: I pressed Shut Down and the backlight is still on at 100%.. not flickering but stuck at full brightness. HELP.

Edit 3: I went through the diagnostics via holding the power button and the. Holding command + D. Everything looks fine there. However, after restarting, the behaviour has kind of flipped. I am getting the 100% keyboard backlight on sleep, and flickering on shutdown.

After using my trusty 2017 MacBook Air for all these years, I finally pulled the trigger on a massive upgrade. Picked up this 16-inch MacBook Pro with the M5 Pro chip, 48GB of RAM, and a 2TB SSD, and | am completely blown away.
Going from a dual-core 2017 Air to this powerhouse feels like stepping into a completely different dimension. The speed, the display, and having a full 2TB of storage space is just a night-and-day difference.
For anyone who made a massive generational jump like this, what was the first thing you tested on your new machine?

Just got this bad boy, M5 pro, 16”, 48 gb, 1TB . Besides watching you tube videos on what do to first, what yall recommend?

I just got supplied an M5 max to replace my M3 pro, and found out there are these new power modes.

I’ve done some reading on Apple support about them and in past posts here but I’m still not quite sure if there’s some down side of running high power mode when connected to power all the time.

I wondered if anyone knew if I did that if I’d lose some efficiency when I’m running under really light loads and would just be better off running automatic instead.

Or if the only difference is that it prefers to ramp up the cooling before throttling?

My next step will be figuring out MLX I think.

So i’ve been doing some research so i wanted to asks a question of the group; I am getting the M5 Pro and i’m looking at refurb 48GB Ram with 2TB hard drive vs New machine with 64GB Ram with 1TB hard drive. both are ranging at the 3.8k mark. It will be my only and primary machine coming from an Intel Mac. I use FCP, LLM and do massive video editing so I’m wondering do i go New out the box or Refurb and would your sacrifice RAM over Storage

Initially bought 16 inch, m4 pro, 48gb RAM, 512gb SSD for ~$2600 from Best Buy, plus needed to buy apple care for $409/ 3years. Had placed order for pick up and was going to be ready this Saturday. Was planning to use locally for LLMs, and some heavy load stuff. So needed the high specs.

However, was not that happy with the purchase considering the high amount, and was having hard time digesting that I am spending 2.6K on a laptop at retail price.

Fortunately found the Apple refurbished one for ~$2630 + ~$115 (apple care yearly)
14inch, M5 Pro, 15-core CPU, 16-core GPU, 48gb RAM, 1tb SSD.

I think this is a good deal, what do you guys think ? The primary downside of the Apple refurbished product is that it's ~$30 extra (not at all of a concern) and its screen size is 14-inches vs 16 inches for m4 pro. I currently use m3 pro, 36gb, 16 inches for office work and I like it, screen size wise but it's quite heavy. But, 14 inches for dev on m5 pro, dont think, it should matter much right ?

So, little confused, the best buy order is still active and can be picked up this Saturday.

Currently in law school using an M1 air 8 GB RAM. Want to upgrade to a base pro because I do a lot of work outside and the screen quality on the air really kills me. Is the difference between the screens that noticeable? Also, is 24 GB RAM the move to future proof it?

My stupid cat ran over the table and pushed the laptop completely to the ground about 3 ft. Pretty obvious where the dent is and is already reflecting on the screen. Will this get worse overtime? Can i still get it fixed?

I have an M3 Macbook Pro 14inch. I recently discovered that sometimes my #2 key does not register when I press on it. when i press on it from the right side, it dosen't register, but when I press from the left it does register which I find quite strange. i just wanted to know if maybe my Macbook key might have something stuck underneath it or is this normal?

Hello,

I have Macbook Pro M3 Pro and I’ve been using it for 2 years. I was working on it one day and after a few hours when opened it, it won’t turn on. I did not have it plugged in, so I tried to charge it and it won’t charge.

The capslock doesn’t show the light when I press it, so I took it to the Apple Store. They tried to revive it using their host pc snd it won’t respond.

Without understanding why this is happening, they said that it needs a new logic board and touch id and would cost ~$840.

Is there anything that I can do to get my Mac to work and save money?

I just got a new M5 Pro MacBook Pro yesterday and I noticed this blue tab sticking out of the fan exhaust on the right side. What is this? Has anyone ever experienced this? Thanks.

Hi, I’m looking to buy a new MacBook and I’m wondering whether I really need the M5 Pro, or if the standard M5 with 32 GB of RAM and a 10-core CPU / 10-core GPU would be enough for me.

I’m currently using a roughly seven-year-old Lenovo Legion. It’s still alive, but I’d like to upgrade to something more stable, with much better battery life and the ability to work comfortably without being plugged in all the time.

My work mainly involves larger Photoshop PSD files, Premiere Pro, WordPress, a web browser, and usually several applications open at the same time.

Most of the time, the MacBook would be connected to an external monitor, so I think the 14-inch model should be enough. I would occasionally use the MacBook’s built-in display as a second screen.

These are the options I’m currently considering:

– M5, 10-core CPU / 10-core GPU, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD – around €2,599
– M5 Pro with more CPU/GPU cores, but 24 GB RAM – around €3,069
– M5 Pro with 48 GB RAM – around €3,690

Would the standard M5 with 32 GB of RAM be enough for my workload for the next five to seven years? How noticeable would the difference between the M5 and M5 Pro be in everyday use?

I’m also wondering what would matter more for my use case: 32 GB of RAM with the standard M5, or 24 GB of RAM with the more powerful M5 Pro? Is it worth paying significantly more for 48 GB of RAM, or would that be overkill?

I’d be interested to hear from people who work with similar software and workloads.

Finally upgraded from my 14” M1 Pro 16GB 1TB daily workhorse into an Apple Refurbished 16” M4 Max 48GB 1TB mobile workstation. Coding Agents drove the upgrade decision.

I still can’t believe it’s a refurbished unit, inspected the entire thing and I can’t see any blemishes, etc. Even the box is pristine, lol.

Bought an M5 MacBook Pro 1 month back need help guys:
1- was facing a minor clicking noise whenever I move my laptop from one place to another.
didn't find it bothering but thought there could be an issue.
2-When installed Mac fan control am not seeing the right fan.
What should I do guys still am paying emi's for this laptop

Which one to choose from these if my work is editing now basic but going to upgrade to a good level to get freelancing works

Ai and machine learning work as I am a computer science student .

These two are only option because I cannot extend budget more than this, this is the maximum budget.

Both are in 14 inches

Ich habe lange ein MacBook Air mit M2 genutzt und es an meiner Dockingstation von der Arbeit betrieben (HP Thunderbolt Dock). Darauf war macOS Sequoia installiert.

So funktionierten zwei meiner drei Monitore: Monitor 1 und 2 zeigten dasselbe Bild, Monitor 3 ein anderes. Das MacBook war dabei zugeklappt. Allerdings hatte ich dieses Setup längere Zeit nicht mehr genutzt.

Nun bin ich auf ein MacBook Pro mit M5 umgestiegen und hatte mit demselben Ergebnis gerechnet. Jetzt zeigen jedoch alle Monitore dasselbe Bild an.

Zwischenzeitlich habe ich mein MacBook Air auf macOS Tahoe aktualisiert – und siehe da: Selbst damit funktioniert es plötzlich nicht mehr.

Hat jemand etwas Ähnliches beobachtet? Gibt es seit dem Update auf macOS Tahoe Probleme damit?

Can someone please explain to me why SpongeBob needs to run in the background? I know I’m on a beta and this could very well be. I even restarted my computer. It was never there before until I left my computer on last night. I know they’ve been saying SpongeBob has something to do with the Epstein files so I really hope some Fat F isn’t spying on me 👀 😂 Someone please reassure me. I’m use to Windows, so this is my first MacBook.

I want to buy macbook for school and dont want to spend alot of money. Is this one worth it? Its s 2018 macbook pro with these specs.