As a developer, I find it pretty frustrating having to deal with constant hardware updates. By the time you get something released that takes advantage of the hardware you have, you're already at least a generation or two behind.
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4grams@awful.systems 6 months ago
I have an m2 iPad pro. The last thing it needs is more processing power, what it needs is better software to make use of the power that it has. I’d love to run full OS X on it considering I paid more than some MacBooks.
zib@kbin.melroy.org 6 months ago
4grams@awful.systems 6 months ago
I feel the same way. I feel like we used to buy things and hold onto them for a while, nowadays, everything seems to be designed to have a single year lifecycle. I like AirPods but now that their battery died and I can’t replace them, I’m looking at going back to the cord. But now of course we’re in dongle hell since there’s only one port…
hellothere@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
Check out the Fairbuds from Fairphone.
jose1324@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Great repairability. Shit sound quality
tahoe@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Same thing with my 2018 iPad Pro honestly. More ram and a better display? Maybe, but other than that it’s completely software limited
Persuader9421@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
Hell, I have an A12Z-based one and I don’t think I’ve ever maxed the processor out outside of playing games. Occasionally moonlight will drop frames and I’ll have to close some background apps or reboot for it to stream perfectly, but I’m also running 2388x1668@120hz 150mbps HEVC so I can kind of forgive that.
I was so excited when they announced Logic Pro, and equally as disappointed when it turned out to be Garageband+
applepie@kbin.social 6 months ago
Yeah weird hardware power at this point into tech cycle is clowniney... short of ML/AI work loads for GPUs, we have enough power for every day shit.
We need better software products to utilize them but all we got is fucking ad laden trash and spyware with every app.
Big tech lost their fucking minds.
FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee 6 months ago
100%… for example… they used Diablo Immortal as the example for the new ray tracing capabilities LOL
Common iPadOS L
rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 6 months ago
Raytracing is cool, only why have it in games is beyond me.
Making wallpapers with POV-Ray - yes.
narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee 6 months ago
…because it tends to enhance visuals?
LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
I’m starting to wonder if the real reason the push for bigger screens caught on wasn’t just because of the basic psychology of “bigger = better” but so they could shove more ads on screen, and now it’s more processing power so those ads won’t lock up the browser for a whole second while loading some bullshit questionnaire like “are you adult, child or gamer on iOS”
applepie@kbin.social 6 months ago
i would not put it past them, de-googling saves so much battery. that alone is benefit any tech enjoyer can get behind you would think, privacy is just a cherry.
but more broadly speaking it is amazing how they think they can run all these malicious code on people's devices because of some ToS EULA NDA X 69 Arbitration bullshit.
But nothing will change until people take their digital sovereignty back, literally only thing stopping the solution for most of this shit is poorly educated and complacent gen pop too busy jerking the feed to generate training data for some depraved AI girlfriend.
just take me to the farm already
SharkAttak@kbin.social 6 months ago
Ok, new strategy: go back to 4:3.
rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 6 months ago
4:3 is objectively better than 16:9 for anything but watching movies.
I love 5:4 though.
LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
16:10 has always been superior to both but I quite like my second 4:3 monitor. Also I was referring to mobile devices obviously (where most internet traffic comes from), and 4:3 isn’t a size measurement.