MacBook Air 2020

[twosix]

New macbook air 13 2020 inner lcd crack, heart broken what happened to Apple products? why it is so fragile, my children just played around, why ???

newly bought and received at the beginning of May 2020

it is always somebody's fault, not yours, right?

 

[plsbanthem]

New macbook air 13 2020 inner lcd crack, heart broken what happened to Apple products? why it is so fragile, my children just played around, why ???

newly bought and received at the beginning of May 2020

You mean other brands of laptop can withstand your children's "playing around"?

Typical sinkie... blame everything else but themselves.

And nope, you can forget about Apple helping you for this.

 

[hereiam7788]

New macbook air 13 2020 inner lcd crack, heart broken what happened to Apple products? why it is so fragile, my children just played around, why ???

newly bought and received at the beginning of May 2020

Oouch.....

 

[coolhirako]

New macbook air 13 2020 inner lcd crack, heart broken what happened to Apple products? why it is so fragile, my children just played around, why ???

newly bought and received at the beginning of May 2020

how your children play around ?
jump on it ?

 

[c0ke123]

I'm thinking of getting the MBA i5 16gb ram. My daily usage will be zooms with occasional screen sharing. about 15 tabs - mixture of multiple emails, youtube in safari and chrome. 2-3 excel sheets in the background. Can it handle without the high temps and fans to max?

 

[birdman82]

Go get yourself a base MBP instead.
I returned my MBA i5 8gb after a few days. Its really good at blowing out a lot of hot air, and not to mention the jet engine noise when the fan is running at full speed.

Running zoom with screen sharing is too taxing for MBA.

 

[szeli]

I'm thinking of getting the MBA i5 16gb ram. My daily usage will be zooms with occasional screen sharing. about 15 tabs - mixture of multiple emails, youtube in safari and chrome. 2-3 excel sheets in the background. Can it handle without the high temps and fans to max?

 

[EV1L]

Hi, wanna ask for opinions on MBA 2020. I am gonna study BSc Cyber Security & Forensics and i think there are some modules that requires some coding work. May i ask if MBA is good enough or i should get MBP base model or i should get a Windows laptop like the Surface Laptop 3 (I think the coding programs are in Windows environment and using a Macbook runnin Windows is a waste of $$$).

 

[frozened]

Hi, wanna ask for opinions on MBA 2020. I am gonna study BSc Cyber Security & Forensics and i think there are some modules that requires some coding work. May i ask if MBA is good enough or i should get MBP base model or i should get a Windows laptop like the Surface Laptop 3 (I think the coding programs are in Windows environment and using a Macbook runnin Windows is a waste of $$$).

If u cannot switch mindset then just go with surface.
There are definitely some unique programs for Windows only but there is always alternatives to the solutions with MAC.

Use what u feel will cause u less problems for ur studies. I personally use a MAC because it’s easier for me.

 

[davidktw]

Hi, wanna ask for opinions on MBA 2020. I am gonna study BSc Cyber Security & Forensics and i think there are some modules that requires some coding work. May i ask if MBA is good enough or i should get MBP base model or i should get a Windows laptop like the Surface Laptop 3 (I think the coding programs are in Windows environment and using a Macbook runnin Windows is a waste of $$$).

Why not you first find out which are the softwares are used in the course you mentioned ? Also why not you also find out from the institute admin office, suppose if you are using Mac, will using a Mac impede your learning where software is incompatible across the OS.

Like the earlier post, it is hard to imagine these days in the software engineering perspective where a Mac will hinder. In a lot of cases, cyber security courses may touch on Linux/Unix software too, then how ? Get a Linux box ? Virtual machine will be your option.

MBA will be good enough, but good enough is subjective. For me, I will think a 13" MBP might benefit you more. These are your options.

 

[blurpasta]

Anyone extend their display to a monitor? What adaptor are your guys using? Can I check do we need to plug in the power adaptor while displaying to monitor. My worry is that if we keep plugging the power to the display adaptor, will it eventually spoilt the MacBook Air battery.

 

[davidktw]

Anyone extend their display to a monitor? What adaptor are your guys using? Can I check do we need to plug in the power adaptor while displaying to monitor. My worry is that if we keep plugging the power to the display adaptor, will it eventually spoilt the MacBook Air battery.

Using MBP 15”, if your MBA has USB-C, you can choose the following

USB-C To Dell U2720Q

Power just to monitor. The rest of the connectivity for data, video, audio, power between the laptop and monitor is via the single USB-C cable

The latest Mac OS X will attempt not to fully charge the battery even if you are plug in all the time. This is Apple attempt to help length the lifespan of the Lithium matters. In any case Lithium battery cannot be overcharged under normal usage perimeter because any proper design would have to control the voltage of the battery properly for it to be safe.

 

[blurpasta]

ok. thanks! manage to connect it without plugging in the usb c cable, use the 2nd port and it was working fine without power adaptor. only when battery is low then i plug in. now my setup is complete!

Using MBP 15”, if your MBA has USB-C, you can choose the following

USB-C To Dell U2720Q

Power just to monitor. The rest of the connectivity for data, video, audio, power between the laptop and monitor is via the single USB-C cable

The latest Mac OS X will attempt not to fully charge the battery even if you are plug in all the time. This is Apple attempt to help length the lifespan of the Lithium matters. In any case Lithium battery cannot be overcharged under normal usage perimeter because any proper design would have to control the voltage of the battery properly for it to be safe.

 

[Shutterfly]

I think refurbished unit should be hitting the store soon.

 

[initialtbk]

Just received my MacBook Air 2020 yesterday and encountered the below issue.

Whole computer will hang suddenly for like 30s then screen will power off. Followed by about 2s of fan spinning at what seems like max speed. After that it will restart and boot up normally with a pop out stating macbook had encountered a problem.

Happened at least once yesterday and today. Any idea what happened? Should I initiate a return? Thanks

 

[-Grift-]

Just received my MacBook Air 2020 yesterday and encountered the below issue.

Whole computer will hang suddenly for like 30s then screen will power off. Followed by about 2s of fan spinning at what seems like max speed. After that it will restart and boot up normally with a pop out stating macbook had encountered a problem.

Happened at least once yesterday and today. Any idea what happened? Should I initiate a return? Thanks

Less than 1 week old? Yeah ask for replacement