The calling features, particularly call screening, is what has kept me on Pixels for so long but I’ve reached a point where I can no longer ignore the rest of the failures/problems with Pixels/Android. Pretty well hae made up my mind to switch to iPhone because Pixels have turned to crap since Google switched to Tensor.

I have only had Android devices and I don’t see what the fuss is about with the fast charging. I can only think of a single moment within the last 5 years that would have been helpful, and even then, I was fine with my charger at the time (17 watt - I was had a brief layover between flights and didn’t get my phone plugged in until about 15 minutes before I needed to board). My Pixel 6 Pro has a max charging speed of 23w. It’s more than fast enough for almost any scenario. I don’t see why anyone would need to charge to full within 15 minutes. I mean…that’s neat and all, but. when would I actually ever need that?

On Android, but use Firefox. I have all my passwords synced across devices as well. You can have the passwords imported from Chrome. I used to use Chrome for a couple of years. Switching back to Firefox was pretty painless.

Firefox. Been using it since 0.3 beta. It syncs across all of my devices. I can send tabs to any device. It is open source and very customizable. Fast. Stable. And it ain’t Chrome.

No. There are no Intel Macbooks worth buying today except for extremely niche edge cases. Spend a little more and get something running Apple Silicon. It will be faster, quieter, cooler, and will be supported longer (or even, just supported).

Thanks, but I think I’ll keep enjoying Apple TV on my Android TV.

I’ve seen multiple posts lately about people having their iPhones being driven over by trucks, RVs, busses, etc.

One question: How?
How does this happen?!

I mean, sorry about your phone, but I am genuinely confused as to how anybody manages to drop their phone in the path of a vehicle. And not just the path of a vehicle, but where the tires are making contact with the road. It is really weird.

They were among the best in terms of both specs and build quality. I thought the display was particularly good. The touchbar intrigued me. And probably the biggest issue: I really wanted to get away from Windows and the apps I use regularly were available on Mac OS. I also had some experience with Macs from the lab I worked at and from grad school, so I knew I’d be able to reorient myself quickly though I was certain that the OS had undergone significant changes since I last used it in grad school (I was right!). When I had previously used a Mac, I really liked the ease of adding tags to files. It is a massive pain in the ass in Windows to add tags and really make use of them. Now that I’m back on Mac OS, I’m making rather extensive use of the file tagging and smart folders. It is insanely useful for me. Since I was largely motivated by a desire to get away from Windows, I’m sure someone may have the question about why I didn’t switch to Linux. I’m familiar with Linux. It used to be my primary OS and I used to work on a supercomputer that used Linux. My needs have changed and Linux didn’t have the software I wanted to use and the “equivalents” were very poor substitutes to the titles I wanted to uss. Primarily when it comes to graphics software (Serif Affinity). I’ve come to prefer the way Mac OS works over other systems and at this point plan for my next computer to also be a Mac.

Let me answer your question this way: Do you want to go from a computer that is able to run Ventura (second most recent OS) and still able to receive system and security updates to a machine that is on the vintage list and is therefore unable to receive system and security updates?Personally, I wouldn’t. I’d be planning getting an Apple Silicon machine in a couple of years.

I can understand wanting to bump up the RAM, but I don’t think it’s worth it. Are you regularly running out of RAM and if so, do you use Chrome?

Just checked the specs. The 2017 has a better native display resolution as well. I’d keep what you have, and start planning for an Apple Silicon Macbook in a couple of years.