I ordered a new MacBook Pro on the last day of 2021 and made a post about it. With most of the flights between US and China cancelled, I thought my shipment would be delayed. However, FedEx is not affected by commercial flights, and I received my computer yesterday. After debating for a while, I ended up getting the 14″ MacBook Pro with the 10 core CPU, 16 GB of RAM, and one TB SSD. I had an opportunity to buy a silver one from Costco for $50 less, but now that I have the computer, I am glad I waited for the Space Gray color.
So far, everything is great. By logging in with the same Apple account, it moved a lot of configuration data over via iCloud. It is much faster, even though I am not running power hungry apps like Final Cut Pro or Logic Pro. Most people get a fast Mac to run video or music production with those two apps, but I think I will stick with iMovie and Garage Band/Audicity/Tracktion for now.
Downsides? Apple seems to change ports on every new model. My 2012 MacBook Air had two USB-A and a Thunderbolt port. The new MacBook Pro had three USB-C and a regular sized HDMI port. Why? Also, my old Acer X213H monitor would not work with the new computer using a HDMI-to-HDMI cable, but I was able to find a HDMI-to-DVI cable and it worked. It is also super expensive at $2,500 before tax.
Big decision: Should I install the Mac OS version of WeChat, knowing it is likely partial spyware for China?
Life with chronic diseases 