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whoa. an ipad charger and a cheap usb-a-to-usb-c cable designed for a low-power phone can actually charge my laptop… i love owning the lowest power envelope real computer apple ever made
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rf
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@hikari Is this the one they just called the MacBook? I had a run of Very Small Computers and would have liked it if they kept that line going
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@rf yes, it is, and i can only wish they made one with an M1 in it, because it feels like the chip this thing was built for
rosa ⚬.⚬
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@hikari is it one of the 12 inch MacBooks?? they always looked cute
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@qdoit yes! i have the 2017 i5 512gb model and was fortunate enough to get it discounted from amazon in like… 2019? i think it must have been shortly after they were discontinued
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@eater the M1 macbook air is significantly thicker and heavier
Saagar Jha
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4.5w tdp! 1.2ghz base frequency! passively cooled! and… intel, not apple silicon. i cherish it
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it is still my main computer. it is the machine i developed touchHLE on. this is not an act of masochism it is a genuinely great computer. it's also probably the last mac i will ever buy
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heh it's actually supplying just enough power (10w) that it's alternating between powering and charging the laptop. interesting. i wonder if it only “charges” it when total system power consumption stays within 11w, and stops when it spikes