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Dear LTT, 
 
As the title says, please stop the Apple hate. 
 
This will go down a couple of years down the memory lane - and of course, everything I say here is just my personal opinion, which is subject to change if given the right arguments. 
 
I've been a tech fan for as long as I know. That's how I found LTT channel, and I fell in love at first sight.
Sometimes I would literally binge watch old videos ( published before I found it ) for hours.  
I consider myself an old subscriber given that the sub count at the time was roughly around 1-2M. Now, why is this important? 
 
Well, I've been a loyal follower ever since, and if I noticed and loved something - it's that Linus, and his staff, were often brutally honest and most of all fair when doing a review.
 
I've probably been the biggest Apple hater in the world until recently. And I really mean that. Sometimes I would binge watch Louis Rossman's videos, "I hate Apple" videos, and such, just to fuel my hate and anger towards them and how they're overpriced, underpowered, etc... You know what those things are. 
And that all started right here, at the LTT channel ( being the only one I watched in the beginning ). Now, admittedly, my personality kind of attributed to this, and over the years the hatred grew, being fueled by other videos aside from LTT. 

One day, I decided to stop being the hater. I realised what I was doing and I needed a change. Somehow, conveniently, around that time, I stumbled upon the "It's time to stop hating Apple" video by Apple Explained - and let me tell you - I was very hesitant to watch it. My mind went something like this - "How on earth does someone make a video like this - it's impossible". I didn't want to watch it, but I did. 
I opened my mind, watched the video, and I was left speechless. I felt ashamed for who I was. Oh yeah, did I mention that I actually never owned, or even held a newer iPhone ( at the time ) or any other Apple product? Yup. I hated products I never used. 

Then, I started wondering about the things I prefer in tech - and I only looked at my behaviour, not the "facts" I would yell soo often.
Example: I would bash Apple for not being able to see my wallpaper and arrange my icons the way I want it ( lack of customisation ). Then I realised that I literally don't move an app off my home screen(s) when it's installed, I would just leave them all there. Also, that I wouldn't ever change or look at my wallpaper. 
The second example - "snappiness" and the fluid feeling of a device. Now, it's true that I never really owned a flagship, but I would often have the phone right below it ( usually Samsung's like A5, later A9 ). And while they were snappy, every so often they would just stutter, and it drove me crazy ( I know, it's not a big deal for many people, but it was for me ). 
And one more thing.. Longevity - let's just say that 2 years were too old for a non flagship to a tech geek.
 
This is when I realised that my entire tech "opinion" was based on LTT videos ( and alike ), but my tech habits and preferences were vastly different. 
 
The Apple hate was gone at this point, and I started wondering - maybe Apple devices are the right devices for me ( not everyone ).
At this time I was rocking a Windows / Linux dual boot laptop - and boy did it suck. I am a developer, by the way, and because of that, what I needed was a Unix based OS, but also programs like Photoshop, Illustrator, etc... Point being, dual boot was my only option ( or so I thought ). 
 
One day, being one of a Startup founders, I had a meeting. I was supposed to video call my friend ( the second founder ) so that he could join us, because he couldn't make it in person. 
Long story short, my mic and my camera were malfunctioning, he wasn't able to join, and I kind of got embarrassed in front of those people. 
Also, one of them had a MacBook, and I fell in love with the design as soon as I saw it. 
 
This is when I realised that the MacOS is probably the OS for me, solving my needs for apps, but most of all a very new found need - reliability.  
I bought a maxed out 2012 15" Non-retina MacBook Pro, and man... I was stunned. I still am stunned how good this machine is. How awesome MacOS is. 
The trackpad and the spotlight alone are enough of a reason to never look back again. I will not mention build quality. The standby battery optimisation. The Apple Ecosystem integration. 
The list can go on forever. I'm simply in love with this machine. 
 
Slowly but surely, I went from an Apple hater to an Apple sheep. I replaced my phone with an iPhone, and started watching Apple videos, and started defending Apple from people like I was myself. 
Now, I remember what I was like, and I still think Apple does some things "bad" ( not bad, but just in the way that we don't prefer or understand it ). But, every tech company does!
 
Okay, sorry, I might've made this a bit too long. But I had to mention all of this, since I'm kind of expecting a flood of people just jumping on me how I'm an Apple sheep, someone who doesn't care about tech, someone stupid, etc... I really needed to clarify where I'm coming from. 
 
It's time to come back to LTT videos. 
It was at this point, when it all changed, and when I got A LOT more familiar with Apple as a company, and their products, that I realised what LTT wasn't actually that fair and honest when doing a review - at least when it comes to Apple products. 
 
Let me explain on a perfect example - 2018 iPad Pro. 
 
I felt like that video carried a message - "Do not buy the iPad Pro. It's stupid, pointless, overpriced. Its lack of mouse support is a terrible thing and Apple is just soo funny for even making it."
Now step back: That's a message about the best tablet in the world. Period. Nothing even comes remotely close to it, and anyone saying otherwise is just spiteful or wrong.  
What happens next? Apple releases the iPadOS, adds ( a not really serious ) mouse support - Boom! 
You've probably watched that video, and how LTT bashed on Apple, again, and if not, it's basically a couple of minutes saying - "Well it's nice that they added this, so now it's a little less pointless, BUT OMG LOOK AT THAT MOUSE SUPPORT ITS SOO BAD". 
I'm exaggerating, but not by much.
 
And the most recent event, and the reason why I even decided to write all of this, being the iPad Pro 2020 release. 
It's a very minor refresh, true. But again, there are a couple of minutes devoted only to the ( still kind of meh ) mouse support. 
 
So, LTT, let me answer a couple of questions you asked. You actually explicitly asked - Who needs this? Please write us down.
 
Business owners, students, artists, gamers ( yes, mobile gaming is a thing regardless of the fact that it's laughable compared to PC ), designers, etc... 
And the iPad is designed to be used primarly with touch input - even though you somehow forget to mention just how smooth and easy ( and FUN ) it is to navigate with all the gestures, snappiness, etc... 
And I don't see in any videos how you're complaining about the sorry excuse of a touch input in Windows laptops.  
 
This is the one of the proofs of your unfairness towards Apple. And it's totally okay to be biased - everyone is. 
But it's unfair to not mention the awesome things about Apple products, and point out and rant about the bad ones and make it seem like they're garbage. 
 
Lastly, I just want to add one small thing - the Apple products may not have the best specs, but they have something I have never felt ( to this extent ) in any other device - the fluid experience of using an ecosystem of devices that work SOO WELL with each other.
Also, just how natural and intuitive the MacOS feels is still stunning for me to this day. 
 
So, here we are at the end. I'm not trying to tell you how you should think, or run your channel. It's your opinion, and it's your right to do whatever you want and feel like. 
But as someone who defended you through the "stupid" faces, "Corporate douche", or "Funny little guy", and personally looks up to you and highly values your opinions, I am asking you to stop the Apple hate trend. It's unfair, and I'm starting to feel like it's ruining for me the other ( non-Apple ) videos you make.  
 
Do as you will.  

the video was more about what makes this new ipad pro different to the last ipad pro. and the answer is: not much. an ios devie is an ios device, there's only so many things you can say about a tiny incremental update that isn't just being rehashed from previous videos
 
why? this video is about the new ipad pro. therefore they should only talk about the new ipad pro and how it compares to last years model. why would they need to bring up any other products?
 
touch on windows is fine. it's not designed to be a tablet like iOS/iPadOS is, you cannot compare the two. Touch on windows is a nice to have, i use it a LOT, but very rarely is it the focus of the product. i went to Apple's website and clicked on the new iPad Pro. The literal first paragraph:
 
Your next computer is not a computer.
It’s a magical piece of glass.
It’s so fast most PC laptops can’t catch up.
It has pro cameras that can transform reality.
And you can use it with touch, pencil, keyboard and now trackpad.
It’s the new iPad Pro.
 
They are pushing this as being the next big feature and what sets it apart from the previous version.
 
 
There is very very little reason to buy the 2020 iPad pro, which is exactly what the video is saying, the video is titled "Apple screwed this up..." which is 100% accurate. the iPad Pro is supposed to be the best of the best, but when they throw in completely unnecessary features with half assed implementation, then it takes away from what is good about Apple. They are slowly becoming more and more like any other manufacturer. Apple WAS the pinnacle of quality and simplicity, Not so true anymore. 
 
And not to pick apart your post but:
 
Sure is a lot of contradiction at the end there

Let me mention some awesome things about apple.
 
Failing butterfly keyboards,
Torn display flex cables,
Exploding TB3 controllers,
Dysfunctional fuzes
Sending 50v to the CPU when in a humid room,
Running at 100*C cause cooling is hard,
Asking 2000$ for an SSD upgrade,
Encrypting soldered SSDs and removing lifeboat connector so as to make data recovery impossible,
"Fixing" a desoldered chip by putting a piece of rubber on it.
Making iMAc Power Suuply that can kill you when cl among it (no shielding)
Making a bendable phone before it was cool (6s)
Making a bendable tablet before it was cool (iPad from a year or two ago)
Quoting ridiculous prices to fix working electronics that only need a bit of cleaning.
 
Stop rabbiting about Apple, use your brain and see that the trillion dollar company deserves to be called out.

BitDefender Free
 

The safest way is to go into PayPal and cancel it there. You should also be able to cancel it in the "billing agreements" page under the my info dropdown on the nav when viewing the store I think. 

even though you don't want to use an external app, I highly recommend discord
it's fantastic
and has dank memes
what more could you want

crybaby? What I saw was him expressing his feelings in a mature and peaceful way 

crybaby? What I saw was him expressing his feelings in a mature and peaceful way 

pull out that ethrenet and restart your computer. after that browse your settings and check if maybe you habe enabled remote conection

pull out that ethrenet and restart your computer. after that browse your settings and check if maybe you habe enabled remote conection

Your OS is 21 years old. That's your problem. 

actually after looking around for a while i found the folder, pretty much nuked it thanks

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Kx3yD3 estimated wattage upper right corner
 
http://outervision.com/b/VG72oE another site
 
500w maybe even a 430w, but better to keep some room in case you decide to upgrade to a better card and/or overclockable cpu since you have a z97 board but not a k-series chip
agree with the evga, g2 if possible, though most evga psu's are fine just dont buy an off brand just cause its cheap