Ashley MLP Fangirl

This is why you always wait for independent reviews.

you upgrade when the system dosent do what you want it to anymore, or when ypu want to just burn money for fun

it's better for different things  
 
if i want to go geek mode then it's perfect  

interesting. the thing is, the dGPU is not even visible in system report anymore. 
 
this is confirmed when running the lspci command in Linux. the dGPU is gone. 
 
it's very interesting to me that i can't even change the brightness on macOS now. 

nope. 
output from lspci:
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0116] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
    Subsystem: Apple Inc. 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [106b:00dc]
    Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 45
    Memory at a0000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable)
    Memory at 90000000 (64-bit, prefetchable)
    I/O ports at 2000
    [virtual] Expansion ROM at 000c0000 [disabled]
    Capabilities: <access denied>
    Kernel driver in use: i915
    Kernel modules: i915
 
and in system settings details:

i hardware disabled it as seen here:
https://realmacmods.com/macbook-2011-radeon-gpu-disable/
scroll down to hardware modification steps. 
 
the thing i did not do was modding it so that High Sierra can wake from sleep, because the removing of the resistor was scary enough already. 

@sky_shark_101 @NelizMastr @Sauron @Shimejii
 
ok so i hardware disabled the gpu, and since i had an install usb ready i decided to just try. it. booted and installed with no probems, using it now to type this. 
 

@sky_shark_101 @NelizMastr @Sauron @Shimejii
 
ok so i hardware disabled the gpu, and since i had an install usb ready i decided to just try. it. booted and installed with no probems, using it now to type this. 
 

do a follow up playing games on it using Linux. then it will be true to the budget. now you'd have to factor Windows into the budget. 

don't throw it away. if you're gonna do that list it on ebay or something for free. you can always make someone who's into old pc's happy with old tech. 

yeah but like that honor showcase had a topic...

intel made their naming scheme even more confusing... 
 
*stares at display in disbelief*

that's why I use a MacBook as my main system. Windows 10 is a buggy piece of trash... 

yep. with harddrives being so cheap now there's not really an excuse not to backup at least your boot ssd...
 
yeah, although this is a thing:
 

i was just kinda worried about time machine and backups etc... you know, if it thinks the disks are not what they are... 

insider previews are beta software. running beta software on systems that a business uses to operate is a really bad idea. 

You really think a normie would need anything from a non-official repo that isnt a one .deb file download (skype, steam)? Because i dont. In my experience thy need a browser, some form of office, e-mail client, video player, skype. From this list you only need to install through software center: VLC, Thunderbird. Outside sw center: skype directly from MS in the form of a deb file. No terminal involved.
 
As for fonts i use(d) linux on many machines (including some vm's) abut not even once noticed any issues.
 
As for drivers there is a gui tool to take care of proprietary driver installation. The rest is built in.

at least you have backups macOS doesn't seem to delete files like the latest Windows update does
 
 
more people need to backup their data

What does disk utility say? 

Seems like it doesn't know what to call the Windows 10 partition. It sees the 380GB APFS volume and the remainder as a separate partition with Windows 10 which is logically correct. It's just not 100% physically accurate, as the Windows partition isn't a separate 120GB disk. 
 
Nothing you can do about it, though.

I wouldn't worry about it, then. If it triggers you, complain to Apple, lol.

that's why I use a MacBook as my main system. Windows 10 is a buggy piece of trash... 

i'd love to see a laptop version of scrapyard wars. 
 
rules: 
budget US$1000 budget only includes laptop and charger in the case of a MacBook the games will be run on Windows to keep it fair judging criteria:
gaming (usual benchmarks + an esports title like OVerwatch) video export speed looks acoustics display quality

i'd love to see a laptop version of scrapyard wars. 
 
rules: 
budget US$1000 budget only includes laptop and charger in the case of a MacBook the games will be run on Windows to keep it fair judging criteria:
gaming (usual benchmarks + an esports title like OVerwatch) video export speed looks acoustics display quality