Was able to get one via Edu store at £499 and managed to buy £500 worth of Itunes gift cards for £360. Absolute steal.
Dream to use, I want another for zero reasons.
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Dream to use, I want another for zero reasons.
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Thanks for the recommendation as I hadn't heard of them either, seems to be the cheapest. Looking forward to having my first mac!
They are a authorised by Apple reseller, so they are legitimate.
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I didn't want an Apple keyboard as they're not backlit, I prefer to sit in a reasonably dark environment when on the computer, but one thing I didn't consider is they keyboard I bought not having <option> & <command> keys. I had a look into specific keycaps with nothing I wanted to buy, disappointed the manufacturer of this keyboard hadn't thought of this since I didn't, so I decided to improvise. I think you'll agree my efforts are basically seamless and barely noticeable.
Caporegime
Mine doesn't even say command....it says Super!
It's this set. Mine is 2nd pic.
It's this set. Mine is 2nd pic.
I'm all for the labelling, but aren't they meant to be the other way around? The Win key is generally command in OSX, or have you got a custom mapping?I didn't want an Apple keyboard as they're not backlit, I prefer to sit in a reasonably dark environment when on the computer, but one thing I didn't consider is they keyboard I bought not having <option> & <command> keys. I had a look into specific keycaps with nothing I wanted to buy, disappointed the manufacturer of this keyboard hadn't thought of this since I didn't, so I decided to improvise. I think you'll agree my efforts are basically seamless and barely noticeable.
Soldato
One closest to the space bar is always command by default.
I have a model M mechanical keyboard plugged into my iMac because it spends 99.9% of the time RDPd to my work laptop.
I've written CMD on the Windows key and OPT on the Alt key for the occasional time I use them in macOS, it does mess up my muscle memory a bit!
I've written CMD on the Windows key and OPT on the Alt key for the occasional time I use them in macOS, it does mess up my muscle memory a bit!
Soldato
I didn't like the original power button I printed, as to make it stable I'd have had to stick it to the side of the MMM4 and I didn't want to do this onto aluminium.
I printed a simpler mechanism that works a treat. I double sided taped it to the plastic bottom and all I have to do now is lightly press on the top of the MMM4 to turn it on. Of course this means more fingerprints but I can live with that for now.
I printed a simpler mechanism that works a treat. I double sided taped it to the plastic bottom and all I have to do now is lightly press on the top of the MMM4 to turn it on. Of course this means more fingerprints but I can live with that for now.
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The article says it, but just to highlight this is only USB-C, so max 10Gbps transfers - Thunderbolt 4/5 needed to start matching onboard storage.
That's such a shame, it could have been the perfect solution.
Caporegime
40gb/s would be great but can’t complain for $79. A 40gb/s SSD enclosure costs that much so if it’s 40gb/s I expect it to be £100 more.
I guess I could throw in a slow SATA III drive for archive files. Playing media stuff or stuff like that won't matter. Still have a 2tb nvme for editing. Will be suitable for my needs.
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For an enclosure with all those ports AND an internal nvme socket, and which matches the styling like that, I'd pay £100 more for one that ran at full squirt.
How do you switch it on when using that?
Caporegime
As you imagined I expect, PITA.
Here's the blindling ovious but frustratingly lacking observation with that design - given that the fins are machined aluminum, it would have taken precisely no seconds to just add a nub where the power button would be so that you could just press down in that corner to achieve said power on. The probably would have made sales from that function alone. Incredible.
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So artisticly shot. I'm trying to not sound hateful and jealous, but I'm **** with a camera and I'd like to think in my head that you took twenty minutes to prepare for this shot lolMine doesn't even say command....it says Super!
It's this set. Mine is 2nd pic.
I was going to join the club and post a photo of my keyboard, but it needs cleaning. badly.
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