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    Thread: M4 Macs
Post: RE: M4 Macs

Matt Diamond Wrote: (03-31-2025, 11:39 AM) -- Tetsuya Wrote: (03-31-2025, 01:49 AM) -- Unplug the HDMI cable... can immediately select 60hz for the 4k display.  -- -- Bizarre. If you are running a...
Tetsuya Mac Hardware 39 1,858 03-31-2025, 02:03 PM
    Thread: M4 Macs
Post: RE: M4 Macs

Hokay... so, weird problem that someone might know the answer to. I managed to sell my M1 Pro MBP for ~750, and Micro Center in the US had the 24GB/512GB M4 Mini on sale for 850... so i pulled th...
Tetsuya Mac Hardware 39 1,858 03-31-2025, 01:49 AM
    Thread: M4 Macs
Post: RE: M4 Macs

This looks fun https://boingboing.net/2024/12/21/mac-pro-style-case-for-mac-mini-m4.html
Tetsuya Mac Hardware 39 1,858 12-22-2024, 03:10 AM
    Thread: M4 Macs
Post: RE: M4 Macs

Matt Diamond Wrote: (12-12-2024, 07:21 PM) -- Tetsuya Wrote: (12-12-2024, 04:44 PM) -- the urge to sell the MBP and get the M4 Mini is strong.  Not that the M1 pro doesn’t still crush everything i...
Tetsuya Mac Hardware 39 1,858 12-12-2024, 11:14 PM
    Thread: M4 Macs
Post: RE: M4 Macs

I had swapped to an M1 Pro MBP (from an M1 Mini) after i got into a bad car accident and couldnt sit at my desk for a few months… Im better now and the urge to sell the MBP and get the M4 Mini is s...
Tetsuya Mac Hardware 39 1,858 12-12-2024, 04:44 PM
    Thread: M4 Macs
Post: RE: M4 Macs

Oh, undoubtably.
Tetsuya Mac Hardware 39 1,858 12-03-2024, 05:52 PM
    Thread: USB-C Dock/Hub not working on wake
Post: USB-C Dock/Hub not working on wake

So ive been using a 14" M1 Pro (the 6/2 CPU model) for some time (mostly because after i got hit by a truck i needed to be able to comfortably use my machine while resting on a couch).  It replaced an...
Tetsuya Mac Hardware 0 161 11-26-2024, 12:14 AM
    Thread: M4 Macs
Post: RE: M4 Macs

Yeah, as i predicted, my Facebook feed contained an ad for this: https://www.raycue.com/products/raycue-type-c-stand-hub-with-ssd-enclosure-for-all-new-mac-mini-m4-m4pro?utm_medium=paid&utm_source=...
Tetsuya Mac Hardware 39 1,858 11-26-2024, 12:05 AM
    Thread: M4 Macs
Post: RE: M4 Macs

Matt Diamond Wrote: (11-19-2024, 11:39 PM) -- From what I'm reading, Apple's internals can transfer twice as fast as the best external can, and the best externals will outperform a $30 external. Coul...
Tetsuya Mac Hardware 39 1,858 11-20-2024, 02:34 AM
    Thread: M4 Macs
Post: RE: M4 Macs

I just couldnt justify Apples storage prices, when on a Mini (stationary), a 30$ USB-C NVMe enclosure and the same spend would get me 4TB (or more!) of storage. A 6” USB-C extension and a Command Str...
Tetsuya Mac Hardware 39 1,858 11-19-2024, 02:48 AM
    Thread: Free Mac (and occasionally Windows) games
Post: RE: Free Mac (and occasionally Windows) games

Frigidman Wrote: (10-10-2024, 03:34 PM) -- Homy Wrote: (10-10-2024, 03:19 PM) -- Empyrion - Galactic Survivor (https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/empyrion-galactic-survival-fbd99f) and Outliver: Tr...
Tetsuya General 1,082 232,990 10-16-2024, 12:44 AM
    Thread: Old MDD G4 Guts and GPUs (free)
Post: Old MDD G4 Guts and GPUs (free)

I have the guts of two MDD G4s lying around.  One was a dual 1ghz, IIRC, and the other was the single 1Ghz.   Pretty sure i have the RAM for them, as well, and a pair of older GPUs that went in the...
Tetsuya Buy & Sell 0 295 09-11-2024, 12:42 AM
    Thread: What games are people playing these days!?
Post: RE: What games are people playing these days!?

Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader Very good so far, though ive heard the story falls off in the last chapter and it just sorta... ends. Weirdly. But the game mechanics are there, and it does a bang up j...
Tetsuya General 2,589 392,362 12-27-2023, 05:38 PM
    Thread: Free Mac (and occasionally Windows) games
Post: RE: Free Mac (and occasionally Windows) games

Homy Wrote: (11-21-2023, 12:48 PM) -- Styx: Shards of Darkness (https://www.gog.com/en/game/styx_shards_of_darkness) for Win is free on GOG. -- This game is actually very solid.
Tetsuya General 1,082 232,990 11-21-2023, 11:01 PM
    Thread: Upcoming Marathon game
Post: Upcoming Marathon game

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2023/05/26/a-marathon-arg-has-revealed-35-pages-of-lore-and-new-video/?sh=6d1efe3427f6 It seems part of the Lore DOES revolve around figuring out what happened ...
Tetsuya Windows Gaming 18 2,071 05-26-2023, 01:33 PM
    Thread: What games are people playing these days!?
Post: What games are people playing these days!?

There have been a ton of good games from Epic for free. Dishonored and Death of the Outsider were both free at one point, Borderlands 3, the most recent one (WH40K Gladius) was great if you like stra...
Tetsuya General 2,589 392,362 03-23-2023, 12:30 AM
    Thread: What games are people playing these days!?
Post: What games are people playing these days!?

Dead Island was a lot of fun. Skip the standalone expansion, it was not.
Tetsuya General 2,589 392,362 02-17-2023, 05:16 PM
    Thread: Free Mac (and occasionally Windows) games
Post: Free Mac (and occasionally Windows) games

NGL, first glance, that looks like Warpimps.
Tetsuya General 1,082 232,990 02-16-2023, 05:46 PM
    Thread: Mac Mini finally gets M2 Pro
Post: Mac Mini finally gets M2 Pro

THe non-upgradeable RAM thing is what will lkely get me to stop dailly-driving a Mac. The rest i can fix with external peripherals. Low storage? Fine, i ill get an external. Etc. But the machine ...
Tetsuya Mac Hardware 16 2,409 02-14-2023, 06:49 PM
    Thread: What games are people playing these days!?
Post: What games are people playing these days!?

I think it's worth pointing out that the narrative in the "games media" about Cyberpunk wasn't particularly correct or truthful. If you read the news stories, Cyberpunk was an unmitigated disaster ...
Tetsuya General 2,589 392,362 02-14-2023, 06:42 PM
    Thread: What games are people playing these days!?
Post: What games are people playing these days!?

And Witcher 2 was a hit. It didnt blow up like 3, but it still sold millions of copies.
Tetsuya General 2,589 392,362 02-14-2023, 12:24 AM
    Thread: What games are people playing these days!?
Post: What games are people playing these days!?

Cougar Wrote: (02-13-2023, 01:45 PM) -- I played it like a linear Deus Ex game and that’s pretty much what it felt like, just with worse stealth. I did all the story-based side missions and skipped a...
Tetsuya General 2,589 392,362 02-13-2023, 05:40 PM
    Thread: What games are people playing these days!?
Post: What games are people playing these days!?

Janichsan Wrote: (02-11-2023, 06:48 PM) -- System Shock Remake The biggest disappointment. Given that this game is supposed to be released in just a few weeks (March), it's in a really rough state. T...
Tetsuya General 2,589 392,362 02-12-2023, 12:08 AM
    Thread: What games are people playing these days!?
Post: What games are people playing these days!?

Frigidman™ Wrote: (02-06-2023, 01:47 PM) -- I started up AC Origins. Got to the (first?) major city from the starting area... and did the typical 'synchronize' panaramamaroo. Was impressed by the vas...
Tetsuya General 2,589 392,362 02-08-2023, 01:06 AM
    Thread: OK, here goes: GeForce Now....?
Post: OK, here goes: GeForce Now....?

They also have a prequel/spin-off that is more combat focused and less insane-platformong in Early Access right now called Summum Aeterna. Proceeduraly generated, too. I haven't grabbed it yet but...
Tetsuya General 37 14,302 02-03-2023, 03:22 PM
    Thread: Two PCs for Sale
Post: Two PCs for Sale

Just thought id throw these out there to IMG posters who might want to step into Windows PC gaming and not spend a ton. Neither is strictly speaking “new”, but both are still quite capable of 1440p...
Tetsuya Buy & Sell 0 494 02-02-2023, 09:56 PM
    Thread: Free Mac (and occasionally Windows) games
Post: Free Mac (and occasionally Windows) games

Death of the Outsider (that entire franchise, really) is a pretty awesome freebie.
Tetsuya General 1,082 232,990 02-02-2023, 02:28 PM
    Thread: OK, here goes: GeForce Now....?
Post: OK, here goes: GeForce Now....?

Thain Esh Kelch Wrote: (02-01-2023, 08:28 AM) -- That game looks awful! D: -- It was very good for 90% of the game. The other 10% was … exhausting. I also skipped a few optional areas where the pl...
Tetsuya General 37 14,302 02-02-2023, 04:12 AM
    Thread: OK, here goes: GeForce Now....?
Post: OK, here goes: GeForce Now....?

UmarOMC1 Wrote: (02-01-2023, 01:28 PM) -- Change "https" to "http" for the 'media' tags to work here usually -- The forum auto added them. Ill clean it up later.
Tetsuya General 37 14,302 02-01-2023, 02:30 PM
    Thread: OK, here goes: GeForce Now....?
Post: OK, here goes: GeForce Now....?

Dunno, ive never experienced any worthwhile latency via Steamlink. I beat Aeterna Noctis from the couch(on the easier setting), and that game required absolutely insane timing. [media]http://youtu.b...
Tetsuya General 37 14,302 02-01-2023, 06:25 AM