This got me to look up iFixit's guide to Switch battery replacement. It's better than some of my devices, but as soon as a replacement involves spludgers and adhesive it crosses a "yuck" line for me, going from something that looks kinda fun to sort of dreading that I'll break it.
Priced at $1,599, the ViewFinity S9 has the same price tag as the Studio Display from Apple, but Apple charges an additional $300 for Nano-texture matte glass and $400 extra for a tilt and height adjustable stand.
A lot of Apple users feel the Studio Display's overpriced, so it's interesting that Samsung isn't competing on price.
If I were deciding between the two, and it didn't come down to unique features like portrait mode, then I'd want to see them side by side in a brightly lit room. The regular (non nano-texture) Studio Display handles most reflections decently well, but if the ViewFinity does much better then I can see that being a plus for an office setting where you have lights or windows behind you. I'm sure the nano-texture does better yet, but it has some trade-offs and cleaning requirements that make me very reluctant to recommend it. (I don't like that the wording above suggests nano-texture is a regular matte glass. It's not. It's better in many ways, but it's not for everyone.)
I use offline maps a lot. The article mentions a major reason: traveling, especially abroad, with limited or no data. It also comes in handy when we drop out of cell service, which happens more often than I'd expect outside of major cities in the US. My favorite app for those use cases is Organic Maps, which lets me download maps by city, state, or country.
I use offline maps for hiking too, but it's such a different use case that I find I want an entirely different map type and UI – one that focuses less on roads and directions and instead surfaces tools for route-planning and managing tracks and waypoint markers. Gaia's long been my favorite app for that.
How long will the last Intel Macs be supported? macOS Sonoma gives us some hints (arstechnica.com)
Nearly 20 years of data show how Intel Macs are faring as Apple switches chips.
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Samsung Debuts New $1,599 ViewFinity S9 5K Display to Compete with Apple's Studio Display (www.macrumors.com)
Samsung today announced the upcoming U.S. launch of its ViewFinity S9 display, which is designed to compete with the Studio Display from Apple. The...
Apple introduces offline Maps—but how does it compare with Google Maps? (arstechnica.com)
Comparing offline modes between Apple Maps and Google Maps is a tight contest.