Allowing this slightly larger screen to fit into almost the exact same physical attributes as older models makes the notch an easy trade-off for me. The thinner bezel is kind of amazing, notchwithstanding.The feet seem a little more resilient (most of my MacBooks have eventually lost their feet, some much sooner than others… seems to be a constant iteration thing).The lid groove has marginally sharper corners than the previous model.The vents on the sides are… a little different, a bit more pronounced, and will probably take a little getting used to.It's lighter than I expected (but of course slightly heavier than Nicole's M1 Air).Some notable first impressions from a physical angle: But it's nice to know I can forget it on the couch overnight (or upstairs on a Sunday) and won't have to resuscitate. But it's not like I'm traveling with this thing, so battery life isn't a high priority feature for me in our current state of affairs. Now, how reliable that holds up during normal usage, I don't know. It still has over 10 hours left:Īnd after a full charge, it said 14:18 remaining: ![]() I pulled this out of the box as is, never plugged it in, and I've been configuring this thing for over an hour. I can't even tell how long that period is right now unless I time it.Battery life looks amazing. CPU / Net upon hover over, it should be possible to customise that period. I know my internet has an X amount of bandwidth, I'd like to see my device and how much it's comsuming of that rather than current.ģ) For recent activity graphs, e.g. 3 hours, or b) add more buttons to enable 3 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, 1 day, 2 days, 1 week, 2 weeks, etc.Ģ) There should be a way to set the maximum peaks for networks. I would like to see us either a) being able to provide a custom length e.g. Currently you have 1 hour, 24 hour, 7 days then 30 days. However, there's a few QoL changes that the team could implement to make this the best app out there!ġ) The graphs for CPU etc upon hover over could use more granularity for the duration / length of the graph. It's highly customisable to the point of bonkers levels, and the GUI to do so is very well made. IStat menus is excellent for a power user who wants to know the performance of their machine at all times. Works brilliantly! However it's missing some QoL features It can even remind you of daylight saving changes. This lets you be notified when your public IP has changed, if your internet connection is down, if CPU usage is above 60% for more than 10 seconds, or a near-infinite range of other options. IStat Menus can notify you of an incredibly wide range of events, based on CPU, GPU, memory, disks, network, sensors, battery, power and more. Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad and Apple wireless keyboard battery levels. Plus, a world clock with sunrise, sunset, moonrise and moonset times.ĭetailed info on your battery’s current state, and a highly configurable menu item that can change if you’re draining, charging, or completely charged. Please note that sensor monitoring requires installing a free add-on from our website.Ī highly configurable date, time and calendar for your menubar, including fuzzy clock, moon phase, and upcoming calendar events. status monitoring, detailed disk I/O, and a variety of different read and write indicators.Ī realtime view of temperatures, hard drive temperatures (where supported), fans, voltages, current and power. See used and free space for multiple disks in your menubar. Advanced bandwidth and interface information is available in the dropdown menu. ![]() Monitor bandwidth usage in the menubar as text or graphs. Opening the menu shows a list of the apps using the most memory. ![]() Memory stats for your menubar as a pie chart, graph, percentage, bar or any combination of those things. Plus, GPU memory and processor usage on supported Macs, and the active GPU can be shown in the menubar. Tracked use by individual cores or with all cores combined, to save space. Realtime CPU graphs and a list of the top 5 CPU resource hogs. Each of the dropdown menus provides access to even greater detail including history graphs for access to up to 30 days of data. ![]() IStat Menus features a wide range of different menubar text and graph styles that are all completely customizable. iStat Menus is highly configurable, with full support for macOS’ light and dark menubar modes. All in a highly optimised, low resource package. IStat Menus covers a huge range of stats, including a CPU monitor, GPU, memory, network usage, disk usage, disk activity, date & time, battery and more. The most powerful system monitoring app for macOS, right in your menubar.
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