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At that price i would just hire someone to follow me around carrying my mbp with 8gb.
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Good points I suppose. I wonder what Samsung is doing to add 8...probably a little fatter machine.
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pipebomb posted:Good points I suppose. I wonder what Samsung is doing to add 8...probably a little fatter machine. It'd be nice to see a shot of the motherboard and how it compares to the Air
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Feb 23, 2012 14:52
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Anyone using 8GB in a macbook5.1? I have a user running ArcGIS in a VM and that poo poo is *slow*
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Feb 23, 2012 16:35
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evil_bunnY posted:Anyone using 8GB in a macbook5.1? I have a user running ArcGIS in a VM and that poo poo is *slow* It supports it... That's the last one before the unibody right?
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pipebomb posted:Good points I suppose. I wonder what Samsung is doing to add 8...probably a little fatter machine.
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So I've got my Crucial M4 in here and upgraded to 6GB of RAM, and this early 08 MBP really does feel like a new computer. The RAM itself I didn't notice any big difference doing normal stuff - no reason I should - but as much as everyone testifies to an SSD being a gamechanger, there's just nothing like seeing the results yourself. Everything is just nicer to use. A fresh Lion install doesn't hurt either. Also if anyone has any qualms about opening up one of these pre-unibody MacBook Pros, I was a little hesistant, since my only experience opening up computers has been lower quality, nothing at stake wintel machines: it was super easy. iFixit has great guides to follow, though you barely need them. Now to get in touch with Amazon/USPS and find out where in the ether the optibay I ordered went. e: Speak of the devil, there's the little sucker! Manky fucked around with this message at 20:24 on Feb 23, 2012 |
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Feb 23, 2012 20:11
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:Also I continue to hate Genius Bar appointments. I dropped of my 27" iMac for the grey smudge issue and the guy checked it in for a glass cleaning and possible replacement. Unfortunately I can't tell him "it's not the glass, it's the LCD assembly. I checked myself." because removing the glass is a no-no. So now I wait for 1-3 days for them to do a repair that won't fix it, at which point I'll go back in, tell them to do it right, and wait another few days. Now to gut it again and put my SSD back. 
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Feb 23, 2012 20:14
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:Picked up my iMac without having to make an ordeal out of it. They swapped the glass and the display on their own when they realized that the glass wouldn't fix it. It's as good as new. Do you dual-drive your iMac or simply just have the SSD in there?
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FlashBangBob posted:Do you dual-drive your iMac or simply just have the SSD in there?
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Right on, optibay installed, both drives seem to be working. Just want to check - I'm right in thinking I should keep the hdd in the original spot because that way it gets use of the sudden motion sensor and stuff, right? Makes more sense to have the ssd in the optibay where it's not as snug?
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That will probably work best.
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Since someone asked in a PM what I was using for NAS/DAS stuff, here's what I currently own. Their roles are currently being shuffled around as I figure out what each is best suited for. WD My Book Studio II (2x 3TB)  Connected to my 27" iMac via FW800 and stores all of my media. My iMac is always on and acts as my media server, sharing the contents of this disk and being my download box. WD My Book World Edition II (2x 3TB)  I just started playing around with this guy this week. It's a Linux box that allows you to do transmission/rtorrent, among the sharing capabilities you'd expect from a NAS. If I can get all of its features working the way I want, I shouldn't have to leave the iMac on 24/7 anymore. WD Essentials Desktop (2TB)  Plugged into my AEBS for Time Machine backups of my iMac and MacBook Air. I also have a grip of 2.5" external hard drives that I use for whatever temporary task at hand. Star War Sex Parrot fucked around with this message at 00:09 on Feb 24, 2012 |
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How is opening the iMac and installing an SSD? I've seen the write-ups on how to do it, and it seems like it would take a long time, and be really easy to gently caress up, destroying some essential cable.
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ZShakespeare posted:How is opening the iMac and installing an SSD? I've seen the write-ups on how to do it, and it seems like it would take a long time, and be really easy to gently caress up, destroying some essential cable.
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Just be aware that you're hosed if you break something like the connectors to the LCD panel back to the MLB. A lot of repair shops will do it for you for  edit: Not so sound like I'm on some high horse about it, just be aware of the risks.
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:Since someone asked in a PM what I was using for NAS/DAS stuff, here's what I currently own. What size SSD did you put in the iMac... Do You have a windows partition and find you have enough space for everything but media?
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FlashBangBob posted:What size SSD did you put in the iMac... Do You have a windows partition and find you have enough space for everything but media? No Boot Camp because I have a mini-ITX gaming PC, Xbox 360, and PS3 plugged into the iMac for gaming purposes. Also my Aperture and iTunes libraries currently reside on the SSD and they're rather large.
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:256GB Apple OEM (Toshiba) SSD from eBay. It was a new pull from a MBP so I had to provide my own 3.5" adapter but otherwise it's perfect. Toshiba isn't the fastest SSD, but compared to my Intel drives I don't really notice a difference so synthetic benchmarks be damned. Yeah 256GB sounds the most optimal, and I'm planning on getting an iMac for home next refresh. However a 128GB drive is all I can afford if 256GB drives stay in the $500 range via Apple. I also must have a windows on that SSD for working at home occasionally. Seems with both OS X and Windows on a 128 SSD it may be limited to the actual things that I can include other than the OSes. I'll have to weigh my options of storage vs. cost. NAS or DAS sounds like also a viable option
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I'm a bit of a newb when it comes to networked storage, what sort of speeds am I looking at when hosting my media over this as opposed to say, a second hard drive on a desktop or so?
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illcendiary posted:I'm a bit of a newb when it comes to networked storage, what sort of speeds am I looking at when hosting my media over this as opposed to say, a second hard drive on a desktop or so? You are limited to the network, or cable that you are attached to. Wireless N is theoretical 300 Mbps, but you'll probably get 200ish, and that's about 25 MBps. If wireless, you'd be transferring at around 50 seconds per GB. FlashBangBob fucked around with this message at 03:50 on Feb 24, 2012 |
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It'd almost certainly be wired, so that sounds pretty good. I think I might look into this.
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The newest versions of Airport Extremes can do the gigabit wired connections. Which can give you that 100 MBps. I'm not sure if older versions of the AEBS have the gigabit wired connections.
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Yeast posted:Just be aware that you're hosed if you break something like the connectors to the LCD panel back to the MLB. Chiming in, anecdotal evidence, been seeing a lot of people who think tiny two wire / three wire cables don't mean that much to the health of an iMac, or don't know how to reseat LVDS cables. If you have a camera that takes macro shots or good zoom, try taking pics of connectors before you pull them so you know what it should look like when you reconnect them. Edit: might help to have a friend hold up the logic board while you're doing this. Binary Badger fucked around with this message at 04:30 on Feb 24, 2012 |
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FlashBangBob posted:The newest versions of Airport Extremes can do the gigabit wired connections. Which can give you that 100 MBps. I'm not sure if older versions of the AEBS have the gigabit wired connections. All AEBSes that are Extreme-N capable have gigabit Ethernet. All Time Capsules (all generations) have gigabit Ethernet. VVV ignore quoted statement  Binary Badger fucked around with this message at 04:49 on Feb 24, 2012 |
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Binary Badger posted:All AEBSes since the second generation have gigabit Ethernet, sucks if you have a first gen.
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FWIW, the only two currently sold Macs that Apple documents as supporting jumbo frames on its built-in Ethernet ports are the Mini and Mac Pro.
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Neurophonic posted:If you're in there already, it's trivial to move the current HDD into the Optibay you'll have fitted and put the SSD into the primary HDD slot. That is a terrible idea. The primary HDD slot is designed to withstand shocks and drops, the optibay isn't. To answer the original posters question, yes the SSD in the optibay can be the boot drive.
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Binary Badger posted:FWIW, the only two currently sold Macs that Apple documents as supporting jumbo frames on its built-in Ethernet ports are the Mini and Mac Pro. What's the real story behind jumbo frames and gigabit performance? If you have jumbo frames enabled, can you talk to devices that don't?
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For Time Machine backups is there any advantage to getting an AEBS+NAS vs. a Time Capsule?
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ZShakespeare posted:For Time Machine backups is there any advantage to getting an AEBS+NAS vs. a Time Capsule? Replacing a time capsule disk is a pain. But you can't really use a NAS you need to use a USB external drive. I tried a WD NAS that claimed to be Time Machine compatible and it didn't work very well via WiFi (fully patched for Lion too).
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ZShakespeare posted:For Time Machine backups is there any advantage to getting an AEBS+NAS vs. a Time Capsule?  But I don't really care how fast my backups go. Restoring is when people are usually impatient, and you could just detach the USB drive from the AEBS and plug directly into the target machine for that. Star War Sex Parrot fucked around with this message at 20:16 on Feb 24, 2012 |
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I got a used, like-new Macbook Air from Amazon Warehouse Deals a couple weeks ago because it ended up being about $90 cheaper than the Apple Store after taxes, etc. It ended up having a sticker on the computer itself saying it was a refurb, which I'm guessing means it wasn't refurbed by Apple. On top of that, there are only six months left on the warranty when I plug the serial number into the link in the OP, so I guess that is another sign it wasn't refurbed by Apple. I love it so far, but I'm concerned because the battery capacity is already down to 93% after just 24 cycles (it had 7 on it when I got it.) Isn't it supposed to last 1000 cycles before it gets down to 80%? Should I return it and just go ahead and pay the extra $90 to get a refurb from Apple?
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pyrotek posted:I got a used, like-new Macbook Air from Amazon Warehouse Deals a couple weeks ago because it ended up being about $90 cheaper than the Apple Store after taxes, etc. It ended up having a sticker on the computer itself saying it was a refurb, which I'm guessing means it wasn't refurbed by Apple. On top of that, there are only six months left on the warranty when I plug the serial number into the link in the OP, so I guess that is another sign it wasn't refurbed by Apple. I'm at 99% after 57 cycles on my 2011 MBA-- If it was an apple refurb it would have a new battery in it.
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Shmoogy posted:I'm at 99% after 57 cycles on my 2011 MBA-- If it was an apple refurb it would have a new battery in it. I guess it is going back, then. I forgot to mention in my other post it dropped from 97% to 93% after I charged it overnight, which can't be good.
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:Since someone asked in a PM what I was using for NAS/DAS stuff, here's what I currently own. Their roles are currently being shuffled around as I figure out what each is best suited for. I think this little guy can take up to 12tb of storage with its four drive bays.
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Along those lines, I currently have time machine backing up to an Ubuntu server running in a VM on a second hard drive in my desktop. It works well until I get a dedicated device to do this.
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Is there a nice how-to or even just a brief overview on setting up the whole Time Capsule thing? I'm planning to get an iMac once I see how the refresh is and I would like to set something like a TC up but I've got no clue about them really. Is it something I could set up using a USB External drive and my existing router (Linksys e3000) or would I need to spring for the actual Time Capsule to take care of it?
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Bob Morales posted:What's the real story behind jumbo frames and gigabit performance? If you have jumbo frames enabled, can you talk to devices that don't? To benefit from jumbo frames, it's my understanding that everything on a gigabit network, including and most especially the router, has to support jumbo frames in its hardware and all clients should be set at the same MTU, depending on the router. I see that if you get a Mikrotik it'll cost you at least $80 to get a router capable of handling an MTU of 4K.
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I just wanted to say I bit the bullet + bought a new 13-inch MBA and couldn't be happier. I may regret not waiting once there are processor improvements and perhaps retina display (I hope not) in the updated models come June/July, but right now I'm in (material) love. The build quality is phenomenal and OSX is such a joy to use. Turns out that 128 ssd + 4gb of ram is plenty for my uses. Anybody on the fence that needs a laptop now shouldn't hesitate, you won't be disappointed. Just hope I don't have to pay $30+ for Mountain Lion!
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