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We met with the Apple Higher Ed reps yesterday, and they made it clear that the Mac Pro is not sticking around. This is a huge problem for us, because we need workstations and PCI-E slots for our workflow, and all they say is THUNDERBOLT. When I asked about graphics and animation, ie After Effects, they said "no one does it in house anymore". Right. Let me just contract out our students' animation projects to a 3rd party to render. The Apple Way was pretty heavy handed in that streaming is the future, optical discs are dead, computer labs are a thing of the past, and Final Cut X is easier to use to broaden the market. All things we did not like to hear. Throw in my angst over virtualization on non Apple hardware, Lion/ML server sucking for OD policy, and a few other issues, and it was not a feel good meeting.
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That's pretty interesting to me. I think people in creative production who are worth their salt can adapt their pipeline to accomodate the tech they like to use (for front-end creation), but there is absolutely no question that when it's crunch time the question becomes what the hell are you going to bulk-render with? The question would evaporate if OS X could be run in VMs on vanilla hardware, but then you have less-reliable hardware support. We use PipelineFX Qube distributed render software that can render frames, for example, on both PC and Mac servers at the same time but there are definitely OS differences to accomodate for and I always just send it to the Mac servers to save time. Xserves and Mac Pros. Please give us one more shot with sandy bridge Xeons. Please oh plox.
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mayodreams posted:We met with the Apple Higher Ed reps yesterday, and they made it clear that the Mac Pro is not sticking around. This is a huge problem for us, because we need workstations and PCI-E slots for our workflow, and all they say is THUNDERBOLT. When I asked about graphics and animation, ie After Effects, they said "no one does it in house anymore". Right. Let me just contract out our students' animation projects to a 3rd party to render. Well gently caress. I liked having a tower-style computer to the point where I was willing to overlook a lot of  but now I don't know what.
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ProMAX is so sure that MacPros are on their way out that they've started advertising a Pro Clone, literally. http://www.promax.com/s-149-promax-one.aspx It's a 12-core Xeon workstation that they've been peppering my inbox with ads for. Runs Windows 7 Pro 64-bit, though.
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Apparently money spent on a technical copywriter was spent on email marketing instead.ProMAX specs page posted:Boot Drive (1) 256MB 2.5" SSD and (1) 320MB 7200 RPM 2.5" duplicate imaged drives
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My HP laptop just crapped out on me, so I'm looking at picking up a new portable device. I already have a desktop for games and such, so I'm not stranded without a computer for now. I've been eyeing a Macbook Air for quite a while now, and I'll have the money for it in a few months since I just got a new job. I have a few questions though. 1) When are Macbook Airs typically refreshed? 2) Does anyone know if they are getting Ivy Bridge? 3) Can I replace the SSD myself without voiding my warranty? (I have a few 120GB ones sitting around) Super Dude fucked around with this message at 23:14 on Apr 3, 2012 |
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Super Dude posted:My HP laptop just crapped out on me, so I'm looking at picking up a new portable device. I already have a desktop for games and such, so I'm not stranded without a computer for now. I've been eyeing a Macbook Air for quite a while now, and I'll have the money for it in a few months since I just got a new job. I have a few questions though. New version coming out this month probably, most likely Ivy Bridge, and no, the SSD is attached to the motherboard.
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ashgromnies posted:New version coming out this month probably, most likely Ivy Bridge, and no, the SSD is attached to the motherboard. Sandy Bridge iMac and MBP in Spring 2011, Sandy Bridge Mini and Air in Summer 2011 to coincide with Lion. Replace "Sandy" with "Ivy", "2011" with "2012", and "Lion" with "Mountain Lion". Star War Sex Parrot fucked around with this message at 23:40 on Apr 3, 2012 |
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Hi SHSC — Quick question, I have a 2011 27" iMac with the stock 1TB HDD. I would like to upgrade it to an SSD and, ideally, preserve my warranty. The chap at the Apple Store told me that while they cannot upgrade computers which have already been sold, places like MicroCenter can since they're authorized Apple service centers. When I called MicroCenter, they said that they could, but the guy I talked to on the phone didn't understand the first thing about iMacs and didn't seem to realize that the installation of a second HDD involves a special bracket and such. So, if anyone knows, is there a good option for a third party installation service? And if so, is there a particular 200GB+ SSD model I should be looking at? The 240GB Intel 520 seems to make a lot of sense, particularly considering the warranty.
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Apr 4, 2012 00:20
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ashgromnies posted:New version coming out this month probably, most likely Ivy Bridge, and no, the SSD is attached to the motherboard. You most certainly can replace the ssd in MacBook airs. Not sure but warranty, but a regular ssd won't fit, it's a super tiny kind (check owc)
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Shmoogy posted:You most certainly can replace the ssd in MacBook airs. Not sure but warranty, but a regular ssd won't fit, it's a super tiny kind (check owc) It's a special pci board that goes in a slot and is secured with a screw, at the moment MacSales is the only company selling them. Apple won't sell theirs as separate retail units to you, either.
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Sent from my iPad posted:Hi SHSC — Have you considered doing it yourself? This does not void your warranty.
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We go around in circles about this every few months. Here's what Apple states:quote:WARNING: Do not attempt to open your iMac, except to install memory. If your iMac needs service, see “Learning More, Service, and Support” on page 62 for information about how to contact Apple or an Apple Authorized Service Provider for service. Your iMac doesn’t have any user-serviceable parts, except the memory. I put the stock drive back before dropping my iMac off for a display replacement for that very reason. I just didn't want to deal with any potential questions.
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:I put the stock drive back before dropping my iMac off for a display replacement for that very reason. I just didn't want to deal with any potential questions. That's exactly what I did both times I had to take my iMac in to get serviced and had no problems.
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brc64 posted:I never know which thread is the appropriate one for Apple Airport Extreme questions, so if it's not this one, feel free to yell at me and I'll run away crying. Sort of a weird question, but does the Airport Extreme have some sort of client connection limit? Since I turned off our newest PC, it seems to have stopped rebooting. A while back I had noticed something similar going on with our Linux box (wired, not wireless), which had shut down because it overheated. When I turned it back on, the Internet died. I thought I was crazy, but now I'm not so sure... since the computer was having hardware problems, I just shut it down and left it off, but the problems seemed to start happening once we hooked up this new PC... it just seems a bit too coincidental.
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brc64 posted:Sort of a weird question, but does the Airport Extreme have some sort of client connection limit? Since I turned off our newest PC, it seems to have stopped rebooting. A while back I had noticed something similar going on with our Linux box (wired, not wireless), which had shut down because it overheated. When I turned it back on, the Internet died. I thought I was crazy, but now I'm not so sure... since the computer was having hardware problems, I just shut it down and left it off, but the problems seemed to start happening once we hooked up this new PC... it just seems a bit too coincidental.
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:AEBS supports dozens and dozens of clients. If anything, your new PC maybe be flooding bad packets or doing something else wonky that's causing the network to go down. I'd buy that if it was just the PC, but the Linux box (which previously worked fine) exhibited similar behavior. It's like if either of those are on the network, it causes instability. I guess I could geek out and get some wireshark going, but gently caress, I'm supposed to be off work when I get home! I suppose the next best thing would be to send the Airport logs to a syslog server, since I can't tell what the last thing it logs is before it reinitializes...
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Were they using the same patch panel/cable? Is there a problem with that run?
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:Were they using the same patch panel/cable? Is there a problem with that run? The Linux machine was plugged directly into the AEBS. The new PC is a cheap media thing plugged into our living room TV and connecting over wireless. I just got syslogd working, so I'm gonna try some tests shortly...of course, it's entirely possible that whatever causes the thing to crash will also prevent it from sending that crucial bit of info to the syslog, but I'm not really sure what else to try at this point.
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:I put the stock drive back before dropping my iMac off for a display replacement for that very reason. I just didn't want to deal with any potential questions. In terms of getting it installed, AASPs can get the cables and brackets needed, but since they're probably coming from Apple it won't be the cheapest thing in the world. There are some third-party kits out there which usually just include a big double-stick tape piece to hold the SSD to the back case. That's probably not a problem, as long as the tape can stand up to whatever heat is in that area (since the cooling fins coming off of the heatsink are right above the optical drive).
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AlternateAccount posted:Have you considered doing it yourself? This does not void your warranty.
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Yeah I've been on the phone with Applecare a few times just to make sure. It's ok to replace the hard drive yourself on the Macbook Pro. They specifically said not to take apart the iMac. The only user replaceable part is the RAM. They did give me the locations of local authorized places that could put an SSD into my iMac. I looked them up on Yelp and they got great reviews, but they want like $600+ for labor/parts just to put in a 256gig SSD from OWC Memory.
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Whats the general consensus on the magic trackpad and magic mouse for desk top use? I've got a 13" air and I hook it up to a 28" monitor for work and close the lid. I never thought I'd hear myself say this but I'm missing the track pad. I feel like the OS is hampered without multi-touch gestures and am thinking about getting the magic track, it just seems very strange using a trackpad when the option for a mouse is available.
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The magic mouse is not a good mouse, it's actually just a terrible product overall and probably the worst piece of hardware Apple sells. Get the Magic Trackpad as well as a cheap Logitech mouse when you need it for whatever.
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Mu Zeta posted:The magic mouse is not a good mouse, it's actually just a terrible product overall and probably the worst piece of hardware Apple sells. Get the Magic Trackpad as well as a cheap Logitech mouse when you need it for whatever. The Magic Mouse isn't quite terrible, as a simple mouse that you can use to scroll, it's not so bad. Gestures and stuff suck on it though, and I'd never pay $39.95 or whatever Apple sells them for. I'd buy a Logitech or Microsoft wheelmouse or two. The Magic Trackpad though....  Seriously like the greatest thing ever made. I loved trackballs but ditched them when scrolling mice came out (never really tried a trackball with a scroll wheel any more than a few minutes) and the Trackpad is just pure greatness.
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I hate using laptop trackpads, but I am in love with my Magic Trackpad. Buy one.
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Digital Jesus posted:I hate using laptop trackpads, but I am in love with my Magic Trackpad. Buy one. Do you like Apple laptop trackpads though?
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whaam posted:Whats the general consensus on the magic trackpad and magic mouse for desk top use? I've got a 13" air and I hook it up to a 28" monitor for work and close the lid. I never thought I'd hear myself say this but I'm missing the track pad. I feel like the OS is hampered without multi-touch gestures and am thinking about getting the magic track, it just seems very strange using a trackpad when the option for a mouse is available. The Magic Mouse is horrendous, of course.
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Well, now that none of my computers have disk drives, of course I run into a problem that requires the use of discs! Do any of you have any opinions on external disk drives? I was thinking about going for an external blu ray drive, since those are ~the future~ anyway. Thoughts?
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Magic mouse is $69 and bad.
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chupacabraTERROR posted:Well, now that none of my computers have disk drives, of course I run into a problem that requires the use of discs! This just happened to me, and I bought this liteon drive from newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106356 I took it out, plugged it in, and so far it's Just Worked.
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whaam posted:Whats the general consensus on the magic trackpad and magic mouse for desk top use? I've got a 13" air and I hook it up to a 28" monitor for work and close the lid. I never thought I'd hear myself say this but I'm missing the track pad. I feel like the OS is hampered without multi-touch gestures and am thinking about getting the magic track, it just seems very strange using a trackpad when the option for a mouse is available. The trackpad is amazing and in my opinion killed the mouse as a desktop peripheral. It's that good. I don't think I'll ever use a mouse again for general use.
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Bob Morales posted:Do you like Apple laptop trackpads though? I guess it's not trackpads specifically that I hate. I think it's the way they're located at the front of a laptop, it feels kinda awkward to use? I have my magic trackpad to the right of my keyboard where I'd normally use a mouse and it feels perfectly natural. I do like Macbook trackpads more than the usual PC laptop ones though.
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Do we trust time capsules yet or should I look elsewhere for my time machine needs? It looks like my external Western Digital drive is on the way out. While I'm at it, anyone got any recommendations for external hard drives? I'm tempted to just choose the cheapest seagate or WD with firewire 800. Building my own would be about $185 - $120 for a 2TB drive and $65 for this enclosure: http://www.amazon.com/Macally-Hi-Speed-FireWire-Enclosure-G-S350SUAB2/dp/B003VTZFN4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1333595728&sr=8-1
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I wouldn't get a Time Capsule simply because it's not a good value. Unless you need the added performance of the internal drive, just get an AEBS and plug a USB drive into it. It's slower but a much less expensive (and more expandable) solution.
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I have a charger that... no longer charges. Do you think this is something Apple will replace for free if I take it in? It's my spare MBA charger, either taken from or ordered for the 2010 MBA. When I upgraded to the 2011 MBA, I kept that charger so I would have an extra. Since then, I've mixed up which charger was the original, which was the extra I bought, and which was the one that came with new MBA. All I know is that one of them no longer charges my MBA. The orange light never comes on, and the OSX battery indicator does not switch to indicate something is plugged in. I've tried other outlets with no success. My other charger works fine. Like I said, this is my backup charger, so it's not a big deal. If it's something Apple might replace for free, then I'll schedule an appointment with the Genius Bar. It's a little out of my way, though, so I thought I would ask in here first.
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I have a 2007 white macbook running Leopard. For years I've been using it with an external monitor, but today it suddenly stopped working. I was using the monitor when I accidentally opened a large amount of new tabs in Google Chrome. My computer flipped out, the screen got all rainbow glitchy, and I had to unplug the monitor to get things back to normal. After that, I plugged the monitor back in and it worked for a little bit, but it was very jittery and strange. Almost like screen tearing? I tried unplugging to fix it and now it won't work at all. When I plug the monitor in, there's clearly a connection, as the monitor loses its bouncing menu screensaver thing. However, the screen is completely black, and I can't move my mouse off the laptop screen. I tried rebooting, hitting the "Detect Displays" button, resetting the PRAM, and resetting the SMC. Nothing has worked.
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Kobayashi posted:I have a charger that... no longer charges. Do you think this is something Apple will replace for free if I take it in? Is your current MBA less than a year old? Take them both in and you should get a new one.
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:I wouldn't get a Time Capsule simply because it's not a good value. Unless you need the added performance of the internal drive, just get an AEBS and plug a USB drive into it. It's slower but a much less expensive (and more expandable) solution. Will the AEBS use an attached drive simply for time capsule backups or can I also store my media on it and make it available by network share?
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