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Does anyone have a dock that they recommend for a 13" Macbook air?
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Jul 14, 2013 17:11
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Is anyone interested in a 2011 27" iMac? I've upgraded it with a 240GB OWC SSD and 12GB memory. I just picked up a new Air and I really want to get down to using just one machine. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3557426 DanManIt posted:Does anyone have a dock that they recommend for a 13" Macbook air? I've heard good things about the landing zone dock: http://landingzone.net/
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Jul 14, 2013 17:20
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If anyone needs to make a purchase soon, I have a $1710.93 store credit for sale ($1600). I'd prefer a check or 'gift' paypal transaction and I can email you the code, or we can meet in Atlanta.
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Jul 14, 2013 22:09
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December Octopodes posted:So if I just want to make beep boop sounds and haven't bought a Mac before is a Macbook gonna work? Or should I go ahead and save up for a Pro? I ain't no DJ, but I'd like to play with their toys basically. Get an Air. They were just updated and are solid all around performers.
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Jul 14, 2013 22:53
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DanManIt posted:Does anyone have a dock that they recommend for a 13" Macbook air? Do you mean like a laptop stand dock or more of a port replicator? I have a thunderbolt "dock" that has video out, USB, and a bunch of other ports so it is more like a port replicator, but I leave a power connector on my desk and that thing so when I come and go I just have to connect power and thunderbolt and I am good to go. I think mine is the Matrox DS1, but it is t a docking ration like you could get with a Dell or something.
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Jul 14, 2013 22:57
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So, I have 1 small issue with my new air. The edge of the recess that the keyboard sits in seems to be scratching the screen :s. I know the tolerance would be pretty tight but I was fairly sure they wouldnt make it possible for them to touch... I've had the thing in a sleeve the whole time Ive had it and it's only visible when the screen is off but its still pretty disappointing. Any advice?
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Jul 14, 2013 23:42
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BigHandsVince posted:So, I have 1 small issue with my new air. The edge of the recess that the keyboard sits in seems to be scratching the screen :s. I know the tolerance would be pretty tight but I was fairly sure they wouldnt make it possible for them to touch...
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Jul 14, 2013 23:59
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Mercurius posted:If it's anything like my retina MBP it's not exactly scratching the screen, just touching it. Unfortunately, it transfers the oil etc that your fingers leave on the keys onto the surface of the screen. You can clean it off with a microfibre cloth and some of the lens cleaning fluid that you get from optometrists for eyeglasses. I have been doing that since I got it, what is there now is definitely small scratches from the lip on the keyboard tray above the track pad.
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Jul 15, 2013 00:43
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Ultimate Mango posted:Do you mean like a laptop stand dock or more of a port replicator? I have a thunderbolt "dock" that has video out, USB, and a bunch of other ports so it is more like a port replicator, but I leave a power connector on my desk and that thing so when I come and go I just have to connect power and thunderbolt and I am good to go. Did your DS1 need any drivers for USB3 or Ethernet? or is it just plug and play?
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Jul 15, 2013 03:28
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BigHandsVince posted:I have been doing that since I got it, what is there now is definitely small scratches from the lip on the keyboard tray above the track pad.
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Jul 15, 2013 03:58
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Mercurius posted:In that case you'll want to take it into an Apple store if there's one near you because it's definitely not supposed to be doing that. Also remember that Macs have a 14 day lemon easy return policy, if you find any annoying problems you can usually just bring it in for a quick swap.
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Jul 15, 2013 04:20
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BigHandsVince posted:So, I have 1 small issue with my new air. The edge of the recess that the keyboard sits in seems to be scratching the screen :s. I know the tolerance would be pretty tight but I was fairly sure they wouldnt make it possible for them to touch... Are your display housing or bottom case permanently bent such that this happens? If so, Apple owes you repair or replacement. If not, my only advice would be: Don't put heavy things on top of the computer when it's closed, or sandwich it between things that are going to crush it in your bags. I have a 13" 2011 Air, but the chassis has barely changed in the 2012 and 2013 models. For what it's worth, with the display closed and looking at it edgewise with a lit wall in the background, I can see space between the display and the spacebar key. If you can see the same, you're probably pinching the machine when it's closed.
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Jul 15, 2013 05:49
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theperminator posted:Did your DS1 need any drivers for USB3 or Ethernet? or is it just plug and play? Totally plug and play. I have the one with DVI output since that works better with my 24" display (greater than 1080 resolution and no HDMI anyways). It is super convenient to just have to plug or unplug power and thunderbolt when I come and go from the house. It's pretty amazing that my air can run my old windows laptop as a VM in fusion or parallels and faster than my old dedicated windows laptop.
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Jul 15, 2013 06:12
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BobHoward posted:Are your display housing or bottom case permanently bent such that this happens? If so, Apple owes you repair or replacement. If not, my only advice would be: Don't put heavy things on top of the computer when it's closed, or sandwich it between things that are going to crush it in your bags. Mercurius posted:In that case you'll want to take it into an Apple store if there's one near you because it's definitely not supposed to be doing that. If you hold it sideways, you can see daylight on the other side. It must have been flexing in my bag or something when I've been carrying it. I was under the impression that this aluminium clamshell idea was a bit more robust than it actually is. I'm fairly careful when lifting/putting down my bag, there definitely haven't been any real impacts or anything. I'm not massively concerned right now as the damage is pretty feint, however this is supposed to be a travelling machine, so I'm still a bit dissapointed. Have a bookbook sleeve coming today, that seems to add some material between the top and bottom when it's closed. Hopefully this will add enough so that there can't be anymore contact.
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Jul 15, 2013 07:21
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Thin and light are, unfortunately, the enemies of stiff and robust. Airs are solid for their size and weight (especially the 11", the 13" is noticeably less rigid), but this is one place you're just going to lose something compared to thicker and heavier machines (including Apple's own MacBook Pros).
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Jul 15, 2013 10:50
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Ultimate Mango posted:Do you mean like a laptop stand dock or more of a port replicator? I have a thunderbolt "dock" that has video out, USB, and a bunch of other ports so it is more like a port replicator, but I leave a power connector on my desk and that thing so when I come and go I just have to connect power and thunderbolt and I am good to go. I was thinking more along the lines of a laptop stand type dock although I suppose either will get the job done
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Jul 15, 2013 13:59
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My new iMac is arriving this week with a fusion drive. How does that work with bootcamp? Can I allocate a portion of the SSD to it or strictly the regular space? Can I do a mix of the two?
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Jul 15, 2013 15:27
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TraderStav posted:My new iMac is arriving this week with a fusion drive. How does that work with bootcamp? Can I allocate a portion of the SSD to it or strictly the regular space? Can I do a mix of the two? BootCamp, when used with a Fusion drive, will only use the spinny disk portion of the drive. edit: There's also no way that I know of to override this behavior.
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Jul 15, 2013 15:44
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Fusion relies on CoreStorage which is an integral part of OS X, thus will never work for Windows.
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Jul 15, 2013 15:57
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:Fusion relies on CoreStorage which is an integral part of OS X, thus will never work for Windows. Ok, I reasoned as much but wanted to understand that before firing away at partitioning. I'm only going to be using bootcamp for steam games that don't work on Mac. Bummer it won't be able to use the SSD but there are worse first world problems. Thanks!
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Jul 15, 2013 16:01
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TraderStav posted:Ok, I reasoned as much but wanted to understand that before firing away at partitioning. A pricey option, but you could consider picking up a Thunderbolt-equipped external RAID for that stuff.
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Jul 15, 2013 16:22
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BobHoward posted:Are your display housing or bottom case permanently bent such that this happens? If so, Apple owes you repair or replacement. If not, my only advice would be: Don't put heavy things on top of the computer when it's closed, or sandwich it between things that are going to crush it in your bags. And don't step on it while getting out of bed. 
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Jul 16, 2013 00:03
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gmq posted:And don't step on it while getting out of bed. Alright keeping my rmbp off the floor beside my bed from here on.
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Jul 16, 2013 00:31
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TraderStav posted:Ok, I reasoned as much but wanted to understand that before firing away at partitioning. You could always de-Fusion the drive and use it as two separate volumes. I would actually recommend this method assuming the SSD is at least 128 GB.
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Jul 16, 2013 04:31
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~Coxy posted:You could always de-Fusion the drive and use it as two separate volumes. Thanks for the suggestion but that sounds like a potential headache for minimal gain. I'm not a huge gamer so waiting a little bit won't kill me. If it were trivial, that'd be one thing.
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Jul 16, 2013 14:21
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I haven't tried it, but from what I understand, using Boot Camp Assistant on a Fusion Drive lets you partition the hard drive for a Windows install, and would leave the rest of the Mac space available to be combined with the SSD for the Fusion drive. This seems to imply the same thing: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5446?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
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Jul 16, 2013 14:24
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I currently have this memory running in my laptop: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231341. It's PC3 10600 DDR3, 4GB x 2. I'm thinking of getting a Mac Mini. Can I take the memory from my laptop and install it into the Mac Mini? (I want to upgrade my laptop to 8GB x 2, it's my main machine.) I know the Mac Mini has PC3-12800, but my laptop and the Mac Mini have the exact same processor, so I would think it'd work. barking frog fucked around with this message at 17:00 on Jul 16, 2013 |
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Jul 16, 2013 16:55
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It won't work, you might have the same CPU but it's bolted into a totally different logic board. Macs tend to be unforgiving in terms of using out-of-spec RAM.
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Jul 16, 2013 18:50
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I've used 1066MHz memory in a iMac that originaly had 1333MHz memory (mixed them, actually). I've also put the faster RAM from a 2012 MBP into a 2011 MBP but can't remember if it 'clocked up' or not. No guarantees though...
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Jul 16, 2013 20:43
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^^^ the recommended RAM for the Mini is 1600 MHz. Also, iMacs aren't Minis. If you screw up the Mac Mini by not using Apple's RAM spec, be sure not to mention it to the Fruity Geniuses. Just have it switched out within a few days. "The.. the goons told me it would work!!" Here are the RAM specs for the latest Mac Mini. Here are Apple's procedures for replacing RAM on all Mac Mini models. If it *does* work, do give us the trip report. Binary Badger fucked around with this message at 22:34 on Jul 16, 2013 |
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Jul 16, 2013 22:14
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I did the same thing without issue. it changed the speed to match the lower RAM and worked fine. All up it was 2 different manufacturers of RAM with 3 different specs.
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Jul 17, 2013 06:38
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Fuuuuuuck. A drink spilled on my wife's Macbook Pro while it was on and it turned off. Pretty sure it's hosed but I don't want to try powering it on. Anyone have experience with http://www.themacgeniuses.com/technology/macbook-pro-water-damage/? I sure as poo poo don't have the $800 for repair quoted by Apple.
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Jul 17, 2013 07:21
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Carl Seitan posted:Fuuuuuuck. A drink spilled on my wife's Macbook Pro while it was on and it turned off. Pretty sure it's hosed but I don't want to try powering it on. It sounds like it's cheap - unless it needs parts, then it's not.
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Jul 17, 2013 13:06
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I didn't see that it was going to be a NEW Mini - 10600 is probably going to be old for a new one.
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Jul 17, 2013 13:15
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Carl Seitan posted:Fuuuuuuck. A drink spilled on my wife's Macbook Pro while it was on and it turned off. Pretty sure it's hosed but I don't want to try powering it on. Is it unibody? Having taken apart many of MacBooks (pro or otherwise) I've seen that it's very hard to get water past the keyboard (unless you get it in the vents and suck it into the motherboard) for a general spill. As a result the keyboard stops working which also has the effect of making the power button stop working. If it's possible to remove the backplate the power can be manually tripped by completing one of the circuits (you'll have to look up which) with a screw driver. If it powers up you're probably just fine and need a $30 keyboard replacement. Unfortunately replacing the keyboard on a MBP is probably one of the worst and hardest things to do even though the part itself is rather cheap. After you finally dig your way down to it by essentially removing almost everything out of the machine the keyboard is held in place by 40-50 little micro screws - just as a final "gently caress you" for getting that far. If you're able to set aside an hour and a half and you're not easily disturbed by disassembling an already non working machine you will be able to pull it off.
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Jul 17, 2013 13:31
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Here's an odd question. I have two Macbook Pros. One is a work issued 5,4 and the other is my personal 8,2. I'd like to use my personal laptop as a secondary monitor. Is this possible, and, if so, what do I need?
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Jul 17, 2013 16:04
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angor posted:Here's an odd question. I have two Macbook Pros. One is a work issued 5,4 and the other is my personal 8,2. I'd like to use my personal laptop as a secondary monitor. Is this possible, and, if so, what do I need? You can't use the DisplayPort for input on the MacBook Pros. But, ScreenRecycler does it over software http://www.screenrecycler.com/ScreenRecycler.html
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Jul 17, 2013 16:34
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Bob Morales posted:You can't use the DisplayPort for input on the MacBook Pros. But, ScreenRecycler does it over software The Air Display people offer something similar as well.
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Jul 17, 2013 17:06
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I used Air Display to use an old iPod touch 2G as a dedicated SSH session viewer. My VPN was horribly unstable and I had to monitor it very carefully. It worked wonders. I recommend that.
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Jul 17, 2013 17:27
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I didn't see an accessories thread anywhere, so apologies if this is the wrong place for this — I'm having trouble tracking down a nice sleeve for my 13" Air. I don't want to put a hardshell case on it as I did my old Pro, which just got dust in it over the years and ended up scratching the body anyway, but I want to put it in some kind of hardy sleeve to carry around in my bag or whatever. I really don't want a neoprene case, and I'm having a hard time finding 13" sleeves that look quality. Any recommendations?
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