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Yes, it's in the return period until November 3rd. Can I return it in a shop even if I had it shipped, and can I expect to load out a Retina iMac at said shop? Fake edit: The best part was where I had to call my bank to get my debit limit increased temporarily to let the purchase go through. On a Sunday night. kode54 fucked around with this message at 08:22 on Oct 27, 2014 |
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kode54 posted:Yes, it's in the return period until November 3rd. Can I return it in a shop even if I had it shipped, and can I expect to load out a Retina iMac at said shop? Yes, if you bought it from Apple, an Apple store can do the return. Shops only sell pre-configured models, so if by "load out" you mean spec one out, then no. If by "load out" you mean carry out of the store and into your car, then yes, as long as your store has stock.
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Oct 27, 2014 08:30
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What I meant was, I hope the store at least has some good configurations stocked, and not just the base model.
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Oct 27, 2014 08:50
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kode54 posted:What I meant was, I hope the store at least has some good configurations stocked, and not just the base model. I would hope so too, but it seems to depend on the store. It's been said here a while ago that stores supposedly all carry a maxed out version of some or all Mac types, but my store has never heard of that. Also, it's not like the iMac is better than the 6-core Mac Pro in everything. It'll depend on your applications. fleshweasel posted:I don't know why he was being all sassy about it. I would think because the question looked like a joke. An expensive machine has some issues and a mysterious light comes on, how could that not be a reason to have it checked out? BTW googling for "Mac Pro orange light" brings up all kinds of MacBook Pro charger issue related posts from dumbasses who refer to their MBP as a "Mac Pro"  .
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Oct 27, 2014 09:45
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My parents' computer (an aging Compaq) went up poo poo creek at the weekend and they've asked me to help find a replacement for them to buy. Would I be generally right in assuming that the energy savings of the £399 mini would offset the upfront cost?
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Oct 27, 2014 10:27
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Still puzzling over the left fan in my ol' C2D Macbook Pro '07. The thing is that despite the fan sensors showing it's doing precisely 0 RPM at the moment, I can still hear faint humming on both sides. The right fan is working but it sounds like the left one is too. Also temperatures are holding far better than I'd expect them to if the left one had completely gone. I found an old picture I took of the innards when I first got this thing and the specific bit in the picture is the one that's now completely off the logic board, plug and all.  That is the fan power wire, right? And not like, some sensor that shows the RPM or something.
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Oct 27, 2014 10:32
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Stare-Out posted:Still puzzling over the left fan in my ol' C2D Macbook Pro '07. The thing is that despite the fan sensors showing it's doing precisely 0 RPM at the moment, I can still hear faint humming on both sides. The right fan is working but it sounds like the left one is too. Also temperatures are holding far better than I'd expect them to if the left one had completely gone. Yes that connector contains both the power and rpm sensor wires. If the connector has come off the board it may be possible for someone skilled at soldering smd components to fix it. I've had that kind of thing repaired at local electronic repair places before.
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Oct 27, 2014 10:43
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Granite Octopus posted:Yes that connector contains both the power and rpm sensor wires. If the connector has come off the board it may be possible for someone skilled at soldering smd components to fix it. I've had that kind of thing repaired at local electronic repair places before.
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Oct 27, 2014 10:52
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kode54 posted:I hope not, but I'm taking it in just the same. You say you're taking it in then say I'm still joking when I say to take it in? No wonder an expensive computer not working right confuses you so much.
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Oct 27, 2014 15:11
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kode54 posted:What I meant was, I hope the store at least has some good configurations stocked, and not just the base model. Typically, the store will have three configs. Absolute base, small bump, and maxed out. Since the site only displays one model, they may only have base and maxed.
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Oct 27, 2014 20:57
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How big of a deal is it to get to the keyboard on a 2010 13" MBP? I spilled used motorcycle fork oil in my laptop, it smells like death now. 
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Oct 27, 2014 23:12
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It's unibody, so it's not exactly a discrete part you can take out. You would pretty much need to pop the keys off individually and try to get it out. Any further work would require pretty much complete disassembly of the bottom case.
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Oct 27, 2014 23:20
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Welp, buying a new laptop and retiring this to headless linux usage. It smells loving bad.
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For those people complaining about Retina iMacs being choppy in Mission Control, this is most likely the same Yosemite Bug that everyone is reporting. If I leave my 15" Retina Macbook Pro running for several days, mission control will get terribly slow. After a reboot, it's back to being fast. http://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/2kgkof/ echobucket fucked around with this message at 23:51 on Oct 27, 2014 |
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Oct 27, 2014 23:48
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Dr. Tim Whatley posted:You say you're taking it in then say I'm still joking when I say to take it in? No wonder an expensive computer not working right confuses you so much. Sorry. I'm used to spending loads on a PC in parts and having random issues that I mostly ignore. The last issue I had with such a setup was installing a new Noctua cooler and losing two of my memory slots, so I RMA'd it and got a replacement.
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It's time to return the trash can and upgrade to an all-flash storage retina iMac, friend.
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kode54 posted:Sorry. I'm used to spending loads on a PC in parts and having random issues that I mostly ignore. The last issue I had with such a setup was installing a new Noctua cooler and losing two of my memory slots, so I RMA'd it and got a replacement. If you don't mind me asking, what exactly do you need the two extra cores for? I'm not trying to be lovely, I just didn't notice anything that would be made noticeably better with a hex-core machine in the stuff you listed earlier. If I were you, I'd have the Fruit Stand look it over and give you a health report (just for curiosity's sake) and then exchange it for a top-tier retina iMac anyway.
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Electric Bugaloo posted:If you don't mind me asking, what exactly do you need the two extra cores for? I'm not trying to be lovely, I just didn't notice anything that would be made noticeably better with a hex-core machine in the stuff you listed earlier. Also, I do tend to shut it down overnight so that might also explain why I haven't noticed any choppiness in Mission Control/general animations.
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Electric Bugaloo posted:If you don't mind me asking, what exactly do you need the two extra cores for? I'm not trying to be lovely, I just didn't notice anything that would be made noticeably better with a hex-core machine in the stuff you listed earlier. Electric Bugaloo posted:If I were you, I'd have the Fruit Stand look it over and give you a health report (just for curiosity's sake) and then exchange it for a top-tier retina iMac anyway.
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The Mac Pro is a great choice for a tiny subset of working creatives. But generally if you're not working with Red 5k/6k footage, the Retina iMac is going to be the best bang for your buck. And even if you do work in those formats, the maxed out Retina iMac may still be worth it over the same price Mac Pro because of the display. In my eyes the only thing the Pro has going for it right now is the ability to throw 2x6gb GPU's and a 12-core CPU in it. That configuration will set you back $8k.
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Yeah unless you're processing more video to 1080p than there are hours in the day all day every day you really don't need a pro.
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I’ve been playing with my mid-2013 Macbook Air (according to the Battery Health app, it’s 7.5 months old) that I received from Amazon Warehouse on the 25th. It’s a 4gb/256gb model that I paid $837.50 for. I am incredibly impressed, coming from an old Acer and feel like I got a fantastic deal since it only has 5 cycles on the battery. Everything works without a hitch and I’ve actually found Mavericks easy to get acclimated to, apart from an unfamiliar file system. Plus everything’s so fast. I figure the 4gb of ram will be okay since I don’t plan to do anything more intensive than Microsoft Word and maybe a few older games. Does anybody have any experience running Europa Universalis IV on the Air? Also, would you guys recommend updating to Yosemite right away or should I wait?
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Go to Yosemite.
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Dr. Wang posted:Also, would you guys recommend updating to Yosemite right away or should I wait? Do the upgrade
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I'll get on top of that immediately.
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Does anyone have any experience with/heard of anyone dual booting 8.1 and OS X on the same external SSD drive connected to the Mac through thunderbolt? I've heard there are issues with Boot Camp on externals but 8.1 and Thunderbolt fix that, but I can't nail down any solid guides or walkthroughs. Any help is much appreciated.
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echobucket posted:For those people complaining about Retina iMacs being choppy in Mission Control, this is most likely the same Yosemite Bug that everyone is reporting. If I leave my 15" Retina Macbook Pro running for several days, mission control will get terribly slow. I will try this out when I get a chance. I don't think I've actually restarted my retina iMac since I got it. I'm also running a 1080p monitor as a second desktop with it so if it's still choppy it's probably that.
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Well, I just had a very lovely evening (morning?) because I didn't realize that Yosemite doesn't work with some Native Instruments hardware/software, so I had to install some updates to get it to work. However, now I can only use my Traktor Audio2 external soundcard with the Traktor software...I used to be able to do a radio show through iTunes, which is more user-friendly in a couple of ways. Does anyone have advice on getting my Mac to just recognize an audio-out device?Star War Sex Parrot posted:Go to Yosemite.
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Halloween Jack posted:Why? The only changes I can see are negative. Anecdotes are fun. edit: You should probably consult the Knowledge Base for your obscure DJ hardware before doing a major OS upgrade. Stuff like that is almost always guaranteed to be broken at launch. Star War Sex Parrot fucked around with this message at 07:15 on Oct 28, 2014 |
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Never deploy upgrades on any kind of production machine if you're in the middle of any projects, and especially not before you've tested them in another system or VM or something.
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poo poo I didn't even upgrade on my home machine until I made sure my Usenet stuff wasn't gonna get sniped like it did the previous three upgrades. Gotta have my stories.
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Ars does a mini-review of the Retina iMac as a gaming machine, with lots of screenshots: http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/10/the-retina-imac-and-its-5k-display-as-a-gaming-machine/ quote:Preliminary judgment: it games!
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My iMac 5k is on order. As long as I can play my blizzard games and Civ (and beyond earth when it is out for mac) on 1080p or higher...I am golden. I went with the 512ssd and the 295x upgrade. Good to know its able to do more games if needed.
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My boss's car got broken into, and they took his laptop and his backup drive (I've been giving him poo poo for the way he backs up for a while now). He's going to get another laptop, but I remembered the Find My Mac feature. I just tried it now with his account and my account. My laptop at home is on and on the network, but it couldn't get a location on my own computer. His computer was offline, so I imagine it's still not turned on, or on a network. However, I remember there being some kind of honeypot Safari mode. Does anyone have any links to documentation on this? I thought it would even try to take pictures with the webcam if that mode was used, and it was a way to trick people into putting it online.
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I returned the Mac Pro and now I just have to wait for the money to hit my bank account before I can order my mostly maxed Retina iMac. Should I bother with the CPU upgrade or just memory GPU and storage?
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kode54 posted:I returned the Mac Pro and now I just have to wait for the money to hit my bank account before I can order my mostly maxed Retina iMac. I would definitely do both the CPU and GPU. Unlike notebook Intel CPUs, desktop i7s are the only ones with hyperthreading enabled and not the i5s. For your needs I'd grab the i7. Also, if you're willing to put up with a tiny amount of extra hassle, I'd buy third party RAM and save $200-$400 over buying it straight from Apple. I'm sure you probably already know this, but there's a little door on the back of the 27" iMac for RAM swaps that the 21" version doesn't have, making it a 2 minute job.
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Electric Bugaloo posted:Also, if you're willing to put up with a tiny amount of extra hassle, I'd buy third party RAM and save $200-$400 over buying it straight from Apple. I'm sure you probably already know this, but there's a little door on the back of the 27" iMac for RAM swaps that the 21" version doesn't have, making it a 2 minute job. I agree with you in theory, BUT you also have to not be a lazy rear end (like me) and actually order the loving ram. This exact logic is what got me to order 4MB with my MBP back in 2009, and once I got it set up it ran pretty well with 4MB so I put off upgrading so I could do other things with the money that the upgrade would cost. . . . fast forward to now and I finally got around to ordering 8MB yesterday. But for an extra couple hundred bucks five years ago I could have enjoyed 8MB of ram for the full life cycle of my machine, rather than just at the tail end as an upgrade to keep it kicking for one more update cycle. I know I'm an idiot, but I doubt I'm the first person to fall prey to this particular type of false economy either.
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Cyrano4747 posted:I agree with you in theory, BUT you also have to not be a lazy rear end (like me) and actually order the loving ram. This exact logic is what got me to order 4MB with my MBP back in 2009, and once I got it set up it ran pretty well with 4MB so I put off upgrading so I could do other things with the money that the upgrade would cost. This might blow your mind, but you can order both at the same time.
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Dr. Tim Whatley posted:This might blow your mind, but you can order both at the same time. He doesn't even know if it's gigabytes or megabytes of RAM he's ordering. 
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