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Nah, multi-path is a thing, but 802.11g was built to deal with multi-path, and 802.11n and 802.11ac actually rely on multi-path to improve throughput. Plus you can orient them in different XYZ planes to maximize your coverage, without blasting the gain (which changes your RF cloud and shadows, causing other potential issues). Although the larger antennas (higher gain) are going to flatten your RF horizontally in relation to their Z axis, so you definitely want to adjust the orientation to not be what they have pictured to ensure adequate coverage. Proteus Jones fucked around with this message at 00:49 on Mar 7, 2015 |
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Binary Badger posted:Well, this is the only thing I see when I visit that page: Nah, that looks like some marketing rear end in a top hat got a stock picture of a generic low performance QFP chip package and photoshopped it to look cool and glossy. Today's DDR3 memory chips are BGAs, which look quite different from that. BGAs don't have legs that stick out, so it's impossible to make a clip that accesses internal contacts. Adding memory to an Air/rMBP requires PCB rework of some kind, either soldering chips to empty sites (if leaving some chips off is how Apple varies memory capacity) or removing and replacing the original chips (if Apple varies chip density). Based on teardown pics available on the web I'm inclined to think it's the latter. Which is a long winded way of saying that if these guys promised clip on upgrades they're probably scammers. That poo poo was possible back in the days of DIP package RAM chips (If you didn't mind ugly hacks with bent out pins soldered to flying jumper wires since you can't connect all the pins together) but today? No. No no no no no.
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I am ready to make the plunge and put an SSD in my Macbook Pro, but how do I go about transferring my OS to the new hard drive? I've never done this before and my Mac didn't come with a OSX disc. I'm not sure I kept my Yosemite install files, but just in case, where are those located on the hard drive?
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Mar 7, 2015 18:53
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I said come in! posted:I am ready to make the plunge and put an SSD in my Macbook Pro, but how do I go about transferring my OS to the new hard drive? I've never done this before and my Mac didn't come with a OSX disc. I'm not sure I kept my Yosemite install files, but just in case, where are those located on the hard drive? Spend $8 on a 2.5" SATA USB drive enclosure (example). Use the free version of Carbon Copy Cloner to clone your current HD to the new SSD, then when you install your new SSD in your MacBook, you can use your old HD as a Time Machine backup.
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Mar 7, 2015 19:06
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I said come in! posted:I am ready to make the plunge and put an SSD in my Macbook Pro, but how do I go about transferring my OS to the new hard drive? I've never done this before and my Mac didn't come with a OSX disc. I'm not sure I kept my Yosemite install files, but just in case, where are those located on the hard drive? Very likely your Mac can network boot so you can get in without a drive at all. But you should be able to create a Yosemite USB installer just by Googling how to do it. As for your old files, you'll need to connect it to your computer somehow, copy things over, basically clone your drive onto the new one. There are easy ways to do that, but the EASIEST way if you already keep a Time Machine backup, is to grab the install media and do a Time Machine recovery.
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Mar 7, 2015 19:08
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Binary Badger posted:In some more Mac hardware non-news: What exactly is the point of this, other than maybe reducing the number of cycles on your battery - and some other edge cases? The 'freedom from the outlet' is sort of negated by the size of it, which for me at least, would mean it's something you'd only use on a desk/table anyway - and surely at that point you can just plug in to a wall socket 99% of the time?
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Mar 7, 2015 19:10
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Bob Morales posted:Spend $8 on a 2.5" SATA USB drive enclosure (example). Use the free version of Carbon Copy Cloner to clone your current HD to the new SSD, then when you install your new SSD in your MacBook, you can use your old HD as a Time Machine backup. Perfect! I already have one of these. Thanks guys.  Can I also just take out the DVD drive and put my current HDD in that spot?
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Mar 7, 2015 19:13
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I said come in! posted:Perfect! I already have one of these. Thanks guys. no you need an adapter http://www.amazon.ca/BrainyDeal-Drive-Caddy-Macbook-Replacement/dp/B004FM1I2I
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Mar 7, 2015 19:14
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I said come in! posted:Perfect! I already have one of these. Thanks guys. Yup, just buy a 'data doubler' or eBay knock-off
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Malf posted:What exactly is the point of this, other than maybe reducing the number of cycles on your battery - and some other edge cases? I travel a lot for work and I have a hyperjuice 2 battery that I keep in my book bag all of the time. It comes in handy when you're on a plane and the outlet at your seat doesn't work, or in a car or bus and need some juice for your laptop. I just reach down and pull out the correct cable for power. I typically make sure all my devices are fully charged before I head out but sometimes I overlook something. It's nice to have another option when you can't locate or stop for an outlet. It's also nice to not be that guy who shows up to a client meeting with no juice in a device that you have to make a presentation with and spend time looking for an outlet within range. It's not something that your typical/average user would need.
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Mar 7, 2015 20:25
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Malf posted:What exactly is the point of this, other than maybe reducing the number of cycles on your battery - and some other ? I can see it being very useful for data wranglers on exterior film shoots.
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Mar 7, 2015 20:51
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The part where is only powers the laptop and doesn't charge your battery is interesting, how is that supposed to work? The site doesn't have much info.
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Mar 7, 2015 23:28
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It's like your laptop is plugged in, but not charging the battery. It only provides enough power to stay even (or slow the discharge of the main battery). If your battery is dead, it won't bring it back.
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You could rework in a larger sized DDR3 IC on a MBP mobo, but I imagine you'd have to do some BIOS-level work as well -- desktop BIOSes have the Intel MRC (memory reference code) plus routines that enumerate the number of DIMMs in a system, perform equalization and link training, etc. Apple knows the finite set of configurations they ship with -- wouldn't be surprised if they read from PROM during PEI/DXE code and make DRAM decisions based on that. The other parameters of course like width, speed, SPD timings etc I'd imagine are pretty opaque as well.
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Mar 8, 2015 03:47
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Bob Morales posted:Spend $8 on a 2.5" SATA USB drive enclosure (example). Use the free version of Carbon Copy Cloner to clone your current HD to the new SSD, then when you install your new SSD in your MacBook, you can use your old HD as a Time Machine backup. Just asking, but couldn't someone make a Time Machine backup, make a Yosemite install drive, boot to that, install Yosemite on the SSD, then restore the drive back to the SSD?
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noirstronaut posted:Just asking, but couldn't someone make a Time Machine backup, make a Yosemite install drive, boot to that, install Yosemite on the SSD, then restore the drive back to the SSD? that's exactly what i suggested except you don't need to clean install first, you can do a direct restore from time machine. it's the best way to do things IMO, unless you exclude things from TM that you do want to transfer over, at which point you'll need an adapter anyway so may as well do the clone. you can do it many ways. cloning the drive works, restoring from TM works, even mounting the old drive and copying over just the stuff you want works, if you know where the stuff is.
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Is Time Machine smart enough to ask you want you want back? I've had this OS instal since 2010, and I'm getting the impression that it should be time for a refresh. I'm also considering chucking a SSD in my early 2010 13" to get another year or two out of it. It's a scratched, dented, beat up tank. And I love it. Are they picky about SSDs? I was considering this one: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Produc...ource=afc-%25zn Ziploc fucked around with this message at 18:05 on Mar 9, 2015 |
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Mar 9, 2015 18:02
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Ziploc posted:Is Time Machine smart enough to ask you want you want back? I've had this OS instal since 2010, and I'm getting the impression that it should be time for a refresh. That's the SSD I just bought for my 2012 MacBook Pro 13", from Newegg as well. So I guess i'll let you know later this week.  It's suppose to be one of if not the best SSD you can buy right now.
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Mar 9, 2015 18:06
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Just went through all of this a few weeks ago in this thread and one of the drives I got pointed to was the Intel 530 series. Put it in and couldn't be happier about it. So fast. So consider me a vote for the Intel 530 ssd.
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Mar 9, 2015 18:06
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GOLD MACBOOK AIR. Is there a thread for this awful event?
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Mar 9, 2015 18:34
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AlternateAccount posted:GOLD MACBOOK AIR. Is there a thread for this awful event?  Seriously? So tacky. SPACE GREY edit: 2304x1440 what the flying gently caress
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Mar 9, 2015 18:37
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Actually yeah, now that I am getting a bit of info on the features, it seems... pretty nice. Still wondering about ports, though...
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Mar 9, 2015 18:39
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I feel stupid now. I got my parents an 11" Macbook Air a week ago. They can just take it to an Apple store and get it replaced with the new one, right? Or how does it work?
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Mar 9, 2015 18:39
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You'll love our new bluetooth gigabit ethernet adapter!
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Mar 9, 2015 18:40
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Mar 9, 2015 18:40
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Pretty sure the standard Apple Store return policy is 2 weeks?
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I said come in! posted:That's the SSD I just bought for my 2012 MacBook Pro 13", from Newegg as well. So I guess i'll let you know later this week. From what I've read, mine SATA2 machine won't benefit AS much. But hopefully if I buy a decent SSD now I can re purpose it later. I'll decide tonight I suppose.
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Mar 9, 2015 18:41
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John Gruber is going to wet himself over Force Click.
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Mar 9, 2015 18:41
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So MBA and MBP lines have merged. Think this one laptop will have a high-end and low-end version?
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Mar 9, 2015 18:42
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"only" 9 hours of battery life.
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Mar 9, 2015 18:43
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Hahaha not a fuckin' port on the thing. It's the iMac all over again?
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Mar 9, 2015 18:44
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AlternateAccount posted:Hahaha not a fuckin' port on the thing. It's the iMac all over again? Get ready to buy all new adapters guys! And bluetooth headphones, bluetooth external hard drives... It's a laptop with all the advantages of an iPad!
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Mar 9, 2015 18:45
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Wait you charge it through the USB port?
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Mar 9, 2015 18:49
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So far to me this sounds like an iPad air with a keyboard attachment, only less capable.
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Mar 9, 2015 18:54
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Vaporware posted:Wait you charge it through the USB port? Seems so. It's pretty groovy, I'd like one, but I'll wait for the 2nd gen so you can actually get 16GB of RAM.
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Mar 9, 2015 18:54
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That's the macbook I was waiting for to replace my 2006 black macbook. When do they open the preorder gates?!
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Mar 9, 2015 18:55
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Is it me or is the MacBook Air now more powerful and has more ports than the MacBook? Isn't that backwards??
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Housh posted:That's the macbook I was waiting for to replace my 2006 black macbook. When do they open the preorder gates?! shipping today  MBA's also got broadwell and thunderbolt 2
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Housh posted:That's the macbook I was waiting for to replace my 2006 black macbook. When do they open the preorder gates?! Once Tim Cook shuts up, then the online store goes back up with the new Macs. Rabble posted:Is it me or is the MacBook Air now more powerful and has more ports than the MacBook? Isn't that backwards?? I don't know about the Intel processor. The GPU is a step up from what some of the Macbook Pros use though.
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Between the MacPad and the watch, Apple has jumped the shark.
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