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Looking into a 15" MBP with the 1680 Screen (Haven't decided whether to get glossy or anti-glare), 750GB HD, and the 6750. Would you suggest just getting the default 4GB and upgrade to 8GB through Newegg (+180 on Apple's Site)? My biggest concern is, of course, AppleCare. How would that be handled? Also (COMPLETELY out in left field), is there anyone that has a slot-load BluRay drive? Fastmac seems to only support the original MBP 17" Non-Unibody, but that's 600 bucks anyway.
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Aug 21, 2011 06:01
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Mu Zeta posted:You should also consider upgrading the hard drive with an SSD. It only adds 5 minutes of work while you're adding the RAM. If you have an extra $220 or so you can get a 128gig SSD and you'll never look back at hard drives again. Put the 750gig onto an external case. The problem I have with that, is not being able to take my Music Library with me. My MBP would become my Primary machine with the desktop being the spare, so I would need at least enough space for Lion, Windows, and my Library. Although, I suppose I could look at getting an OptiBay?
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Aug 21, 2011 06:16
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Bob Morales posted:How much music is it? You can get a 32GB SD card for $39.99 on sale. ~80 Gigs. I dunno, I would just feel claustrophobic only 80 or 120GB with an SSD. 
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Aug 21, 2011 16:12
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jfreder posted:You might discover that you dont need 80GB of music on you at all times. I guess I need to re-think my position on having my iTunes Library on my at all times then. I mainly wanted it because of visiting friends and (heaven forbid) something dumb happened with my iPhone, I wouldn't be 3 hours away with no GPS / Music on the way home.
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Aug 21, 2011 16:15
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pipebomb posted:I bought a used 160gb iPod and keep it in my bag...just for giggles and paranoid moments. That might not be a bad idea either. 
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Aug 21, 2011 16:48
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movax posted:I'm currently waiting on a new HDD to come in for my Optibay, so I'm using the MBP solely with a SSD now, and it isn't claustrophobic at all. Still 40GB free, and that's with my complete iTunes library for my 8GB iPod as well. I thought it was dependent on the drive location.
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Aug 21, 2011 17:02
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movax posted:It'll be rough having Windows bootcamp'd on the SSD, I'm moving mine to the HDD in the Optibay. You can still boot off that partition even if its in a drive in the Optibay. More cost effective than buying a 240GB drive. How will SATA3 speeds be affected if I put an SSD in the OptiBay and leave the HD in the HD Bay to use the sudden motion sensor? (On a new 15" of course.)
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Aug 21, 2011 21:01
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beefnoodle posted:From everything I've read, you'll have a lot of trouble waking it from sleep to the OS if it's in the OptiBay. Well, drat it. Does anyone know if the SMS works in the Optibay?
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Aug 21, 2011 21:21
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pipebomb posted:FFS. I can't catch a break lately. Everything new is loving with me. I'm willing to bet it's because you don't have the (mostly) useless System Reserved / EFI partition on the new SSD?
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Aug 22, 2011 06:55
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Okay, guys. It's time for me to get a MacBook Pro! I'm getting the higher end 15, but I have a few questions. Is the 2.3 i7 worth the extra money over the 2.2? Also, would you recommend the Anti-Glare or Glossy for the high-res screen?
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Sep 7, 2011 01:02
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Neurophonic posted:Okay guys, so I took my MBP into the Fruit Stand for this and a yellowing screen issue. Apart from them accidentally putting the standard resolution screen in as a replacement for my slightly yellowing high resolution one, they replaced the wifi card in the machine. The MAC address has changed so I'm sure they did actually do this. Only thing I can think they would do at this point would be a Logic Board replacement. Barring that, I can't say I've seen that before, either.
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Feb 19, 2012 11:10
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One thing I just thought of....Did you re-import your old data after the reinstall? (Meaning did you use the migration wizard?)
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Feb 19, 2012 11:12
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Hey all, I've been debating on selling my base retina as I have a number of bills that I would like to pay off. I got this as a replacement for my Early 2011 15", and I moved the remaining Applecare over to it (~2 years left). Does asking for $1800 USD sound unreasonable for the machine?
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Nov 9, 2012 07:44
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I'm selling my 15" MBP Retina in SA-Mart. Still has 18 months of AppleCare. Stupid life changes.
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Feb 10, 2013 01:14
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bows1 posted:After 2 years of dealing with a terrible issue with my NVidia card in my 2010 Mid-Year 15" MBP, and Apple refusing to say there was an issue, they finally put out a statement that everyone can get a repair. Do you have the specific article or KB number handy for that?
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Aug 6, 2013 19:24
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Has anyone run into issues with the internal display when unplugging from a Thunderbolt dock? Whenever I unplug my M3 Pro MBP, my internal display's resolution scaling stops working, and when I go into Displays to fix it, the resolution scaling slider is just gone. This is on Sonoma 14.4 and 14.4.1 with my CalDigit TS3Plus and two monitors.
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