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Chainclaw posted:. You're probably hard drive limited as well, they've been bottlenecks forever.
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Keyser S0ze posted:How durable is the MBA compared to the MBP? The air can probably handle being banged around more due to like no moving parts in it, other than fans. It's pretty loving durable, but aluminum will dent if you smack it against something.
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Feb 14, 2012 23:32
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DEUCE SLUICE posted:I wish they'd use the SSD sticks from the Air in their entire lineup of Macs and have no idea why they haven't yet. They're still very expensive, but I would like to see it happen in that potential new macbook pro air mashup.
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Feb 20, 2012 02:16
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pyrotek posted:I got a used, like-new Macbook Air from Amazon Warehouse Deals a couple weeks ago because it ended up being about $90 cheaper than the Apple Store after taxes, etc. It ended up having a sticker on the computer itself saying it was a refurb, which I'm guessing means it wasn't refurbed by Apple. On top of that, there are only six months left on the warranty when I plug the serial number into the link in the OP, so I guess that is another sign it wasn't refurbed by Apple. I'm at 99% after 57 cycles on my 2011 MBA-- If it was an apple refurb it would have a new battery in it.
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Feb 24, 2012 22:31
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gce posted:Any reason to not pull the trigger on a 13" refurb MBA right now? From what I've heard, MBAs are getting refreshed until at least mid-summer and refurbs will take at least another month after that. I think refurbs usually take near 60-90 days to show up in the refurb store- so you're looking at potentially April-June for them to come out, and then potentially September to purchase a refurb.
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Mar 6, 2012 16:42
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It probably wouldn't have any problems being backwards compatible, and it would raise the ability to use external graphics + other devices with no drawbacks. Sounds like a good improvement. They really need to release some external graphics card adapters more quickly...
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Mar 9, 2012 21:37
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Star War Sex Butt posted:The iMac will not get a retina-class display any time soon. Its counterpart Thunderbolt display is too new, and hi dpi panels of that size would be prohibitively expensive. Agreed, but the laptops might get hidpi screens. I can't wait to see what the new class of batteries and screens will do to the line. Just hoping its this year and not next.
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Mar 11, 2012 18:26
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Bob Morales posted:Not sure about that - the hi-res laptop screens (1440x900 @ 13", 1680x1050 @ 15", and 1920x1080 @ 17") are already 130dpi-ish. The desktop displays would be the ones in line for an upgrade. quote:Although IMO the hi-res screens should be the default resolutions. 1280x800 @ 13"? Get the gently caress out. Absolutely agree, they should definitely not keep such low res displays on any of their computers.
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Mar 11, 2012 18:39
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ppp posted:1440p isn't 1440x900. Also sony sells a 13" 1080p laptop. I meant the 27 inch display when he said the desktops would be upgraded before the mobile line. I know sony has a 1080p 13 inch, and that would be ideal for the new air (for me). I'd like to see 1080p or better across the entire line of laptops.
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Mar 11, 2012 18:51
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Bob Morales posted:Gonna shoot someone if I see that $400 Apple RAM thing on Reddit or Facebook again today. You don't need to tell us, and the people who are the type to point out those sorts of things don't care. They will conveniently ignore/downvote it.
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Mar 11, 2012 22:25
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Fat Whale posted:What mouse do you guys use on your desktop Mac? Trackpad for browsing Razer Naga for gaming Wacom Tablet for photo editing
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Mar 11, 2012 23:20
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Bob Morales posted:His math is wonky. Look at an iPhone 4/4S and then look at your Mac's display and tell me the Mac isn't pixely as gently caress. It's times like this that I'm fairly happy that I have lovely vision, even while corrected. I can't see pixels on my 23 inch 1080p monitor until I'm like 7 inches away. Large televisions piss me off, I can see those fairly well.
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Mar 12, 2012 19:06
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I ran into an interesting little problem and my usual (windows) diagnosis hasn't gotten me a solution. I just got a 2560x1440 monitor and displayport --> dual link dvi adapter (monoprice, requires USB for power). When I plug in the adapter, my wifi doesn't work any more. It still says I'm connected to the network, but there is no longer an internet connection. As soon as I unplug the USB, the internet starts to work again. I've got a 2011 Macbook air and it happens in both of the USB ports. e: Problem solved: Changed channels my router was broadcasting on. Guess the displayport adapter was putting out too much interference or something. Shmoogy fucked around with this message at 02:54 on Mar 14, 2012 |
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Mar 14, 2012 02:22
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Rumors are claiming that production on slimmer 13 and 15 inch MBPs has begun and they'll be out soonish? Intel already got Apple the new ivy bridge things for production. Shmoogy fucked around with this message at 14:57 on Mar 16, 2012 |
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Mar 16, 2012 14:52
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That's what they're most likely doing: 11, 13, 15, 17 inch Macbooks something like dual core on the 11/13, dual/quad 13/15/17, discrete graphics 15/17 Maybe spinning + SSD on (hopefully 13)/15/17
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Mar 16, 2012 17:08
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illcendiary posted:Purely anecdotal, but that exact adapter worked fine with my 2011 Air. No problems with that cable on my 2011 air either
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Mar 19, 2012 02:18
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Sistergodiva posted:Radeon 6650M. I don't know how to check FPS in Diablo 3, but it's not super smooth. I have the eye candy way down and I say probably 30-40 FPS-- okay enough to play, but with action on the screen there is a little slowdown. In world of warcraft, it'd run at an almost constant 60 FPS though, so it's possible/likely that it's just not super optimized because it's a beta.
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Mar 19, 2012 14:54
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Sistergodiva posted:That's a MBP right? Guess I'll hope for a nice refresh soon. Shouldn't apple be losing sales if they don't even try to make their laptops gaming compitable? 13 inch i5 4gb 2011 macbook air. I'm just hoping that thunderbolt graphics adapters come out soonish because my air doesn't like gaming at 2560x1440 even with all the eye candy turned down.
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Mar 19, 2012 16:01
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CortezFantastic posted:May I ask where you heard this? Everything I've seen looks like July-ish. http://www.macrumors.com/2012/03/16/slimmer-13-inch-and-15-inch-macbook-pros-reportedly-in-production/ All the usual rumor sites picked it up. Apple got early dibs on the sandy bridge laptop boards last year as well (they have a pretty decent business relationship especially as Apple is helping to push Thunderbolt). It could happen as early as April.
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Mar 19, 2012 18:00
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Binary Badger posted:Unless it's the only thing you can afford, I'd say hold out for a 2010 model. That 2008 model only has one USB port and one terribly nonstandard monitor port and uses a PATA SSD, which today is only made by a handful of off-brand manufacturers. They also have heat problems, the pata SSD is way slower than the SATA ssds in newer models, and they throttle the actual speed of the processor pretty heavily because of the heat. I would almost rather get a netbook than one.
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Mar 21, 2012 15:27
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Bob Morales posted:Sell on eBay, buy on refurb store. Be careful about selling on eBay-- after ebay + paypal fees + shipping + insurance you're looking at something like 13-15% of the price going away- unless you're a power seller and have lower eBay fees. Always try selling on forums/craigslist first unless you're scared of being ripped off (which still happens on eBay).
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Mar 21, 2012 16:08
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whaam posted:Getting a mac to replace an HP envy 14 as my primary work computer. I travel a fair bit would the current Airs be an acceptable purchase to hook up to my 28" monitor or should I get the macbook pro instead? Work use entails a lot of SSH, web browsers, remote desktop, occasional light photoshop. Also my monitor is HDMI, no DVI. My 2011 13 air can power a 27 inch 2560x1440 with no problems (I had to pay $60 for an active converter minidp-> dual link dvi though). It can also run the screen on the laptop at the same time. The MBP can do 2 displays out though.
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Mar 21, 2012 19:29
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Mercurius posted:I've also seen rumours of a 2880x1800 screen bandied about but I'd probably say that's wishful thinking at this point. The HiDPI stuff still hasn't been completely finalised in Lion and Mountain Lion won't be out for a few more months yet so if they are going to try putting a retina screen into the MBP's, I'd expect them to hold off releasing then until ML is out. I don't know if I see this happening -- we have rumors that production has started and yet nothing regarding a leak on the screens. If there is some crazy display on them, I'd expect the rumors to start flying very soon.
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Mar 21, 2012 22:19
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Bob Morales posted:You need the dual-link DVI adapter ($99) AFAIK I use the one from Monoprice, $60 and it works well. Occasionally have to unplug/replug after everything is off/asleep.
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Mar 29, 2012 19:02
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movax posted:I just don't know what they can do, though. The most affordable "high-resolution" for consumers/prosumers is 2560x1600 @ 30" or so (U3011, HP ZR30W, etc), followed by the 27" class and 2560x1440. I feel like information would have leaked very quickly if a panel manufacturer somewhere was spinning up higher-resolution panels for mass-production (via academic professors/grad student network, industry network, etc, someone would have heard something). It's not likely but I think that Sharp and Foxconn just made some big deal, maybe they're going to do something cool.
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Apr 1, 2012 02:56
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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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Binary Badger posted:Edit: Lots more gathered anecdotal evidence: Amazon and NewEgg reviews started out lovely on those 2.5 Momentus XTs but now they're all mostly 4 stars / eggs with hundreds of reviews processed already. Yes, all manufacturers live in a vacuum and never fix or mod their products once they're out the door. The eventual truth is that anyone who follows that shiat usually gets obviated out of existence by those who do. To be fair, if you rush out a product (especially such a novel concept) and do it poorly- it will have a reputation for being a poor product. By looking at the reviews, it seems that they're pretty great compared to their initial debut though.
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wheez the roux posted:Is there any reason to think the 15" MBPs will be out this month and not rolled out in the Summer alongside the 13" laptops that just entered production? Additionally, the fact that the 15s are starting to get shipping delays/low stock. http://www.macrumors.com/2012/04/10/reseller-shortages-hint-at-forthcoming-update-for-15-inch-macbook-pro/ e: vvv Maybe not retina displays, but they might make the default resolution higher and make 1080p an option (or 1080p default). If they change the form factor and get rid of other things, they might not have room to put a battery/gpu which could support that resolution + heat. Shmoogy fucked around with this message at 19:59 on Apr 10, 2012 |
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Likely the store re-design since it's a new "store down" thing instead of that sticky note. I hope it's the new MBPs though!
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Mr. Onslaught posted:I'm picking up an iMac tomorrow that has had an SSD installed. Instead of removing the hardware temp sensor during installation, the dude is telling me that he uses software to manage that (to keep the fans from blowing nonstop). Should I just live with whatever software he is talking about, or is it not that hard to open it up and remove the sensor myself? Do what I did and buy an air and a korean 27 inch IPS. They're less than $350 shipped (you need an active display port --> dual link dvi adapter). Best of both worlds.
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BlackMK4 posted:Link to said Korean IPS 27? http://www.overclock.net/t/1215866/reviewed-400-2560x1440-ips-no-ag-90hz-achieva-shimian-qh270-and-catleap-q270 All the info, including eBay sellers are in that thread.
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mattfl posted:I'm seriously consider doing this. The air doesn't have any problem driving the monitor? I know you need that $100 adapter too. I bought the mono price one, but it runs it well. Not great for gaming at 1080 or higher, but that shouldn't be surprising.
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For what it's worth, I have a perfect monitor, no dead/stuck pixels, light bleed, or any nasties. The only annoyance of it is that the stand is poo poo-- As I type on my keyboard, the monitor itself would wobble on the default stand.
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mayodreams posted:6) Aperture went from a professionally oriented and priced application ($299 I think) to $80 on the app store with no major updates for a couple of years.. This actually caused Adobe to drop the price of Lightroom to something far more reasonable. I don't think we can judge the intended audience based on price for this one.
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quote:2)Video card by way of AJA, Black Magic, or RED. The RED Rocket (loving retarded name) requires 8x PCI-E, which is the most available bandwidth on current gen ThunderBolt I know it's awesome for editing and is super powerful, but that loving name makes me giggle all the time. Why would they name it that...
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Just saw this posted in the monitor thread: http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/14/sharp-rolls-out-high-res-igzo-lcds-destined-for-tablets-laptops/ Any chance the new MacBooks would have retina displays, or is this not enough lead time for something like that?
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Apr 15, 2012 02:22
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triplexpac posted:When you're ordering, there's no way to change the configuration of a refurb iMac from the Apple store, right? Nope- you've got to wait until one with the specs you want is available.
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The problem with the cheapest MBAir is the 2gb of nonupgradeable RAM. The storage issue isn't the worst issue for lots of people, but 2gb is already the lowest I would realistically ever go RAM wise, and you probably wanna keep it for at least a year or two. That being said, no harm in picking it up and trying it out. If it runs like poo poo for your uses, return and buy the more expensive one.
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movax posted:If the MBA starts swapping because its out of RAM, at least it'll be swapping to a SSD, not a mechanical drive, FWIW. 8GB MBA would be approaching perfection. 8gb MBA and thunderbolt gpu device coming out would be perfection for me.
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wolffenstein posted:. For what it's worth, the thunderbolt gpu peripherals should be out within the year, so if you want to keep the same iMac and breathe some life into it in a year or three, $300 or so for the peripheral and a middle class gpu should be good. For that reason, I'd avoid the extra money spent on a 2gb video card.
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