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Kilometers Davis posted:Does anyone have an entire computing setup of Air + iPad? I'm considering it but it kind of makes me feel like they would overlap too much. I have a PC desktop and an Air. I bought an iPad and returned it within a week because I found that I never used it, especially considering I also own an iPhone.
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Kilometers Davis posted:Just to get this out of my system, I just bought a high end 27" iMac and holy gently caress best computer ever. Exchange it. It's probably going to drive you crazy now that you know it's there. It's definitely not common but I've heard of it happening before.
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Corbet posted:What time of networking protocol does the Airport Extreme use when sharing a USB attached drive to a windows device? Will I be able to access a HFS+ formatted drive from a Windows based computer? Does the drive format matter? From my experience, the drive needs to be formatted as something readable by Macs e.g. HFS+ or exFAT. Windows PCs can connect to them as long as you have Airport Utility installed.
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Aug 10, 2011 04:34
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computer parts posted:It's not really hardware, but I'm looking for a backpack for my 15" Macbook Pro, and I found one, but it says it's made more for 17" laptops; Would that be good for my laptop or would it be too loose? Most backpacks have an elastic strap that you can tighten so that your laptop doesn't bounce around. It'll probably be loose, but if you want to keep your Macbook in a sleeve, you might want that wiggle room.
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Aug 16, 2011 00:55
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zenthursdays posted:So I intend to order a MacBook Pro next week and wanted to make sure I've got all of this right since I've never owned a Mac computer before. I'm eyeing the 17" for all of that beautiful screen real estate. I've read a ton of good stuff about OWC memory products, so I'm looking to order an 8GB RAM kit and one of their SSDs along with the Data Doubler kit (here) and an external enclosure for the optical drive. You can get away with any RAM. I'd recommend just getting these. The Data Doubler is alright, but there are cheaper options as well. Same goes for the SSD--I'd recommend Intel and Crucial SSDs right now. The easiest way to set it up (at least, it's the way I did mine) would be to get throw the SSD into an enclosure/dock. Connect it to the new Macbook, format it to HFS+ and name it something recognizable, then use CarbonCopyCloner to clone the stock Lion install over to the SSD. Then power down, replace the HDD with the SSD, replace the optical drive with the HDD, replace the RAM while you're in there, and power back on. You may need to hold Option to select the right drive, and may need to set your startup disk once you're in the OS. You can still take advantage of Applecare, as the HDD and RAM are user-serviceable. The optibay is a grey area, but most people tend to remove their optibay and replace the original optical drive if they need service. Karsh fucked around with this message at 07:33 on Aug 28, 2011 |
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Aug 28, 2011 07:29
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snoozeallday posted:So if I added this to my 2010 i5 15" MBP: Anecdotal evidence that OCZ sucks: I had a Vertex 2 that died within months, my friend had one that died within weeks, and the SSD thread here seems to hate OCZ. Look into a different brand and/or read the SSD thread before making a decision, but yes, SSDs own and you will like a good SSD.
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Aug 29, 2011 19:25
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Jam2 posted:What do you guys think of the rain mstand? I use one with my 13" Air and it's great. There's not much to say about a laptop stand, but.. It's great.
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spaceship posted:Sure it does! There is an option to turn on 3 finger drags. point at what you want to drag, touch the touchpad with three fingers and drag away. No clicks. Owns. And then when dragging, lift one finger and tap with it to precisely drop what you're dragging. (I figured this out after getting angry with 3 finger drag's delay before 'clicking' after lifting your fingers, and I love it so much) hobbesmaster posted:I always thought that switching screens was three fingers not four. Learn something new everyday. It is, unless you change it. Which you need to in order to enable 3 finger drag.
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Jul 1, 2012 21:09
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Binary Badger posted:Link provided doesn't exist yet. It still seems to be a Kickstarter program, looks like a wonderful little thing when it comes out, though. I kinda want one but $35 is expensive for what it is. I think I'm going to stick with my current SD card.
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Sep 6, 2012 23:10
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Refurb prices are a bit weird right now.. 13" Retina Pro with 128GB SSD: $1439. 13" Retina Pro with 256GB SSD: $1359. Anyone in the market for a 13" Retina may want to grab that second one. edit: I think it's because that second model has been discontinued due to the spec bump in the new high-end model. But that refurb has the same CPU as the low-end, which isn't far off. Still an awesome deal. edit 2: anybody want to buy my 13" 2012 Air (base model, 6 months of included AppleCare remaining) for $950, and iPad 3 (16GB/black/verizon, ~1.5 years of AppleCare+ remaining) for $575? 
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Ziploc posted:I need to travel to a conference within the next two weeks. Normally when I need to interact with a certain piece of windows software, I remote into our windows box. As the conference is in another country, and internet is not guaranteed, I want to install windows on my Mac temporarily so I don't need to travel with two laptops. Yup. Boot Camp Assistant makes it pretty painless to nuke the partition once you're done with it. For what you're trying to do, you may also want to consider Parallels or VMWare Fusion to make a quick virtual machine. Both offer lengthy full-featured trials.
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Apr 12, 2013 16:56
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clockworx posted:Maybe call Apple about shipping it in for repair, and feel them out? it sounds like an Apple policy, so you might have better luck talking directly to them. I don't think it's an Apple policy. I have a recalled Air and my Apple Store quoted me 3-5 days for ordering the part and repair, which has now turned into 3 weeks. Talked to them, and they told me to wait. Spoke to the Genius Admin, same thing. Mentioned that other stores have been replacing computers for this, and they got on the defensive and shot it down. They even suggested I buy my own SSD if I can't wait  Short of bringing it to another Apple Store and potentially dealing with the same poo poo, would there be anyone else I could escalate this to first?
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Oct 26, 2013 22:36
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I got a retina Macbook (1.1GHz/256GB) and it's really loving nice. But I'm probably going to return it. It's just not powerful enough, and I don't think the 1.3GHz upgrade would help significantly. For the price, it's absolutely not worth the performance. It struggles to handle Twitch streams, often has UI lag at scaled 1440x900 resolution when switching spaces with nothing but messaging apps and Sublime Text open, and.. I just can't do it.  In a year, when Core M processers are more powerful or when the rMBP line gets smaller/Space Greyer, maybe I'll look into it again. But I guess I'm sticking with my 2012 Air for another year. edit: maybe it's just non-Safari browsers running like poo poo. Is that a 'thing' with rMBPs too? Karsh fucked around with this message at 23:45 on Apr 18, 2015 |
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nerdrum posted:How stupid would it be to downgrade from a late 2013 13" rMBP 256/8gb to a base MacBook? i do a bit of editing in Photoshop but mostly proofs; primarily spreadsheets and sitting on my couch in chrome or safari. It'll feel a bit slower/laggier, but drat is it small and nice. Photoshop is manageable, Chrome runs somewhat poorly (mostly on sites with lots of hiDPI assets) but that not surprising. Test drive the keyboard in a store, if possible--I think it feels great, but many hate it. I personally just returned a base MacBook in favor of a 2015 rMBP. I didn't think the CPU would matter to me, since I mostly did basic web dev, Photoshop, etc, but it felt just chunky enough that I couldn't keep it.
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If we're posting our Macs for sale in this thread now, and speaking of Mac Minis.. I've got a Mac Mini 2012 server that I still haven't sold: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3796603 I really don't want to deal with eBay. Please give this best Mac Mini model of all time a good home.
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