MacBook Pro :: Mid 2007 To Current 13"
Aug 4, 2010
I currently own a Mid-2007 entry-level MacBook. It's 3 years old now (I bought it for university), so now at the end of my degree I'm slightly curious as to the notebooks that Apple have in their line-up right now. I could probably stretch, if I were to buy one, to the entry-level 13" MacBook Pro. My question is, and this is just curiosity - is there much to be jealous of in the current entry level 13" MacBook Pro, compared to what I have now? I upgraded the RAM to 2GB and the HD to 500GB in the one I have now, but still I get jealous when I see pictures of the MBP - should I be? Or is what I currently have now not too bad?
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Jun 5, 2010
my old, mid 2007 macbook had a firewire port that I plug my HD I use for time machine in (it can also be used as USB as well but I prefer it use firewire since I have uses for the two USB ports). Anyways, this new Macbook Pro I have has one too. Except... the connection is smaller on my new Macbook Pro... So I'm guessing there are different connection sizes and I need a new firewire cable? I think my current cable has the same size that both connects to the hard drive as to my old macbook. What labelling would I need to find to find a cable with the bigger connection on one side and the smaller connection on the other
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Jul 6, 2010
This is my first post and I've a couple of questions and did searched for it on the internet but unfortunate ...For my study Multimedia designer, I am planning to get a Mac Pro but my school wants us to get a D*ll V laptop, windows 7 with these software:Adobe CS4 Master CollectioMicrosoft Office Enterprise 2007Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007I didn't choose for this D*LL laptop because its a 17,3" one and with my schoolbooks and etc in my bag, it would be pretty heavy for me.I hope that someone in this forum knows the answers on my questions and I really appreciate your help cos I even asked my friends and family about it but unfortunate, no luck so far
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Mar 16, 2010
Figured it would be a little lighter to have a thread that shows that Apple's computer CAN and DO work occasionally....Here's my uptime on my i7! It wants me to reboot for Safari update, but I refuse. As of 8:42am PST, March 16, 2010:I guess currently I have the longest uptime of anyone in this thread!
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Apr 3, 2010
Does the current white macbook, with 2GB RAM, come with a single 2GB stick, or two 1GB sticks?
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Jun 17, 2012
Now that the new macbook pro has usb 3.0, is there a way to convert my current macbook's usb 2.0 to 3.0?
Info:MacBookPro
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Jun 17, 2012
I have made a mess of everything to the point where I probably should start fresh and reload everything. Is there some way I could reset to original factory settings?
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2011), Mac OS X (10.0.x)
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Mar 22, 2012
How can I tell if my mid-2007 Macbook is USB 2.0 compatible? I don't see that designation when I click on "USB" in the System Information pane. Â
But I need to buy an external hard drive, and the ones I like say they're USB 2.0 or 3.0.Â
Info:
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.4)
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May 25, 2012
I am looking to hook up my 2007 Macbook Pro (2.4 Ghz 15 Inch Screen) to my sony bravia 32 inch TV. Seeing how this particular model of macbook pro, although very hardy and has lasted me through now, the screen at the bottom is cracked and will probably at some point snap (annoying...). Â
Anyway! Just a note to start, I no longer have my original display adapter that came with my computer, it was lost at some point in the move out of my parents house and I do not remember what the hook up is. I purchased an SVGA moniter cable from radio shack since I can hook that up to my TV. I then went to the PX here on base and purchased a mini display port to VGA adapter for my computer, but alas I do not have this hook up on my computer (although the vga adapter end works, obviously).Â
This is what I'm assuming I need...can I get this to vga adapter?Â
Info:
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
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May 31, 2012
I want to increase the capacity of my MBP (2007). Is this HD compatible : "Seagate Momentus XT Hybrid 750 Go 7200 TPM" ?
Info:AppleTV 2
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Jun 10, 2012
My 2007 Macbook won't boot. When you press the power button it starts as normal, the apple appears and the spinning circle starts. Then the screen goes grey and it sits there. I have to press the power button to shut it down. I took it to a service shop who told me that the hard drive was dying so I replaced the old drive with a new ssd and a fresh install of Lion. No difference. Still won't start. I refreshed the PRAM but made no difference.
Info:MacBookPro, iOS 5.1.1
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Jun 11, 2012
Can I add 2x2GB mem sticks in my 2Ghz Intel Core Duo MacBook (2007)? ie. 1x2GB mem stick per slot. Model Identifier: MacBook1,1Â
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.4.11)
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Jun 17, 2012
When I close the lid, select sleep from the  menu, or push the power button, and select "sleep" my MBP will not go to sleep as it ussually does. It has been doing this since I performed the last set of software updates (Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4 (11E53) about a week ago. Â
Info:
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4), (MacBookPro3,1)
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Jun 18, 2012
It will read CD's and burn CDR but thats all. When I insert any dvd the lazer loudly slides back and forth then spits out the dvd after several minutes. Is there a solution for this, other than replace drive? Is UJ-85J-C the only drive that will fit? If not, what other drives fit?
Info:
MacBook
Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), 17" 2.33core2duo. 3g ram. ATIx1600
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Oct 20, 2010
I have MacBook Pro about 17 months old (bought new Summer 2008). According to Coconut Battery, my current battery capacity is 96% after 185 cycles (see below). This was taken just after I re-calibrated the battery last night. I usually work the laptop from the battery ... I rarely leave the laptop plugged in unless charging, and when fully charged I always unplug and run the battery down before plugging in again. So, is 96% battery capacity good or bad for a 17 month old MacBook with 185 charge cycles? Is the way I'm charging ok, or is it better to have the MacBook plugged in continuously and have less charge cycles (would this give me a better battery health %)?
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Jan 6, 2011
I currently own a macbook pro (see below specifications). I would like to know if I could change my current hard drive (Hitachi HTS545050B9SA02 500GB @5400) to an SSD. Here are some concerns
1. Can i copy my exact hard drive with all the programs over without having to reinstall anything
2. What is the best 500gb SSd Harddrive for this laptop?
Model Name:MacBook Pro
Model Identifier:MacBookPro6,2
Processor Name:Intel Core i7
Processor Speed:2.66 GHz
Number Of Processors:1
Total Number Of Cores:2
L2 Cache (per core):256 KB
L3 Cache:4 MB
Memory:8 GB
Processor Interconnect Speed:4.8 GT/s
Boot ROM Version:MBP61.0057.B0C
SMC Version (system):1.58f15
Serial Number (system):W80150U5GD6
Hardware UUID:D3142A38-4F10-56FE-910E-F298BD4C664F
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State:Enabled
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Jan 6, 2011
Assuming that the next Macbook Pro revision includes a Sandy Bridge i5, will the Sandy Bridge i5 be more powerful than the current 2.66 i7 included in the 15" Model?
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Feb 23, 2010
I have been waiting for arendale (or however you spell it) and I just can't seem to make myself wait any longer so my question is should I get the current 15" 3.06Ghz or wait..And another question what would be the difference in the 3.06 and the 2.8Ghz?Just really tired of waiting but I don't want my new mbp to be "old" in a week or so when the new ones come out I dunno.. maybe I'm chasing Technology here but I would really like an i5 or i7 chip
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Apr 13, 2010
If the 13" isn't updated I may get the current version...but was after some advice about the graphics card/processor (I realise I'm probably using the wrong term).
I'd read that users have to log off to switch the graphics option when using the mbp for heavier work.
Can anyone provide an idiot's guide on what this actually means? How often it has to be done, for what tasks (video editing etc) and how long the switch physically takes?
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Jun 6, 2010
I was an owner of a white macbook for just over a year until the motherboard decided to give up the ghost... So I eventually bought myself a new 13" Macbook Pro. Everything was going just beautifully, until I realised when I was charging it, I had this weird electrical current going through all the aluminum.First of all the first two things that came to mind was. What's the computer and most importantly MY health going to be like if its exposed to all this! Anyway. I read a few threads, and they were talking about the "Grounding" problem. Luckily I got my old macbook charger out and plugged it in.. The problem went! So I was then thinking on where in the charger lied the problem? So I took the cable part from the Megasafe to the socket from my macbook, and then put it into my macbook pro Megasafe... and everything worked brilliantly! I'm no genius, however if you guys feel that tingly electrical/static current going through you're MBP, go and buy yourself a new cable. However as Apple is so popular, I'm sure if you try one of you're friends (As they will undoubtably have one) and see if it is that the problem. In anycase, I'm very happy with my Macbook Pro Apple make some awesome products. Bill Gates should just pack up and go fishing if you ask me. He can never compete with Me old mate Steve
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Apr 1, 2012
I want to use my gift card, but when I try to purchase the external harddrive I want, it says I'm in United States which is utter BS. I am in Australia, and my account is even set to Australia. I am so confused and frustrated, because I really want to buy a harddrive as soon as possible.
Info:
MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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Jun 11, 2012
I have a disk which I purchased a while ago which says it is Mac OS X 10.6 Retail and I am wondering if this is an upgrade or a whole new install? Am I going to lose information on my computer
My computer specs
MacBook Pro
Model Identifier:Â Â Â MacBookPro3,1
Processor Name:Â Â Â Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed:Â Â Â 2.4 GHz
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Info:
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.4.11)
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Jun 18, 2012
I'm getting the basic 13" MacBookPro sometime next week and I was wondering, how good is it for gaming? To be honest, I haven't played video games in a while (didn't have time then lost interest) but I still want to play Diablo3 during my spare time because I used to be a big fan of Diablo2 back in the day. Do you think I could run it?Â
Specs:Â
2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz
4GB 1600MHz memory
500GB 5400-rpm hard drive
Intel HD Graphics 4000Â
Info:
MacBook Pro
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Sep 9, 2014
I have OSX version 10.6.8. When I run software update, it tells me my software is up to date. On my other Macbook Pro, I have 10.9.4. I realize that I will have to run a series of updates to get from 10.6 to 10.9 but why won't software update allow me to update to the next OS version in the sequence?
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Apr 21, 2008
i was wondering if you can put microsoft office 2007 on a macbook
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Oct 8, 2010
[URL] MacBook SMC Firmware Update 1.4 is available either through Software Update or via direct download, and is applicable to the following models:
MacBook (13-inch Late 2007)
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2008)
MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2008)
MacBook (13-inch, Early 2008)
MacBook (13-inch, Late 2008)
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Mar 31, 2009
A friend of mine ran into the most surprising thing when he booted up from his MacBook. Instead of seeing the Apple logo, he saw a question mark - ?.
I told him to try and boot from his Install Disc 1 and it managed to as the Apple logo along with the busy progress bar was shown. Then the usual language selection. I told him to select startup disk from the utilities menu and he said that all he could see is network startup and the Mac OS install disk. Even when he tried to repair disk, it said that it wasn't mounted.
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Jun 28, 2009
I bought my 13" Macbook Sept 2007 and I've cleared it off and reinstalled everything once since I bought it just to keep it clean.
I haven't had any problems until yesterday (June 28, '09), I tried to start it and it won't go past the gray screen with the logo and spinning disc.
I've tried these suggestions:
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None of these have worked. Tried the PRAM, taking out the batter and adapter and holding down the power key etc.
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Feb 22, 2010
Going to buy me a MBP (first Mac ever) when they, hopefully soon, get updated..
At work at for studies i'll be using MS Word a lot and even more Excel!
Have used these programs in their Windows version for ages and i can't "afford to lose" the skills i've build with them, when switching to my new Mac..
Have heard a lot about the 2008 Mac version of Office isn't quite the same A's the 07 Windows version!
Long story short: Will i be able to - with no problems, lag or anything like that - run MS Office 07 from a Win 7 partition using either Fusion or Parallels?
Shouldn't that work exactly the same as on my current PC?
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Apr 9, 2012
Installed Lion successfully on my 2007 MacBook Pro. First run went OK. Tried restarting and won't boot. No Chime... nothing. SMC reset and PRAM reset don't do anything. Sleep light comes on for split second, optical disk engages momentarily, then all goes dead. Screen stays black. Attempted start without RAM seems to indicate logic board is working. Getting repeating tones. Flashing light when I press and hold power is the most I can get with the memory installed.Â
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4), 2007 MacBook Pro - 4 GB RAM
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