I am about to buy a MBP 13" 2.26ghz, and upgrade the RAM and HDD to 4GB and 250GB on the online store.
I have read that there are different models of screen and that some give washed out colors whereas others are really good.
If I receive my BTO MBP and I find I have one of the bad screens, what can I do
I understand that some of the early core 2 duo's are different than the current core 2 duo's being used in the current 13" MBP's. I understand that some are T8000 series or T9000 series (I think??).
My question really is what is the difference between the earleir C2D's used and the current ones. Some of the earlier ones seem to have more L2 cache, do the newer ones run on a lower voltage? Have a different chip? Are quicker/slower?
I had a question about the design of a Mac Pro. Clearly, they're the choice for someone who'd like to upgrade their machine as time goes by. My question is, for the current design of the MP computers, how well does the logic board scale? Specifically, I was wondering if there were physical differences between the logic boards in MP models with one or two processors. Does the single-processor model contain an unused space for an additional processor, allowing it to be upgraded from 1x to 2x? Or is something like this just unheard of in the hardware world?
Furthermore, what future expandability does the community see for the Nehalem model of processors. Will the socket type continue to be used well into the foreseeable future (say, 4 or so years) by future processors? If I purchase a Mac workstation, I'd like to be sure of the details for what is arguably the most static element to their modular design--the CPU.
I've seen some mid 2010 MBP with whire/silver boarders. imo the black looks wayyy better.
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View 2 Replies View RelatedI am looking at a new MB or MBP and since I prefer the screen on the MB my other concern would be heat generation.How is the new MB vs the MBP 13 and 15 versions?I want to be able to use it on my lap...!
View 4 Replies View RelatedI'm trying to figure out which Model of Mac I have so I can install more RAM, but the chart given is conflicting. I have a 17" Macbook Pro that I bought from BestBuy with Model Identifier "MacBookPro6,2" but I look on this chart here, and the only 6,2 is a 15" Model. I don't get it.For the most part, the "MacBook Pro6,1" defines my hardware I guess, but I'm concerned as to why there is no 6,2 17" on the chart when clearly I own one.
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How to identify MacBook Pro models
View 1 Replies View RelatedI need a new base for my macbook, i have looked on ebay and found a few replacements. The auctions say for example this is for a A1151 or an A1229... how can i tell?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI have a Mid-2007 MBP... I upgraded it to a 500gb HDD some time ago and I'm currently running 10.6.2.
If I were to buy a new MBP (hopefully a Core i5 one if/when they come out), would it be possible to simply swap the HDD from the old MBP into the new one?
I'm aware that Time Machine and/or imaging products like Carbon Copy Cloner and SuperDuper are ways of achieving the same thing, but I'm interested whether the physical hard drive swap would work in theory.
I got the new 15" model of the mac book pro and its my first mac... i was reading on amazon that the speck soft touch and hard case does not fit the new models? is that true?
View 2 Replies View RelatedBack in February, I purchased the (at the time) base mode 15" MacBook Pro, which I shouldn't have returned (idiot). I spec whored and went for the Sony VPCF115FM/B, with i7 which has proven to be a catastrophic and horrendous piece of machinery.
It is coming in from its second round of repairs (still will have poor screen, battery life, and dismal 900MHz throttling when on battery). I am looking to get a Mac to replace it, and I've come down to a few options.
1) Get the baseline 13" model with hopefully the new BTS deal.
2) Get the mid line MBP from last generation refurbished for $1529 (2.66, 9600 320GB 4GB).
3. Get the low-end 15" from this gen with the BTS deal (required for me to afford it), and sell the iPod/Printer.
Do I need the power and screen resolution (size doesn't matter to me) or would the cheaper 13" cover me?
I noticed awhile back that apple store had 2 dif mag safe adapters. Now i see the 60w goes with the 13 and 85w goes with the 15 and 17. So my question is it bad to interchange the adapters between the 2 dif models?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI have MBP 13", 15" and 17" - from 3 years old (santa rosa) to the current models. Can I share their power adapters? If buying new power adapters, am I best to buy them all at 17" power?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI have the 13.3" Macbook Pro, which I just purchased in October. I want to upgrade to the 15 or 17 inch Macbook pros, so I was wondering if Apple has an exchange policy that can exchange my (Like-new condition, with original box) Macbook Pro and upgrade to a bigger one, of course paying some sort of fee and the difference between laptops.
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i am interested in buying the 2012 Macbook Pro 15 inch model and plan to upgrade the 750GB 5400rpm hard disk to a 7200rpm.what model is being used?
View 11 Replies View RelatedWhat's the difference between the two? Is the new one thinner than the old? Is the connections the same? Etc, etc, etc? What I would like to do is maybe take out the original keyboard and replace it with the newer model, along with the new trackpad. Is this possible, or no? I don't care if the material is different, but I'm just wondering if it'd actually work?
View 24 Replies View RelatedI have observed the tech specs on numerous models of MacBook Pro, but it says nothing about 2nd generation processors. I assumed that they did have 2nd gen processors as the image they use to advertise the processor is for the 2nd gen series of Intel core processors. I just wanted to confirm this belief.
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Does the "Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter" work with all Samsung tv models?
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I have a BTO 2.8GHz Core 2 Duo 4GB DDR3 Ram, Nvidia 9400M with 512MB 9600M GT and 128GB Apple SSD ordered on release in October 2008. It has started to power itself off on boot and after having this problem more than once during the last year I'm going to demand a replacement.
I was looking at http://store.apple.com/us/, saw the 15-inch: 2.66GHz Core i7 Macbook Pro, and was curious if this model is available in the Apple Retail Store. Please keep in mind the model I have now was $3600 altogether when it was purchased in October 2008.
Just got a mbp a couple of days ago and have no intentions of taking it back even if there is a new announcement next week. I love my new core i5 mbp.
Anyhow, what is the best way to clean the unibody aluminum, and the screen?
I am looking for a screen protector for my MBA... but cannot find it, most of the cover/protectors are customized...
Anyone living without the screen protector on their MBA?
Is it possible to work in full screen mode in macbook? I mean using allocating the full screen for a program (removing bar at the top).
View 5 Replies View RelatedI'm looking to pull the trigger on a macAir I would use it for travel, writing and viewing QT files.
I currently have the 17" and of course the screen resolution is very nice- but it a bit of beast to lug about.
My MacBook screen is cracked and I can only see the upper left corner of the screen. I'm trying to locate my macs ip address. Is there any way to do this/locate this with the screen broken?
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My buddy just saw one of these and suggested it to me. I have the glossy screen and would like less glare. Anyone use this or something like this on their glossy MBP screen? Any loss in color, or balance of color?
i know theres alot to read about the matte-and-glossy discussion on the web, but the bottomline is always the same:
- anti-glare screen protectors is something you should not use
- theres no option for the 13", go buy a 15" MBP if you want matte screen
I've been in a store (several times) and I'm working on an iMac 21.5" and I am sure now, i can't live with the glossy screen.
I'm programming, so I have to read all that tiny symbols on my screen without suffering from a headache and I defently will with the glossy screen.
On the other hand I need a 13" Notebook because I will use it on seminars and stuff.
Right now I have a Sony Notebook which is nice, but not a Mac and after 6 months working on an iMac I don't want to miss all the nice features and gimmicks Windows 7 doesn't have, even if it got improved a lot, it is no OS X ;-)
Do you guys think, that there is a chance that Apple will present a matte screen option for the MacBook Pro 13" or the MacBook?
I was not able to find out why exactly Apple is not selling the MBP 13" with a matte screen, since there are a lot of potential customers that won't buy a glossy MBP.
Is there a technical reason or something?
f you could tell me that reason I could stop hoping and waiting and just go for another winbased Notebook I don't really want but need.
Snow Leopard 10A380 will not load the 64-bit kernel on my late 2007 aluminum iMac with 4gb of RAM. I held down the "6" and 4" during boot and it still boots the 32-bit kernel.
My Mac Pro at work does boot the 64-bit kernel but not by default.
I am concerned that Apple isn't going to allow iMac's and MacBooks the ability to load the 64-bit kernel and drivers to differentiate the consumer and pro models.
I would like to find a place for specs on old Apple products. Mainly I would like to know the specs of the old 23" Polycarbonate ADC Apple Cinema Display (M8536).
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