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Posted 10 months ago

Upgrade your storage

Running out of room on that MacBook? Have you started editing 1080p HD content in iMovie on that MacBook Pro? You’re probably going to need a big honkin’ yet fast hard drive in there. Have I got a solution for you!

Often, especially with laptop drives, speed, capacity and low cost were a situation where you pick two. You’re not going to get the third. Even if you begged. A lot.

Until now that is. 

The folks over at Western Digital have come up with a crackin’ hard drive for your MacBook or MacBook Pro with the Western Digital Scorpio Blue. It’s 1TB (a terabyte!), speedy and will set you back round about $100.

One more time for emphasis: $100.

Say what?! That’s right, the trifecta of cost, speed and capacity is here for the masses. NewEgg will send it to you for $105 shipped if you’re hot to just go buy it. If you don’t want to take my word for it, HotHardware has the skinny on the performance. (Warning, you best speak geek. If phrases like “areal density” scare you, just take my word for it. It’s a good drive.) They compare it to the venerable Western Digital Scorpio Black drive. Granted, they use Windows benchmarks, but they will translate fairly well to the Mac side of the house.

So, since you’re not going to get any use out of it with it sitting in a box once it arrives, head over to iFixIt to see how to cram it in there. If you search Apple’s support site properly (e.g. “macbook hard drive replacement), you can find instructions there too.

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Posted 10 months ago
About how much would it cost to replace the keyboard and trackpad on a Macbook Pro (13")? The damage is from rain and isn't covered by my warranty and I don't want to take it to the Apple Store (they said they need to replace everything in it and it would be over $700). They're the only things that are damaged on the Macbook and I need to know how much the parts would be.
mr-bacons asked

Hit up PowerBookMedic. $280 for the part. Look at the repair videos to see if it’s something you want to tackle. If not, looks like they have a $95 flat rate for MacBook Pro labor.

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Posted 1 year ago
hello! first of all, a fast answer would be greatly appreciated, i have to make a decision soon.

the thing is, i'm thinking about buying a macbook pro 13" - all standard configurations, except i'm upgrading to 500 gb instead of the standard 320. anyways, it obviously has mac os x snow leopard, but i'd very much like lion, which comes out in about 5 months, at least where i live, i don't know if it's all the same. is updating from snow leopard to lion going to be easy and somewhat cheap? my question is, should i just buy the mac now with snow leopard and upgrade later or should i just wait it out and buy the whole thing new with lion?

wow, ok. i wrote a lot for a very simple question. hope you don't mind. and thank you!
rovdyr asked

It’s all down to if you can wait. Apple’s not released any details regarding price or actual release date. They’ve only said it’ll be out “Summer 2011.” If that means July or September, that’s anyone’s guess. 

If you’re a student and can hold off, I would. Apple will likely make their “Back to School” rebate for a free iPod touch available again and you can score yourself a new iPod and Lion just for waiting.

I don’t see Apple updating the MacBook Pro again before back to school (and Lion) season so that’s not really a good reason to wait.

Hope I helped :)

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Posted 1 year ago
Hey SWT !

Okay, So I'm a Future College Student. I'm going to be A Graphic/Web Design Major and Music Production Minor, and I'm NOT really sure what kind of Mac to get.

I've really been looking at the Macbook & the Macbook Pro 13 in - intel i7 .
What do you think I should get ? And are there any programs I need to add ?

Thanks !
maineholdup asked

If you’re doing graphic design, do NOT buy a MacBook. You’re going to outgrow it fairly quickly and wish you’d bought more Mac. To get that more Mac, you’ll shell out more money than you’d have shelled out had you just bought the MacBook Pro to begin with. 

Trust me on this.

I’d also consider an external display, keyboard and mouse. The small display and trackpad aren’t terribly conducive to GD. Saving a few bucks and going for the i5 in order to spend the difference on a display is likely a good compromise.

Oh, and buy AppleCare. Period.

Good luck!

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Posted 1 year ago
about the macbook 13" pro.. i have one (summer 2010) and love it! I am a college student so hauling this thing around is so much better than a 15" or 17" fits perfectly in my bag. Also heard a rumor that the 13" pros actually have 10% more battery life than the others??? not sure but thats what i heard. also. the glossy screen doesnt bother me too much.. you get used to it. and unless your outside in the sunlight 90% of your days.. I wouldn't buy it. but i've loved every bit of my 13". I would consider it.
courtneyboschert asked

There’s no doubt that the 13” is a great size for portability. For some folks it’s just too small though. For instance, for my work machine, I replaced my desktop with a 17” MacBook Pro. Yeah, it’s the size of a lunch tray, but I do like having all my stuff with me all the time instead of fumbling with file transfers or USB sticks. Also, have you seen the size of a Dell or HP 17” portable? It’s like twice the thickness.

I will say though that the one thing that dragged the 13” MacBook Pro down was that there wasn’t a whole lot of differentiation from the MacBook. Yeah, it’s aluminum, but the graphics chipsets were the same, processor was the same. The big parts of the machine were identical. And even, for less money, you’d get a bigger hard drive with the MacBook.

Moving the 13” to the i-series processors really goes a long way to earn the “Pro” part of its name. (The Thunderbolt port doesn’t hurt either.)

Anyway, carry on…

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Posted 1 year ago
So I have a 15" MacBook Pro (summer 2010), and I think it's great. Mainly because of the dedicated graphics card, and the high definition anti-glare screen. At the same time, it's kinda bulky for every day usage in my opinion, and I was wondering if you could tell me what direction apple is going in with regards to their 13" macbook pros.

I like the idea of a 13" laptop, but i dont know how I would feel about the glossy screen/lack of dedicated gpu. Based on the past few years of 13" mac book pros, does it look like mac is going away from the idea of a 13" macbook pro with all of these bells and whistles, or should i not lose hope?
ashkaun asked

Well, Apple did make it one step closer to the full-on horse power you desire by dropping in an i5 and i7. Still has the Intel GPU though. Give it a shake, I think you’ll be surprised what that li’l sucker will pump out.

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Posted 1 year ago

New MacBook Pros released

New stuff kids! As always, something better for the same money. If you don’t need the absolute latest and greatest, in the next few weeks you’ll see some killer deals on one model back and refurbished one model back MacBook Pros. I’ll make sure to point them out to you!

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Posted 1 year ago
My Brother is in need of a new MacBook Pro Charger. Are 2011 chargers compatible with Late 2007 MacBook Pros?
life-as-fast-as-it-goes asked

Yep, MagSafe are compatible with MagSafe. You’re going to want, though, to ensure you get the right wattage. Buying a MagSafe charger off the shelf will ensure this. What I’m on about is you don’t want, say a MacBook Air AC adapter for your MacBook Pro. A big MacBook Pro is going to want the 85W adapter and one from a MacBook Air is only going to pump out 45W. 

As a side note, if you have a MacBook Air (for instance) and plug in an 85W adapter, it’ll throttle the adapter down to 45W. Totally safe to do.

So, bottom line, just buy one off the shelf to be safe. You’ll probably notice that the MagSafe connector itself is “L” shaped - this is just a cosmetic design change.

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Posted 1 year ago
I got my Macbook Pro in November, so it has the trackpad that is a mouse and button all in one, (its hard to explain, but I think you know what I mean) it stopped working about two months ago so I have to use the "Tap to click" feature or my wireless mouse. I can't use the trackpad to actually click, drag things to folders, or anything. Can I fix it myself or do I have to take it to the store and have them fix it? Thanks.
twotoedsloth-deactivated2011041 asked

I know exactly what you mean with the “button-less” trackpad. It’s Steve’s ever-long quest to rid the world of physical buttons. And I want an actual button on my trackpad. But that’s just me.

Definitely sounds like there’s something wrong there and I wouldn’t advise doing it yourself lest you mess it up and the ensuing repair not be covered by warranty. 

Take it on in.

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Posted 1 year ago
hey there! i'm planning to buy a mac laptop for my mobile needs. see i have been a g5 and mac pro user for several years now and it's gonna be my first mac laptop experience. some of my friends say that the laptop's aren't as reliable as the desktop macs. i'd like to know if you share the same thought or if you have any suggestions before i go and buy one, and which one do you suggest. btw, i'm into music engineering and i use my mac pro for recording and planning to use the laptop in the same manner as well. thanks!
gerardvsthewizard asked

I do agree that they’re not as reliable, but not because of shoddy build quality. Simply because you’re moving it all the time. A desktop Mac stays put and is rarely moved. A portable Mac (and really any laptop) is getting moved around and there’s a lot more potential for it getting banged up, dropped, spilled on etc etc.

I’d not let that sway you. Just be careful and get yourself a good case.

Which one should you get? I think you’re looking at a MacBook Pro mainly because if you’re doing audio engineering you’re gonna want the added horsepower and likely will need FireWire at some point. What size you need and other features? You should probably read this.