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Ganon posted:The Amazon Cloud gives you 20GB for $20/yr. Actually once you have the 20 gb, you have unlimited storage for MP3 and AAC/M4A files on the service!
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Residency Evil posted:Those of you with MBAs, what are you doing for storage? I'm getting the 128gb model, and although that's going to be plenty, I'm wondering if this might not be the time to figure out a better way to store my media/files. I have my personal documents on dropbox, but I'm kind of playing loose with my mp3s. I only have about 15 gigs or so, but I don't have a backup at the moment. Thinking about getting an external USB drive, but those are such a pain with laptops. I have a 64GB SSD 11" 2010 Air and a Synology DS211j NAS on Wireless N network. I use the NAS to store my iTunes and iPhoto libraries and I can't tell the difference between that and when I had an iMac and they were on its HD. The NAS is used for pretty much everything, so I have 40+ GB of the SSD free.
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Jul 24, 2011 19:53
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Amazon sounds reasonable. I have jungledisk, but is there something better these days?
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Jul 24, 2011 19:57
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Residency Evil posted:Amazon sounds reasonable. I have jungledisk, but is there something better these days? Try out Arq, I'm a big fan of it.
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Jul 24, 2011 20:02
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So, I'm looking to buy baby's first macbook in the near future. The recent demise of the plastic Macbooks certainly made part of the decision making easier, but I'm still a touch lost on some points. Anti-glare vs. Regular screens: It's no big secret that the MPB screens are basically mirrors. Is the Anti-glare screen just a "regular" laptop screen, then, or does it still have the glass front? I like the glass just for the ease in keeping it clean (I assume), but the glare is pretty severe. There's no local fruitstand where I can see them side-by-side, sadly. Refresh: The MacRumors guide says the MBP has gone about 150 days since its last update, and claims it's approaching the end of the cycle. The last two updates were each 300 days apart, though. I'm OK with waiting a bit before buying, but if it's another 150 days, then that puts us into late December. I know nobody here is psychic, but is the consensus on SA any different than MacRumors? Mac users I know have said that apple tends to refresh products in time for back-to-school; any idea if that's the case?
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Jul 24, 2011 20:13
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Doc Faustus posted:Anti-glare vs. Regular screens: It's no big secret that the MPB screens are basically mirrors. Is the Anti-glare screen just a "regular" laptop screen, then, or does it still have the glass front? I like the glass just for the ease in keeping it clean (I assume), but the glare is pretty severe. There's no local fruitstand where I can see them side-by-side, sadly. Come on bro, I put this in the OP  Anti-glare is a regular screen, no glossy coating. It will not have a glass screen, it will have a metal aluminum bezel. Glossy has a glossy coating, really vivid and "popping" colors, and has the fingerprint-magnet black bezel w/ glass screen.
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Jul 24, 2011 20:21
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Ethereal posted:Try out Arq, I'm a big fan of it. Thanks. I guess the weirdest thing for me is trying to mesh dropbox and amazon together. I guess I could also back up my dropbox files to amazon, which would allow me the ability to access them from anywhere and back them up.
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Jul 24, 2011 20:27
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Doc Faustus posted:Refresh: The MacRumors guide says the MBP has gone about 150 days since its last update, and claims it's approaching the end of the cycle. The last two updates were each 300 days apart, though. I'm OK with waiting a bit before buying, but if it's another 150 days, then that puts us into late December. I know nobody here is psychic, but is the consensus on SA any different than MacRumors? Mac users I know have said that apple tends to refresh products in time for back-to-school; any idea if that's the case? The new MBPs came out in February. There's almost no way they'll get refreshed in the fall.
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Jul 24, 2011 20:35
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Doc Faustus posted:Anti-glare vs. Regular screens: It's no big secret that the MPB screens are basically mirrors. Is the Anti-glare screen just a "regular" laptop screen, then, or does it still have the glass front? I like the glass just for the ease in keeping it clean (I assume), but the glare is pretty severe. There's no local fruitstand where I can see them side-by-side, sadly.  The only time I don't like glossy screens is when I'm sitting by a window.
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Thanks, guys. I'm trying one out at work at the moment (closed windows, but plenty of overhead fluorescent lighting), and the glare is pretty ridiculous. I'll probably drag this one home with me to try there soon. I like the glass screen, but hate the level of glare it throws off. Doctor Zero, that's pretty much what I thought. And given that all 15" MPBs are already running on an i7, I couldn't imagine what tech they'd stick in an update (aside from Thunderbolt, which I don't think I care about.) So assuming the glossy screen is usuable at home/in the library, a Hi-Res 15" MBP is in my future!
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Jul 24, 2011 20:49
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Doc Faustus posted:So assuming the glossy screen is usuable at home/in the library, a Hi-Res 15" MBP is in my future! Hi-res bros  Totally worth the upgrade, it's a pretty screen.
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Jul 24, 2011 21:11
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lemmiwinks posted:Maybe I'll give it a few more days to see if it's a spotlight indexing issue. Either way the monitor is native 1080p and the font is super tiny on a 47" at about 7 feet away, and when it's at 720p it performs better but there's some fuzziness which I assume is due to the non-native resolution. Try turning on HiDPI mode. As for the performance, yeah, that's not normal, my iBook could drive >1080p without stuttering.
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Jul 24, 2011 21:22
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Lazyhound posted:Try turning on HiDPI mode. As for the performance, yeah, that's not normal, my iBook could drive >1080p without stuttering. I can't see anything relating to HiDPI in the preferences?
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Jul 24, 2011 21:32
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lemmiwinks posted:I can't see anything relating to HiDPI in the preferences? According to ars technica, you have to do it in the same place you change resolution.  720x450 is of course quarter-1440x900 so is the HIDPI to match, etc. For 1080p it would be 960x540, etc.
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Jul 24, 2011 21:39
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lemmiwinks posted:I can't see anything relating to HiDPI in the preferences? You need to install Xcode from the App Store, then launch the 'Quartz Debug' app from /Developer/Applications/Performance Tools, and select 'Enable HiDPI display modes' before they will show up in the Displays prefpane. HiDPI doesn't work properly with all apps yet, but it's significantly better than Snow Leopard, so presumably they're still working on it.
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^^^^ Sometimes it's better to be patient and wait for a good reply rather than googling for 30 minutes  Thanks. I think I have to enable it through quartz which is an xcode developer tool. Downloading right now to test. Also update that the performance seems to be much faster, it must have been a spotlight indexing issue after all. If this HiDPI thing works out then this machine is a definite keeper for media center and general mac goodness with a wireless keyboard and trackpad.
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Jul 24, 2011 21:47
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Finally made it to the Genius Bar with my cracked-screen MBA, expecting the worst. Instead I will be collecting it in 3-5 days and paying absolutely nothing for the job (£375 discount the receipt says), as a one-off goodwill gesture. I have never seen customer service like this.
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Jul 24, 2011 22:12
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I know that on the Macbook Air that Apple advertises a 30-day standby time in sleep mode and instant wake. Will this also happen if I put in my own SSD in a Macbook Pro?
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Jul 24, 2011 22:42
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Mu Zeta posted:I know that on the Macbook Air that Apple advertises a 30-day standby time in sleep mode and instant wake. Will this also happen if I put in my own SSD in a Macbook Pro? The Airs also use a low-voltage processor which I think also affects battery life.
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Jul 24, 2011 22:59
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The Thunderbolt port on the new MBAs looks like the same shape as the display port on the old MBAs. Does that mean that VGA/DVI connectors made for the 2010 MBA can plug into the Thunderbolt port on the new MBA?
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Jul 24, 2011 23:06
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Mu Zeta posted:I know that on the Macbook Air that Apple advertises a 30-day standby time in sleep mode and instant wake. Will this also happen if I put in my own SSD in a Macbook Pro? The 30 day standby time is because it will do hybrid sleep with the RAM dumped to disk after a certain time. If I leave my Macbook Air "asleep" for a few days at a time, which often happens since I don't need it every day, it will take a minute or so to actually wake up versus seconds if it's sleeping for a few hours. Happens both in OS X and Bootcamped Windows 7.
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Kobayashi posted:The Thunderbolt port on the new MBAs looks like the same shape as the display port on the old MBAs. Does that mean that VGA/DVI connectors made for the 2010 MBA can plug into the Thunderbolt port on the new MBA? Yes. I'm using one now. In fact, it's not MBA-specific. I bought this one for a 2009 MBP.
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beefnoodle posted:Yes. I'm using one now. In fact, it's not MBA-specific. I bought this one for a 2009 MBP. That's good to know; thanks.
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japtor posted:Yeah it'd probably help, again assuming you're swapping. And does the VM need 4 cores? If not I've heard using extra cores can be detrimental to performance, so try maybe 1-2 out (...although since it's running off the BC partition I wonder if it'd mess with the Windows activation). Otherwise the kidney money for SSD may be the way to go, ~$400 for 256GB if that's big enough. I'm sure your kidney is worth much more! Well I am using the VM for development. The reason it's my bootcamp partition though is that I still wanna be able to game on that fancy 6750m. Unfortunately 256GB is too little for me to work with...my previous machine, a Vaio Z with the 128GB SSD and a secondary 340GB HDD was practically full. And I didn't even have an OSX partition on that!
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As a person who has to support Macs in an environment with lots of projectors, I seriously want to give a huge hug to whomever finally decided to standardize the drat video ports on the Mac laptops. I gave it even odds that the new Airs would have yet another specific adapter.
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Doc Faustus posted:Doctor Zero, that's pretty much what I thought. And given that all 15" MPBs are already running on an i7, I couldn't imagine what tech they'd stick in an update (aside from Thunderbolt, which I don't think I care about.) lemmiwinks posted:^^^^ Sometimes it's better to be patient and wait for a good reply rather than googling for 30 minutes shodanjr_gr posted:Well I am using the VM for development. The reason it's my bootcamp partition though is that I still wanna be able to game on that fancy 6750m.
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As soon as someone comes out with the right cable to add a second drive to the Mini I will be joining the glorious SSD revolution. Clock's running, people!
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Anyone done any gaming on the new Air's? I mean I've got my desktop for gaming and I'm buying an Air for mainly work and other purposes but it would be pretty sweet if I could take my air to a friends place and play some Starcraft 2 with him or even when I'm on a plane to waste some time.
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Fists Up posted:Anyone done any gaming on the new Air's? My friends old 2009 13 mbp runs SC2 fine on low settings. So I think an air would be fine to run it. Would never want to actually play on that keyboard though.
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Fists Up posted:Anyone done any gaming on the new Air's? I just played a round of TF2 at full resolution, it had some framerate issues but it was playable enough. E: vvv It's the new 13" 256GB i5. One Swell Foop fucked around with this message at 04:55 on Jul 25, 2011 |
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One Swell Foop posted:I just played a round of TF2 at full resolution, it had some framerate issues but it was playable enough. What are the specs on your Air? I sort of want one but I'd like to be able to do a little gaming, TF2, SC2 and Diablo 3 eventually.
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Ganon posted:I thought so, mine is an LG. I kept noticing how the YOSPOS.CSS was really the wrong shade of green. This is a bit disturbing because I have to occasionally look at color proofs and scans on my Air and if the color is this much off I don't think I can honestly keep this thing around. gently caress. I don't want to take a hit on a restocking fee, and it sounds like roulette on which screen you get. GATOS Y VATOS fucked around with this message at 05:15 on Jul 25, 2011 |
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Doctor Zero posted:As a person who has to support Macs in an environment with lots of projectors, I seriously want to give a huge hug to whomever finally decided to standardize the drat video ports on the Mac laptops. I gave it even odds that the new Airs would have yet another specific adapter. Apple probably listened to the screams of people bitching that every time they upgrade their cool new Air, they have to get a new video cable too. Leave the wrong one in your case and you're up poo poo's creek at your next presentation. BTW, anyone who wants to calibrate their monitor and doesn't want to pay big bucks for a colorimeter, or use Apple's semi-ham-fisted manual calibration routines should download SuperCal. It's $19 trialware but it has a pretty good 'eyeballs only' calibration routine that's free to use. Binary Badger fucked around with this message at 15:38 on Jul 25, 2011 |
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Binary Badger posted:BTW, anyone who wants to calibrate their monitor and doesn't want to pay big bucks for a colorimeter, or use Apple's semi-ham-fisted manual calibration routines should download SuperCal. It's $19 trialware but it has a pretty good 'eyeballs only' calibration routine that's free to use. quote:When SuperCal is used unlicensed, all measurement and calibration operations will function normally, but the resulting ColorSync profile will be crippled. The profile will correct your display's visual appearance, but using the profile in ColorSync-aware applications like Photoshop will result in inaccurate colors rendered to any output device. So, basically, anyone who actually needs a properly calibrated display can't use it for free.
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amf5 posted:So, basically, anyone who actually needs a properly calibrated display can't use it for free. I think that's the point.
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jfreder posted:I think that's the point. I realize that, but saying "you can use this to calibrate your display for free" to someone who needs to look at color proofs isn't exactly true. I tried out the demo anyway, and as far as I can tell, apart from the white balance being different (defaulted to what looks like ~9000K) it's almost identical to the calibration I can get out of Apple's built in utility. I don't have a colorimeter though, so I honestly have no idea if it's anywhere near accurate.
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Yes, it's no good for actually creating a decent ColorSync profile. I also never said it would be perfect for doing color proofing, it's just a better way to manually calibrate your display.
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BTW, the cheapest monitor calibrator you can get for Mac / PC at this moment is this Spyder 3 Express for $66 before shipping.
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Jul 25, 2011 21:57
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Binary Badger posted:BTW, the cheapest monitor calibrator you can get for Mac / PC at this moment is this Spyder Express for $66 before shipping. I would say I'm a bit disenchanted with Spyder because I had a Spyder 2 Express and the software is PPC only and they don't plan on updating it for Lion. So now I have a paperweight. For the time being my workaround was to install Snow Leopard on a spare external USB drive just for running the calibration.
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Not trying to defend them, but the Spyder 3 Express software works with OS X 10.4, 10.5, and 10.6 and was last updated 9/10, and it shows up as a Universal application in the Finder. Haven't tried it with Lion but it works fine on a Mac Pro with a crummy Samsung monitor and an old white iMac C2D.
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