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Maybe I'm not on the right websites, but every time I pick up a Mac magazine, I see all kinds of weird products I never see online: This cool little shelf that goes on the back of your display or iMac (I have seen this mentioned here before, I think) http://twelvesouth.com/products/backpack/ This 38-hour external battery for the Air (they have them for the iPad and other products) http://www.hypershop.com/HyperJuice-External-Battery-for-MacBook-iPad-iPhone-USB-s/91.htm etc... Anyone have any they'd like to share?
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hold on, is the backpack shelf compatible with Lion?
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Jan 3, 2012 19:52
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Bob Morales posted:This 38-hour external battery for the Air (they have them for the iPad and other products) well, making someone cut their own magsafe adapter is one way to get around the patent issue, I guess... I saw the review for this the other day, looked kind of interesting: http://www.tuaw.com/2012/01/01/aoc-e1649fwu-portable-usb-monitor-a-good-match-for-your-macbook/
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El Duke posted:I saw the review for this the other day, looked kind of interesting: http://www.tuaw.com/2012/01/01/aoc-e1649fwu-portable-usb-monitor-a-good-match-for-your-macbook/
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Jan 3, 2012 20:05
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So, on a scale of 1 to 10 how hard is fixing a backlight problem on an iMac? I've got a 2007 24" iMac and either the inverter is hosed or one of the CCFL bulbs has burned out, leaving me with only half the display properly backlit. Parts don't look too bad on lcdparts.net, about $70, and I found a guide for a 20" that will probably do it, I was just hoping to hear first-hand from somebody who might have done it and could tell me if I should suck it up and pay for an Apple tech (since it's out of warranty).
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Jan 3, 2012 21:08
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My work has finally caved in to purchasing me an iMac but I'm wondering if I should try to put off for a while longer. Has anyone heard anything about an incoming refresh?
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Jan 3, 2012 21:33
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suddenlyissoon posted:My work has finally caved in to purchasing me an iMac but I'm wondering if I should try to put off for a while longer. Has anyone heard anything about an incoming refresh? Recent Releases ??? 245 days 05/2011 280 days 07/2010 280 days 10/2009 231 days 03/2009 309 days It wouldn't be surprising to see a refresh soon.
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Jan 3, 2012 21:37
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So I ordered my MBA refurb on Sunday from the Apple store and its been in "Preparing for Shipment" for 2 days now, anyone know if this is normal or should I call?
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Jan 3, 2012 23:26
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Sunday and Monday were both non-business days. Don't worry about it.
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Kittykisses posted:So I ordered my MBA refurb on Sunday from the Apple store and its been in "Preparing for Shipment" for 2 days now, anyone know if this is normal or should I call? I know the feeling. I ordered my 27" iMac refurb on Friday and just got the shipping notification today. drat holidays. It should be here on the 6th. My first Apple! 
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DrCold posted:I know the feeling. I ordered my 27" iMac refurb on Friday and just got the shipping notification today. drat holidays. It should be here on the 6th. My first Apple! Yeah I totally forgot about the Holiday... but I just got notice that it has shipped! First Mac for me as well, pretty pumped.
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suddenlyissoon posted:My work has finally caved in to purchasing me an iMac but I'm wondering if I should try to put off for a while longer. Has anyone heard anything about an incoming refresh?
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You Am I posted:The only major refresh I can think of is when Apple moves to the Intel Ivy Bridge range of CPUs around 2nd quarter this year. However they are more of an advantage for laptops, due to the better inbuilt GPU, than for desktops which run their own dedicated video (currently AMD) Thermal improvements should occur as well, which will be nice. No idea is quad-core ULV Ivy Bridge SKUs will exist for the MBAs, that would be awesome (and a 8GB BTO option  )MBA w/ a quad-core CPU + 8GB of RAM should give every MBP purchaser pause, in my opinion, especially over the 13" MBP. Superior screen on the 13" MBA as well compared to the sad, lovely excuse on the 13" MBP. Really the stock options for screen on the 13" and 15" MBPs blow. 13" is retard low with no option to upgrade, and you have to pay an extra $150 for 1680x1050 on the 15". And they're all TN to boot  I want a IPS screen with my loving Lexus of a notebook computer, goddammit.
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Jan 4, 2012 07:45
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I hope they improve the resolutions on their notebooks because it really is ridiculous paying so much for such lovely resolutions.
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You Am I posted:The only major refresh I can think of is when Apple moves to the Intel Ivy Bridge range of CPUs around 2nd quarter this year. However they are more of an advantage for laptops, due to the better inbuilt GPU, than for desktops which run their own dedicated video (currently AMD)
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Butt Savage posted:I hope they improve the resolutions on their notebooks because it really is ridiculous paying so much for such lovely resolutions. It's my biggest complaint with the MBPs honestly. At least the 15" has upgrade options, but I'm annoyed paying $150 extra dollars for something I feel should be offered stock. At the least, I'd like matte over glossy to not cost extra money. I mean, they are good TN panels, but the technology itself just can't deliver good viewing angles, which is even more critical on a laptop than it is a desktop. japtor: yeah USB 3.0 would be cool unless Apple is truly dickish for some reason and doesn't enable it...which would be 
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On this iMac I've absolutely got to have 1 external display but I'd like to have two. I don't really think this is possible with the 21.5 iMac but I know it is with the 27 model. Has anyone hooked two external 1080p monitors up to the low spec 27? I'm worried about it only having a 512mb video card and running three huge monitors.
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Jan 4, 2012 16:14
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I managed to record the weird whine this Mini makes sometimes. http://tindeck.com/listen/kqso That's not healthy, right?  Should I book in at the Apple Store and take a copy of the sound on my phone (as the Mini probably won't do this on demand), is this generally the first stage of getting the problem rectified?
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Jan 4, 2012 16:37
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Well, after going through four different SSDs I am pretty much settling on the logic board being dead in my 2010 13". gently caress.  Last option is finding a replacement hard drive cable. I wonder if an AASP would sell me one. BlackMK4 fucked around with this message at 17:08 on Jan 4, 2012 |
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Jan 4, 2012 17:05
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I paid $40 for a hdd cable that looks like it was recovered from the bottom of the ocean but my machine lives again. Old F60 Corsair SSD is still dead, as expected, but the Corsair F115 that failed to appear / format earlier is currently working perfectly.
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Jan 4, 2012 18:48
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movax posted:I mean, they are good TN panels, but the technology itself just can't deliver good viewing angles, which is even more critical on a laptop than it is a desktop. I can still read my 15" MBP screen perfectly well with great colour reproduction even when I'm around 70 degrees off axis, and my eyesight is terrible.
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Neurophonic posted:I can still read my 15" MBP screen perfectly well with great colour reproduction even when I'm around 70 degrees off axis, and my eyesight is terrible. MBP screens are low-res but they are awesome quality.
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BlackMK4 posted:I paid $40 for a hdd cable that looks like it was recovered from the bottom of the ocean but my machine lives again. Old F60 Corsair SSD is still dead, as expected, but the Corsair F115 that failed to appear / format earlier is currently working perfectly. First impressions of the SSD? Is this your first SSD?
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movax posted:japtor: yeah USB 3.0 would be cool unless Apple is truly dickish for some reason and doesn't enable it...which would be . The only reasons I could think of weren't really good (pushing TB or uh, just being too cheap for the extra traces/new ports?), or just temporary, like drivers aren't ready yet, but if they can slap TB on like they did last year USB 3 should be fine too.suddenlyissoon posted:On this iMac I've absolutely got to have 1 external display but I'd like to have two. I don't really think this is possible with the 21.5 iMac but I know it is with the 27 model. Has anyone hooked two external 1080p monitors up to the low spec 27? I'm worried about it only having a 512mb video card and running three huge monitors. andyf posted:I managed to record the weird whine this Mini makes sometimes.
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japtor posted:Pretty sure it'll depend more on what you're actually displaying. If it's just extra space for displaying more windows or movies or something (basic stuff) you should be fine, while spanning a complex game (pushing the card) across all displays could be a problem. I think the only real caveat for basic use is that Expose/Mission Control could get choppier, but I figure that would be an acceptable compromise for having all the extra space.
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decypher posted:First impressions of the SSD? Is this your first SSD? It's faster than the F60, but that is my only impression of it. I've somehow run across the line of most of the Corsair Force drives due to a combination of pricing and what I could actually manage to get to work over the past couple of years. I've had a F40, F60, and now a F115 and all have worked well - albeit the F60 that I am now RMA'ing after having for 4-5 months since it failed in a read only state.
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Does anyone get deal emails from Microcenter? I got one this morning that had something to do with a $899 13" Macbook air, but I think it was the older 1.86GHz model with the 256GB drive. Because of the way GMail and my iPhone work, I deleted the message but can't find it.
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Bob Morales posted:Does anyone get deal emails from Microcenter? If you delete an e-mail from a Google Apps account on your iPhone through the Mail app, it flings it into Archive, I'm pretty sure.
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movax posted:If you delete an e-mail from a Google Apps account on your iPhone through the Mail app, it flings it into Archive, I'm pretty sure. Found it, I searched for 'microcenter' and not 'micro center' http://slickdeals.net/f/3791426-Apple-Macbook-Air-13-1-86GHz-2GB-RAM-256GB-SSD-Invidia-320M-Bluetooth-802-11n-899-MicroCenter-B-M That's a weird config - 256GB but 2GB RAM, the old C2D 13" model. Not a terrible deal for $899 though.
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I know this is a vague question, but is this a good deal?: http://www.factorydirect.ca/catalog/product_spec.php?pcode=AP0063 I can also get a further $50 off of the price. I checked on Craigslist and Kijiji, and comparable Macbooks were selling for $550 and $600. I need a laptop for school, and it needs to be cheap, but I don't want a netbook and this seems like a good deal. Also how well could you expect that Macbook to run Lion? The Monarch fucked around with this message at 23:43 on Jan 5, 2012 |
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Wanting to buy a Macbook Pro. My uses are as follows: Schoolwork/Office/Spreadsheets/Email/Web Surfing/Photoshop/Dreamweaver Potentially the occasional game of Starcraft or something, and maybe dual booting Windows 7 for a few random programs, and maybe Visual Studio. Is the 13" sufficient for these needs, or would I be better off spending another $600 on the low-tier 15"?
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LLJKSiLk posted:Wanting to buy a Macbook Pro. My uses are as follows: Get a 13" MBA instead.
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Sulk posted:Get a 13" MBA instead. I hear SC2 lags like poo poo if you play 4x4 on the air.
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~Coxy posted:Personally I would get something with a discrete GPU if you want to play games, although it sounds like that would be out of your price range? (I'm assuming the base 15" MBP still does not have a GPU?) http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook_pro wrongo boyo.
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LLJKSiLk posted:I hear SC2 lags like poo poo if you play 4x4 on the air.
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LLJKSiLk posted:I hear SC2 lags like poo poo if you play 4x4 on the air. I'd get the Air anyway, Starcraft be damned. I don't think you'd regret it, especially if Starcraft is only a "sometimes" thing.
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illcendiary posted:I'd get the Air anyway, Starcraft be damned. I don't think you'd regret it, especially if Starcraft is only a "sometimes" thing. I think this video might have sold me on the 13" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuajBzQ119Y&feature=related
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LLJKSiLk posted:I think this video might have sold me on the 13" You'll appreciate the extra screen real estate that the MBA provides with it's higher resolution screen, especially if you use Photoshop/Dream Weaver/ Spreadsheets. I couldn't stand doing any software development on my old MBP 13". Ended up upgrading to the MBA.
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LLJKSiLk posted:I think this video might have sold me on the 13"
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