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Yeast posted:Retina 5K arrived. It really is glorious. I feel guilty about the money when I think about it too much, but god I love it.
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Think of it as spending the money you would have spent in some dive bar on booze surrounded by scum and villainy while muttering to yourself 'shoulda gotten that Retina my life would be so much better' I'm fairly positive that's what I'd be doing if I didn't have my 13-inch Late 2013 rMBP..
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Nov 25, 2014 19:25
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Think of it this way: how much of your day/week/life do you spend in front of that particular display? If you do a lot of work from home or are a student plus you use your computer for most of your entertainment needs, that can be a really loving huge lump of time, in which case the cost shouldn't be that big an issue. Something that makes an object you interact with that much better is worth spending money on. If it's an office computer that you check email on maybe 5x a day and ignore for the rest of it? Arguably a complete waste of money.
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Nov 25, 2014 19:29
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Got my Retina 5K a day earlier than FedEx estimated.  It is indeed glorious. Pity I have to wait for my 150GB backup to restore, but at least I can retire my primary Hackintosh. Edit: Boo, the restore is going to take another two hours. 
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Nov 26, 2014 01:51
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kode54 posted:Edit: Boo, the restore is going to take another two hours. and then another four.... another five.... Time Machine: "it works, sometimes, eventually."
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Nov 26, 2014 02:43
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Right after I posted that and let the screen turn off for a moment, I powered it on again and it had shot up to 6.5 hours, which has since quickly dropped to 1h41m.
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Nov 26, 2014 03:06
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kode54 posted:Right after I posted that and let the screen turn off for a moment, I powered it on again and it had shot up to 6.5 hours, which has since quickly dropped to 1h41m. Get thee a god drat USB 3 drive for Time Machine. My jaw loving dropped at how fast it restored a full Time Machine backup when I bought my latest rMBP.
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Nov 26, 2014 04:36
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My gf just dropped something on her mac and this happened Is this just a simple fix like the website in the picture? If so, what is the best option? I do not have any experience with Macs.
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Nov 26, 2014 07:58
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The Glass and LCD panel is damaged. Take it to an Apple Store and get a quote.
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Nov 26, 2014 11:41
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goodness posted:My gf just dropped something on her mac and this happened Your question has been answered, but... Woah, someone actually uses Finder's tags!? I never understood the purpose of colour-coding my file system, but hey, if it's useful to someone, that's cool.
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Nov 26, 2014 13:33
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Yeast posted:The Glass and LCD panel is damaged. It's going to be over $1000. Just go in expecting that at the minimum. Check a 3rd party before you go through Apple in my opinion, it will always be way cheaper. I said come in! fucked around with this message at 14:18 on Nov 26, 2014 |
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Nov 26, 2014 14:05
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I said come in! posted:It's going to be over $1000. Just go in expecting that at the minimum.
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Nov 26, 2014 14:41
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Cingulate posted:Really? I just got an offer to fix my 13" rMBP screen and it was around 250€, from a 3rd party. Is there something to be concerned about here? That sounds about right from what I've seen on macrumors from people going through a 3rd party. Apple just likes to overcharge on this stuff. I would trust them the most but its not like this is brain surgery. I wouldn't do the repair myself or take it to best buy, but a 3rd party (as in a local place that had more reason to do a quality job) can do the repair just as well.
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Nov 26, 2014 16:38
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I said come in! posted:It's going to be over $1000. Just go in expecting that at the minimum. This is totally wrong. Lcd display panels for portables tend to be $500-$600 at apple, although 15" rmbp might be a little more.
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Nov 26, 2014 17:22
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Kingnothing posted:This is totally wrong. Especially if it's a post Late 2012 model where you have to buy a whole new LCD assembly, not just take the screen out of the bezel.
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Nov 26, 2014 17:31
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If my macbook doesn't recognise the hard drive when it's connected inside, but i can boot using a sata -> usb cable it's definitely the hard drive cable that's broken right?
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Nov 26, 2014 22:50
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Arg, now I am really conflicted. B&H Photo have the base retina iMac for $2300, shipped and tax free. I have one on order with Apple for closer to $3000 for the same config with a 512gb ssd. I was set on the SSD only setup but I am not sure its $700 better.
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Nov 26, 2014 23:17
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Pivo posted:Your question has been answered, but... It can be super useful to create different groups and apply multiple tags. Personally I've started doing that myself as an extension to how I organize my email, Onenote notebook for work, Devonthink for research, and task lists. It's so much more flexible than a hierarchical directory system for organization. Tagging will be a thing that takes off once we get a ZFS-like implementation as a successor to HFS.
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Nov 26, 2014 23:56
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Crack posted:If my macbook doesn't recognise the hard drive when it's connected inside, but i can boot using a sata -> usb cable it's definitely the hard drive cable that's broken right? If you're booting the same drive, then it's either your internal SATA connector on the logic board or the cable. If it's one of those flat ribbon cables, those things are like paper and can tear if you give them a hard look.
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Nov 26, 2014 23:58
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I have os x on an ssd and a windows bootcamp install on a platter drive in my 2011 mac mini. Had a few power failures overnight and now the ssd wont show up. Is it likely dead? Holding option when booting only shows the windows install. No recovery or os x option appears, The mini is a pain to disassaemble to get the hard drive out to test in an external box
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Nov 27, 2014 01:37
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Setting up a new iMac for my father. The migration assistant has been going on for about 10 hours while insisting there is less than a minute left. I have it connected to the old computer via Ethernet. Is this normal? I'm not sure how much there is to transfer, but no more than 300 gigs.
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Nov 27, 2014 02:03
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Are there any affordable Thunderbolt external drives and should I even be considering one for basic needs? I want to back up my MacBook before taking it to an Apple store for what I assume will be repairs that require them to keep my computer (screen burn-in, posted about it pages and pages ago) and I just need something to keep photos and songs or whatever on. Also, any general consensus on awesome externals that work especially well with OSX or anything? I've never owned or even used one before.
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Nov 27, 2014 04:57
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So it turns out the fans rev up on the iMac 5K just doing editing and organising images in Lightroom 5. I've also got an Eizo 2560x1440 connected, and I think it's struggling to run itself, that, and process the RAW files simultaneously. I didn't expect this, to be honest. I've got until the 12th of December to return it. Tough one 
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Nov 27, 2014 05:54
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Does it not do that just editing RAW files alone? I'd imagine that itself would peg the CPU at 100%?
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Nov 27, 2014 06:35
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Bonobos posted:Arg, now I am really conflicted. B&H Photo have the base retina iMac for $2300, shipped and tax free. The base one has a fusion drive right? I would say that it is not worth $700 to upgrade in that case, in my opinion.
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Nov 27, 2014 07:01
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Well, I went to B&H to order AppleCare for my Retina 5K iMac, and it's telling me my serial number is invalid. Should I go straight to Apple instead?
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Nov 27, 2014 07:09
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kode54 posted:Well, I went to B&H to order AppleCare for my Retina 5K iMac, and it's telling me my serial number is invalid. Should I go straight to Apple instead? Just take it on down to best buy.
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Nov 27, 2014 07:28
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Is it dumb of me to not only want this, but kinda want the one with the LED that makes it look like a sleeping Mac from years gone by?
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Nov 27, 2014 07:28
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Dr. Tim Whatley posted:Just take it on down to best buy. That's ridiculous, but I may consider it.
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Nov 27, 2014 09:54
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If I were to order a MacBook Pro Retina 13", which configuration should I get for the most bang for my buck?
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Nov 27, 2014 12:15
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Eight Is Legend posted:If I were to order a MacBook Pro Retina 13", which configuration should I get for the most bang for my buck? The most RAM you can afford, and the biggest ssd you can afford. Minimum 8 GB of RAM is what I'd specifically recommend.
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Nov 27, 2014 12:25
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yoyomama posted:The most RAM you can afford, and the biggest ssd you can afford. Minimum 8 GB of RAM is what I'd specifically recommend. They all come with a minimum of 8GB ram now 
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Nov 27, 2014 13:30
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After 12 hours we gave up on the direct migration and switched to restoring from a time machine backup. That took 2 hours. Huh.
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Nov 27, 2014 15:02
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Yeast posted:So it turns out the fans rev up on the iMac 5K just doing editing and organising images in Lightroom 5. Fan sound != struggling. It just means that the computer is doing work which generates heat, and it needs to move that heat out of the way to continue to function at full speed. Obviously if it's full-tilt all the time there's an issue, but the fans spinning up during heavier use is not only normal, but actually a good thing.
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Nov 27, 2014 15:06
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aeiou posted:After 12 hours we gave up on the direct migration and switched to restoring from a time machine backup. That took 2 hours. Huh. How old of a system were you migrating from, out of curiosity?
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Nov 27, 2014 17:08
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I've just inherited a 2010 Mac Pro (basically this model) that I'd like to turn into a home workstation/server. It has the MacPro RAID card installed and 2x2TB SATA drives right now. Initially I want to give this system a SSD and fill out its internal storage with new hard drives. Apple says SSDs are not recommended with the RAID card, so it seems I have two avenues:
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Nov 27, 2014 22:34
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Sonic Dude posted:Fan sound != struggling. It just means that the computer is doing work which generates heat, and it needs to move that heat out of the way to continue to function at full speed. Oh yeah, I realise that - It's just confronting coming from a 2013 Mac Pro. With the two machines running side by side both importing and rendering 1:1 previews in Lightroom, the iMac is sitting on 2500rpm, while the Pro is on 789rpm. So I just have to weigh up the pros and cons and go from there. That display is incredibly compelling. (I didn't think I'd be such a diva about fan noise, yet) Yeast fucked around with this message at 23:49 on Nov 27, 2014 |
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Nov 27, 2014 23:47
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fleshweasel posted:How old of a system were you migrating from, out of curiosity? 24" iMac7,1 from 2007. It was running 10.9, I figured I wouldn't bother updating it before transferring.
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Nov 28, 2014 00:07
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Yeast posted:Oh yeah, I realise that - It's just confronting coming from a 2013 Mac Pro. Considering like 90% of the Mac Pro (I'm assuming 2013 here) is basically an exhaust system, it would make sense that it runs at lower fan speeds that then iMac which is a tomb of aluminum with basically one vent port. If its pre 2013, then all that extra space in the body makes a big difference.
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Alowishus posted:I've just inherited a 2010 Mac Pro (basically this model) that I'd like to turn into a home workstation/server. It has the MacPro RAID card installed and 2x2TB SATA drives right now. Sonnet Tempo Pro faster than Accelsior, why not use the RAID card, you haven't told us what kind of work the workstation is going to do. Personally if it were me and I wanted the fastest SSD boot and I had money coming out of my ears, I'd get a Sintech PCIe adapter card and one of those Mac Pro 1 TB SSD blades, their speed / price / performance ratio makes the STP and Accelsior look like poo poo. Binary Badger fucked around with this message at 01:21 on Nov 28, 2014 |
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