Hardware The New MacBook/MacBook Pro/Air Users Thread v4, Share your joy and your pain here
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 Aug 21 2009, 05:39 PM
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hi all i have been reading alot bout the nvidia geforce 9400m chipset which integrates the mobo chipset and gpu
after few several research reading thru anandtech n stuff they did mention it has a discreet gpu equivalent to a 9600gt does this apply to the 13inch macbook pro as well? or only the 15-17 inch models? |
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Aug 22 2009, 09:55 AM
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QUOTE(daydreaming @ Aug 21 2009, 09:01 PM) the higher end macbook pro 15" has the discrete GPU which is GT something something. tat 1 is around 7.3k-7.5k. oh okay thanks alot taht clear up my mind alotalso, switching btw the 2 gpu is not very nicely done. u need to quit everything, log off before the new gpu can start working.  how is the performance on the 9400? imm planning to get a mac to give it a try on a new platform i been stuck with windows all this while but ill be also doing some light gaming and alot of hd movie viewing h264 formats of course games taht ill be playing would be starcraft 2 and diablo 3 which is available for the mac system |
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Aug 22 2009, 12:42 PM
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QUOTE(dvlzplayground @ Aug 22 2009, 11:48 AM) http://www.macworld.com/article/136214/200...l?lsrc=rss_main thanks for the explanation it scored around 39 fps in Quake 4. for comparison, the 9600GT scored 59 fps. in other words, the 9400M is nothing to shout about, but it is pretty decent. can actually use for gaming. i have no idea what are the requirements for starcraft2 and diablo3 but judging from past releases, blizzard games scales down to slower quite hardware quite good. erm one thing to keep in mind is that the 9400M doesnt support openCL / CUDA. not important today, but who knows what can the benefits be in the future Added on August 22, 2009, 11:54 amoh ya, if u're looking for benchmarks or reviews on the 9400m, make sure they specifically mentioned the 9400m in macbooks. there's another card out there named 9400M GS, which is a dedicated GPU, so it is obviously much faster. also, do not think the macbook 9400M is based on the 9400GS or vice versa. they are two totally different chips. the macbook 9400M is based on the slower nvidia 9100.  afterall i guess the 13inch mbp isnt made for gaming but at least we could play something on itmy main concern is still playing h264 videos but imm sure it can perform in it flawlessly any programs or 3rd party software to monitor the temperature and etc? ill be installing win7 into it again so do i just boot the dvd when i boot up the mbp? is it advisable to put up a partition like what we windows users commonly do like 20gig on the c drive os and the remaining on the D ? are there ways to do it in os x or ill have to reformat the system up? |
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Aug 22 2009, 05:25 PM
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oh ya one more question?
which is the digital in/out or optical in/out for audio? |
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Aug 30 2009, 09:11 PM
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imm a new proud owner of the 13inch Macbook Pro!!
but i need some recommendations on software download programs and also any software to watch the temperature? how do i connect to a pc on the same network via same router i need to dive into the pc for movies and music |
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Aug 30 2009, 09:43 PM
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thanks alot!
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Sep 7 2009, 10:59 AM
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is it normal for the new 13inch mbp to operate at 70-80celcius when i play games and view flash websites
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Sep 8 2009, 08:35 PM
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eh playing games can heat up my 13inch unibody mbp to 90c! thats 10 more c to boiling point!
is it normal?  |
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Sep 8 2009, 09:07 PM
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ok thanks that cleared me up a little!
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Sep 13 2009, 01:13 PM
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shit man shit man
guys do u remember when u first open ur MBP it ask you to register? i totally forgotten the name or was it the damm password i change the login option now my name and password i key in all wouldnt work:| Added on September 13, 2009, 1:18 pmoh man got it fix had to put my surname the other way round :| and thats for having lotsa diff password on different accounts This post has been edited by aegis`-: Sep 13 2009, 01:18 PM |
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Sep 15 2009, 08:20 AM
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what monitoring apps are you guys using?
Surferz : no need attend la just play around with it. ur a tech savvy guy shld be able to get use to it by 1 day  and master the shortcuts in another few more days |
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Sep 20 2009, 05:39 PM
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if ur always in indoor i think anti glare is not a must to get le
unless your always using ur mbp outdoor. i just love the trackpad smoothness hesitate to get a protector for it bcoz it feels so good using it the only thing i need is a cover to protect the aluminium body |
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Sep 20 2009, 07:39 PM
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QUOTE(diners @ Sep 20 2009, 06:55 PM) i cover nothing to my uMB. i love the originality of it. and i'm a carefull person, so no harm will be done XD i would like to keep the originality as well but its just that imm a clumsy and rough person  so protection is needed at all times hehe |
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Sep 29 2009, 12:18 AM
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i have a problem with my 13inch mbp just started an hour ago
sometimes after a while i my trackpad and keyboard has no respond to the mac at all even if i press any key or even touch the trackpad in order to bring it back up i need to close the mbp to sleep mode and open it back up .. any clues? |
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Sep 29 2009, 08:19 AM
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i already updated everything.
i just did a reboot so far it works well but i went to bed right after that didnt do any testing so far. but so far so good so ill just cross my finger and hope the reboot did solve the problem |
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Sep 29 2009, 10:25 PM
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eh how do i write on a fat32 or ntfs drive ? is there a software to do so for my mbp 13inch
usb external drives. |
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