I recently ordered a 17" MacBook Pro matte display from Hong Kong and had a friend pick it up for me. Unfortunately, the unit died on me the next day. Ran all the usual diagnostics I can think of but finally sent it to VR Tech. They knew the unit was bought in HK when they checked the serial number against their database. So I presumed I was going to be charged for labour.

In the meantime, the shop in HK asked me to bring the unit back and they can give me a replacement unit. But I had to wait for a week since the matte display needs to be specially ordered. That didn't work for me.

Anyway VR Tech called later to inform me that the issue was with the logic board and it needed to be replaced but they have to order from S'pore. Was surprised that the part only took a day to arrive. I collected the unit  3 days later and no charges from VR Tech. I guess Apple picked up the tab. Thank god for Apple's Int'l warranty! So why did I risk getting it from HK. Because the price difference is about RM870 and its the cheapest place in the world to buy a Mac. If you can get a friend to bring it down for you, then by all means go for it!

My protection on my aluminum MacBook 13" >> Moshi Codex 13 White SE > Speck See-Thru Clear> Moshi iVisor 13AG> Moshi Clearguard > Moshi Palmguard > Moshi Shieldpad.

LOL protection kaw kaw. Don't know why I just love Moshi stuff. Very apple-ish and simple.

Is there anything i can use to polish my macbookpro ? It look a bit dull with few hairline scratch.

hey. hw long does ur mbp battery last? i was using wifi yesterday (videos , msn , facebook etc) from 80%+ went down to 20% in like 2 hrs +.. so much for 7 hrs battery life. D:

7 hours is if your brightness is the lowest, wifi off, no applications running... XD

hi all,

i tried to search for answers but couldnt find anything so here goes:

my macbook pro 13 (mid2009 model) 2.26 is freezing (with spinning beachball) every so often. it happens and computer freezes and i cant do anything for a few seconds while the beach ball spins. then it goes back to normal like nothing has happened and i am able to see the normal cursor again. this happens no matter what i'm doing, whether on the internet or working in photoshop. it seems like a memory ram problem, because i upgraded to 4GB from the original 2GB ram. i think the ones i got are the corsair brand. anyone has the same issues with these rams?

thanks for the help guys. i will call for apple phone support too cos my mac is still under warranty.
ok i just saw some posts above regarding safari showing the beach ball. yes it happens to me too. so maybe its not the ram after all?

guys, got some questions here.

let say i wanna buy an ext hdd for mac, do you think getting the 3.5 inch with power supply or getting the normal ext hdd w/o power.

mbp only has 2 usb ports but i hv

- wired mighty mouse
- drawing tablet
- the planned ext hdd

so now i m thinking whether it is better to get a 3.5" ext hdd, or get the USB hub with standalone power supply (never use before..not sure useful or not)

laptop cooler fan? mmm i only know usb fan. lol. is it like the laptop stand with fan at the bottom ?

bluelounge looks nice. but msia nobody selling i think

how much did u buy space station fr machines? my mbp actually has a casing already so i not sure if the cooler master infinite can work.

how to use picasa to replace with preview?

I cant go to next photo in preview

me also having this problem.. i using MBP 13"

current MM is already in the market for ages, time for new one

there are rumours about new mac peripheral (new keyboard, apple remote & mm)

make me laugh! new look mean another new production line, apple may lost alot money from there

hello..I just got my MBP 13 inch and am loving it.
However, I am just wondering, when I'm just using it at home, is it advisable to keep the power plugged in all the time or do I use battery power instead?

i think by christmas time, they will update the spec already
one verdict is, as long as new spec coming out, it's good time to have it