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Hardware The New MacBook/MacBook Pro/Air Users Thread v5, Share your joy and your pain here ;)

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post Jun 21 2010, 10:54 AM

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QUOTE(LAZZIBaoY @ Jun 20 2010, 11:19 PM)
YES, thx for your advice...mind asking which model are u using? And your specs?

But the ACPP really does make me think is it really that necessary?
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trus me i have spent almost 1.5k in repairs when i could have just bought an acpp for RM899, its my bad cause i let the last day pass by, remember to save up and buy very good investment.
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post Jun 21 2010, 06:11 PM

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QUOTE(mannquin @ Jun 21 2010, 03:15 PM)
Hey guys, I need some opinions on this matter. I found this one guy on this one popular website. He told me sometimes once every two months he gets a $2000 Apple Gift Card and usually spend it on buying Macbooks and sell it and he claims that he's been doing that for quite a while. I didn't ask from where did he get the card tho my head keeps questioning who on earth would be getting that much of Gift Card. I've faith in him and we're gonna meet up tomorrow.

He offered me a brand new and sealed Macbook 15 core i5 2.4 GHz for a price of RM4800

The other offer is, an opened box Macbook 17 core i7 for RM5600

I'm more inclined to the i7 but the problem is, I fear there is something wrong with it and I'd prefer new stuff if possible not used ones but the price is hard to resist
They both come with a proof of purchase and was bought a week ago as he mentioned.

So my concerns are,

1) Is there any possibility that those are stolen units? (because the prices are just too good to be true but they come with a receipt)
2) For the i7, what's the worst problem could I be facing up to a point the warranty won't cover it?

Provided that my budget is just nice for the i7, and I can't afford a new one with a regular price, if you guys were in my shoes which one do you think I should grab?
Any advice on what I should check, compare, examine, etc?
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first thing first, you said someone from a website, do not trust a stranger wholeheartedly. What $2000 apple gift card first? how does he get in the first place, this is news for me eventhough i know you could buy this credit through Apple Store US somehow but you need to credit in the exact same amount(physical cash/credit card) inorder to gift it to someone, so how is he doing this?

The prices are cheaper even by EDU price terms, whats the problem you ask? well they could be stolen or black market imports which will land you in many problems such as:

a. apple would have already blacklisted the products mentioned.

b. it could have been stolen and also subsequently informed at all the service partners info websites.

My suggestion to you is that its best to get your computer through legitimate means as in the Apple Online Store Education store, if you are a student that is, if not save up. No point taking risk to ss\ave a couple of hundred just to find out you have been conned.

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post Jun 24 2010, 08:57 AM

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QUOTE(shanecross @ Jun 24 2010, 08:21 AM)
I had a whitescreen with a folder logo and a question mark in it. I reckon its a hard drive failure? Pressed the power button again and its fine now. anything that i need to know of guys? Using a 2009 MBW btw.
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take out your mac osx disc from your disc docket, boot up with that and try to see if there is any harddisk mounted on your mac through disk utility
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post Jun 24 2010, 09:55 AM

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QUOTE(viper-xs @ Jun 24 2010, 09:50 AM)
Meaning by booting up from the disc it can detect hard disk inside your mac or not
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thank you viper, shanecross: if its your HDD thats faulty then better get a new one unless you are still under warranty, and reinstall the OS and retrieve backups from the EXT WD
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post Jun 25 2010, 12:39 PM

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QUOTE(inachi @ Jun 25 2010, 12:30 AM)
wow..my battery capacity almost drop to 94% d..but then just now i check it boost up to 98% again..haha..miracle
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hmm thats weird try to calibrate and see the results
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post Jun 27 2010, 12:46 PM

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QUOTE(Seng_Kiat @ Jun 27 2010, 09:29 AM)
Guys,

US apple store is giving iPod touch for free for macbook under education package.

Do you think malaysia apple will have the same? I am about buying macbook in 1st week of july. wink.gif.
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firstly are you a student? if you are not then better dont abuse the system, its meant for STUDENTS or EDUCATORS. if you are a students then the answer is NO, apple store online MY doesnt offer such package as this is a back to school program in the US and UK, why they dont have this program? well people in Malaysia tend to abuse the EDU discount
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post Jun 27 2010, 01:28 PM

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QUOTE(little ice @ Jun 27 2010, 01:10 PM)
no, malaysian only want PLC!!

pang, leng, cheng (cheap, beautiful, cool!)
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my sentiments exactly biggrin.gif , seriously though apple should step up and make EDU store only accessible through college and UNI networks and also make it mandatory for them have a student ID database
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post Jun 27 2010, 02:19 PM

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QUOTE(anggajaya @ Jun 27 2010, 02:04 PM)
quick question sorry, how to change to mac os when it keeps going to windows 7? what should i press if restarted? i mean when it's firstly booting... thanks for the quick answer. cheers
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hold down ALT straightaway once you com starts up
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post Jun 28 2010, 06:17 PM

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QUOTE(Eithanius @ Jun 28 2010, 05:53 PM)
For those MBP users who are interested in a faster internal HDD, I've just installed this today... tongue.gif brows.gif

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oi how much is that? whats the performance like
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post Jun 29 2010, 08:42 PM

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QUOTE(hapa @ Jun 29 2010, 05:32 PM)
rm354 after discount

Added on June 29, 2010, 5:33 pm

maybe urs are the 2007 model? if not mistaken there is some defect on tat particular model, so u can hv a free replacement from apple
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that recall program ended as of June 2009
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post Jul 1 2010, 02:54 PM

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QUOTE(LAZZIBaoY @ Jun 30 2010, 05:57 PM)
^^ hoho, all right guys thx for the info.....can't wait to get down on it

Added on July 1, 2010, 1:28 pmCan the lastest Macbook pro model run windows 7? And is Microsoft office 2008 exactly as Microsoft office 2007 for PC?
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any intel based mac from 2006 can do that through bootcamp, and microsoft office 2008 is almost similar to office 2007 on windows, the GUI is little bit different.
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post Jul 1 2010, 03:40 PM

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QUOTE(LAZZIBaoY @ Jul 1 2010, 03:21 PM)
Ok...guess will just have to try out iWork 09 be4 setting my mind for bootcamp since Windows 8 is on the horizon. Thx dude. Any idea where to shop for genuine Microsoft products?
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wrong thread man, try the pc section i guess any computers shop should sell legitimate softwares right or did microsoft initiate its own retail stores here?
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post Jul 1 2010, 03:56 PM

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QUOTE(terence8 @ Jul 1 2010, 03:49 PM)
hey.. just wanna ask my adapter indicate green light means fully charge but it only shown 98%..izzit normal?? and my MBP its only 2 day old..
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it'll go up to 100% after it drops to 95%, stadard safety feature for teh battery i guess.
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post Jul 11 2010, 10:36 AM

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QUOTE(yezhacolic @ Jul 10 2010, 11:16 PM)
You bought it from China? Buy it over there cheaper than US?
I would advise you to buy sleeve for macbook first.
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dude his macbookpro is coming straight from china (the point of origin of almost all apple products), he probably ordered from apple online store and the Singapore facility has run out of stocks.
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post Jul 12 2010, 05:01 PM

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QUOTE(LYW @ Jul 12 2010, 01:00 PM)
the maxis broadband is really pissing me off... i just cant get it to work..
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try installing this and see if it helps

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post Jul 13 2010, 09:26 AM

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QUOTE(terence8 @ Jul 12 2010, 11:01 PM)
i had the same problem too..i can use it in any other lappie.even my friend's mac..but when i plug in my mac..it says it is not recognise..swt..maybe i need some settings perhaps..cause my mac is still new
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did you install the huawei drivers?
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post Jul 19 2010, 09:39 PM

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QUOTE(prasys @ Jul 18 2010, 09:04 PM)
Yeah some server issues
I do have a mac mini and an iBook. This is my first Intel Mac !
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hehe welcome to our intel family, i guess your hackintosh days are numbered tongue.gif
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post Jul 20 2010, 07:49 PM

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to those of you looking for good bargains, check this http://www.discoveryweek.com.my/2010/07/dw...-mac-ipod-nano/
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post Jul 21 2010, 07:59 AM

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QUOTE(digilife @ Jul 21 2010, 07:48 AM)
i hav a problem starting my 2008/9 MBW and i hope some one can help me on this problem

i recently change the stock 160GB HDD to a 320GB WD HDD (5400RPM) and successfully installed Snow Leopard

after using for a week, when i turn on the MBW, i got a grey screen with a "big folder icon" inside the folder icon ,a question mark keep flashing

1) could it be tat the HDD is not suitable for this MBW?
2) compared to my stock HDD( Hitachi) which hav the Apple logo, this WD Scorpio Blue HDD does not hav the apple logo, is it compatible wif Apple?

wat would you guys advice me to do?

thanks in advance

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HMM, well you could try to boot through your Mac OS disc to see if the HDD is still mounted, try to repair permission and inspect the disk under disk utility, it could be a faulty drive IMHO.
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post Jul 21 2010, 08:23 AM

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QUOTE(digilife @ Jul 21 2010, 08:14 AM)
yes, i did exactly wat u adviced, but the disk utility of the SL DVD did not detect any HDD present at all,  doh.gif
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could be a faulty disk then,rivert back to the old HDD just to make sure the HDD connector ribbon is okay, if thats okay then return back teh HDD, comparatively my gf uses the scorpio blue 500GB on her MBP 13 with no problem, its way over a year now.
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