speakers/headphones dun have "for macbook". most speakers and headphones use the same 3.5mm jack. cheap rm30 ones, ipod headphone, even rm2k ones, all use the same jack. no matter for notebooks or mp3 players or old walkmans

as far as i know, they dont ask for proof that you're a student

yes u need extra cables. depends what input can your samsung monitor receive. a macbook uses MiniDisplayPort. so for example, you samsung monitor needs DVI, then u need a MiniDisplayPort-to-DVI adapter

maybe u can try this. go to system preferences, language n text, input sources. tick the chinese one u need. i dunno if it works lah, i dun have any chinese character files

juz wait for 4gb ram module to go down in price... eventually they will... good to know u can support 8gb

haha no lar. download programs for mac same like windows. juz google, download n install, buy cd also can. juz check the system compatibility, can support mac os x or not. they usually come in .dmg format instead of windows' .exe

maybe u confuse with iphone apps. that one can only buy from apple

what do u mean terbalik? the port on ur monitor got holes instead of pins?

http://store.apple.com/my/product/MB572Z/A...mco=MTA4MzU1NDg

no recommended games for programs... VLC n Perian for video, adium for IM, facebook notifications, utorrent for torrent, speed download (download manager) or downthemall (download manager extension for firefox).

watch videos here to quickly learn about mac

http://www.apple.com/asia/findouthow/mac/

shudn't u get the programs ur uni/college requires u to? the whole adobe range is available in mac versions, maybe u'll want photoshop, illustrator and indesign. google sketchup maybe good for u too.

about the monitor, afaik there's an adapter for that, called VGA female-to-male converter. female means the end with holes, male is the one with pins. im not kidding

i vote for ipad

VRAM mostly lets u use more/higher quality textures in games. i suggest i7 if u can afford

[quote=kiddz,May 1 2010, 04:59 PM]
so you sure the temperature not that serious like the review said?

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no one can be sure. juz because 1 unit very hot doesnt mean every single unit is hot. we all know got case where MBP explode etc but u dont see every single MBP in the world explode. read a few pages back on what i said about manufactured products. worst case, u can claim warranty.

[quote=terence8,May 1 2010, 06:02 PM]
don't think so..now mac already have the now i5 and i7 for the mbp 15 and 17

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Added on May 1, 2010, 6:26 pm[quote=mememe12,Apr 15 2010, 01:56 PM]
wow.. i did the same customization as yours.. but mine expected to arrive 20-26.. 2 days more than u

so u plan to buy ACPP... or any protectors or sleeves?

can i know what is ACPP?

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acpp = applecare protection plan. it extends ur warranty for 2 years, so u end up with total 3 years warranty, with tech support

[quote=izact,May 1 2010, 07:34 PM]
WTA : we all know that MAC OS is virus-free OS..but what if i opt to install windows on MAC..does it still vulnerable to the viruses and as such? this my first time using MAC OS..has anyone ever encountered crashes or corruption over MAC OS? i know windows always do..is it save for me to not have partitions rather than keeping my files on 1 partition?

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actually virus can go in OSX, it's just that it cant do anything. e.g. if i copied an infected file from a friend's thumbdrive, then i'll have the virus in my mac...but it wont affect OSX at all. but then if i share that same file to another windows friend, n he download it, he'll get infected. can understand? :S

so if u install windows (either bootcamp or VM), yes you can get virus. if the virus come into ur windows system, then it'll infect windows. if it come into OSX, no problem.

crashes can happen to any system...but i realize it's far far less in OSX compared to windows. about corruption, so far i only had 1 corrupted file in my 4 years using mac personally i dont see y people like to save different files on different partitions...what's so bad about folders?

This post has been edited by dvlzplayground: May 1 2010, 08:35 PM

im wondering if this is still true? bootcamp 3.0 can write to the OSX partition right? so virus can go in OSX partition? no effect la, but juz wondering if it's possible

same here VM is the way i roll wahaha. anyone can enlighten abt this?

same with VM though...if virus entered a windows VM..can the virus affect OSX files?

thx for the long long reply haha. but ya i know the virus is unexecutable on OSX. that's why i'm asking about bootcamp or VM

bootcamp 3.0 can access n write on the mac partition right? so does that mean the files in Mac HD can get infected by virus? let's say i'm in bootcamp in windows 7, somehow caught a virus, and the virus infected a file named random.pdf, which is located in Mac HD. then i boot back in OSX, i email the random.pdf to a windows friend, and he'll get the virus too. am i correct?

same thing with VM. lets say i shared my Pictures folder in VM. and somehow i caught a virus in windows. can the virus infect the files in the shared folder? and same thing lah...if i email the files (regardless in OSX or windows) to a windows friend, they can get infected?

lol. consider a backup system, much much better than doing partition hehe. windows crash nevermind....what if ur HDD kaput? u got 10 partition also all will be gone. dead HDDs are more common than what u're probably thinking

applications n games for mac n windows are totally different. as u know, windows use .exe and mac uses .app. windows cannot open .app and OSX cannot open .exe. the only way to do this is using virtual machines. there's a thread about Parallel Desktop, VMWare Fusion here, i recommend u go check it out

ACPP price is the same. juz make sure u dont forget to buy later

wow sorry to hear that i like the old speaker grill and power on button... classy

thanks for the confirmation. haha true also, too long on OSX i forgot the difference between virus, trojan n worm dy im just using windows security essentials on my XP VM..hopefully it's okay

cscheat ur temp 70C? in ur screenshot it says 39C only 70C is pretty normal when under load

personally i juz use DownThemAll extension for firefox. good: no need to run another application juz to handle downloads. bad: i always accidentally quit firefox forgetting that i have a download running

for a standalone app my favourite is speed download 5

u shudnt ask about that here. maybe piratebay can answer ur question

"OSX" is like "Windows", "Snow Leopard" (or 10.6) is the version, like "XP", "Vista" or "7".

about ur friend's mac, i dun think windows is the problem. maybe cuz his OSX too unorganized dy. try Onyx or defrag it

This post has been edited by dvlzplayground: May 4 2010, 10:04 PM

how much is this? consider invisible shield by ZAGG too

oo hehe no no… the full name of SL is "Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard". before this was "Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard", "Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger", and so on. so the next OS will be something like "Mac OS X 10.7 [some huge cat's name]"

yes all stores have the same price for new units. probably some stores can give u freebies n stuff. cheapest way is to get from online store with education discount, but no freebies la (unless u consider shipping as a freebie )

not necessarily student...

the compression depends on what file are u zipping. for already compressed formats lke JPEG, MP3, very hard to compress further. this is true on any operating system

browser depends on individual. i dun really like opera's interface, but the Turbo mode is very useful when i cant get good internet connection. i prefer firefox due to extensions, but chrome beats vanilla firefox IMO plus, firefox 3.7 should have sandboxing feature like chrome

This post has been edited by dvlzplayground: May 6 2010, 04:35 PM

8gb ram only helps if u're doing lots of work on it (which i can't imagine why u would, since u already have the i7 imac). SSD supposedly helps with battery life. so i vote for SSD if 128gb is enuff

just keep the charger on, it's okay. if it's not, apple wouldn't have created a non-removable battery in the 1st place, don't u think? IINM only apple n sony laptops are okay with this

heavy usage at 30% brightness for 5 hours is pretty good (of course, it depends on what 'heavy usage' is). 88% after 65 cycles is quite low i think, try to calibrate it first.

well the battery price at the apple store is not for your model, those are for older, removable-battery models

here's how to calibrate ur battery. http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1490

hmm ur Charge Remaining quite low compared to mine. not sure, maybe the newer models are like this? here's mine:

Charge Information:
Charge remaining (mAh): 4130
Fully charged: Yes
Charging: No
Full charge capacity (mAh): 4130
Health Information:
Cycle count: 243
Condition: Normal

15-months old MBP 15, battery health 89%

sorry im not. can anyone else with the current MB white share their battery status?