look for nimrod's post a few pages back. he summed it up pretty nicely

u shud really go for the 13" mbp if u can afford it. rm600 difference is seriously worth it. more RAM (this alone already worth rm360), SD slot, firewire 800 port, and most importantly the aluminium body. it's really hard to find a white macbook that still looks clean after 1 year

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Added on May 26, 2010, 11:22 pmtime machine creates hourly backups, so dun unmount it if u want hourly backups. personally i just do daily backups. plug in, backup, eject, go sleep.

if u mac cannot start, u can boot from the OSX dvd and restore your system from Time Machine. u also get to choose the time n date of the backup u want to restore to. then it will start transferring ur files (this will take hours obviously) n u'll end up with a running system exactly as the time/date of the backup u chose.

so nope, u dun need another backup method

This post has been edited by dvlzplayground: May 26 2010, 11:22 PM

wow mememe12 u really run into a lot of problems there. btw which mac are u using? apple just released some updated drivers, maybe u should check them out if u havent already

i read a lot of "guides" saying this but i never had any problem with FAT32 partitions more than 32gb

dude just try ntfs already afaik windows runs better on ntfs anyway

u're probably going to hate it for the 1st two weeks or so, since everything is so different u'll love it later haha

it shouldn't lag when running itunes. most probably other heavy apps. does ur mac still lag when u're ONLY running itunes n nothing else?

iWork is RM299. Office 2008 is double that.

macbook doesnt come with software to deal with Office documents. u can get iWork but sometimes the formatting will be messed up. Office 2008 is a safer choice

u can always opt for the free OpenOffice 3.0 to save money.

if u wanna buy a VM app (parallels desktop rm289, vmware fusion rm299) and have a windows installer, can go for Office 2010 beta free this is my top choice since u dun have to worry about compatibility at all

This post has been edited by dvlzplayground: May 29 2010, 12:47 PM

isn't johny2k's post about a powerbook? :S

320GB 2.5" sata drives are around rm150 for now. u can buy at any PC shops (i'd recommend hitachi or western digital) and install it on your own. u'll also need an external casing to transfer ur files etc, even cheap ones will do.

wont void ur warranty. u can find an upgrade guide at ifixit.com, juz make sure u get the correct screwdrivers

u can send to service center if u want, but of course they'll charge u lah. doing it urself is also a good chance to get to know ur mac on a more 'intimate' level lol

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Added on May 31, 2010, 1:39 pmjuz bootcamp like normal and install ntfs-3g would be enough. in bootcamp 3.0, windows can access the OSX partition too. if not juz install macdrive

btw for casings..i really like the fabrix cases but im not gonna get it because it looks so nice, later i'll be tempted to get something to protect the casing instead haha

This post has been edited by dvlzplayground: May 31 2010, 01:39 PM

nope. for most external hard drives (as in the actual hard drive plus a casing like WD passport, seagate freeagent etc), you'll void ur warranty if u take out the actual HDD inside it and swap with ur internal drive.

so buy a bare 320gb external hdd (e.g. WD scorpio blue, hitachi travelstar), and a separate USB2.0-to-SATA casing. put the new 320gb into the casing, connect to ur mac and clone ur internal harddrive. u can download Superdrive to do that.

when it's done (it'll take a few hours depending on how much data u got), take out the 320gb from the casing, then take out ur internal HDD from ur mac. install the 320gb into ur mac, and insert the stock hdd into the casing (so u can use this for something else later). done

u can format the stock hdd since u dont need it anymore, but i'd advice u to keep it for about one month juz in case u run into any problems with the new drive

This post has been edited by dvlzplayground: May 31 2010, 02:00 PM

15" for sure but if u already have a good desktop, maybe 13" is enough. or just an iPad

if u dont need a good GPU then 13" would be fine this is a good time to get one

another way is to right click on the app's icon on the dock, hold down Option and u'll see "quit" turns to "force quit".

this is just to force quit la, the activity monitor is more like ctrl+alt+del

it's really simple. if u take out the charger all the time when ur MBP is fully charged, then you'll be using ur battery too often.

this makes ur battery dies much earlier than it should

then u need to get a new battery. and again. and again.

so why not juz save ur battery cycle n just run off the charger?

seagate is not the only one who has firewire port

yes, u dun need to get "for mac" versions for it to work on a mac, but firewire800 is only available on the "for mac" models IINM

i've tried clamxav before. dunno how to say good or not didnt detect anything haha

^ looks normal

the online store is always updated with the latest products n promotions. dun worry about that.

i juz found that a couple of hours ago haha. didnt install though. how does it work for u? n what's the limitation of the demo?

anyway i tried it myself dy... sometimes the scrolling is choppy n sometimes didnt work at all haha

rumours saying momentum scrolling will be in 10.6.4 *crosses fingers*

^ only for the current MB/P line-up. which is weird that apple didnt enable this feature for the older models, considering the trackpad is exactly the same

similar to what happened with the MBA last time. it didnt have the support for 4-finger gesture while having the same multitouch sensor. either apple issued an update or someone found a hack to enable 4 finger gestures

^ next MBP refresh maybe in end of this year or next year. i dont think it'll be earlier than that

talking about trackpads... mine is not that responsive for actual clicking. i dun really mind cuz i prefer to tap... but for clicking, i have to press it longer than usual, probably a second or so for it to register

im not gonna send this for servicing since it doesnt matter to me, but juz curious if anyone have the same problem?