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Hardware The New MacBook/MacBook Pro/Air Users Thread v6, Share your joy and hopefully no pain :)

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post Oct 24 2010, 06:35 PM

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2 USB ports seems really not enough for me, what USB hubs are you guys using? Mind recommending some? I need one that could supports like 2 ext hard disk at the same time. thanks smile.gif
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post Oct 24 2010, 10:04 PM

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QUOTE(aiyish @ Oct 24 2010, 06:40 PM)
i bought those RM15 USB ports to use with my MBP, seems fine with me  rclxms.gif
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I bought one too, first a thumbdrive, then i plugged a second device, the thumbdrive ejected sad.gif , most probably due to lack of power, so now I'm going to look for something more reliable biggrin.gif
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post Oct 24 2010, 10:49 PM

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QUOTE(HW-Racer @ Oct 24 2010, 10:37 PM)
i think the belking usb ports...cost more than RM1xx....
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Gosh, more than RM100? Is there any reliable and affordable one?
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post Oct 25 2010, 06:24 AM

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QUOTE(Masamune @ Oct 25 2010, 12:07 AM)
Yup, it does cost more than RM100. I agree its pricey. But i wonder how many of those 'china' brand hubs i've thrown away. And this new hub is serving me well.
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Btw, where you get your Belkin 7USB hub? I saw there is a 4 ports available, might be cheaper... rclxms.gif
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post Nov 9 2010, 06:17 PM

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QUOTE(Docile @ Nov 9 2010, 12:27 PM)
Hi guys... im totally a newbie in mac... but i would like to try it out. As i'm getting a macbook next week, just a humble question, what are the things to check or to make sure on the macbook, when purchasing??
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Check everything is stated on the box is inside the box.
Turn it on on the spot, just in case dead on arrival.
Try charging the batteries to check if it is working or not.

Hope this helps biggrin.gif

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QUOTE(hbong @ Nov 9 2010, 05:32 PM)
Guys, I thinking to purchase MBA via online education store. Do they need any proof of student Id etc?
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Nope, the last time I helped my friend to buy his macbook pro, they do not need any proof, but you are only allow to buy once with that price in a year

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post Nov 10 2010, 06:25 AM

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QUOTE(mememe12 @ Nov 9 2010, 07:38 PM)
some forumers said they will do a random check.. means if u are unlucky.. then u need to provide your student's proof
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I'm not sure about that. But my friend was very unlucky when he got his mbp, when he unboxed it, he realised the "D" key had fall off the keyboard, then he called Apple Care for a exchange, Apple came to his house to pick up the mbp and after few days later he got another new one, then after 1 day, the "G" key fall off. *Really unlucky*
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post Nov 18 2010, 10:40 PM

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QUOTE(objectifyme @ Nov 18 2010, 09:21 PM)
For those who own both a MacBook Pro and Air, how do they compare with each other in terms of performance? Do you find yourself using the Air more than the Pro? I'm currently deciding between the two, but leaning more towards the MacBook Air for portability. I'd love to hear any opinions.

Also, a friend of mine deemed the MacBook Air as 'fragile' after seeing it today. Is this true? I've only seen it about once or twice, so I don't really know. smile.gif

Thanks for any answers!
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If you just using it for some browsing and light task, just go for the air, if heavy task for sure go for pro

It doesn't looks fragile to me, instead, it looks sexy to me drool.gif
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post Nov 19 2010, 09:08 AM

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QUOTE(xiiao1047 @ Nov 18 2010, 11:31 PM)
Wow, wonder why mbook's thread more active than imac?
imac not good?
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iMac is great, maybe just that more people prefers portability?
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post Jan 6 2011, 07:06 AM

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QUOTE(hapa @ Jan 5 2011, 07:52 PM)
i accidentally drop my macbook pro jz now from a chair. After some inspection and i found there is a minor dent on the side. but the major problem now is that i still can switch it on but with all white colour showing in blue line.
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i hope u all can see the pic clearly.
anyone experience this before? i wanna noe what the cause of it.. the dent is on the left side near the palm rest area.   icon_question.gif
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Something's wrong with the display card? shocking.gif

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post Jan 7 2011, 09:55 AM

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App Store is kinda useless to me since I do not have an Apple ID with credit card doh.gif

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post Jan 7 2011, 09:13 PM

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QUOTE(llsphinxll @ Jan 7 2011, 09:02 PM)
hahha really thought of doing this. but currently the table is at 'feng shui' place.
using belkin modem + router 2in1. not sure whether its G or N. so N can go further?
*sorry if im discussing about modem here. notworthy.gif
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There is a DIY way to extend your router's wifi range, try google on it. I haven't try on it yet since I do not have any problems with my router
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post Jan 9 2011, 08:56 PM

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About VLC, anyone experience when it loads certain mkv, it take very long time before it could play. Any solutions?
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QUOTE(Masamune @ Jan 9 2011, 09:43 PM)
This is always common for vlc. Thats why for playing mkv or HD movies i always use MPlayer OSX Extended.
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Somehow Mplayer is even worse, the second time I open the movie, it crashed


Added on January 9, 2011, 10:18 pmIt happens when I click check updates automatically

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post Jan 10 2011, 09:28 AM

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QUOTE(Jing-leBelle @ Jan 10 2011, 09:18 AM)
Is anyone having red flashing problem when playing RMVB using RealPlayer? Updated to latest version but still the same.

Secondly for VLC prob, are you guys having blur screen when you jump forward for video? After few sec of blur then it back to normal.
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Having the exact same problem as yours when playing RMVB on VLC and RealPlayer sad.gif
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QUOTE(Jing-leBelle @ Jan 10 2011, 09:31 AM)
Any solution on that? Is Movist another option for me now?
Can't stand of the often red flashing problem while watching movie le..sigh
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Another player for OSX? I gotta try it
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post Jan 10 2011, 07:01 PM

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I moved to MPlayer, it plays RMVB very well too
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post Jan 17 2011, 06:09 AM

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QUOTE(Mackiddo @ Jan 17 2011, 01:06 AM)
is there any guide to create a duplicate installation thumb drive for the MBA ?
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maybe use carbon copy to clone the whole drive? unsure.gif
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post Jan 18 2011, 07:25 AM

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QUOTE(corallinkz @ Jan 18 2011, 07:01 AM)
wow, so MBA ram soldered direct to mobo,cant take out or upgrade ourselves? damn apple so genius to take more money on that thingy lol
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They are too clever, 1st the soldered direct so that the logic board will be smaller, 2nd, to take more money

one stone kill two birds eh tongue.gif
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QUOTE(sumtuckieeeee @ Jan 19 2011, 12:56 PM)
I have a problem in connecting to the internet. The place I'm staying now has 3 connections. The thing is I can only connect to only 1 of the connections out of the 3. The other 2 it's written connected at the air port but whenever I open safari, it's written that I'm not connected to the internet. It's not the internet problem cause my gf can connect to the other 2 connections. Can anyone help me on this? I used to save all the connections but I tried removing it and to reconnect but it's still the same.
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Check network preferences if the AP does give you any IP or not
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QUOTE(gzavincent @ Jan 21 2011, 09:14 PM)
Hey guys,

Any idea how can I use my hotmail account in iChat?
Except using jabber or something like that..
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Why iChat? You can just use adium or amsn

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