1. im not sure why do u need to boot from an external drive to install mac OS? if it's not a macbook air, why cant u juz use the DVD?

2. are you trying to make a USB OSX installer?

3. i have booted my MBP from a cloned external HDD thru USB no problem. obviously performance is slow but it gets the job done

u mean u cant transfer files to ur external when it was FAT32? can read or not?

i cannot imagine what is watery sound haha. have u tried using other headphones? speakers perhaps?

watching movies no megaupload = using flash

flash is known to be resource intensive, so ur computer is working harder -> generate more heat. that's the reason it's not on iOS device

reduce heat? well if u're in an air-conditioned room shud be ok. else juz let it be lah. being hot is good, it means the aluminium body is doing its job conducting the heat from inside to the atmosphere. u dont want the heat to get trapped inside

err do u have the OSX dvd? juz insert it in n follow the instructions. pretty easy. else, google is ur friend unless u have more specific questions

utorrent can function as download manager? isnt it just a torrent client?

reduce cycle? reduce battery usage of course. but using battery too little also got problem. dont think that u wanna keep ur battery in good shape then u scared u dun wanna use it. battery is a consumable part, it's meant to be replaced one day later. imagine buying a printer....the stock ink will run out eventually, n it's stupid to not use the printer because u dun wan to replace the ink

juz remember to calibrate. u dun have to use the battery a lot but atleast have the electrons moving once in a while. juz like human....too much heavy duty work everyday can die early... being a couch potato whole day also can die early let the battery work once in a while

lol. what is download manager ah... imagine utorrent but for normal download instead of torrents. if u're using firefox, try downthemall

because DTA is a firefox plugin, not a standalone app. closing firefox meaning closing DTA as well. so far it's my favourite but yala, sometimes i quit firefox forgetting that im downloading something haha

setoyo is wrong. macbooks and MBP13 are still using core 2 duo. HW-Racer, no one knows when macbook will adopt i3/i5 since we dunno when the next refresh would be. but i doubt it'll be this year though

This post has been edited by dvlzplayground: Sep 23 2010, 12:15 AM

i've been using it or about 2yrs still havent got used to it haha. DTA doesnt support safari 5 doesnt it?

no need to change if it's working fine. lemme guess, u didnt use ur battery a lot?

it would help if you can say what "various option" u have tried. yes u can reformat using an external HDD but u need the ISO anyway. how come u dont have the OSX dvd?

you can follow this website: http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/

read the question probably la bro hahahaha. model refresh cycle, not battery cycle

This post has been edited by dvlzplayground: Sep 25 2010, 10:59 PM

yes. repairs ain't cheap

i've just tried CleanMyMac... very impressive thinking of buying it. it's US$74.95 for a 5 lifetime licenses. that's US$14.99 or about RM46.40. anyone wanna share?

can upgrade free to CleanMyMac 2 later

not sure how does it compare. probably im just a sucker for the interface hahah

u guys download the trial lar from the looks of it, i think onyx has more features

advantage of bigger VRAM is mostly for textures only.

i kinda believe this 'theory'. GPU will go down one 'level' every 2.5 years. the 330M GT is considered a mid-level GPU, so in about 2.5 years it'll be a low-end GPU. still good enough to play the latest games but low settings lah

9400m has always been a low-end gpu lah

depends what 'outdated' means to u. for me, as long as it still can do what i need to be done, then it's not 'outdated' hehe

if 'outdated' means 'not the latest' for u, then a few months become outdated dy

^ is it because u have an alert? if random then no

im using WD mybook studio, but i never use smartware. i didn't remove it but im sure you can

review? well no problems so far. time machine backups (normally 20-30gb) is fast on fw800 compared to fw400 or USB. i have no idea how to use the lcd panel haha, but the colour looks nice la. match my mbp

yes the virtual cd mounts. uh i dont see that as a 'problem' though, it's supposed to be a feature haha. when it mounts i juz let it stay there lah . you can remove it if u want to