guys, silly question again

what's the software can automatic set it to turn of my macbook pro display when i connected to external monitor?

i think u just need to close the macbook pro, am i right?

erm also will the 320m gc in the mbp 13" get outdated in 2-3yrs?

i dont wan to do that
i need a software to proper control it

no need 2-3 years to get outdated, a year will be enough
this is how computer world is, but it doesnt means it cant be used after the period of time

http://superuser.com/questions/82282/disab...closed-lid-mode

And if you're competent enough for the last part to mess with kext...

Personally I don't give a damn about any (redundant) software to sleep the display. Just close the damn bloody lid, use my external keyboard to wake it back up, then open the lid again.

I've also contacted Cody Krieger of gfxCardStatus to recommend him implementing such feature on his little piece of software, he's looking into it....

depends what 'outdated' means to u. for me, as long as it still can do what i need to be done, then it's not 'outdated' hehe

if 'outdated' means 'not the latest' for u, then a few months become outdated dy

i mean like able to ply future games on low settings in 2-3 yrs smothly( but once or twice lag wont matter)

Depends on what kind/genre of games you're planning to play in the future. There's First-person Shooters on one end and indie solitaire games on the other.

fps games

does any1 experience sometimes theres a 'funk' or alert sound?

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

Anyone here using WD external HDD? I'm really interested to get the WD Mybook Studio Edition for Mac but I heard bad things about the WD SmartWare that is preinstalled in them.. Care to give some reviews?

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

same

just wondering, I dont know why torrent not working for my macbook pro these days. I tried using Utorrent, Limewire, Transmission, everythign aint workign, the download just wont start. but my friend who uses xunlei thunder, the torrent works though. my transmission used to work few months ago but not now.

@dvlzplayground and nabielz

So, you guys haven't encountered problems like a virtual cd automounts everytime the HDD is connected like the ones being discussed in this forum?

I'm tempted by the fw800 and the matching colours too

Playing FPS games that will come out in 2-3 years with an 8200 without lag? Highly unlikely.

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

maybe the hd got problem.
so far i used no problem.
x2 fast than usb.

one more thing, lets say if i display 800x600 things on a macbook pro 15 inch, does it stretch it?

and if upgrade hdd by yourself will void warranty onot?

This post has been edited by TheLaptopDudeGuy: Oct 9 2010, 12:58 PM

i think only ori hdd will void warranty.