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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 Aug 8 2010, 05:37 PM

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QUOTE(dvlzplayground @ Aug 8 2010, 01:24 PM)
- antiglare screen protector if u cannot stand the glare
- palmrest protector if u wear metal watch / sweat a lot. try moshi palmguard
- keyboard protector is a must if u eat/smoke in front of ur mbp. silicone types attract dust n too 'smooth' to type, can try moshi clearguard
- invisible shield / speck casing to protect against scratches
- a good, padded laptop bag
- kensington lock, make sure it's easy to use n carry. else u wont use it
- not an accessory, but i'll recommend anyway: applecare protection plan
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i'd prefer to say ACPP is a must wink.gif

oh, may i add Moshi Trackguard(for your track pad). maybe it's just me, but i found out that if my fingers are not completely dry or just slightly moistened, i could not glide/swipe or perform those gesture smoothly. the glass is too smooth so i bought Moshi Trackpad, which is like a matte kinda surface. it works very well to me. the only complaint is that, it reduces the sensitivity a lil', but i'm a happy man laugh.gif
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post Aug 8 2010, 06:22 PM

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QUOTE(miaka_tama @ Aug 8 2010, 06:17 PM)
what do you recommend? any brand?


Added on August 8, 2010, 6:18 pm

erm... does the moshi palmguard comes with the trackguard? or it's 2 different things?
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they're totally different

http://www.moshimonde.com/products.asp
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post Aug 12 2010, 07:30 PM

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QUOTE(#Fly @ Aug 12 2010, 05:19 PM)
Hi guys, does anyone know whether this promotion is still valid?

http://machines.com.my/support_clearance_refurbished.html

My dad has allowed me to get the MBP (on the bottom of the list) if this promotion is still going on.. thanks
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refurbished macs are only available in one of the local branch, if i'm not mistaken it should be from Machines Lot 10. Anyway, one thing for sure, they are limited, first come first served, walk-in purchase only.

there is another thing that you should know, the warranty of the macs are normally less than 1 year. it's a refurbished set so the original purchased date can be a few months back. anyhow, ACPP can be bought to give you extra 2 years of warranty.

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post Aug 13 2010, 10:37 AM

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QUOTE(prasys @ Aug 12 2010, 10:31 PM)
For the first week , I was like uh okay cool. Later it was annoying , so I turned it off. I hate when the ambient light sensor kicks in ...
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and i wondered why the brightness setting changes all the time sweat.gif

anyway, for me it's love and hate. maybe it will get to a point that irritates me for manual brightness adjustment one day
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post Aug 14 2010, 05:06 PM

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QUOTE(dvlzplayground @ Aug 14 2010, 01:49 PM)
macbook is 2.13kg, macbook pro 13" is 2.54kg. only 410grams difference.

best to go to an apple reseller n lift it up urself. only u can decide whether it's too heavy or not tongue.gif
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actually, MBP 13 is lighter and thinner than MB. apparently polycarbonate is pretty high in density, but in order to match up MBP in terms of unibody structure integrity and strength, it has to be a lil thicker for that. so that explains the extra weight and overall dimensions. there you go, another reason to choose MBP over MB

MB = 2.13kg
MBP 13 = 2.04kg
MBP 15 = 2.54kg
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post Aug 14 2010, 06:16 PM

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QUOTE(darlyn @ Aug 14 2010, 05:21 PM)
wow, macbook pro seems lighter.
what about macbook air ?
any comments on this one? how much is it now.
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they are all in www.apple.com

i can't believe i'm saying this shakehead.gif
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post Aug 15 2010, 08:34 PM

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all this while i'v been hearing MBA is with IPS screen, but i could not find this on apple website. is this true?

anyhow, it's about time for a refresh bump on MBA. it's taking wayyy too long
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post Sep 1 2010, 09:25 PM

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student discount is only from apple store. apple exclusive/premium retailers can only offer you some free gifts or discounted upgrades.
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post Sep 5 2010, 11:46 PM

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QUOTE(Mackiddo @ Sep 5 2010, 12:37 AM)
is there any alternative choice since you can't remove your mbp battery?  dunno if I'm consider lucky or not. I always plug in when I use my MacBook unibody ( removable battery) . the battery spoit within 20months. luckily they replace it for me FOC under APP.
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meh, this is one of my biggest concern too. the only difference, my unibody mbp's battery is not removable so i dont really have any choice.

my mbp is less likely to be on the move, so most of the time it will be on magsafe adaptor. and according to apple's guide, battery calibration should be done weekly, and that's what i've been doing. From the battery capacity logging data in Coconut Battery, it appears that my maximum capacity has deteriorate to 97% after 8 cycles of charging.

my question is, is this descending trend a norm? i dont want to be anal about the 2~3% of the whole thing, but i certainly do not wish to see a 10 or 20% drop after 50 charge cycles.
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post Feb 9 2011, 08:38 AM

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QUOTE(barteria @ Feb 6 2011, 09:54 PM)
who says mba not suitable for gaming? *of course it isn't built for it* but u can search in youtube got a lot of videos showing ppl playing black ops, modern warfare 2, starcraft, crysis etc. me myself i installed need for speed most wanted, dota, angry birds, plant vs zombies and red alert 3 in my new mba. runs pretty smooth at certain graphic settings. *starts to lag at highest setting, but not dota coz old game* the processors only show its true color when ure dealing with imovie or some processor intense softwares. *thats what ive read tho* mba is just powerful enough to do such stuffs like what ive stated. cheers for the mba!  rclxms.gif
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May I know how do you get red alert 3 on Mac? Is it available in Mac version?

Btw folks, I have a few invisibleSHIELD for MacBook Pro 13 lying around. Lemme know if anyone is interested. Thanks
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post Feb 14 2011, 09:05 PM

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hello guys,

i just upgraded the hdd in my mbp, from 250gb to 500gb. the way i did it, I cloned the data from my hdd into the new hdd via Carbon Copy Cloner before transplanting the new hdd into my MBP. everything is fine, until something like this showed up:

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any of the gurus here know how to remove those redundancies?
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post Feb 14 2011, 11:48 PM

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thanks mate, found it on google. really appreciate it

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If you're running OS X Leopard (version 10.5.x) or Snow Leopard (version 10.6.x), you'll need to enter the following command into Terminal (located in /Applications/Utilities), followed by the enter key. You can also copy and paste the following command:

/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user




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