hi bros, im wishing to purchase the new mbp real soon!
but i need advice whether to upgrade the RAMS from apple store or upgrade by my own?

and is it worthy to up the 750GB HDD to 128GB SSD, which means ill have much lesser memory by 622 GB to use?
the 128GB SSD is now at an additional RM305 only compared to 240gb SSD at almost 2k.

and does our mbp overall performance count by memory (RAMS) + types of drive (HDD or SSD) or
does the amount of space in your drive affects the performance too?

so does purchasing straight from OWC website from US be ok?
they do have a promo for the new mbp, OWC 8GB DDR3 1333MHz Memory Kit (2 x 4GB matched memory modules) – $88.99 (with factory module trade-in rebate)
so this price is considered cheap right? compared to apple store's price.

u mean we can purchase a Thunderbolt case already to use it as an external HDD ?

im using it mostly for PS and LR, ya i wanna get an SSD too, but the price is still abit high, and they say that its dropping bit by bit every day, just like LCD TV.

Ok bro. thanks alot for the info.

btw, have u decided whether to get the new mbp yet?

how much they taking back the 15-day-old mbp for?
still no reviews over whether the SB i7 2.3GHz quadcore will outperform Arrandale i7 2.8GHz dual core?

bro, normally do you go for the ACPP when u buy a new mbp?

oh.. so if u buy the ACPP before your inital 1 year expire, the 2 yr warranty you add on to will resume?

mostly the operators are gals or guys??? =P

hahaaha...luckily i didnt buy 1st! LOL
but B+W offering promo rates $244 only for APCC, but delivery limited to US address only.
US residents get so much promos!

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller...=wishlistDetail

bros, what kind of bag/ carrycase do u guys use when your mbp goes mobile?

how much u bought it for bro?
btw is Booq brand bags good?
and if your 17" mbp is 15.4" wide, the bag u buy must be at least bigger abit or you can buy a just-right size?

cos i just received my mbp today, so thinking of buying a protection case/ bag for it.

yea definitely will get bigger one to put in mouse + keyboard n stuff.
regret abit for buying 17" instead of 15", alot nice brands only offer up to 15" for their laptop bags.

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Added on March 8, 2011, 12:12 amhi bros,

just received my custom order 17" 2.3Ghz mbp today.
only took 7 days including weekends for it to arrive.

but the thing is, when i opened the DHL cardboard box, the white mbp box is not in perfect condition.
the middle part of the box is bulging out like the box is too small for it and the box itself is like already been misfolded.
when i took the unit out, there's little black dusty dots on the mbp even with the protective film on it.
and the aluminum side of the trackpad is abit uneven, like it's not properly produced and also a stain on the side of the keyboard
which i had to remove with cellotape.

may i know if this is normal as its been shipped from china or may be a display unit like what my fren has said?
sorry bout these questions as this is my 1st time owning a macbook pro, but just that i dont wish to get a not-so-good
unit after spending so much money on it!

This post has been edited by macduck: Mar 8 2011, 12:12 AM

yes my order came from Shanghai too as its CTO.
if i take pictures and complain to Apple, will they take action?
and usually how long will it take for a new unit to be fully charged?
mine turned green light with less than 2 hour chargiing, is this considered normal?

umm i dono yet cos i havent start up the unit yet cos my fren asked me to charge the unit for 24 hours for the 1st charge.
is the 1-day charge before use necessary?

bro you're saying to match the serial number of the AC adapter and the notebook to see if its the same unit?

This post has been edited by macduck: Mar 8 2011, 12:44 AM

contacted apple store and sent the pics, and they will replace me with a new unit.
thanks to bros for your advice!

lol. shuda asked for rm100 coupon if i knew ...hahaha...
but it was the courier's fault right?

it was in aussie right?

btw what download engine do u guys usually use? like thunder or bittorrent for windows?

bros, normally u guys stick with safari for online or use google chrome for better speed?

bros,

does any1 of u happen to know which video dl software can use to play the downloaded video in slow speed?
i just downloaded iShowU to dl youtube video, but cannot play it slowly.

Any1 knows where to buy the #00size screwdriver to open the bottom of the macbookpro?
I searched over 15 hardware n pc stores all don have!!

bro what screwdriver u use to open the btm of the mbp?
u know where to buy the screwdriver?