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I'll add some useful application and list of URLs later for you all

guys...
juz wanna ask / share something here...
i notice that my boot time almost doubles when i have USB thingy plugged in my mbp....
especially noticeable when using griffin tech powermate and logitech desktop for mac....
is this common....?
without the usb thingy...i can booth in less then 25 secs....with the usb thingy...it sometime goes up to 35+ secs....
sometimes 1 min+....
i m not sure what happened actually....=(

Yeah its normal

This is because your OSX has to load the kernel extensions for all of the devices up-front..When it sees new devices , it searches for the required kext then caches it. To see how OSX works. Boot your mac with command key (apple) plus V. Its very interesting to see whats going on behind the Spinning Sunflower !

hey thanks for the info...will try it....=)

I am planning to replace the hard disk in my Macbook with a higher capacity one.

Can anyone recommend a non-Apple place to do that ? I find the Apple store prices a bit expensive :-(

If you have recently done so, please share the brand and capacity of the hard disk you selected and whether you experience any heat issue after the replacement. (And the price if you don't mind)

Thanks.

It's pretty easy to do it yourself (on the iBook it was very difficult, but no problem with the MacBook).

I recommend Seagate drives, a little more expensive but much more reliable than that Western Digital crap.

Depending on the model, if you get a much higher-capacity drive you could increase the heat output of your MacBook.

i think my macbook battery is half dead...

it charges fully, then when used without the adapter, it goes up to about 25-30% then the whole macbook shutsdown, without notice...total lost of power...

i remembered when it used to approach less than 20%, the batt bar on the top turns red right?

i ran a test with coconutbattery...and this is what i got



155 charge cycles is not too bad right?? and my capacity is still at 93%, which is not too bad considering it's age...

I'll be sending it one of the mac shops...been having a lot of hardware problems with my mac....now sekali gus kao tim the thing...

Is it because my macbook is the first batch?? I am one of the first few macbook owners in malaysia...pre booked it when it was announced, got it when it was just launched..

it should last for longer than that right ?
if not then can say its quite unreliable...
and i'm getting one soon......
hahaha

This post has been edited by MoNnY: Aug 28 2007, 08:13 AM

Yup there's something wrong with your battery alright, go get a replacement, I just got mine 2 weeks back.



I got mine 2 months back, got a Seagate as well, the original hdd is a Seagate as well. I got a 120GB, no problems. I don't think capacity will affect temperature much, instead if you want to get a 7200rpm hdd, then it may run hotter. Can't remember how much I bought it but should be a little less than RM300, including a casing for the original hdd to be used as external storage.

Actually; I'd recommend Western Digital over Seagate....


A more comprehensive resource listing valuable user experiences with drives in Macs may be read here:

http://forums.xlr8yourmac.com/drivedb/search.drivedb.lasso

As you will see searching the database for MacBookPro drives; the Western Digital Scorpio 250Gb comes VERY highly recommended. I have one in my MBP and it is very quiet and having the space for all my stuff made it a very worthwhile upgrade. The Seagates don't come in that size so comparison between the two is moot.

If you're going for a 250Gb though: stay away from the Samsung drives. They require a firmware update in order to work with the MBP. Even so; there are too many adverse experiences reported in xlr8yourmac to recommend them.

3 Days ago i just replace my stock HDD (Seagate 60GB) to Western Digital 160GB
which is very smooth actually.
i just clone my stock HDD using SuperDuper!
after that copy the clone to the new HDD.

This post has been edited by hairol83: Aug 28 2007, 11:27 AM

re replacement harddisk for Macbook

rajulkadir, civic98, MacDaNife, hairol83 and others

Thanks for your feedback. Much appreciated.

Hi guy, how much approximately to upgrade the current 15inch MBP to 4G RAM? any cheaper option?

hi all
i just wanna know whether anyone here ever tried a flight simulation game on a macbook
i recently played need for speed on windows xp(using boot camp 1.3) and it's quiet laggy
so any advise or opinion from all of u?
is it ok to play a flight simulator regarding that macbook only using gma950

thnx
peace~

Hi all, just doing some research on what bluetooth wireless mouse to get, while waiting for my mbp to arrive. I want one which doesnt requires USB port, any recommendation? Price range preferable similar to wireless mighty mouse. Or should I get the wireless mighty mouse?

Any reasons why you are not getting the wireless mighty mouse? If there aren't any, GET IT!

Wireless mighty mouse would be nice, and match with your mac.. unless you play games on your macbook. I try my friend's wired mighty mouse for iMac and it's not suitable for hardcore games, if you're into games, maybe you would like to consider Logitech wireless mouse or Razr gaming mouse.

well there is quite alot of bad review in apple website for wireless mighty mouse e.g. the ball not being sensitive after some time of use, and the right click is not sensitive as well. anyone facing these issue?

if u dun mind wired...i'd suggest razer copperhead....
i use it a lot when on the go...first i dun have to worry about batteries...2nd i can change the dpi on the fly...=)

checked with Apple...to do so for the new MBP will cost a whopping RM1399! it means discarding the 2X1G RAM in the new MBP and fitting in a 2 x 2G RAM.....

anyoone can suggest a cheaper option?

cheers