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Hardware The New MacBook/MacBook Pro Users Thread v3, Share your joy and your pain here

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post Jan 6 2009, 03:23 PM

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QUOTE(BlueBerry~ @ Jan 6 2009, 02:37 PM)
Hmm. What is the difference with OS X and OS X leopard? What does the new mac run with?
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OSX is the operating system's name. Leopard's the version. OSX Tiger is to OSX Leopard just like Windows XP is to Windows Vista.

Except that Leopard is actually an improvement tongue.gif
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post Jan 6 2009, 03:51 PM

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easier method: look at ur taskbar or dock. hehe
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post Jan 11 2009, 05:02 PM

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QUOTE(NFN @ Jan 10 2009, 07:01 PM)
help....how to cancel boot camp?
i install window xp but seem got problem after i cancel.....and when i on my macbook....it wont auto log in mac os X -.-ll
must keep press option den only one window mac os X den can only enter -.-ll help!!!!!!
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open the boot camp assistant and there's an option to revert ur hard disk back to a single partition for OSX

good that the option thing works tho. once i bootcamp, something went wrong n i cant go into the XP partition. even GpartEd cant to anything haha

oh utorrent works good btw smile.gif really miss it since converting from windows
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post Jan 11 2009, 05:28 PM

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there's another thread about keeping the AC adapter on while using a macbook.

let me conclude the thread for you. DO NOT take out ur battery and just run on AC power when ur battery is full. this applies to all macbooks, but for ibooks, powerbooks, and most other laptops its better to take out the battery. ur battery is only charging when the adapter flashes RED. if its green, meaning the macbook is running on AC, skipping the battery.
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post Jan 13 2009, 01:41 PM

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QUOTE(terencetoo @ Jan 11 2009, 05:39 PM)
Ohh is this really true? The laptop will senses the battery is full and skip charging the batt? Oh this is really a new thing to me.

Do u have source to refer so i can read it nicely biggrin.gif

Thanks mate!
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the only source i have is from the battery thread hehehe tongue.gif. as for myself, i hate to plug out the battery bcuz of magsafe. too easy to get accidentally detached tongue.gif. happened a few times before

QUOTE(calibre @ Jan 12 2009, 06:52 PM)
biggrin.gif  Hello, I am a newbie here. I bought a MacBookPro 2.53GHz 15 inch in early December 08. It was a big ticket purchase for me. I have a Dell desktop that runs on Windows xp (3 years old) which is working fine. Initially I had to get used to the new system as Mac Os was new to me. Now after 1 month, I must say, it has been an interesting 1 month for me and it has been great. Now I am able to utilize it well thanks to all your input in this forum besides others that I visit. This forum really rocks!

I have no regrets so far except for a few minor annoyance such as it is not possible to play my PC games in my new rig. (there are loads of RM7.00 games for PC but hardly for Mac os)

I also realized that websites such as AIA is not Mac Os friendly and website of some financial institutions. I am not into "Fusion"or "Parallel" so no Windows in my Mac.

I just installed ClamXav but like most people will say, it is more to "protect" the Windows Os in my other computer rather than for Mac Os.

Mac Os is really cool. Yet to experience and major glitches so far.

Planning to get AppleCare before the 1 year grace period.

Thanks for all for the interesting discussions . Really learn a lot of tips form them

Cheers! biggrin.gif
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congrats on your new machine! biggrin.gif. for your PC games, bootcamp is the way to go. just install windows xp and strip out all the useless stuff. use winxp JUST to play ur games. and its a bad idea to mention ur rm7 games here on the internet tongue.gif i dont know about the AIA website, but did u try firefox for that?
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post Jan 14 2009, 03:48 PM

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QUOTE(d3lia5 @ Jan 14 2009, 02:15 PM)

1) torrent for download
2) IM with video conferencing
3) Adobe for graphic editing
4) Surfing websites and blogging
5) watching movie which i always use VLAN
6) play yahoo games

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1) utorrent, transmission
2) i normally just use YM cuz most of my frens on YM. the built in ichat is much better tho. adium is good but dunno when baru got video chat
3) adobe also got for Mac ;p iphoto mebe enuf 4 u
4) built in Safari, firefox, opera....soon chrome biggrin.gif
5) VLC plays everything
6) for yahoo games i recommend u use Safari. very lag if play use firefox
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post Jan 14 2009, 05:36 PM

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dreamweaver works good for me, but then im not a pro at it ;p

you might wanna try an app named Coda
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post Jan 15 2009, 01:51 PM

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QUOTE(d3lia5 @ Jan 15 2009, 09:29 AM)
how i'm going to find the torrent source for mac. i'm not a serious downloader but if i need something, i will go for torrent. before this, mininova is my favorite. i know there will show some mac files to download at mininova but perhaps it would be easier if we have the website torrent source dedicate for mac. (if it doesn't, maybe mostly mac user download it there)
i dont know of any mac-specific torrent sites, but most of them will do. isohunt, piratebay, mininova..they have plenty of mac stuff as well. just add "DMG" to ur search results (e.g. "adobe photoshop cs4 dmg")

for ur video problem, have u tried VLC yet? i think most of us here are using VLC to play videos cuz of its wide codec support unlike quicktime
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post Jan 15 2009, 02:34 PM

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i didnt know ppl still use lotus smartsuite ;p
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post Jan 16 2009, 10:27 PM

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QUOTE(Hinika @ Jan 16 2009, 09:29 AM)
can Macbook white support up to 4GB memory ram ? (2*2GB)
as i read from apple store they said that the macbook can install maximum 2GB of ram only? (2*1GB)
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for 4gb i dont believe so, but i thought after santa rosa can go up to 3gb? either way 2gb shud b enuff...not going for 64-bit here (yet tongue.gif).

QUOTE(scott5201314 @ Jan 16 2009, 09:38 AM)
is there any converter for mac to convert rmvb straight to psp format a?
i hav been looking for it long time but still cant get....
any1 here can help?
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ive been looking for that too +_+. rmvb to mp4 la, but still, so hard to find rmvb converters
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post Jan 18 2009, 05:10 PM

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QUOTE(Superman7 @ Jan 17 2009, 05:40 PM)
I have a question regarding VMware Fusion 2.0. If I installed XP via VM and make the necessary adjustment of RAM to be 2GB, that means if I were to run XP then my memory will be splitted to 2GB for OSX and 2GB for XP? Is that right?
What if I do not use VM (only use XP in case I need some software which OSX does not have), will my OSX RAM be 4GB or 2GB?

Yes, I'm running on 4GB Macbook Unibody 2.0GHz.
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VMware is the app that'll be dividing up ur RAM. when its not running, OSX has 4gb at its disposal.


QUOTE(manutd #1 fan @ Jan 17 2009, 08:00 PM)
anyone having this problem?

I update to 10.5.6 and after restart the progress bar is kinda halt on configuring installation. i already wait for more than 30 mins but the bar stayed at approximately 1-2% only.

I really need help as i'm afraid it will crash the OS if i force shutdown.

thanks in advance
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try google some kind of manual update to 10.5.6. a lot of people had that issue


QUOTE(Superman7 @ Jan 17 2009, 09:37 PM)
The feature is called grab smile.gif


Added on January 17, 2009, 9:42 pmanybody managed to get the Bluetooth to work with Windows? Is the driver available in the Leopard DVD which comes with the Macbook?
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yes. if u cant remember the shortcut, just type "grab" in spotlight. the software itself is in Applications > Utilities

as for bluetooth, i dont remember BTing anything while in bootcamp xp, but i dont remember anything failed either. the BT driver is in the leopard dvd along with all the other drivers.
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post Jan 19 2009, 05:34 PM

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QUOTE(allvin @ Jan 19 2009, 10:37 AM)
really? huh, i have no problem with that. just install the driver from dvd 1. that's all.
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me too...ive monitored the installation n bluetooth was installed, no problems
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post Jan 23 2009, 09:52 PM

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im in the unibody MBP club now smile.gif
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post Jan 24 2009, 03:27 PM

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i dun dare to run Onyx tongue.gif. mebe after 4 years or so, when my mac feels slow, baru think of it ;p

as for time machine, i swapped the 250gb installed on my mbp for my old 160gb cuz 1) 160gb feels enuf for me as long as i store my DMGs and videos on my extHDD, 2) lazy to transfer the stuff from the 160 to the 250, and 3) wanna use 250gb as time machine backup tongue.gif
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post Jan 25 2009, 11:05 AM

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QUOTE(rx330 @ Jan 24 2009, 09:01 PM)
chizzu, i dun have spare HDD la biggrin.gif
u guys tok like the onyx so dangerous like tat,,,,,
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OS X is fast enough even without Onyx, so nevermind tongue.gif

QUOTE(benQue @ Jan 25 2009, 12:37 AM)
do u swap the hard disk your self? is it easy to do?
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VERY easy tongue.gif. only got 1 screw holding the hard disk in. there's another 4 more extra hex screws around the HDD to keep it better in place.
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post Jan 25 2009, 04:59 PM

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kernkraft... answers to ur questions can be easily found on google, no need to ask here n wait 4 reply

just click here lah
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post Jan 25 2009, 05:56 PM

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QUOTE(saiga @ Jan 25 2009, 05:17 PM)
Anybody here use bluetooth mouse? I'm eyeing Logitech V470. Already tested my friend unit and feel quite okay for me. Any other recommendation before I purchase this one? Please share the price also. Budget is <200.  smile.gif
Thanks.
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let me just say if i were looking for a bluetooth mouse, this would be my choice smile.gif. no other recommendations here
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post Jan 25 2009, 07:53 PM

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here in sarawak also around rm190. all wireless mice are heavy tongue.gif.

hmm question about mouse...which one sucks notebook battery faster? USB mouse or battery-powered mouse connected thru bluetooth?
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post Jan 25 2009, 11:37 PM

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agreed...sometimes when i plug in my mouse, i end up forgetting to use it cuz the trackpad is so good tongue.gif. as for walking around toting a MBP, yeah it is heavy plus my laptop bag itself is already heavy lol. gets worse when i hv to bring my other bag as well n a couple of textbooks. really look like nerd sad.gif

the moshi codex looks damn good to me, albeit damn expensive
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post Jan 26 2009, 11:15 AM

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we'll be waiting 4 a quick review smile.gif

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