Guys, I wanted to ask...I'm about to buy a MBP 15" and will mostly use it for school purposes(For uni)....just wanna ask..do I need to install anti-virus(like kaspersky, norton etc) as well?? Cause might have a lot pendrives transfer from my friends for assignment???Cause this is the 1st time I'll be using Mac OS and I wonder is it easily attacked by virus compare to the Window laptop im using now

This post has been edited by -Max91-: Jul 18 2011, 07:28 PM

Hi guys want to ask where to you guys buy your mbp from straight from apple web site or from ppl in garage sale bcs I see some seller there in garage sale selling it for a few hundreds cheaper btw don't know can they be trusted????

for me, online lah. i still can get edu discount, also so i know im the 1st one to touch it haha. the freebies rarely attracts me anyway

well i dont have antivirus on my mac. u can GET virus on ur mac but u wont be AFFECTED by it. cuz the malware can only attack in a windows environment.

so say u copy an infected file to ur mac, nothing will happen. but if u send that file to a windows user, that person will get infected. u wont. if u plug in an infected thumbdrive and paste ur clean files into the thumbdrive, u still wont get infected (u're not transferring the virus to ur mac). but the thumbdrive is still infected and can infect other windows pc it connects to

so the only point of having antivirus is to protect others, so to say. but personally i dont bother

icic..wont there be like "mac-virus" ???

so far only some trojans (from pirated software) and the macdefender thing (worm? not sure). they all still explicitly need the user to install something, it wont install itself like other malware can. so just be cautious on what do u install on ur mac.

fyi macdefender disguises itself as in anti-virus app. and the people who dont know better, downloaded and installed it, and get infected themselves.

there's no stopping from some random hacker to create a mac virus, but we're pretty much safe for now

Alright, thanks a lot..so can save on anti-virus xD

Can be trusted, just make sure warranty can be registered

If you're afraid, just arrange COD with the seller in garage sales.
Check your warranty online and should be alright.

i also can get education discount
but must use CC to purchase right?
ATM cards are allowed or not?
or using TT?
thanks


This post has been edited by ivan92: Jul 19 2011, 06:16 PM

Anyone mind to answer my question?

never tried using ATM card u can always call them up if u have any questions

all right
thank you

magsafe is the charger port for macbook la bro..

it does charge the mac la bro..nothing really special with it..
nowadays,the magsafe is equipped w/ magnet..
magsafe is not like other port like u have to plug it deep into the hole..
so when someone trip onto your charger,it will not pull ur mac off the table..

haha..i dont think so la bro..
powerful magnet definitely will ruin ur screen la..

TS, try to google 1st before asking can? dont be that indepedant lar

Magnet won't affect LCD screen
U can give a try

oh..really ka bro?..
my bad..noob..
but still won't test it on mine..

Think of purchasing the new MBA 11" higher end spec. Just want to know how the battery performance compare to 13" model because the price and claimed 7 hours battery life on the latter make me think twice. Anyone got it on hand ?

Hey all, just wondering if a second-hand MB is worth buying. My friend is selling it for rm2200+

Model: http://support.apple.com/kb/sp500

It's the 2.4Ghz one with 4GB ram.

Also, would I be able to upgrade it to Lion?

This post has been edited by c2p: Jul 24 2011, 04:24 PM