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Mac Hardware and Software |OT| - All things Macintosh
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Benjamin1981
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After using a new 2011 Macbook Air today at a friends house, i must say i am impressed. The thing is dead silent. Could such silence be achieved by putting a SSD inside a Macbook Pro? The constant fan noise is what annoys me the most out of my 2011 iMac.
Fan noise is almost always due to the cpu/gpu. Try smFanControlBenjamin1981 said:
CrudeDiatribe
Member
smcFanControl only sets the minimum speed, not the maximum. It's useful if you value coolness more than quietness (Apple typically favours the latter).
Tedesco! said:
Definitely not doing anything heavy like you are (older iMac with intel core 2 duo at 2.4 GHz and 2 gb ram). Mostly just writing up documents, emails, spreadsheets, etc. Really just testing it out since I still have the PC as well to do most of the work... Just got it and am pretty excited to mess with something I am not familiar with.
Best Buy FINALLY got the 13" MBA 128GB in stock. Of course mine has the slower TS SSD. Wondering if I should take it back now or take it to an Apple store to get the better SSD. No sense getting slower performance on a brand new product.
Also need to see if I can get the function keys changed, I don't need screen brightness/backlight brightness on function keys, but I would like my f9-f12 keys acting like they do on my old mac :<
Also need to see if I can get the function keys changed, I don't need screen brightness/backlight brightness on function keys, but I would like my f9-f12 keys acting like they do on my old mac :<
Leona Lewis
Banned
I had to exchange my 11-inch Air because I spilled mango juice on it and made the keys all sticky (shout out to Apple Store CS, who didn't even hesitate to exchange it for free despite me being way outside even the 14-day return window). The first one had the Samsung SSD and the one I have now uses the Toshiba one. I don't notice any difference in real world use, so I'd stick with the one you have as long as you don't have any other problems like dead pixels or a wacky hinge.rhfb said:
CoachKevin
Member
I am looking to get a nice laptop to do some video editing on when I am away from home.
Currently I would like to check out the higher end 13" MBP 2.7ghz i7 model.
Would that be sufficient to export a 720p mp4 from Adobe premiere 5.5? Say in the range of a 15 minute clip within 30 minutes?
How much does the dedicated video matter for Adobe Premiere on the Mac?
thanks!
Currently I would like to check out the higher end 13" MBP 2.7ghz i7 model.
Would that be sufficient to export a 720p mp4 from Adobe premiere 5.5? Say in the range of a 15 minute clip within 30 minutes?
How much does the dedicated video matter for Adobe Premiere on the Mac?
thanks!
indigo-cyclops
Member
MThanded said:
Is there? I'm looking to get one after a long hiatus from Apple laptops, but maybe I'll just wait...Though I really need one for school at this point.
Dude, I just noticed your keyboard.. What's going on there? Eject=Off, control=ctrl, command=cmd, tap=arrow, return/enter= arrow, plus the keys are all weirdly spaced and width'd...Pringler said:I just came here to praise my Macbook Air. The best Mac hardware I've ever owned. Love it so much.
Regular 13,3" Model. SSD is so awesome. Only gripe is that 128GB is a little bit on the low end. But I'll make it work
Also I just got my Synology NAS to work as a Wireless Time Machine. So cool.
Now I'm just waiting for the iPhone 5.
Where is this from?
CrudeDiatribe
Member
It's not an English language keyboard, which might explain some of the changes, but all the MacBook Airs have power buttons instead of eject-- it's not like there's an optical drive.Sentry said:
CoachKevin
Member
Anyone run Adobe Premiere 5.5 on a 13" Macbook Pro?
Lonely1 said:
youre asking us? I cant imagine anyone here would say yes. 3GS will likely be discontinued in 2 weeks and will be the first phone model to be unsupported with OS updates in a year or two.
at least wait a couple weeks to see what Apple has planned for the low-ish end market. you may be able to get an iPhone 4 with that same deal relatively soon.
Am i the only one here that loves everything Apple but is indiferent to the iPhone? I have a macbook, imac and an ipad but i couldn't care less about iphones. My wife has a 3gs and i have a Defy from Motorola, i don't like the idea of owning a "fragile" phone, the defy is water and shock resistant and that's why i went for it, the iphone is a good looking phone but i'm not a fan of the OS really.
Duane Cunningham
Member
I've had my MacBook since 07 and it's still great. The cord sucks, though, I've been wiggling it around to make it work for years. Today, I think said cord died completely.
It's an old 60W magsafe, the old kind. after googling it today, I see that they were replacing them for free in 2008 for exactly the kind of behavior mine has always exhibited. I just didn't get the memo. I plan to go to a retail Apple store after work to buy a new one, but now I wonder if they'll just replace it. I mean, it's four years old, clearly out of warranty. But hey, you never know, right?
It's an old 60W magsafe, the old kind. after googling it today, I see that they were replacing them for free in 2008 for exactly the kind of behavior mine has always exhibited. I just didn't get the memo. I plan to go to a retail Apple store after work to buy a new one, but now I wonder if they'll just replace it. I mean, it's four years old, clearly out of warranty. But hey, you never know, right?
Crazymoogle
Member
If there's any store in the world that might actually do the exchange, it would be the Apple Store. Give it a shot.
thechristoph
Sir!
I thought I posted this already, but I ran through the thread and didn't find it, so I guess not. Anyway...
I got a new MBA about three weeks or a month ago. I freakin' love this thing, but I have one gripe about it. The bottom quarter inch or so of the screen is dimmer than the rest of the screen. I only ever really notice it when I have a white window open close to the bottom edge of the monitor (I'm a side-docker). Anyone else see this issue with the new model MBA? Is it the norm? I've been thinking about calling Apple Care just to see what they think, but wanted to check with gaffers first.
I got a new MBA about three weeks or a month ago. I freakin' love this thing, but I have one gripe about it. The bottom quarter inch or so of the screen is dimmer than the rest of the screen. I only ever really notice it when I have a white window open close to the bottom edge of the monitor (I'm a side-docker). Anyone else see this issue with the new model MBA? Is it the norm? I've been thinking about calling Apple Care just to see what they think, but wanted to check with gaffers first.
Crazymoogle
Member
thechristoph said:
Hard to say. It could be you being picky, or it could be a legitimate problem with the backlighting. It depends how much dimmer it is. (pics?)
thechristoph
Sir!
I'll try to snap some later on tonight. Thanks.
thechristoph
Sir!
Okay, here's what it looks like. I guess it doesn't really come across in photos... maybe I am just being picky.
Leona Lewis
Banned
All of them look like that. It's annoying, since I spend 90% of my time on Word docs with white backgrounds.thechristoph said:
indigo-cyclops
Member
Jasoco said:
Yea, I went ahead and bought the 13 inch. Really loving it. Haven't had an Apple laptop since the original Macbooks, feels good to be back and man, Lion is really slick. The slight increase in processor speed won't be an issue if that's what it comes down to, I needed a new laptop for school.
CoachKevin
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Need your guys' opinions on my situation.
I just bought a 13" i7 MBP for video editing (edit about 4-5 hours of video each week).
Now I am thinking I should return it and get a 15" with a quad core i7 and a 13" Macbook Air for when I am away from home (will be doing minimal video editing on the road). I also don't want to get a desktop as it looks like I am moving to Japan early next year and will need to bring a computer to edit with.
Am I crazy to spend $3000 on two laptops?
I just bought a 13" i7 MBP for video editing (edit about 4-5 hours of video each week).
Now I am thinking I should return it and get a 15" with a quad core i7 and a 13" Macbook Air for when I am away from home (will be doing minimal video editing on the road). I also don't want to get a desktop as it looks like I am moving to Japan early next year and will need to bring a computer to edit with.
Am I crazy to spend $3000 on two laptops?
Crazymoogle
Member
CoachKevin said:
Probably. How badly do you need the performance difference of desktop? I could understand if there is some crazy CUDA action you need that the MBP ain't supplying, but otherwise that's a pretty good laptop.
(That being said...13" MBP?! uh...how well does video work do at that that small res?)
Bah. My Optical drive just literally disappeared on my Mac mini.
I was ripping a DVD and halfway through MDRP got stuck and continued to the end, but it wasn't ripping correctly. When it finished it showed an error saying there were lots of bad sectors and the DVD was probably scratched, but when I went over to eject it, the disc was not on the desktop. Disk Utility doesn't have it in its list anymore. And Hardware Profiler (System Information) acts like it doesn't exist. The Serial-ATA list has my hard drive and an "unknown". The disc is still in the drive.
Is there a way to mechanically eject it? I will probably have to take it to the store to have it replaced, but who knows if I'll get the disc back.
I was ripping a DVD and halfway through MDRP got stuck and continued to the end, but it wasn't ripping correctly. When it finished it showed an error saying there were lots of bad sectors and the DVD was probably scratched, but when I went over to eject it, the disc was not on the desktop. Disk Utility doesn't have it in its list anymore. And Hardware Profiler (System Information) acts like it doesn't exist. The Serial-ATA list has my hard drive and an "unknown". The disc is still in the drive.
Is there a way to mechanically eject it? I will probably have to take it to the store to have it replaced, but who knows if I'll get the disc back.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Jasoco said:
Did you try fishing it out? Pipe cleaner or unfurled coat hanger if the metal is thin enough.
Crazymoogle
Member
lawblob said:
If it has thunderbolt, you need to go Thunderbolt to DVI.
If it has mini displayport, you need to go Mini Displayport to DVI.
Keep in mind with these solutions that you still need a DVI-DVI cable (which you can also get at that site, but which sometimes come with the monitor itself.)
Apple also sells one of these things (DP-DVI) but doesn't seem to sell thunderbolt converters, likely because they want people to upgrade to Thunderbolt displays...
Barkley's Justice
Member
Just got a 27" Thunderbolt display. It is glarrrrrrrrrrrrre-y! Very distracting.
CrudeDiatribe
Member
As far as I know the button is still there. You can also boot the Mac with the mouse button clicked to make the ODD eject.Jasoco said:
Crazymoogle
Member
Barkley's Justice said:
I...am more interested. I really wish it didn't cost a grand because it would probably be an automatic purchase for me...
That's the thing. Since the computer doesn't know the drive is there, the eject button and holding the mouse don't work because the hardware doesn't believe the drive exists at all. Something happened with it. It broke halfway through ripping a DVD. Fucking had to be "20 First Dates", didn't it. Damn you Adam Sandler. And damn me for having to rip it just because I happen to own it.CrudeDiatribe said:
Slurpy2k20
Member
My 2011 Macbook Air is pretty much the best fucking computer I've ever owned. SSD makes a massive difference, seems 2 generations ahead of my 2010 MBP. Hook it up to a 25' screen to do real work.
Beyond that, I own:
iPhone 4
AppleTV 2
iPad 2
Beyond that, I own:
iPhone 4
AppleTV 2
iPad 2
