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This is a known and persistent problem, take it back and show them the discolouration and get a replacement.
Anatoli Bacharach
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Is Paragon NTFS the go-to solution for writing to NTFS drives on a mac?
I just installed the free trial and it seems to work just fine, but i read some horror reviews and now i'm not sure if i should trust it.
I just installed the free trial and it seems to work just fine, but i read some horror reviews and now i'm not sure if i should trust it.
This. This. This. Only difference is I have a Macbook from 2007 and am in desperate need of a new computer.
Good to know this, one of the reasons I got a mac was due to applecare. I will hold off going back to the store for a week to see if it persists in which time I will just treat it with extra care.
Buy a seagate drive and you get free software for writing to ntsf.
Good to know this, one of the reasons I got a mac was due to applecare. I will hold off going back to the store for a week to see if it persists in which time I will just treat it with extra care.
I haven't heard too much about them fixing themselves unfortunately
Right then, to the Apple Store I go! Will report back laterBuy a seagate drive and you get free software for writing to ntsf.
I haven't heard too much about them fixing themselves unfortunately
So basically, at this point I can pay 100$ more for the newest version of the Air. Worth it? Also, I read some things about Ivy Bridge getting hotter than Sandy Bridge, anyone know what the scoop is on that and what it would mean when deciding to pick one of these over another?
How can you get it reduced by that much? I can get 100$ off since I'm a student, but that's it as far as I know.
That and they have them reduced by 60 bucks at the moment.
I would definitely buy one at Best Buy if I could given that I am impatient when it comes to shipping, and the additional discounts, but I can't get one with upgraded RAM. I'm planning on ordering a base model w/ 8 GB of RAM next week. Is the RAM worth the extra cost?
So what would you be getting it for overall, 1,099$?
Guessing it depends on what you're doing with it. I've heard from some reviews that it's way overpriced though for the upgrade. I don't know how true that is, but that's what I've heard.
With the $100 coupon, it'd be $1039. It's $1239 to buy the model with 8GB of RAM through the Apple store.
I don't think I'll be doing anything terribly intensive on it. It's going to be my school laptop for the next 3 years or so. I'll be running Office on it the most, I'd imagine. I just want to future proof since I'm planning on it being my machine for years.
The coupon is for Best Buy only though. Also if it's 1239, wouldn't the coupon only bump it down to 1139$?
Okay, I see now.
Why would an iMac be faster than a mbp, besides the gpu?
Am I wrong? I thought the coupon was for BB, and even the total price would be around 1139$ or so.
Really?
Well, I prefer the bezel. Obviously not the weight or size.
Is the bezel worth it over that trade off in weight and size, to you personally?
Well, sorta. I mean, the added size also means a built in drive.
Wait for retina 13 inch??
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
And honestly, how often do you think you will use that drive? Is it enough to justify lugging an extra 1.5 pounds around all the time when you can just buy a cheap DVD drive for those few times you will need it?
The Air's are awesome and small and light and so light that you will never want to go back to a heavy laptop again, because yes, that extra pound and a half is just enough to feel like a brick when you compare the two after having used an Air for a while.
opticalmace
Member
Excellent. I'm waiting for a high-res version of the MBA, so it can't be too far down the line. Hopefully by Haswell's release.
13" retina? Huah?
Coupled with the larger hard drive and the potential to upgrade, I'm still undecided. They both seem to be great laptops.
It's gonna be like 1800. Meh.
njean777
Member
Had an air for a year before the 15in retina came out. That extra pound is not affecting me any.
Anatoli Bacharach
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polyh3dron
Banned
How old is your regular Pro? If it's still pretty new, like from '10 or '11 I would wait until next year when the Haswell chipset is going to be used in it. I bought one now to replace my '06 C2D MBP that was seriously long in the tooth but I would have waited if I had a more recent model.
The choppiness is a real thing when scrolling, especially in the email app among other apps. It's funny how my retina iPad with a similar resolution has very little problem with scrolling but this computer with both an Intel HD4000 Integrated GPU and a Nvidia 650M Kepler discrete GPU can chug doing the same shit. I have a feeling that stuff will be ironed out next year when the rMBP moves from Ivy Bridge to Haswell.
I have a late 2010 C2D MBP. I love it to death and still works beautifully. But damn those retinas. Thanks for the info. I might wait and see what Apple does. My MBP is currently a 15inch but would like a 13inch for what I do. I got really excited when I heard about them making a 13inch rMBP.
Edit: Just saw that you added.
Does the choppiness happen only when scrolling? Do you notice anything when playing videos? Hopefully they will iron it out on the next releases.
polyh3dron
Banned
nah it plays video just fine. And yeah as far as I've seen, it's just with scrolling.
Vipershark
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Since this thread is for ALL things Mac, I recently came into possession of a G4 iMac. What should I do with it?
its like 8 years old minimum... paper weight?
Crazymoogle
Member
While mildly funny, he has a good point. Sure, on any given moment that's not an insurmountable amount of weight, but when you've got it in a bag hanging off your shoulder every day the extra weight adds up. I would much rather just use an external these days; even my desktop uses a disc drive maybe once a month.
Is that the cube? I hear they make for pretty swell fish tanks.
Vigilant Walrus
Member
What if you lowered the native resolution to sub 1080p? so there would be no scalling. it would just be normal 1920x1080?
i am interested in rMBP for reduced weight, its graphics and thinner size. i perfectly understand that scrolling with 4x the number of pixels is much more.
has anyone played any gaames with the new drivers that was released yesterday? 306 from nvidia. some people claim massive improvements, other claims no difference.. i wonder how they fair in the rMBP. Would love to see videos of games like bf3 and guild wars 2!
So the coupon for Best Buy is for $100 off. They currently have the base Air for $1139, so the $100 would come off of that.
On Apple.com the student price for the base model is $1149. It's an additional $90 to bump to 8 GB of RAM, so the cost for that would be $1,239.
Ugh. So ugly.
I use mine as a digital picture frame. Have it set so that it's only awake from 5 to 8 pm on weekdays and the screen saver goes on after 1 minute. Works well. Looks kinda geeky I guess.
The Real Abed
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Oh come on. You really don't realize how heavy a Pro really is until you carry an Air around all the time. The difference in weight is relatively huge when you need to carry something every day. Try to go back to carrying a Pro again and you have to completely readjust to carrying that extra weight.
Don't think I'm the only one saying this.
And yes, I am made of tissue paper. I'll thank you not to make fun of my disability.
That's a pretty cool idea.
Install MorphOS. That's what I would do.