Author Topic: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread (Read 117697 times)

Lent§ · « **Reply #4240 on:** March 12, 2012, 01:00:26 PM »

Thinking of selling my Macbook Air, anyone know that site where you can find out how much it's worth? Google seems send me to the macbook equivalent of Mazuma Mobile which im not interested in.

PeterJM · « **Reply #4241 on:** March 12, 2012, 01:06:06 PM »

Quote from: Lent§ on March 12, 2012, 01:00:26 PM

Thinking of selling my Macbook Air, anyone know that site where you can find out how much it's worth? Google seems send me to the macbook equivalent of Mazuma Mobile which im not interested in.

Ebay might be a good marker.I'm thinking of updating mine so i'm in the same boat.

Lent§ · « **Reply #4242 on:** March 12, 2012, 05:11:35 PM »

Dunno if this is allowed, but can't see why not

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=251015907196#ht_500wt_1156 here it is. If anyone wants to make an offer i'm open to it, and can meet in London this week or Liverpool at weekend. Can be vouched for by tons of members on here incl. some Mods.

Mods, if it's not allowed, sorry just delete this post

Frank. · « **Reply #4243 on:** March 22, 2012, 02:14:02 AM »

My charger's goosed. Anyone know if they replaced for free with Apple Care/

blah · « **Reply #4244 on:** March 22, 2012, 02:24:18 AM »

As long as you're still covered by Apple Care and there is no sign that you had anything to do with its demise (fraying cables) I think you'll be alright. I've been through 4 Mag safe adapters in the past 4 years.

Frank. · « **Reply #4245 on:** March 22, 2012, 02:28:58 AM »

Well the cables have frayed but it was hardly my fault, the plastic shit around them melted leaving them exposed.

I'll ring them tomorrow, cheers.

blah · « **Reply #4246 on:** March 22, 2012, 02:35:21 AM »

IF you have an Apple store near you, you might want to just take it there. It might give one of their 40 employees standing around doing nothing something to do.

Frank. · « **Reply #4247 on:** March 22, 2012, 05:02:05 PM »

Rang up, they're replacing it for free

Lager · « **Reply #4248 on:** March 22, 2012, 08:08:03 PM »

Quote from: Frank. on March 22, 2012, 05:02:05 PM

Rang up, they're replacing it for free

You really can't argue with their customer service. I've had mine in for repair about 5 or 6 times in the 3 years I've had it and the only time they ever made me pay was when I accidentally broke the screen. Even then they waived the labour charge and just made me pay for the part. Almost every time I have had it in for repair they've rang me back the same or next day to say it's fixed as well!

ElMagico · « **Reply #4249 on:** March 25, 2012, 09:31:26 PM »

Anyone heard anything of the new mac range coming out this year?
Need to get a new laptop not sure whether to get a refurbished air, or wait until the new release's are out

blah · « **Reply #4250 on:** March 26, 2012, 04:43:23 AM »

Quote from: ElMagico on March 25, 2012, 09:31:26 PM

Anyone heard anything of the new mac range coming out this year?
Need to get a new laptop not sure whether to get a refurbished air, or wait until the new release's are out

http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/

Good resource for that problem.

Frank. · « **Reply #4251 on:** March 26, 2012, 04:25:26 PM »

Anyone know roughly what I could get for a Macbook (Bought September 2010) In good condition? Had a look on ebay but it's mainly shops and refurbs. Might upgrade to a pro.

ferris05 · « **Reply #4252 on:** April 22, 2012, 08:51:01 PM »

Alright. There's been a couple of problems which I have come across on my Macbook Pro and I was wondering if anyone else has had the same problems and managed to rectify them.

The first problem I've had is when the Macbook is plugged in I consistently get small electric shocks when I lay my hand or arms on the body of the Macbook. I think this problem also causes a constant buzz in the headphones I use as when I lay my hand on the Macbook the buzz stops.

The other problem I am having is when I open or close the Macbook, the hinge creaks loudly. It is painful every time I open or close it to hear the loud 'CRACK' noise it makes.

Anyone else come across these problems? If so did you manage to rectify them?

Ta las.

choi · « **Reply #4253 on:** April 22, 2012, 10:39:56 PM »

Does anyone else's Macbook Pro randomly shut down? And then when you turn it back on again, it resets the date to 2001 and loads of popups come up asking for permission for stuff?
I had this a couple of times in the past few months, and then last week i dropped it (it was on my bed and dropped onto the floor). It seemed fine, but since then it's been doing it a lot more. Now tonight, it's done it about 5 times when i've tried to pick it up and move it and a couple of times when i take the charger out. Now, my battery health is decent (according to istat pro, 84% health with 541 cycles) and although it did say i needed to replace my battery soon in the top bar, it's gone back to status as normal (i reset the SMC).

I have no warranty as i bought it off ebay (and this guy seemed dodgy as fuck as he wanted cash and for me to meet in person but i didn't care care at the time). I'm guessing it's probably stolen as he was selling it for his mate apparently. Is this a battery problem or is it something more serious (hardware). Any can it be fixed without having to get a new one? Can't imagine life without my MCP

zero zero · « **Reply #4254 on:** April 22, 2012, 11:26:49 PM »

Quote from: choi on April 22, 2012, 10:39:56 PM

Does anyone else's Macbook Pro randomly shut down?

Not had that happen. Have you run the 'Disk Utility'?

choi · « **Reply #4255 on:** April 22, 2012, 11:35:00 PM »

Doesn't that just recover/repair files?

zero zero · « **Reply #4256 on:** April 23, 2012, 12:11:16 AM »

Quote from: choi on April 22, 2012, 11:35:00 PM

Doesn't that just recover/repair files?

It'll check to make sure everything is running well. to be honest, a mac shouldn't just be shutting down when it wants.

choi · « **Reply #4257 on:** April 23, 2012, 12:20:39 AM »

Ok, will give it a go

Lager · « **Reply #4258 on:** April 24, 2012, 12:18:09 AM »

Quote from: ferris05 on April 22, 2012, 08:51:01 PM

Alright. There's been a couple of problems which I have come across on my Macbook Pro and I was wondering if anyone else has had the same problems and managed to rectify them.

The first problem I've had is when the Macbook is plugged in I consistently get small electric shocks when I lay my hand or arms on the body of the Macbook. I think this problem also causes a constant buzz in the headphones I use as when I lay my hand on the Macbook the buzz stops.

The other problem I am having is when I open or close the Macbook, the hinge creaks loudly. It is painful every time I open or close it to hear the loud 'CRACK' noise it makes.

Anyone else come across these problems? If so did you manage to rectify them?

Ta las.

I got my macbook's case replaced as it had cracked on the hinge and when I got it home it was creaking when I opened it. Turns out the lad who replaced it had set it about half a millimeter off to one side. He took it off me and fixed it at no charge in about an hour while I went and had lunch.

As for the electric shocks, I get little shocks off the screws underneath when it's not plugged in which I just put down to static and it not being grounded (plugged in). It never happens when it's plugged in and I've never had the buzzing with the earphones. Sorry!

On Axis · « **Reply #4259 on:** July 25, 2012, 03:55:44 PM »

Just a heads up: OS X Mountain Lion is now available in the App Store

http://www.apple.com/osx/

wacko · « **Reply #4260 on:** July 25, 2012, 07:05:32 PM »

Anyone installed it yet? First impressions?

I'm going to hold off a bit, I think. Wait and see what the problems are/which apps don't work.

Lager · « **Reply #4261 on:** July 25, 2012, 07:16:20 PM »

Quote from: wacko on July 25, 2012, 07:05:32 PM

Anyone installed it yet? First impressions?

I'm going to hold off a bit, I think. Wait and see what the problems are/which apps don't work.

I'm always wary when updating straight away incase some of my apps don't work. I am tempted though

ElMagico · « **Reply #4262 on:** July 25, 2012, 08:47:17 PM »

Macbook Air or Macbook Pro...
Decisions

On Axis · « **Reply #4263 on:** July 25, 2012, 10:10:46 PM »

In all honesty, most of the new features are pretty minor that it's not a bad idea waiting for the next update or two for developers to fix any problems.

I've not had any problems yet.

wacko · « **Reply #4264 on:** July 26, 2012, 02:38:02 PM »

Quote from: ElMagico on July 25, 2012, 08:47:17 PM

Macbook Air or Macbook Pro...
Decisions

Depends on how much you think you'll be lugging it around, and whether or not it's your only computer. I've got a desktop, so I'd take the Air every day of the week. Don't think I'd go near one if it were to be my only computer.

9Fowler23 · « **Reply #4265 on:** July 26, 2012, 05:17:13 PM »

Anyway to get Mountain Lion free ?

boots · « **Reply #4266 on:** July 26, 2012, 05:20:45 PM »

Quote from: ElMagico on July 25, 2012, 08:47:17 PM

Macbook Air or Macbook Pro...
Decisions

I'd always opt for the pro. Better to have features you dont need than need features you dont have.

Lfsea · « **Reply #4267 on:** July 26, 2012, 05:45:30 PM »

It depends.

I have a MBA and it runs Photoshop, Chrome, Mac dev tools, and most games I've downloaded. I imagine it'd struggle with the likes of FCP but for everyday usage, I love it. I have a Dell M6500 for office work, and this is a cracking pick-up and go machine. The portability is a massive plus.

wacko · « **Reply #4268 on:** July 26, 2012, 09:26:24 PM »

Quote from: 9Fowler23 on July 26, 2012, 05:17:13 PM

Anyway to get Mountain Lion free ?

I imagine the same way you'd get any software for free.

zero zero · « **Reply #4269 on:** July 26, 2012, 09:32:24 PM »

Quote from: 9Fowler23 on July 26, 2012, 05:17:13 PM

Anyway to get Mountain Lion free ?

Buy a new Mac?

StormyDog · « **Reply #4270 on:** July 26, 2012, 09:57:35 PM »

Quote from: 9Fowler23 on July 26, 2012, 05:17:13 PM

Anyway to get Mountain Lion free ?

Can you really not justify £14 for the upgrade ?

andymanlfc · « **Reply #4271 on:** July 26, 2012, 10:17:28 PM »

Quote from: StormyDog on July 26, 2012, 09:57:35 PM

Can you really not justify £14 for the upgrade ?

It's only £14? I thought it would be more, fair price.

wacko · « **Reply #4272 on:** July 26, 2012, 10:24:41 PM »

If you can afford to buy a Mac, you can afford to pay for Mountain Lion.

Swissgaz · « **Reply #4273 on:** July 26, 2012, 10:48:16 PM »

Quote from: Lager on July 25, 2012, 07:16:20 PM

I'm always wary when updating straight away incase some of my apps don't work. I am tempted though

Have a look here to see if your apps are compatible. http://roaringapps.com

ElMagico · « **Reply #4274 on:** July 26, 2012, 10:55:23 PM »

Think going to get the 13 inch macbook pro with upgraded processor.

How long do they normally last for

Swissgaz · « **Reply #4275 on:** July 26, 2012, 11:12:38 PM »

Quote from: ElMagico on July 26, 2012, 10:55:23 PM

Think going to get the 13 inch macbook pro with upgraded processor.

How long do they normally last for

Minimum of 3 years if not longer.

On Axis · « **Reply #4276 on:** July 27, 2012, 02:16:02 AM »

Its not a macbook, but I still got my iBook G4 from 2005 as a backup computer. Thing hasn't broken down yet other than when I spilled tea on the keyboard and had to get it fixed

wacko · « **Reply #4277 on:** July 27, 2012, 04:07:58 PM »

Quote from: ElMagico on July 26, 2012, 10:55:23 PM

Think going to get the 13 inch macbook pro with upgraded processor.

How long do they normally last for

Hard to say for certain. Dropping and breaking it aside (MacBooks are the best built notebooks available, mind), I think computers these days last a lot longer than a few years ago because manufacturers are much more focussed on cutting power usage than increasing performance like they used to.

With a Mac, I'd say the most likely demise is that Apple will drop support for it and software will stop running long before the hardware gives out.

ElMagico · « **Reply #4278 on:** July 27, 2012, 05:15:51 PM »

Quote from: wacko on July 27, 2012, 04:07:58 PM

Hard to say for certain. Dropping and breaking it aside (MacBooks are the best built notebooks available, mind), I think computers these days last a lot longer than a few years ago because manufacturers are much more focussed on cutting power usage than increasing performance like they used to.

With a Mac, I'd say the most likely demise is that Apple will drop support for it and software will stop running long before the hardware gives out.

Do you think its worth spending an extra 200 pounds on the advanced 13 inch macbook pro. Comes with an extra 4gb ram and has an i7 instead of i5 processor with a .4ghz more plus an extra 250gb memory

wacko · « **Reply #4279 on:** July 27, 2012, 05:36:48 PM »

250 GB harddrive space, not memory. It has 4 GB more memory.

Yeah, it's probably worth it.