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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5480 on: January 14, 2019, 08:14:29 am »
My charger for my 2013 pro is on its way out, £80 for a new one from apple!  Anyone recommend somewhere cheaper to get one?
China :wave No really, there are 'copies' out there on places like Amazon that do the same job. Alternatively, any 2nd hand shops out there selling reconditioned macs? If you're anywhere near Milton Keynes, I can recommend somewhere.

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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5481 on: January 14, 2019, 02:55:49 pm »
I've got a problem with my mouse cursor which disappears from time to time - which can be a bit frustrating - any quick fixes? - ta :D

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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5482 on: January 14, 2019, 03:13:14 pm »
I've got a problem with my mouse cursor which disappears from time to time - which can be a bit frustrating - any quick fixes? - ta :D

If you move your Mouse or fingers, on a track pad, up and down or side to side very quickly your cursor will enlarge and be visible again.


Activate  -: shake mouse pointer to locate. System preferences, accessibility, display.
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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5483 on: January 14, 2019, 03:22:37 pm »
I've got a problem with my mouse cursor which disappears from time to time - which can be a bit frustrating - any quick fixes? - ta :D
What are you doing when it disappears? You might have the sensitivity/tracking settings up too high.

System Preferences > Trackpad > Tracking speed (slide bar setting)

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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5484 on: January 14, 2019, 09:59:42 pm »
^ cheers - either on rawk or the Guardian or email




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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5485 on: January 14, 2019, 10:15:50 pm »
^ cheers - either on rawk or the Guardian or email
Well it's not going to be an issue where the mouse knows which website you're on or which program you're running ;)  Check that tracking speed setting, just in case......

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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5486 on: January 24, 2019, 10:26:49 pm »
If anyone happens to experience problems with Sierra/Mojave and memory, check out Omnidisk Sweeper. I upgraded to Mojave and all of a sudden something ate up 200GB of hard drive memory. I couldn't identify what file. It was under System. After using the program, I was able to locate and delete a huge, single file and got my memory back. It was related to Steam. Took me the best part of last weekend to solve it.

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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5487 on: March 9, 2019, 08:50:39 pm »
I bought one (late 2008 Macbook) for £20 from work to get better acquainted with OSX. It's sat on a shelf for about 3 years... but I've just successfully installed Windows onto it so it might now actually get some use.

And I can still sit in a café looking like a total poser, so that's something I guess?
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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5488 on: March 9, 2019, 08:58:47 pm »
What's the point if you're installing Windows on it really?
OSX is a much better, more stable and user friendly OS in my humble opinion.

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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5489 on: March 9, 2019, 09:19:47 pm »
I wouldn't claim one is inherently better than the other, but I've been a Windows user (and that includes professionally, as in running servers etc) for over 20 years now, and I've never been able to really get into OSX (and I'm the appointed Apple specialist at my school, after being sent on a 4 day 'how to use OSX' course). I don't have any other Apple devices, I don't have an iTunes account, I'm just not invested in any of it.

I will accept that the hardware is pretty nice and well made though, I doubt I could have picked up an 11 year old Windows laptop (that has at one time in its life served in a classroom environment) and got it working and feeling quite so nippy (I have put an SSD in which helps). I guess a lot of that is why you pay 3-4 times the prices in the first place.

Truthfully I was just testing out the process as we're going to be decommissioning some more Apple stuff soon and there's a chance of getting a 2012 iMac, which would be so much more useful to me with an OS I know how to use on it.
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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5490 on: March 10, 2019, 12:48:29 am »
I bought one (late 2008 Macbook) for £20 from work to get better acquainted with OSX. It's sat on a shelf for about 3 years... but I've just successfully installed Windows onto it so it might now actually get some use.

And I can still sit in a café looking like a total poser, so that's something I guess?

You’ve successfully ruined a MacBook. Congrats.
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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5491 on: March 10, 2019, 08:31:20 am »
Congrats.

Thanks! It was pretty easily actually, and I can't wait for the opportunity to do it on more recent, powerful kit.

Although I am down one paperweight now, which is a new problem.
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« Reply #5492 on: March 19, 2019, 03:00:56 pm »
Hi Guys

Any of you mac users out there able to advise on a good FREE mac cleaner ? Looking to clean up my comp a bit but be arsed paying 40 odd quid for it?

Any thoughts? cheers

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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5493 on: March 21, 2019, 02:30:08 pm »
I was just testing out the process as we're going to be decommissioning some more Apple stuff soon and there's a chance of getting a 2012 iMac, which would be so much more useful to me with an OS I know how to use on it.

Not a picture for the squeamish:

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It does actually have a crack in the glass. but it doesn't affect operation as the LCD panel is fine.

Next on the list is 2010 Mac Pro but that won't be possible until summer at least...

Moral of the story - don't bring a Mac to me to repair!
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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5494 on: March 21, 2019, 02:33:04 pm »
Nooooooo  ;D ;D

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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5495 on: June 4, 2019, 12:30:47 pm »
The cheesegrater is back!



Some insane top end specs but with estimated insane prices to get them (one website guesses about $50,000 for the advertised topline).

Meh, spend £4k on an equivalent Windows desktop.
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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5496 on: June 4, 2019, 02:57:32 pm »
Meh, spend £4k on an equivalent Windows desktop.

Or just get the iMac Pro.

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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5497 on: June 5, 2019, 10:08:24 pm »
Question: the latest Macbook Air, has anyone tried to run FM19 on it?

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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5498 on: June 6, 2019, 10:47:53 am »
FM19 is played on a 2013 MBA in our house so imagine it'd be fine.

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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5499 on: June 6, 2019, 12:50:13 pm »
FM19 is played on a 2013 MBA in our house so imagine it'd be fine.

Thanks. I may be able to buy a next to new MBA from a friend so I wanted to know, just in case.

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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5500 on: June 6, 2019, 08:03:10 pm »
The cheesegrater is back!



Some insane top end specs but with estimated insane prices to get them (one website guesses about $50,000 for the advertised topline).

Meh, spend £4k on an equivalent Windows desktop.

Looking at the specs of that top end version,can you get a PC with the exact same specs for as little as £4k ?
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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5501 on: June 7, 2019, 09:40:43 am »
Can people stop polluting this thread with 'you can get a windows machine cheaper' - we know, and we still don't want them.

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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5502 on: June 7, 2019, 11:23:51 am »
Looking at the specs of that top end version,can you get a PC with the exact same specs for as little as £4k ?

No chance.

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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5503 on: June 10, 2019, 03:41:22 pm »
Was talking to a friend who does CGI for adverts and TV. His company are updating to the Mac Pros when they come out. He's not sure if they're going for the screens though.

My new iMac just got delivered today. 64gb RAM arriving in the post tomorrow. Was really tempted to go for 128GB. My old iMac was no slouch but this machine is great. That being said, I built a PC for doing a lot of grunt work with orchestral samples and it cost a fraction of the iMac.

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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5504 on: June 11, 2019, 08:11:51 am »
Has anyone changed the speakers on their Macbook Pro? I think mine are spoilt but local shops are charging ridiculous prices, and refuse to replace them unless they buy the speakers themselves. Since they don't go for too much online, I'm wondering if I should just do it myself?
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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5505 on: June 16, 2019, 01:13:43 pm »
Has anyone changed the speakers on their Macbook Pro? I think mine are spoilt but local shops are charging ridiculous prices, and refuse to replace them unless they buy the speakers themselves. Since they don't go for too much online, I'm wondering if I should just do it myself?

What's wrong with them?  If the volume has gone really low a VRAM reset can fix that. 

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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5506 on: June 16, 2019, 02:33:19 pm »
What's wrong with them?  If the volume has gone really low a VRAM reset can fix that.
A lot of static, I moved the volume balance to the left speaker which was still fine but then that started acting up too. I've done the resets before I think which didn't help. The only reason I'm holding off on it is that I can just use earphones instead, but since I tend to watch  movies on it with my girlfriend it's a bit of a pain
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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5507 on: June 29, 2019, 04:52:48 pm »
A lot of static, I moved the volume balance to the left speaker which was still fine but then that started acting up too. I've done the resets before I think which didn't help. The only reason I'm holding off on it is that I can just use earphones instead, but since I tend to watch  movies on it with my girlfriend it's a bit of a pain



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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5508 on: June 30, 2019, 06:44:21 am »
A lot of static, I moved the volume balance to the left speaker which was still fine but then that started acting up too. I've done the resets before I think which didn't help. The only reason I'm holding off on it is that I can just use earphones instead, but since I tend to watch  movies on it with my girlfriend it's a bit of a pain
Sorry mate, just seen this.

https://www.ifixit.com/Search?query=MacBook%20speakers

Just find the guide for your specific model.

I've changed things like fans and the thingy-wih-the-pins-you-stick-the-power-charger-to. I'm not very technical incase you hadn't guessed
 

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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5509 on: August 10, 2019, 06:56:07 pm »
Anyone got the 12 inch MacBook that was recently discontinued? I’m looking for a new laptop and that seems to be the cheapest Apple option. Just wondering what it’s like.

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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5510 on: October 7, 2019, 12:17:40 pm »
May be a really stupid question but is there anyway to view photos on my iPhone on my MacBook screen?  If so, could I then connect my MacBook to my TV via HDMI?

I know Apple TV would be the easiest way to view my iPhone photos on a larger screen but just checking there’s no alternate solution.

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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5511 on: October 7, 2019, 12:33:13 pm »
If your iPhone backs photos up to iCloud you could log in from your Mac and view them that way. Think you can set it up so your iPhotos on your Mac downloads them from the iCloud too.

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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5512 on: October 7, 2019, 03:10:08 pm »
yeah if they go into iCloud they go into photos on your mac.

Commiserations to whoever is going to have to sit through your holiday photos ;)

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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5513 on: October 7, 2019, 03:11:47 pm »
yeah if they go into iCloud they go into photos on your mac.

Commiserations to whoever is going to have to sit through your holiday photos ;)

And just double check what has automatically uploaded before you start showing anyone  :-X :-\ ::)

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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5514 on: November 12, 2019, 02:14:57 pm »
macOS Catalina

Upgrade now or wait a while longer to give them time to iron out any problems or stick with macOS Mojave which I like and runs fine and dandy?

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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5515 on: November 12, 2019, 02:32:39 pm »
What's the best place to shift old Apple stuff these days? Got a Gen 1 iPad Pro (12" version) I'm trying to shift but not moving on FB.

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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5516 on: November 13, 2019, 04:45:11 pm »
What's the best place to shift old Apple stuff these days? Got a Gen 1 iPad Pro (12" version) I'm trying to shift but not moving on FB.
That’s 4-5 years old isn’t it?

Will that sell?
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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5517 on: November 13, 2019, 04:47:31 pm »
That’s 4-5 years old isn’t it?

Will that sell?

Yeah it'll shift, price will just reflect it's age I guess. Still a decent tablet to be honest.

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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5518 on: November 13, 2019, 09:30:15 pm »
Anyone know how to get Photoshop onto my Mac, free?
Can you get torrents etc?

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Re: Macbook/Macbook Pro thread
« Reply #5519 on: November 14, 2019, 01:23:52 am »
Anyone know how to get Photoshop onto my Mac, free?
Can you get torrents etc?

Not intending to be shitty, but coming up to black Friday now you'll get creative cloud LR and PS for really cheap.  It's incredible software and worth it.

I know people (professional photographers) that use cracked PS and LR and are always having problems so I guess you get what you pay for!