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Advice: Mac Pro 3,1 Starting to see OS incompatibilities
I knew this day would come eventually, but I was hoping Apple would come out with their updated Mac Pro so I had another option. TurboTax informed me that I should upgrade to at least High Sierra. 2018 requires at least 10.12. Been considering a few options going forward: 1. use the macOS... -
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Looking for Wireless Earbuds - Convenience and Battery Life
I’m looking for a pair of earbuds / headphones to be my daily drivers, so to speak. Yes, I have an iPhone. Also an Apple Watch Series 4 What I already have: AudioTechnica M50x’s, mostly for around the house. I’d mostly be using a new set while out-and-about and am happy to sacrifice a bit of...- jbunker7
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- advice airpods battery convenience earbuds headphones help recommendation
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- Forum: iPhone Accessories
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iPad Pro 11" 2018 or iPad Pro 12.9"2017?
I was planning on buying an iPad Pro 11" but here where I live the price is prohibitive 5100BRL = 1300 USD for a 64gb Wifi 11" iPad, this put me on the fence about buying, also I found a 2017 12,9" iPad Pro for sale, new, 512gb, Wifi+4G, for 4900BRL (1250USD) in clearance, as those models are... -
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Gaming and Joystick Help - Old iMac
So I'm looking for Christmas present advice - have very little knowledge and would appreciate all help available. My dad has a very old iMac (09/10 I think), it's update to highest level of iOS it can but I'm not sure what that is. When we used to have a PC he loved to play games like Call of... -
All iPads Buying Advice iPad Pro, Mini and Standard
Asking now so this doesn't get buried when the new iPads come out. So I've suddenly found myself in an interesting situation. My wife's iPad Mini 2 is now to the point where it's giving her fits. She never complains about technology so when she starts complaining I know it's time to upgrade... -
Best way to sell an iPod collection?
Fellow nerds! I developed a serious iPod fetish around 2008 and ended up collecting a bunch of them in varying condition from immaculate to heavily used. I have at least one of each non-iOS iPod ever made, so iPod, iPod mini, iPod nano, iPod shuffle in each of their generations. I've been...- amethystjw
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- advice ipod mini nano sale shuffle
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- Forum: Apple, Inc and Tech Industry
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Stuck! Trying to jailbreak
I have an iPhone SE and I’ve been reading and learning how to preform a jailbreak for the first time because that phone is in desperate need of help and getting away from the many Apple restrictions has become necessary. However it has already upgraded to iOS 12. An since an hour age what SHSH...- TheNewKid…~
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- advice help !! how to ios 12 iphone se jailbreak jailbreaking question
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- Forum: iOS Jailbreaks
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Clearance products... any such thing?
Every time I've ever viewed Apple.com / Refurbished and Clearance / Clearance Items I see nothing but this Anyone EVER see any items at this page ?? https://www.apple.com/ca/shop/browse/home/specialdeals/clearance- iOSDevGarthSnyder
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- advice apple watch clearance ipad iphone mac refurbished
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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iPad Never owned a tablet, but tempted by an iPad
Hi folks ! I have never owned any kind of tablet in my life. I have had an iPhone since the iPhone 4's first day and now have a iPhone 6s. I also own a Macbook Pro Retina late 2013. I am an industrial developper, and I now have a work laptop. My Macbook Pro has since seen less work intensive... -
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Gaming on thunderbolt ssd, hdd, etc
Hi! I have a 2016 MacBook Pro with touch bar but with limited storage options I'm looking to buy an external form of storage (or an internal one I can buy an enclosure for) for gaming. Only problem is, I'm not very knowledgeable about ANYTHING to do with hard drives or ssd's or anything like...- helplol
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- advice budget cheap gaming hdd mac ssd storage thunderbolt
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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2017 nTB MBP/16GB vs 2018 TB MBP/8GB
Since my 6 year old MBA with 4gb of ram is showing its age, I decided it's time for me to buy a new laptop but I need some advice. I have decided to get a 13-inch MBP. Now I can't decide which of the two configurations fits me, and my use case, better. I'm a grad student and I have to deal...- LDBX
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- advice macbook pro pricing
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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Best Macbook Pro for 1200-1500 Euros
Hi everyone, This is my first time on this forum, so please excuse me if I am breaking any rules or such in any way. I have a Macbook air 13" which was gifted to me in 2010 that has run its life and is starting to lose function (like keys not working, overheating etc.). I have been saving...- mary1111
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- advice secondhand secondhand macbook pro
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Buying advice for LED light bulbs, to replace Fluorescent (CLF) and Incandescent.
Buying advice for LED light bulbs, to replace Fluorescent (CLF) and Incandescent (use as general advice, many minor variations) Over last 4 years I have been replacing all the CFL and Incandescent bulbs to LED. Along the time I have found good and bad LED products, so here is my advice in brief...- PracticalMac
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- advice bulbs led replace
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- Forum: Community Discussion
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MBP 2018 15'' for heavy Photoshop / midweight After Effects
Hi all, I've been going back and forth among the various configurations for the new 2018 MacBook Pros and am eager to get some second opinions. My current machine is a mid-2010 Mac Pro 6 core / 3.33ghz with 32gb RAM and a GTX 680 2GB. It's getting a little bit long in the tooth, and I'm...- SparkleToaster
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- advice macbook pro 15 2018
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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iMac / iMac Pro upgrade
Hello, I am in the market for updating my 2008 original unibody MacBook Pro. It has limped along the last couple of years and finally hit software (outside of the OS) limitations. It served me well through college and post-college years, but I am ready for an upgrade. I no longer need the...- cwanja
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- advice imac imac pro
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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iMac buying advice?
My Macbook Pro 2011 took a crap on me so I am looking into buying an iMac 2017. I am looking between a few different configurations. I am a photographer but I also do wedding videos or 5 minute short films every now and then so I want a set up that can handle photo editing, light video editing...- alex.ranee
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- advice apple buyer's guide gaming imac imac 2017 mac photo photography video
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- Forum: iMac
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Running multiple Adobe CC programs at once
Hello, I design brochures as part of my current job role, and we have at the moment a late 2015 iMac with 8gb memory. It's really struggling with the amount of work I'm needing to do, as a lot of it involves having both Photoshop and InDesign open at the same time which I can't realistic do as...- leftindust
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- advice help imac
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- Forum: iMac
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HomePod HomePod for dorm room?
In exactly 2 months, to the day, I'm going to be moving in to my dorm as a college freshman. Of course, I'm almost done getting all of the essentials for my room and have done extremely well with my original budget (I made myself a budget and bought quality items at good prices thus far) and I...- DJosche
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- advice homekit homepod
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- Forum: HomePod, HomeKit, CarPlay, Home & Auto Technology
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Strange - Mac just crashes (Have error report) Any ideas what it could be?
I just bought a refurbished mbp (not from Apple) and now I'm wondering if I got a lemon or not. I've had it about a week and everything has been working just fine. I moved over from PC and have been pleased at the speed and stability... until today. I was working away all fine for two hours...- bigvibes
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- advice crash error report problems refurbished
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Upgrade to MBP for uni?
Hey guys, I am starting a computer science programme in September and I've got a base model MacBook Air 2015 atm. I was really wondering whether I should upgrade to the 2017 MacBook Pro because I'd like to complete the whole 4 years of the course without changing my laptop (not really going to...- marty3026
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- advice coding macboo pro macbook air question university upgrade
- Replies: 12
- Forum: MacBook Pro