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  1. T

    What Macbook is best for casual virtualization? is the M3 Air good?

    I'm trying to buy a MacBook during the Black Friday season as my current laptop (2016 HP i5 16/256GB) is on its last legs, and I'm having a hard time deciding which MacBook is worth buying. I'm mainly considering one since I've seen the M series chips being called the best in the laptop market...
  2. S

    Seriously need some buying advice

    Ok let me start by saying (don't kill me) I am a Windows guy, Grew up on em, built em, Heavy gamer (or at least I Was no time for it these days) As much as I know about tech (and its a bit) I know ZERO about Apple, when I tell you zero I mean zero. Looking to grab this bad boy, 24GB of ram is...
  3. W

    Buying a used Intel MacBook Pro 13-inch

    My elderly parents own a late-2013-vintage 13-inch MacBook Pro running MacOS Mojave. A few months ago, the battery failed in this laptop, meaning it must be plugged-in at all times. The instant it is disconnected, it behaves like a desktop Mac suffering from a power failure; it reboots the next...
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    What Mac should I buy now for around £1,000 new or old

    Hello! To cut a long story short I’m going to get some funding to buy a Mac, and need to buy it as soon as I get the money, which will be next week. However, I need advice about what to buy. I work in audio, graphic design and do a bit of video, so need something with some decent power but...
  5. The_dewbiez

    Does Mac of all trades come with original box?

    Hi, I was wondering if anybody knew if when buying a mac book from mac of all trades.com if it would come with the original box, documents, screen cloth, and Cd's. One person in the review said it came with all original stuff, but in the description it said does not come with osx disc and...
  6. The_dewbiez

    I need help choosing a mac I have 3 choices

    Hi I am looking to buy a used mac book pro. I am going to use it for daily use, IOS programming and other programming, and light video editing and Photoshop. Also I am probably going to upgrade the ram to 8gb and put in a SSD to any one that I get. Here are the choices I have...