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  1. Rozovici

    MacBook Pro M1 14 - Dead Pixel Warranty Coverage

    Hello, As the title implies I was shocked last night to find out that a pixel just died on my 7-month-old 14-inch Macbook Pro. After the mini heart attack, I relaxed knowing that I have a 2 years warranty offered by my official Apple reseller from which I bought the laptop; but surprise struck...
  2. bonjourx

    Buying Guide help: Maxed out MacBook Air M2 or MacBook Pro M1 Max?

    Hello everyone! As the title says, I am contemplating between a maxed out MacBook Air m2 vs a MacBook Pro m1 Max 10 core CPU, 24 core GPU, 32gb and 1tb ssd storage. So here are my questions: 1. I was wondering if it’s still worth it to buy the MacBook Pro m1 Max right now since it was released...
  3. K

    MP All Models Help needed!

    Hey. So, I have a Mac Pro 5,1 late 2010, I followed the instructions from a Mr Macintosh video on how to install Monterey on to my device. There comes a point when in the video, he says to set it so that we can boot from the SSD. Set the boot option thing to boot without the USB. But, when I...
  4. Kizuo

    Looking for an old PowerMac G5 (before late 2005)

    Hey guys, I’m new here. I have recently found an interest in old Macintosh computers and have decided that I want to own a PowerMac G5 as the first Mac of my collection. I am looking for one made before late 2005, because of the power board situation. I am going to collect them just for display...
  5. D

    Help will not recognize ANY boot drive

    Hello I have a 2009 17 inch MacBook Pro 5,2 that no matter what will not recognize any usb installer I use. Im currently on DosDude1 Catalina ver 10.15.7 and want to downgrade to El Capitan due to sleep wake crash after 10 min. So I had used Apple's way by using terminal to make a USB...
  6. Siannath

    I just formatted by mistake a 4TB harddrive with tons of stuff I need & want. Is there any chance to restore this?

    Screenshot from Disk Utility: I know this is my fault. I am stupid. I confirmed this. But, anyway, I beg for help. This HDD had a single (user-accesible, at least) HFS Plus partition with lots of data. I formatted it by mistake. Is there any chance to restore this? A long time ago something...
  7. G

    Mail not showing since updating to 15.5

    Since updating to 15.5 I've stopped getting notifications for my emails in the mail app. No tone or even an unread number by the app. When I open the app they are all there though. Anyone had anything similar?
  8. D

    Other (Important) iPhone and iCloud

    I had an iphone 6 and I lost it. later on i bought another iphone 6 and put the iCloud backup from the old iphone to the new one. It's been a year. Can I recover the original iCloud backup from the first iphone or has it been overwritten by the new iphone?
  9. A

    Macbook Pro 13" keeps frying my SSD's

    I have a Macbook Pro 13" mid 2012 that I've upgraded with 16 gb ram and an SSD (kept the 500gb hdd instead of the disc drive). First I tried with a Corsair SSD Force Series GS 128GB, but after some time it stopped working - as in it's 100% dead. Doesn't work in other devices either. Then I...
  10. O

    Iphone helppp!!

    Good evening to all! I have the iphone7. I tried to upgrade to ios15, I have a very old ios definitely back behind ios12. I would not go through the process of upgrading my mobile phone if it did not stop letting me download applications that need newer software than the one I have...
  11. Pixel@Work

    M1 12.3.1 - System Update - Error Domain=NSURLErrorDomain Code=-1005

    Hello, this morning I turned on my MacBook Pro M1 to find that neither my Outlook synced nor did my MS Teams work. I could connect to teams with help of the browser and my colleague mentioned to try a system update. When I opened the updater I got an error: unable to check for updates the...
  12. T

    Firefox not loading/responding

    I had signed in to my Firefox profile previously then signed out and signed in with my sister's profile. This was for her to borrow my MacBook Pro as her Windoze laptop was on the fritz. Now I find when I try to open Firefox I just get the spinning beachball ie 'not responding' dialogue then...
  13. tomino17

    Magic Keyboard Apple

    Hello everyone, I have been using magic keyboard for over a half year with no problem, but suddenly it start writing only capital letters, and if I want to open an other tab, it just move it into a reading list. It doesn't collaborate with my MacBook keyboard and I have no clue why it's...
  14. M

    What is happening to my external hard drives?

    I have first gen 16" macbook pro running Monterey. I keep my important files on three drives at all times. They are all less than 3 year old, have more than 30% space available and are plugged in only a few times a year to sync between them. Drive A started slowing down last week and would not...
  15. L

    Throttling Mid 2012 MacBook Pro 15” Unibody

    Hi there! I’ve scoured the internet for help on this issue but I haven’t turned up any actual solutions so I thought I’d ask here… I recently had to change the battery of my 2012 unibody 15” since the original one finally crapped itself, however the CPU is now locked to 1.4 GHz in macOS and 1.2...
  16. B

    iPhone 5s screen problems after battery swap.

    I recently replaced the battery of my iPhone 5s with this (https://swiatbaterii.pl/baterie-do-iphone/1496-bateria-akumulator-green-cell-a1457-a1518-a1528-a1530-do-telefonu-apple-iphone-5s-5c-zestaw-narzedzi-38v-1500mah.html#additional-info) with the intention of using it as navigation for my...
  17. M

    iPhone 11 Pro Max 256Gb & iCloud+ or 512Gb???

    iCloud+ or Internal Storage To put in context; A couple of weeks ago I bought a 256Gb iPhone 11 Pro Max on BackMarket, after uploading the backup I realized that I have 80Gb left and I thought about buying the same device with 512Gb now that I am in the withdrawal period or continue with this...
  18. J

    Macbook Pro 2021 M1 Pro response time/ghosting issue. Help!

    We've heard that new 2021 macs with MiniLED have terrible pixel response time and ghosting - video I have Macbook Air M1 and Macbook pro 2020 i5. And Pro in comparison to Air also has terrible ghosting! I can definitely see it! Air seems to be the best in class somehow, super snappy! For those...
  19. emSparkly

    Power Mac G4 no video

    I have this 800Mhz Power Mac G4 that won't display anything on my screen. It will power up, chime, and the drives spin. Fresh PRAM battery, and I've reset the logic board. The only other things I could guess are that the graphics card or the VGA cable are bad, and I have replacements coming in...
  20. F

    Difference between Early 2015 Macbook Pro and current options?

    Hello all, Thanks in advance for the advice. I'm currently sporting a MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) with a 2.9 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 and 8GB of RAM. I've had to replace a few components over the years (the screen and trackpad) along with yearly dust cleanouts and thermal paste...