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  1. P

    MacBook Pro disappointment

    I may be done with Apple. I purchased a $5500 MacBook Pro for me 8 months ago in addition to over $10k of Apple products for my business over recent years. My wife needed a new laptop so I bought her a 13” M2 MacBook Pro with 32 Gig Ram and 1 Terabyte storage. I waited weeks to give it to her...
  2. idux

    Iris pro or AMD Radeon for coreldraw user

    Hi, I use coreldraw very much for my jobs and I'm using macbook pro 15" early 2011 but the VGA has failed me. So I want to upgrade to macbook pro i5 retina 13" but I don't know if I should go for Radeon or Iris pro. Please I need your urgent advice thanks.
  3. blackmango11

    Butterfly keyboard gen3 Inquiry

    Is the Keycap of gen3 and gen 2 butterfly keyboard are same? I have by mistake burned the keycap of my MacBook Pro-2018 keyboard now I have to replace it.
  4. R

    2018 Macbook Pro 15 w/ eGPU

    I was wondering, when playing games on Macbook pro with eGPU will it run cooler or hotter if I were to add an external monitor? There are some discussion about the new MBP 15 having issues with heating and throttling when playing games. So.... my solution was to add a eGPU (1080ti) with a...
  5. noeXzTi_

    Error in Disk Utility (macOS Mojave 10.14.1)

    Hello! When I ran today Disk Utility, in the log appeared the following error (both Macintosh HD and disk1 Container): warning: inode_val: object (oid 0x200a2be43): invalid bsd_flags (0x10) There is something should I be worried? Specs: MacBook Pro 13-inch (with Touch Bar of 2017) Intel Core...
  6. A

    2018 MBP with 8 GB Ram or 2018 MBA with 16?

    I know this issue has been discussed to death, but as I was speci’ing out a MBA I became alarmed at how quickly things got expensive. I decided to check the refurbished sales at Apple.com and found a 2018 base processor MBP with 512 ssd for LESS than the MBA I was about the buy. The only...
  7. london_fog_646

    Mojave new login screen avatar and screenshot prefix

    I'm new here so forgive me if I'm not following proper thread etiquette. I downloaded Mojave for my MacBook a few days ago and was wondering if anyone else noticed the significantly larger avatar icon for the login screen. I'm also wondering why when I when I take a screenshot using the...
  8. At_Op45

    HDD Conundrum

    Hi there, I'm not sure if this is the right forum to post this but, these part do come from two old early 2011 Core i5 13," and one mid-2012 Core i5 13" MacBook Pro. I currently own three, 2.5" 500GB HDD drives that have the same speed of 5400 RPM. I don't really know what to do with them...
  9. that1_ernie

    Boot Camp on mid 2014 MBPr

    hello, i have a mid 2014 MBPr running with a samsung 960 evo 500gb ssd and i cant figure out how to successfully launch windows 10 on my boot camp partition. last attempt it crashed on the end of the installation process. keep getting error “The computer restarted unexpectedly or encountered an...
  10. W

    Need an external Monitor for Mid 2014 MacBook Pro Retina Display

    Hey everyone, I'm looking for an external monitor for my Mid 2014 MacBook Pro with Retina Display, I have no idea what make or type of monitor to get, I'm a student and therefore have a small budget I'm not looking to spend more than £200. I'm assuming that the best way to connect my laptop...
  11. dfee

    Bought the wrong 15" MBP (oops)

    While browsing Geekbench scores, I realized that I'd just bought the wrong 15" MBP (1 hour before). So here's what happened: on the checkout page (https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro/15-inch) it lets you select which base MBP you want to configure. I selected the one on the right...
  12. A

    Not able to decide which MacBook Pro 2018, 13" i7 or 15" 2.2 Ghz i7 or 15" 2.6 Ghz i7?

    I'm using the Late 2012 MacBook Pro Retina 13" i5 8GB RAM, It is showing signs of old age. Planning to upgrade to the latest 2018 MBP, Have three models in mind, 1. 13" 2.7GHz quad‑core 8th‑gen Intel Core i7 processor, 16GB 2133MHz LPDDR3 memory, 512GB SSD 2. 15" 2.2GHz 6-core 8th-gen Intel...
  13. E

    2018 Macbook Pro Camera Quality

    I have noticed the picture quality on the facetime camera appears significantly more grainy and washed out on my 15 inch 2018 MBP compared with my 2015 13 inch MBP and my partners 2017 air. All 3 should have a 720p camera. I have found no change with adjusting displaying settings. It is kind of...
  14. zdproject

    Seeking developer's view of Macbook 2018?

    Hello, new comer here seeking advice buying new Macbook pro 2018. I'm a Computer Science undergrad and I've been using my first 13'' rMBP (First Gen, 2.5G i5, manually ungraded 512 SSD) since 2013. Only this year have I'm assigned the newer 15'' 2017 Macbook pro (2.8Ghz) during my internship...
  15. J

    Upgrade rMBP Late 2013 or Wait?

    I’m considering updating my Late 2013 Retina MacBook Pro (8GB RAM, i5, 256GB SSD). Honestly, it still runs somewhere in fine-to-good. However, I’m starting grad school (statistics) next month and I thought now might be a good time to buy due to student discounts / incentives. Interested in...
  16. jusacruiser

    2018 MBP - 1 TB vs 2TB

    I am purchasing a new 2018 MBP. I typically do light video editing and office work. Some light gaming. I am trying to decide between 1 Terabyte and 2 Terabyte of storage. Please advise as to which amount of Terabyte Storage is necessary. Thanks!
  17. leanda

    MacBook Pro 13 inch external displays

    Hi I'm contemplating a move from my creaking 2013 27" iMac to the Macbook Pro 13". For the last 20 years of Mac use I've always had a Mac desktop as my main workhorse but recently I've felt the need have some freedom and be untethered from the desk. I'm a designer/developer and trying to keep...
  18. K

    lost Bootcamp partition

    Mac details: macbook pro 2016 15-inch 256 GB macOS high sierra 10.13.4 Hi I was trying to remove bootcamp partition from bootcamp assistant but it kept telling me that "startup disk cannot be partitioned or restored to single partition". So I tried myself removing bootcamp partition using...
  19. adeznuts

    Help with MacBook pro

    Hello, I am having trouble with MacBook Pro 13 inch, Mid 2012. It was not working for some time and I was unable to get it to start and login. I recently replaced the motherboard and updated with 2 SSD drives by replacing the superdrive with a SSD using the conversion from OWC. There is 8 BG of...
  20. L

    Xbox Controller with GTA 3 from app store

    Hi Guys this had probably been asked before, but is there a way I can use my xbox one controller to play GTA 3 downloaded from the app store?? I have a MacBook pro 2013 with retina running latest software. Any help would be appreciated. McClane