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    MacBook Pro Retina not booting - "AGC GPU REGISTER RESTORE FAILED"

    My MacBook Pro retina mid-2012 fails to boot when the battery has charge, I don't see the Apple symbol or hear the standard startup chime. It boots perfectly fine with a totally drained battery while connected via the AC. The battery reports normal condition with 364 cycles (Apple replaced in...
  2. Anthony_jardine

    Is the 15inch 2015 MacBook Pro still worth getting?

    i produce and record music, and I'm worried the lack of Standard USB support on the MacBooks that are to be announced with put me at a disadvantage when doing my work. How much of a performance difference will I see in the 2016 15inc MacBook Pro, and what will the advantages be of both? also...
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    Macbook pro shuts down randomly

    Hi, I have a MacBook pro (retina, 15" inch, late 2013) I have just updated to Sierra and after I did this my computer shuts down randomly.. Sometimes after 1 min, sometimes after 10 mins.. It only happens when i do NOT have an external display connected via HDMI or Thunderbolt. If I have...
  4. Rasta4i

    Is the MacBook powerful enough for me? Please help!

    Hi people I need some help, I had a little accident with my macbook air and a cup of water... Initially I planned to get a 15" macbook pro early next year with top i7 and 512gb as I think my usage is quite heavy. I normally have a lot of tabs open, tweetbot, WhatsApp, imessage, iTunes, virtual...
  5. nope7308

    The next MacBook Pro redesign (merged)

    I'm interested in buying a 13" rMBP next week, but I'm worried about purchasing it at the end of its design cycle. I recall Tim Cook saying that major hardware redesigns would be introduced in 2013-14 (I think), but it wasn't clear if this applied to Apple's notebook line. Can anyone comment on...
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    Macbook Pro Battery

    My Trusty Macbook Pro 15" Late 2008 early 2009 Unibody's battery just received the dreaded "Service Battery" warning. The Battery in my Macbook was the original battery and was made more than 7 years ago and only lasts for around 1 hour so I have been expecting this for a while. I need a new...
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    Deleted my Macintosh HD, trying to reboot mavericks from a USB drive

    I bought a mac book pro, mid 2012, retina version- from somebody I didn't know, off of craigslist. First mistake. It seemed to work fine, but after awhile it started freezing often and then the folder with a question mark started to appear. I was told that all I had to do was make a bootable USB...
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    Apple Store Gift Card

    Is there any limitation like "applied gift card should be only <50% of the original sum"? Wanna buy MPB15 (2000$ or 2499$) using 2000$ gift card.
  9. PowerMac G5

    Macbook Pro damage

    I am looking at a MBP that someone is selling online for only $190, it is a "Macbook Pro late 2008 15 inch". With the description: Everything works well. except slight damage on body see photos...
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    4K display performance

    Mission control on El Capitan frequently stutters and lags when my mid-2014 15" MacBook Pro is connected to my 4K monitor and running at a scaled resolution. Has anyone noticed any UI or mission control performance changes with Sierra?
  11. Guyn

    Good backpack for rMBP 15" + iPad Pro 12.9"

    Hey guys, I'm looking for a good backpack to hold my gadgets (header), with chargers, a notebook and essentials (wallet, pens, 2.5" hd, passport etc). Can you recommend one? Saw this and liked it: SAMSONITE OUTLAB SWITCHBACK BACKPACK
  12. Lbyas

    MacBook won't boot

    Hello! I'm new to the forum and am at a complete loss as to what to do. Last year, the hard drive on our macbook gave out, so we had that, along with the battery replaced and the RAM upgraded. Fortunately, we were able to keep all of our data and the repair guy set up time machine for us and we...
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    Macbook Pro 2011 RAM Question

    Gday all!, I currently have a 15" Macbook Pro i7 2.0 Early 2011 model and it currently has 2 x 2gb PC3-10600 DDR3 Ram and I was wondering if 2 x 4gb PC3-12800S Ram would work in its place? Cheers!
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    Macbook Pro 15inch Randomly crashes.

    All, My Macbook Pro 15incg Retina, randomly crashes. Here is crash log. Any cues? Date/Time: 2016-07-14 15:41:35 +0530 OS Version: Mac OS X 10.12 (Build 16A238m) Architecture: x86_64 Report Version: 19 Command: mtmfs Path...
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    Macbook Pro 15" 2008 A1260 blue screen tint problem

    I just got a used Macbook Pro A1260 from late 2008--the machine runs fantastically and the computer itself is in great shape, but I'm having one issue: the screen has a blueish tint to it and colors appear oily and the screen has a very faint flicker to it. I noticed that when I pull the screen...
  16. JamesMcFlyJR

    MacBook Pro (Late 2013) Problem

    My computer is a late 2013 model bought in august 2014 (refurb). I never bought apple care and my 1 year warranty expired a while ago. 2 weeks ago, I took it to apple to fix the staingate. But for the past 4 months, I have been having spontaneous shutdowns (shutdowns for no reason, happens with...
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    Can logic board be messed up, but able to be in safe mode?

    Hi, the other night my macbook pro (15 inch, late 2011) started acting strange after I had updated to 10.10.5. Since then: Freezing when I tried to do anything at all (beachball) Slow restarts (freezes at about 50%) Since then I tried booting back up in Yosemite, update to El Capitan, but...
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    How to take out screws that have been rounded off

    I am just wondering if there was any methods that are possible for me to get the screws from the bottom of my MacBook Pro. They are rounded off due to using bad quality screwdrivers.
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    iSight Camera on MacBook Pro not working

    The iSight Camera on my MacBook Pro running El Captain 10.11.4 does not seem to work consistently. I have to restart my laptop and then it seems to work but the next day it again stops working and needs another restart. This has gotten quite annoying so was hoping anyone had any insight into...
  20. winnch

    For a budget-conscious college freshman: Used 2013 15" rMBP or new 2015 15" rMBP?

    I am an incoming freshman majoring in Computer Science looking for a laptop to use long-term, and I am torn between getting a used 2013 retina Macbook Pro vs getting a 2015 retina MBP from the education store. Getting the 2013 model would save me a ton of money, and as a student, that is...