macbook pro

Hi I have a MacBook Pro A1278 that was running on a HDD hard drive and was wery slow, I decided to replace its hard drive with a SSD drive. Then I should install clean macOS, after booting up with a flash usb drive and afew progress I encounter this error! Please help me, I examined overs and...

If you're like me and still holding on to a Unibody MacBook from 2010 - 2012, you'll have noticed that the wireless connectivity can be lacking on these models! While this guide won't cover Macbooks made in 2009 and prior (at least not yet), I will be focussing on Macbooks made from 2010...

Hi everyone, I run a small IT repair firm and I’m working on a customers Macbook Pro 2010 (2.4Ghz Intel Core i5, Intel HD Graphics 288) running 10.13 which has a problem - seemingly it's had a bad SMC upgrade. (They bought it several years back from eBay) Right now the machine won’t boot unless...

Few weeks ago my MacBook Pro 2017 has started to crash each time it should have enter sleep mode: after 1 minute of inactivity, the screen turns off and few seconds later the computer starts up with this message on black screen: "Your computer restarted because of a problem". When I login, I...

Just wondering if anyone experienced this. I tried to turn off the file vault on my macbook pro 2012. Usually it will ask a password to turn it off. I was playing around with terminal and when i tried to turn off the file vault started decrypting. My question is when it’s done decrypting will i...

I have a '19 MBP with fingerprint sensor. I don't have an iPhone (I do have an older iPad without fingerprint sensor). On my Macbook, in sys prefs, under Wallet & Apple Pay, I do have credit cards showing, but when I open the Messages app I don't see Apple Pay after clicking the Apple App icon...

Hello All, I've spent weeks scouring the internet but I can't find the answer to this question: Does the dead display of an iMac or MacBook use any CPU/GPU power? For example, I have a Mid 2012 13" MacBook Pro with a dead display that I've been using as a desktop (with an external display)...

Hey guys, I have a Intel i5 MBP Early 2020. Seeing the new M1s, I'm feeling kinda jealous. However, I don't want to spend much as I've invested enough in the storage and RAM of my current MBP. I did check Sell Your Mac and those sort of websites, but looking at the price they are naming me I'm...

I'm currently using a 2015 retina MBP 15" running Catalina. Up until a few months ago it was working flawlessly with external audio interfaces. Recently, I started getting intermittent audio issues - as noticed by other people on a Zoom call, and lately, on my end, being unable to hear people...

So I am in the market for a new laptop and I would specifically prefer a Mac over Windows, now the thing is I want to buy the newest version of any Mac by march since I would be mostly going back to my University physically by March, I'd prefer an Apple Silicon Mac now the thing is should I...

I just bought an HP Omen Accelerator Box and tried it out together with my Radeon HD 7870 ( https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/xfx-double-radeon-hd-7870-ghz-edition-1787409135). When I connect the eGpu to my MacBook Pro (2020, 13" base version with i5 8th gen, running macOS 11.1 (20C69))...

2019 MBP, MacOS 11.1. Using Windows via Bootcamp, getting very flaky behavior. Have run Windows and Apple System updates on Windows side. Main issue: using MBP built-in keyboard and trackpad, basic navigation is wonky. Things that should take one click take two. Contextual menu appears every...

Hi all, first post here, so a big hello and happy, healthy, 2021. I need a monitor to work with my 16" MB pro working freelance with creative cloud apps. I have narrowed my choice down to BenQ pd2720u or viewsonic vp2785-4k. I'd like as much colour accuracy as possible and my budget is...

Hi everyone, With my 2013 MacBook Air running out of storage, I'm looking for a new MacBook. It's a challenge for me to switch from macOS to PC although there are games I play that are not supported by macOS. Thus, my current plan is to get a MacBook and run Windows boot camp in it so I can...

I know my old mid-2012 machine has a mini display port. And the new M1 MacBook Pro has USB C. My problem is this: on Amazon, some cables say not for data transfer. Others are not clear if it goes FROM mdp TO USB C. Other say for monitors. are all these cables the same? If not any clue what I...

I purchased a 16GB 512GB M1 Macbook Pro from Apple's website on 11/12. It shipped on 17/12 via UPS, who estimated a delivery date of 23/12. This was all perfect, and the package was regularly updating so I figured this would be fine and it would reach me by 23/12. On 22/12, it was still in...

Hi all, I wonder if I can get some advice. Absolutely gutted, brand new MacBook and the kids spilt a splash of fizzy drink onto it... ? I cleaned it straight away, but sadly the space bar and a couple of other keys seems sticky when pressed. I have seen online there are many ways to clean...

So I am thinking of purchasing the below macbook pro. I want it very powerful as I will be using it to edit high quality film. I'm thinking of upgrading the new macbook pro myself to 16 GB memory and a 1TB SSD storage. Is this a bad idea or a waste of money? I just don't want the memory and...

Hello, I recently dropped my MacBook and now the display is shaking, flashing, and glitching. Any idea if this is something I can repair at home?

I bought this MacBook in April. The sounds started a couple of months ago. Apple service hasn't found anything. Because the sound is not constant. Who has encountered something like this?