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  1. B

    Resolved The question has been answered

    HELP!! I received my MacBook Pro 13” on November 2nd (so I’m still under the 14-days return policy). And I bought this MBP with the student discount (including the discount on the AirPods Pros, so I got them). I actually wanted to wait for the new MBP release, but the “discount on the...
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    Which 2013 15" MacBook Pro is Best? (Buying Advice Needed)

    Hello, I need buying advice from all of you MacBook Pro experts. I use a 13" 2010 MacBook Pro. I do quite a bit of Photoshop work and some Adobe Illustrator work too. I occasionally do wedding photography and have a strong interest in fine art. I have upgraded the storage and memory in my...
  3. XDleader555

    Macbook Pro Retina Mid 2012 Screen Flicker Fix

    I recently fixed a MacBook Pro Retina Mid 2012 (A1398) which had a bad screen flicker. The display would randomly glitch and produce artifacts in random locations on the screen. I haven't had any screen flickers or glitches since. At first I believed it was the Vcore chip, U8900, but I had...
  4. J

    Help diagnosing a problem with an SSD?

    Macbook Pro, mid-2015, 5 inch i7 My MBP started to freeze, and take an age to do anything. I was able to throw it into target disk mode and back everything up, and then wiped the drive for a clean install. The SSD, however, doesn't show up in "OSX install" as a target drive. I have...
  5. Pyroflash

    Shipments for some macbook pro and imac delayed to november 17th and december 1st

    As you can see in the image, new shipments for macbook pro (13 adn 16 inches) and iMac (21 and 27 inches) are delayed to the end of the month and the beginning of the next month. Will we see a whole new set of macbooks and imacs in the event of this month?
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    Should I finally upgrade from Mojave to Catalina now?

    I bought a slightly used early Macbook Pro 15 (2013 I think) from a friend earlier this year and immediately upgraded to Catalina. When I found out that I couldn't use iTunes with Catalina and couldn't update my iPod Nano 7 with Apple Music (I couldn't create playlists in Apple Music that were...
  7. Xiang54

    No sound coming from my macbook pro a1286 15" 2011

    Hi everyone! As I wrote on the title I hear no sound from my mac. If I go to System Preferences -> Sound I cant see any audio driver. I should visualize the internal speakers instead. Im not totally sure but the problem is probably begun once I've tried to install soundflower even though now...
  8. RoryCOnline

    Docking Station for 3 External Monitors

    Howdy! I've searched high and low and can't seem to find an option. I'm hoping that you guys can help! I've got a MacBook Pro 16" (2019), and I would love to hook it up to the 3 external monitors that I have in my office. I have found plenty of docking solutions that allow me to use 2 of the...
  9. daveyanthony

    Safari 9 won't load youtube

    Hi, I'm having an issue where safari won't load youtube for some reason, it was working fine one day and then stopped and causes errors now. I was able to grab the log, I will attach it here. Did youtube finally axe support or am I doing something wrong? thanks!
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    Video Downloads from iCloud show up as blank files in finder.

    When I download my uploaded files from iCloud (to save space) they show up as blank files in Finder after the download has completed. If I open the through the "manage storage" option they do show up between my documents and I am able to open them... Once opened they show up in the original...
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    HomePod HomePod mini Pair as Desktop Stereo Speakers

    So, I have a 16 inch MacBook Pro and I’m thinking of getting a pair of HomePod minis to use as a stereo pair for great audio. 1. Is this possible with the MacBook? Any limitations? 2. Anyone tried this with the full-size HomePod pairs? 3. Can we use the HomePod microphone for calls and video...
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    Need Help Reinstalling MacOS

    Hey guys I'm new to this Forum and I was wondering if you guys could help me out with some issues I'm having with 3 Macbook pros that i recently got from my friend that runs a computer recycling business. The Macbooks have an operating system on them that works fine but it is password locked...
  13. J

    Windows 10: how to uninstall MacBook Pro Bluetooth driver completely?

    I bought a bunch of Bluetooth USB dongles (some plain Bluetooth and some WiFi+Bluetooth combos). I cannot get the Bluetooth USB dongles working because they all have the yellow triangle on Device Manager / Bluetooth / Realtek Bluetooth Adapter (or similar). The dongle manufacturers say I have to...
  14. magooo

    MacBook Pro with 8 Or 16 GB of RAM?

    Hey guys, so Ì planed to buy a macbook pro for uni but Im not sure if I should get the base modell Or if I should upgrade the RAM to 16GB. Im no going to use the macbook for video editing etc just for Word, netflix and normal surfing. edit: I want to use it at least for 4 years thank u very...
  15. brickslate

    MBP 16" Screen flicker/ghost/lag...anyone experiencing this?

    I have attached the video...since i can record it, it seems software related? But it only occurs at that specific part of the screen and can be annoying... Is anyone else seeing this?
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    At home, should the device be kept on charge, or the battery should be used?

    Hello everyone. For about three hours, I have read tons of articles about using the battery correctly, but I could not find a definite common idea for the following question. If we are going to stay somewhere for a certain period of time (for example like 10 hours at home), should the device be...
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    MBP - non Touch Bar BUT with tb3?

    Hey all, I think I know the answer to this – but is there a MBP with 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports, but *without* the touch bar? I need Thunderbolt 3 for work – and I need all three ports. But as a power user, hate the Touch Bar. It's beyond pointless. You all know this – any solution that needs...
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    MacBook LCD

    Hi everyone, I have 2012 13” MacBook Pro I broke the LCD display but Apple doesn't support this model any more I found local online a company NiwTech https://www.lolrepair.com where they offer to fix the laptop for me and after they fix it they give me back the old part. But wasn't Apple it...
  19. jakeuten

    AdBlock causing YouTube errors when trying to load videos in Safari

    I have a 2020 MBP and am noticing that when using Safari with Adblock enabled YouTube spits out errors when clicking on videos. When I disable Adblock, all is good. Has anyone else noticed this behavior and can anyone recommend a fix outside of using Chrome or Firefox? I prefer the battery life...
  20. CPark98

    How far has the MacBook Pro Come?

    I thought I would break out my 2006 15" MBP and compare it to my latest 16" MBP and see how far the Machine has come in terms of design in the past fourteen years.