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  1. T

    Windows 10 via Boot Camp, impossible

    Hi everyone. I wanted to share my (unfortunate) experience with Boot Camp and maybe get some support if I did something wrong and this utility is not useless after all. So, I'm trying to install Win 10 via Boot Camp on a mid 2012 MBP (i7, 16 GB Ram, two SSDs). First, I got an official ISO of the...
  2. TeddieBear

    Should I trade in my iMac for a MacBook Pro?

    Hey everyone! Long-time reader, first post! I currently have a mid 2017 base 27” iMac. I’ve teaching myself coding, web design, photo editing, and I’ve been working on developing small games that don’t really require a lot of power. I also have an iPad. I’m going back to college. I’ve been...
  3. Apple_Glen_UK

    Going rate for 15" MBP (mid-2015), i7 2.5GHz - 16GB Ram - 256GB SSD?

    Although I already have a 13" MacBook Pro (2015) which I am happy with, I have the opportunity to purchase a 15" MacBook Pro mid-2015, i7 2.5GHz, 16GB Ram and 256GB SSD. It is described as in good condition and it appears to be from photos I have seen. Cycle count is 244. I'm in the UK and...
  4. L

    macbook pro 2019 entry level battery issues

    2019 macbook pro entry level 13inch with touchbar. 8GB/1.4GHz Am i doing something wrong? My first macbook, so dont know much about them. it comes fully charged on 100%, so i use it as normal (not charging it) gets to about 25% and just cuts out. Only turns back on if i put the charger in...
  5. P

    Problem with the Click of trackpad of Macbook pro 2015 13' early 2015

    Hello everyone I hope to find more information in this forum: D I present the problem Macbook pro early 2015 13'' , I take a hit, after a few minutes turn off the screen and no longer starts. the backlight worked, and even the mac itself (connected in hdmi with another screen worked perfectly)...
  6. latifatci

    Macbook Pro 2019 1.4 ghz for programming

    I am planning to buy MBP 13” 1.4 ghz i5/16/512. I want to do some ios development and data science. Is it good decision for these? Can i use it for 4-5 years?
  7. J

    About to purchase MBP, advice plz

    This refurb looks good at Apple online store: 2018, 2.9GHz, 15", 32gb, 4TB, Vega 20: $4379. Or new, at B&H: 2019, 2.4GHz, 15", 32gb, 2TB, Vega 20: $4149. I'll be doing video editing, Photoshop/Lightroom, and 360°/VR stuff. Seems like 4TB would be really nice. Otherwise a bit of a tossup...
  8. Eldiablojoe

    2017 15-inch MBP Battery Issues?

    Is there anyone else with a similar battery issue? My battery is starting to run hot and it is burning through charge quickly. I have sat here surfing the web and looking at email for an hour, and it has gone from 100% to 66% battery in that time. It certainly seemed to last longer before. It...
  9. fwuz

    Coming from a mid-2010 MacBook Pro, is the July 2019 refresh 13" MBPro a worthy upgrade?

    So as the title says, i have had my mid-2010 mbpro for nearly 9 years. and after a few personal modifications (8 GB RAM, 250GB SSD) which did give it new life, it's equipped with a 9 year old graphics card that makes photo editing near impossible. I use my laptop mainly for web browsing...
  10. O

    MacBook Pro 2012 vs MacBook Pro Late 2013 vs MacBook Air 2015

    I can find the mid-2012 13” MacBook Pro with upgraded RAM and SSD for about $300-400. I can find both the 13” MacBook Pro late-2013 and MacBook Air 13” 2015 for about $100 more. Which is the best option?
  11. holysmokesbatman

    Does anyone have any experience on selling/buying on Swappa?

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  12. W

    Macbook Pro Won't Shut Down

    Hello there, I’m having problems with my Macbook Pro. After using an external CD drive to burn music last week, it hasn’t allowed me to shut down or restart the computer. I unplugged it without ejecting because there was no option to do so. When I try to shut down or restart the computer now, an...
  13. Maxeley

    Corrupted Firmware

    Hi guys. The firmware update on my early 2008 Mac Book Pro failed. The system now turns on and plays the SOS beeps. Instead of running the auto repair the system then reboots and plays the beeps again and so on. I have tried to find firmware recovery disks but none are compatible with this...
  14. emraha06

    Screen flickering update on 2019 MacBook Pros

    Dear friends, i will be very pleased and thankful if you share your experiments because i am in very hard and annoying conditions, after years of waiting finally i have bought brand new 2019, i9, 15” MacBook Pro with 560x with my 3 mines of my wage. I knew the screen flickering issue since 2016...
  15. M

    MacBook Pro 2017 Freeze randomly

    Hi, I have a MacBook Pro 2017 15in, Configure to order model, A1707, 3.1Ghz, 16GB, 1TB running MacOS Mojave 10.14.5. I've been using this machine for over 6 months now and it worked completely fine. Lately I went on vacation for a week and didn't use it. When I tried to turn it on later the...
  16. O

    Which MacBook Pro

    Hello, I'm a long time Mac user (since 1997) and I'm thinking of upgrading my Mac Mini. Aside from normal internet, word processing, etc I do some video editing on Adobe Premiere Elements (this is the cheapie version but I push it pretty hard) and will be doing some music mixing on Logix X pro...
  17. rymack

    Help with deciding on a 15" MacBook Pro?

    Hi everyone, I'm sorry about another "which one should I buy" thread, but I am in need of some advice. I am trying to decide between: a base 15" MacBook Pro with upgraded RAM (32gb) and upgraded SSD (1tb) the higher-end 15" MacBook Pro with upgraded RAM (32gb) and the base 512gb SSD I need...
  18. M

    Why doesn't 2018+ MacBook Pro have a 1080p FaceTime HD camera?

    The iMac Pro was released in December 2017 with a 1080p FaceTime HD camera. The 2018 MacBook Pro should have had the 1080p FaceTime HD camera and it still doesn't, even the MacBook Air doesn't have it either. The iMac Pro also have the T2 chip, the 2018 MacBook Pro was updated with the T2 chip...
  19. areskins

    Buying a used MBP for my use case?

    Hi I never had a macbook before and I need help. I kinda want to jump ship to a mac since all of my other devices are apple products but I think Im gonna go for a used one. I usually just write word documents and read pdfs. Which used macbook pro should I buy where I can save money? 1. Is the...
  20. emraha06

    2017-2019 models screen flickering - macbook pro

    My question is for macbook pro 2017-2019 users: has anyone noticed little short time flickering periods on somewhere of screen? I mean when you are especially on white screen like browsers web pages or blank word document, pixels on somewhere of the screen vibrates like low refresh rate (hz) and...