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  1. caspian915

    Amazon renewed Macbook (2017 12") battery seems to drain really quick

    Main question: Should I return this Amazon renewed item and just spend the extra money on a certified Apple refurbished if the battery seems suspect? I recently bought a renewed 2017 Macbook 12" off of Amazon. I asked around on reddit to see if there was anything I should be concerned about and...
    • caspian915
    • Thread
    • amazon renewed battery battery life macbook
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: MacBook Neo
  2. KDpowers

    How to sell liquid damaged MacBook Air

    Hi. I have water damage on my 13" MacBook Air. When I went to Apple, of course the cost to fix it is more than the cost of a new one. I want to sell it on eBay, but I have no idea how to go about it. I never sold anything on eBay before and I heard about scammers. I want to avoid them. My...
    • KDpowers
    • Thread
    • air ebay liquid damaged liquid damaged macbook macbook macbook air sell water danaged
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: MacBook Air
  3. areskins

    Selling my ipad pro 12.9 for a macbook

    Hi guys really considering selling my ipad pro 12.9 2nd gen for a macbook/pro/air. The microsoft word in IOS/ipad OS really is limited. I tried my best sticking with the ipad because the only thing I do is read PDFs and use Microsoft Word. With that said are the 2016/2017 macbook/macbook pros...
  4. F

    2012 macbook air motherboard compatibile with 2014 macbook air?

    Hello I have a late 2014 macbook air that has issues with the motherboard, i should change it and i found on ebay one that is selling for about 100$ which seems a like a good price to me. The only problem is that the motherboard is from 2012 but the macbook air is from 2014. Can I get the 2012...
  5. B

    Don't know what to do..

    Hi guys! So three days ago I bought a MacBook Pro 15" 2019 with the i9 and 560X and happy with it. Now I read everywhere that there will be a new macbook coming this fall with the release of macOS Catalina. I can still return this macbook and wait 3 months for the new model, but that means I...
  6. M

    Macbook Air 2013 Power Issue

    Hi, after some advice on my Macbook Air 2013 It will not power up on battery or when the battery is connected. Only Way To Startup Is By Having The Battery Disconnected & Connecting The MagSafe Power - Which Starts The MACBOOK without using the power button. On the odd occasion i was able to...
  7. CNX Grinder

    How to make a MacBook run fast again?

    hey all, Is there a way I could like do a reset of my MacBook so its fast again? It doesn't run as fast as it used to. Its about 3-4 years old. Sometimes when it starts up, it freezes for like 4-5 seconds. I know its not hardware but most likely tons of apps installed and more apps opening up...
  8. Samirvanrijn

    How to change standard option from Itunes to Spotify

    Hi Guys, When you push the pause/play button on your keyboard or your headphone, your macbook will open Itunes. Is it possible to change the standard option from Itunes to Spotify? I rarely use Itunes and prefer Sportify. Thanks in advance
  9. W

    Best macbook for my workflow

    Hi, I'm currently using a base early 2015 13" MBP (dual core 2,7 GHz, 8gb ram, Intel iris 6100) and sometimes it struggles with my workflow, so I'm looking into upgrading. Basically the problem is that on many occasions I have to open excel files with hundreds of thousands of words in it, with...
  10. 5pace

    Touchpad on Macbook Pro 2017 acting up

    Hi! The last few days my touchpad has been acting up. It's a bit sensitive, and when i press to click it will "keep clicking", acting like a double click. I'm sure it's a problem with the hardware. Here's a video i took a few days ago: https://imgur.com/a/27IQikQ Now it's gotten even more...
  11. M

    Unresponsive Trackpad and Keyboard

    I have been having major touchpad and keyboard issues with my 2015 Macbook Pro. Right now, the keyboard will only respond to a few keys: caps lock, return, esc, and the power button. When I try to use the spacebar, the USA keyboard in the corner blinks erratically. Before the keyboard stopped...
    • MalaneeT
    • Thread
    • keyboard keyboard bug macbook macbook 13 2015 macbook pro track pad trackpad erratic trackpad issues
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  12. R

    Weird Mac Issue

    I am having the weirdest issue on my MacBook Pro. It randomly shutdown while using it. However, it never does so when I have it plugged into an external monitor. There are no shutdown reports or Kernel panics. So far I have reset the SMC and PRAM but no to avail. I also took the Mac into the...
  13. C

    Help changing a serial number on a Macook Pro (please read first)

    Hello, My name is Cris and I read this forum for a long time, but now it's the first time I'm asking for help. My problem is the following: A couple of months ago I bought a Macbook pro mid 2015 from a second hand electronics retailer, and when I bought it I only checked the serial number on...
  14. Misuu

    Would this be a good purchase?

    I currently am looking at a MacBook. I don't know if I should buy it or not, I have used other Apple devices but never a MacBook. My main purposes for using it is communicating and digital art. Would it be a good purchase? Modified Item: No Non-Domestic Product: No Operating System: Mac OS X...
  15. M

    Does anyone know how much it would cost me to repair my 2017 MacBook Pro’s LCD?

    Hey guys! I have a 13-Inch 2017 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar. I got a crack in the screen that seems to have gotten worse in the past two days, it glitches my entire screen and I cant really scroll or click anything without my screen glitching everywhere, I can still use my laptop just fine it’s...
    • mfkded
    • Thread
    • help lcd macbook pro screen won’t work
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
  16. S

    Used MBP is apparently liquid damaged

    Hello everyone, A couple of weeks ago I've purchased a used MBP 13" 2015 for 700€ (which is a good price where I live) in excellent exterior conditions. While I was trying it, I had noticed that a couple of keys were a bit strange (nothing major anyway), but the seller told me that it probably...
  17. iMacedonian

    Need help choosing SSD for MBA 2017

    Hi all. I want to upgrade the SSD on my MBA 2017 to a ±256 GB. The available options where I live are: 1. SSD M.2 2280 Gigabyte NVMe 256GB PCIe 3.0 x2 (3590 MKD - $65.3) 2. SSD M.2 Kingston NVMe A1000 240GB PCIe 3.0 x2 (3490 MKD - $63.4) 3. SSD M.2 Samsung 860 Evo 250GB SATA III (4230 MKD -...
  18. seitsme

    Firefox config with high sierra and macbook

    i have a late 2009 macbook and recently i updated my firefox quantum to latest with many issues with addons and various crashes. I made a refresh and then copied back pref files etc. In the past i performed changes to many config values. I am not sure though if after refresh the config values...
  19. R

    Macbook pro + engineering

    Hi, so I'm going to college to become an automation engineer this fall, and have some questions about which mac to use. Currently I have a 13" retina pro early 2015 512 GB 2,9GHz, 8GB RAM. I have been thinking of getting a new 13" pro, but I'm unsure if I need 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD...
  20. T

    Are these specs good?

    Hello there buddy, Looking for a macbook pro 2015 15'' Im going to use it mostly for photoshop, internet browsing maybe video editing or in general graphic desigh. What specs are going to be best. Thanks for the help. Ps. Really really aprreciate it. Btw are these specs good for the job -...
    • thedude731
    • Thread
    • 2015 15'' advanced health check help macadvice macbook macbook pro 2015 15'' pro specs wich is bether
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: MacBook Pro
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