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  1. s1oplus

    12 inch macbook with MX or AX series chips comming?

    Rumors are starting to pop up again. (These are just rumors i heard. Dont take anything seriously and DO NOT sell any device. I will not be responsible if it doesn’t come) What we know yet: MX or AX chip. Lower quality materials. But still aluminum body 12 inch screen. Maybe a 13 inch will be...
  2. E

    Airflow / fan differences 14" and 16"?

    Hey everyone, does anyone know if there is a difference in fans and/or airflow in the 14" and 16" Macbooks? I'm about to buy my first own Macbook soon (so far I've only ever had one that was given to me by my workplace) and while I really like the bigger screen of the 16", I prefer the...
  3. calpoldealer

    Why is my MacBook Air squeaking like a plastic HP?

    Recently, my M2 air has started making "clicking and squeaking" sounds. They are most noticeable when typing or when the machine is being moved around, even slightly, such as sitting on my lap. I have no idea what is causing this or how to fix it. If anyone has had or is having a similar...
  4. S

    All iPads Apple Rebranding

    I recently thought about all of the Apple product lines and noticed how the naming scheme for all of the products isn’t uniform: we have MacBook airs and pros, but iPad airs, pros, base and minis. So, how could Apple do a major rebrand of the naming scheme, if the names were to be the same...
  5. minicm

    Macbook pro 2015 keyboard replacement

    Hi all. Actually I got a Macbook pro late 2015 15" Somehow, the keyboard stopped working so I was wondering for getting a replacement. Replacement for this macbook in special are kinda hard to find, but replacements for 2011-2014 15" are kinda cheapier (and the macbook for parts by itself)...
  6. S

    Other iBook reborn - Foldables by Apple

    Should apple resurect the iBook brand for potentially upcomming foldables? It wouldn‘t be the first time apple reused it‘s trademarked names for another produvt category (MagSafe). Apple always tries to differentiate itself from competitors by calling a product differntly than established...
  7. RazorBackXX

    Photo Library Has Two Different File Sizes?

    hey my friends, so im having an issue. my photo library on my MacBook matches the one in the cloud I have photos download on. its taking up so much space on my Mac. but the weird thing is inside the photo library its a lot smaller. I pressed Cmd A & its a lot smaller then the photo library its...
  8. RazorBackXX

    How to delete app data from a old app attached to find me by email.

    how do I get rid of this app on my iCloud? I downloaded it back in like 2017 & when I click on look me up by email this always pops up. I turned it off but I don't want to see it. I don't even have the app downloaded on my iPhone or MacBook. can someone please tell me the path to delete this? so...
  9. RazorBackXX

    Keychain Password Help For Unlocking My USB FlashDrive

    ok fellas, I need y'all. I did a clean install of macOS Sonoma & didn't realize I had encrypted The USB. when I plug it in it ask for a password I don't remember it but I remember saving it to keychain. but its not In my iCloud Keychain. I think it was saved to the local keychain which is gone...
  10. mox358

    Can "Allow Studio Display To Connect?" dialogs be disabled?

    I run my MacBook Pro headless, connected to a Studio Display most of the time. Every time I disconnect the MBP and use it as a laptop, I have found that reconnecting it to the Studio Display pops up this annoying dialog box that say "Allow this Studio Display to connect to this Mac?". Is there...
  11. Hafsalmb

    Want to install mac on new ssd

    I have a macbook A1278, hard disk damaged. Then the local computer service guy put a new ssd and install windows 10 on my mac, i deleted the windows partition thought comand prompt, now my macbook screen is White and a blinking folder with a question mark, i tried every key compilation to get...
  12. T

    Macbook + Mac Studio combo question.

    Hi guys I'm trying to search if theres a way that I can continue my work on macbook straight on Mac Studio seamlessly without having to copy the file over to another device. For eg if I'm working on a premier project on macbook and wish to continue it on a more powerful machine
  13. B

    I got my macbook air's keyboard replaced as part of their faulty butterfly keyboard problem. It was shipped back to me today and there is a DENT

    The dent is on the lower right screen part of the mac! What should I do? Is this covered by apple? I believe it happened during shipping. Which would be their fault for not packing it correctly, right? Or the repairman accidentally applied too much force but hoped I wouldn't notice. It seems...
  14. H

    Fixing wifi "no hardware installed" issue goes wrong... SMC related problem.

    So, I have 2 MacBooks Air's. The first one is 6,1 version, the second one is 6,2 version. Problematic is 6,2. This guy haves 128gb ssd from Samsung which is very bad and it is not recognises any other system you want install on this machine (for example if you want install Windows on this SSD it...
  15. X

    Macbook pro is burning through GB's of hotspot super fast?

    I don't have this problem with any of my other apple devices, but if I connect my MBP to hotspot it will chew up about 250mb in the first minute, without me even using it. I had left my MacBook pro connected to hotspot and walked away and found out it went through 13GB in about an hour while I...
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    MB 1,1-7,1 High CPU after restart (Macbook 2010, A1342)

    Hello! I'm using my White Macbook 2010 as my primary laptop since a couple of weeks ago. It has 10 GB ram and a 120 GB SSD, so as snappy as it can be.. However I've noticed that processes like MRT are really killing my Macbook, I've tried both High Sierra and Monterey (on OCLP) and the problem...
  17. T

    Installed new SSD and now MacOS won't boot or finish installation

    My SSD got busted and I got a replacement. Now that I've replaced the SSD, I've been struggling with the OS for my MCB Pro 2015. The standard on installation in recovery is Monterey. Everytime i install and about to finish, it reboots and then says "About 29 minutes remaining" What should I...
  18. tygurr

    Strange Battery Behaviour

    Can anyone please explain how my battery level is going up and down by itself when not in use?
  19. B

    New to Macs

    Hello, I'm wanting to pop my Macbook cherry. I've always used PC's in the past. Basically the idea was to have an easy place to upload my photos from my iphone and I was thinking airdrop would be a good way to do this. I'm also wanting good battery life (my Dell & Toshiba are *****). That's my...
  20. Reggaenald

    MBP display not working

    The display of my MacBook Pro completely dies some two minutes after turning on the machine. I get the , I get the progress bar and login screen. I log in. And either shortly after I'm in or during the start up process the screen goes black. No backlight, not even the screen itself without the...