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  1. CTSJATT

    Early 2015 Macbook pro battery drains in sleep mode

    Hello guys, I have been having problems with my macbook pro early 2015 model, I have noticed lately past few weeks my battery dies 15-20% in sleep mode at night. I checked sleep log from 12:29Am when I went to sleep to 11:39 am so about 11 hours it dropped from 91 to 73% You can check the log...
  2. koreankiwitea

    2018 pro. what do you think the REALISTIC spec would be?

    I'm pretty sure these Aren't going to happen: - DDR4 (apple said no...) and 32GB because of that. - U chips on 15 - More IO (requires a redesign) - no touchbar max spec (apple isn't going to takeaway something they so proudly announced) - return of the magSafe and the good Keyboard (again, apple...
  3. Milenajane

    Topcase replacement for keyboard issues with a damaged battery

    Hi all, I own a brand new Macbook Pro 13 inch (2017) with Touch Bar, bought it in July 2017. I'm experiencing two problems with it: -some keys are not responsive, have a high pitched tone, are harder to press,... resulting in letters missing in the texts I write on my laptop -he sometimes...
  4. F

    iPhone 6(S)/Plus Bulged Battery on iPhone6 and MacBookPro

    Apple battery problems are illustrated here by 2 examples: the iPhone6 and the MacBook Pro. [1] Failed battery in an iPhone 6. The battery in this less than 2 years old iPhone6 bulged and pushed the screen outwards until the case separated. Looking at the web, this seems to be a common problem...
  5. F

    Bulging Batteries on MacBook Pro & iPhone6

    Apple battery problems are illustrated here by 2 examples: the MacBook Pro and the iPhone6. In both these examples, Apple refused to recall the batteries, only accepting to replace them on a very limited ‘one of a kind’ scale, while leaving most of the people without help with their battery...
  6. N

    Custom boot.efi problem

    Hello, I’m wondering if anyone can help me with my situation. I have a MacBook Pro (MacBookPro8,1) which I use as an external hard drive. I have it placed in Target Disk Mode and it’s connected to a Mac Pro (MacPro1,1). I’m running macOS 10.11.6 (El Capitan) using Pike’s Macosxbootloader...
  7. Mac03ForLife

    Setting The Record Straight

    After much debate both externally and internally, Here is my current MacBook Pro Setup 8,1 2.4GHz i5 5th Gen 4GB DDR3 1333 MHz soon to be 8GB DDR3 1600MHz when the package comes in 500GB 5400 RPM HDD soon to be 256 SSD when the package comes in OSX 10.11 El Capitan Why El Cap? The apple...
  8. donotfold

    Broken speaker MacBook Pro

    Last night I opened my MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017) and suddenly my right speaker made a loud crisping, cracking and annoying sound. After a few seconds it ended up in silence. I did a reboot but the right speaker of the computer doesn't work anymore. Some very low tunes are working, but that's...
  9. M

    Macbook Pro 2017 (w/TB) + Samsung u28d590d

    Hi All, So recently got a Macbook Pro (2017) with Touchbar (Model Identifier: MacBookPro14,3). I've had my Samsung screen a while (U28D590D) - 4k Screen. I've purchased the USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter. 1)I've set the screens to mirror'd temporarily as I get some weird screen flicker if...
  10. I

    High Sierra BURN IN / IMAGE RETENTION / GHOSTING issue!

    Hello, Has anyone else had an issue with their MBP that after upgrading to High Sierra their monitor shows ghosting / image retention / burn in only minutes after an image is on the screen?? Is this an issue connected to Metal 2? I had zero issues with my late 2013 MPB until I upgrade to High...
  11. bimmeracer3

    Should I sell my iMac....Just bought a 2017 MBP

    Hi, I am debating on selling my 2013 iMac after buying a 2017 MacBook Pro with the following specs: 2.9GHz quad-core 7th-generation Intel Core i7 processor, Turbo Boost up to 3.9GHz 16GB 2133MHz LPDDR3 memory 1TB SSD storage Radeon Pro 560 with 4GB memory Estimated Geekbench 4490-4600 -...
  12. Mac03ForLife

    MB, MBA, or MBP

    I am a HS student with a MacBook Pro 8,1 I have found this machine quite capable in the past years and have relied heavily on it for... just about everything. However, I now need to start carrying it everywhere, and needless to say, its been a bit heavy for my liking. Should I go out and get a...
  13. P

    Macbook Pro Retina 15 issue please help!

    Hi guys, first of all i apologyze if my english is not good, i’m from Argentina. I have a Macbook Pro Retina 15 Mid 2012 (i7, 8gb ram, 256ssd, 650m graphic card) As you can see in this video: Im having issues with the Macbook. The laptop turns on, i hear the chime, then the display goes on...
  14. Mac03ForLife

    Does 8GB of RAM Make a Difference?

    Hi. I have a MBP from 2011 (4GB of RAM, Intel i5 2.4GHz, Intel IGP 5000 graphics) Im having a serious slowdown problem recently, and was wondering if the RAM was the issue? Could this be it, or do I need to be looking into another source of the problem (Maybe need to clean the inside, etc.)...
  15. Mac03ForLife

    OSX Lion or HiSierra

    Hello I bought my 13 inch MBP (2.4ghz i5, 4gb RAM, 500 SATA HDD) in 2011 with OSX 10.7 preinstalled. It worked super well back then, and eventually it was put in a closet for 3 years due to the emergence of my parent's old powermac g5, which I began to use as my primary mac. After 3 years of...
  16. D

    Streaming on Macbook pro

    I have come across this service Popcorn time and have been using it for a while, but after going through the web my major concerns are on how to torrent and use Popcorn which is based on BitTorrent client safely and anonymously. I have been using Popcorn time on my MacBook Pro, so I need a much...
  17. krishnads03

    Can we use a internal hard drive of windows PC in MacBookPro mid 2012 unibody

    Hello All ! I have a HP laptop which is not usable anymore. And now i am facing problem with the hard drive of my MacBookPro. So, I want to use my hard drive of HP laptop into my MacBookPro. Can I do this ? And if yes, then how ? Thanks!
  18. Sovon Halder

    Shouldn't my Mac play this video ?

    Jellyfish 140mbps 4K UHD h264 My 2017 MacBook Pro 13" TB (base stock configuration) can't play this smoothly in VLC. The first 15 seconds are choppy and then it becomes smooth but the VLC CPU usage is 300+%. Hardware support for h264 should be good enough already. Is the bitrate too high here...
  19. Sovon Halder

    Perform Tests on Macbook Pro 2017

    Bought a 2017 Macbook Pro 13" TB 256G Space Gray - couple of days ago. I've been busy at work and still haven't got enough time to see if everything is okay. I've been following MR for quite some time now and I've seen lots of threads of people mentioning about various issues with their brand...
  20. S

    Will i benefit from dedicated graphics? (video editing)

    I'm buying a new laptop for video editing, and got curious if i would actually benefit from getting one with a graphics card. I spend 90% of my time editing in premiere pro and also do a lot of transcoding XAVC video to ProRes before editing. I have read about premiere being mostly CPU...