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    mid 2012 15" macbook pro overheating (UNIBODY)

    Hello, my mid 2012 15" unibpdy macbook pro is over heating and idk why. i just replaced the thermal paste a month ago and i cant seem to get it to cool down. should i go with liquid metal thermal paste? i heard that can do wonders on macs. over wise i was going to mod my macbook pro and get...
  2. MushroomMan

    USB-C & USB 3.1 Type A External SSD Confusion...

    Background Last December I picked up a 2018 MBP 15" (2.6 / 32GB / 1TB / V20) to replace my 2011 MBP 15" which evidently died from Radeon Gate. I was quite happy with the 2011 (internal SSD / Optibay / 16GB), and a bit annoyed that I would have to move to a machine which was not upgradable. I...
  3. Sunshower

    Which MBP to upgrade to for music production/photo editing

    Hello! I'm looking for some buying advice from you lovely people. A bit about me and my use: I'm a music producer (Ableton) and amateur photographer (UK based) and use my laptop as my personal and occasional work computer (I am a researcher and writer so use a lot of pdfs, browser tabs). I also...
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    Macbook pro 13 or 15?

    Hi, this Christmas I have plans of getting a MBP for school. I had chosen the MPB 13, but after seeing it in real life I was a bit disappointed with it's size. I didnt think it will look this small. After talking with some friends they thought it's kinda small too and that I should consider...
  5. bionic_arm

    Help! - 13" 2.8ghz i7 or 15" 2.6ghz i7

    Hi All, First post on here. I recently decided to get a macbook pro. Currently have a windows desktop which was built for gaming however i cant remember the last time i played a game on it so i decided a laptop would be a better option. I though about getting a high end windows laptop but...
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    MBP 2018 gets extremely hot while backup

    Hey there, today I did the first backup on my 15" (i7) MBP 2018. I connected a new Samsung T5 SSD via USB-C Port and started the back with time machine. After a few moments the MBP started to get extreme hot even the keyboard keys got warm. The CPU was used by just 50%. There was no App...
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    MBP 2017 Speaker blown 5 times

    Long story short, I got a refurbished 2016 15" MBP, the speaker blew 3 times, each time they repaired it by replacing the top case and logic board until they gave me a 2017 15" MBP replacement. I thought the problem would be solved but it happened 2 weeks ago, sent in for repair again. Just this...
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    Q: Which GPU? nVidia or AMD in MBP for Video editing

    Hi, I'm using iMac 27" late 2013, i7,1TB Fusion,24GB RAM (4+4 original added 8+8) AND nVidia GTX780M 4GB for all the basic things desktop is usually used for (text editing, web browsing, communicating - mails, messages, some calls... and for my work - video editing (FinalCut, Motion, Davinci...