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  1. jscooper22

    Restart taking more than 30 minutes during upgrade - should i stop it?

    Hi, 2016 tbMBP W/ 1tb ssd. Been running 10.12 (had to when we got it due to software compatibility issues). Now upgrading to 10.13.5 from 10.12.6. For the past 30 minutes the spinner has be progressing v e r y s l o w l y (several seconds between each "tick") and I'm not sure if it's that it's...
  2. B

    The Failure of the Touchbar MacBook Pros: Emergency Redesign Needed

    I've owned every single Apple laptop made. I'm a collector. I've used them and taken almost all of them apart. I have iBook Clamshells, a Powerbook 2400c, PowerBook Pismos and Wallstreets, MacBook Airs, and many more. So, I had a Retina MBP 2014 15". Great laptop. I used it a lot. Had the dual...
  3. M0bi0us0ne

    Replacing MBP late 2016 15" speaker

    Opening up my late MBP I messed up the membrane of my left speaker, an authorized Apple repair center quoted me 650 euros to replace the entire top case (the speakers are glued to the body of the MBP). I managed to find a set of speakers for 70 euros harvested from a dead machine, so it is...
  4. Pietrometer

    10.13.3 Macbook pro late 2016 Touch Bar Kernel panic with some Webpages and plugging in monitor

    Hi There, I have a late 2016 MacBook Pro running 10.13.3 its already had 2 logic boards (GPU failure Radeon pro 460) 3 screens (burn in, image persistence) 2 clean installs and the top assembly replaced as the Touch Bar stopped working. not so long ago was in for repair as the 2nd screen...
  5. FabTBC

    Noise when opening MacBook Pro lid

    I have a 13 inch 2016 MacBook Pro with TB and have noticed that when opening the lid of my laptop after it was fully shut, that occasionally I will hear a noise (as if something is shifting in the display) and feel something moving inside. There have been reports that when you shake the laptop...
  6. 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...
  7. iKnowMr.Jobs

    Huge drop in battery life. Any one else experience this?

    the tMBP in my sig has had major battery issues since upgrading to High Sierra. With my typical workload and settings, I could squeeze somewhere between 8-9 hours before getting to about 5%. In High Sierra, that is basically in half with a similar workload. I went from 100% to 60% in two hours...
  8. N

    2017 Touchbar Macbook Pro Sucks...?

    Hey everyone, I was curious to see if anyone else was having similar issues with the 2017 touchbar macbook pro.... I upgraded from the 2013 retina display 15 inch. Same exact specs, only difference is the 2013 model I had, had the flash storage upgrade. I noticed that you can't add flash...
  9. N

    Which of these two SSDs to buy for installing macOS 10.12 onto

    Hello, I am new to the forum. I own a 15" late 2016 MacBook Pro and I mainly use it for engineering stuff but have the passion of producing music. I would like to have my little music world contained into a SSD and I was wondering which one to get. I was thinking about using it to boot in macOS...
  10. W

    Touchbar to show F keys on java application

    Hi everyone. I have a nice new macbook pro - and I have a Java application which has a bundled mac os launcher. I want for this particular application - the F1 - F12 keys to show by default on the touch bar. I have gone into System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts - FN keys and added the...
  11. M

    Any Significant Performance Issues in the 2013 Macbook Pro Models?

    Besides the Touch Bar and the 2 additional USB ports is there really any real significant different in battery life or performance for normal daily activity, email, web browsing and itunes movies, between the Non touch bar model 13" 2016 and the 2.9 Touch bar model? Any help greatly appreciated...
  12. Endlessly29

    2.9 Ghz i5 vs 3.1Ghz i5 for MacBook Pro 2016 13" TouchBar

    Hi!! I'm thinking to get a 2016 MBP with the touchbar! I'll be using it for daily use, school use, as well as video editing in FCPX/adobe premiere (no 4K, 1080p for now with filters and effects heavy) and stuffs. I've already decided on getting the 13" touchbar model with 16Gb RAM and 512Gb...
  13. CaptRB

    KEYBOARD POLL-OWNERS ONLY PLEASE

    PLEASE only respond to this poll if you OWN the new MacBook Pro or did own it for a period of 2 weeks or more.
  14. tundaware

    2016 Touchbar MBP Repair Time

    Sadly, my 2016 TB MBP/2.7/15"/16GB/1TB/Radeon460 that I received in late November died on 1/26/17. Took it to my Apple Store the same day and they shipped it off for repair. Now, a full week later, checkrepair.apple.com still reports its status as "Diagnosing product", going on day 4 of that...
  15. Quasselstripper

    External HDD crashes my MacBook Pro 2016 w/ TouchBar

    I am using an external HDD (1TB WD Elements) with my MacBook Pro 2016 15" with TouchBar. This was no problem in the past. Yesterday I updated to 10.12.3. When I now attach the external HDD (using Apple's official USB adapter), the whole system crashes. It either restarts automatically or I need...
  16. P

    2016 Macbook Pro 15 Touchbar FREEZE

    I've been experiencing system wide freezes across Mac OS with my new Macbook Pro 15 with Touchbar. There are several Apple Support threads on the matter but wanted to start the conversation here to see if anyone else is seeing the same. It happens on a daily basis. The problem starts with...
  17. gulch

    civilisation 6 on MacBook Pro 2016 touch bar

    hello guys , I would like to download civilization 6 for my son but I dont know if my macbook will afford it ... the macbook is the new pro with 256GB touch bar ????? any ideas ? best regards
  18. Q

    Late 2016 TB MacBook Pro 15" Speaker Crackling

    Hi, I wonder if anyone else is experiencing a similar issue to myself, I just received my new MacBook Pro a couple of days ago and upon testing the speakers out the right speaker has awful muffled cracking sound when any type of audio is played above 70% volume. Its most apparent when playing...