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Best Mac Pro Configuration Video Editing
Hey there Im a absolute newbie, so excuse me if i doing something wrong o_O At the Moment the Situation looks like this: Mac Pro 5.1 2x Quad Core Xeon 3 Gigs of RAM Wich configuration would you recommend to get this baby transformed in a heavy Video editing and render machine? I searced a... -
Install El Capitan with Super Duper
I have an iMac which I just installed El Capitan from the Apple Store. I had to load Oracle Virtual Box with Windows XP to run an old piece of software that will never be in Mac. I have just purchased a MBP late 2011 2.6 IG to replace my aging Thinkpad x200(which runs Ubuntu). The MBP has...- zarathu
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- el capitan macbook pro superduper upgrade
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- Forum: OS X El Capitan (10.11)
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RAM memory price spikes and fluctuations
CT2K8G3S160BM That is the model number of the memory I've been trying to buy for like a year now. It hasn't been a priority so I've been occasionally tracking the price, waiting for it to come down further. It hit bottom this past June at $43.99. Spring and Summer of 2016 the prices fluctuated...- tennisproha
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- mac mac mini memory memory upgrade mini price price drop ram upgrade
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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iMac 5K - 4790K, M295X - thermal compound + second SSD upgrade + Air Vents MOD
Hi all! It was a pleasure to find this forum beginning of this year. I have iMac 5K with i7-4790K and m295X. After almost 2y of using this desktop, I stuck with unusual high temperatures for CPU and GPU. Idling with Chrome and YouTube, EyeTV, CPU was around 70 up to 102'C while gaming on Windows... -
Trying to make a final Decision
Hey all, I recently financed a late 2015 27" iMac to replace a late 2013 MacBook Pro 13" Here is some background for the decision, and situation I have here: About a year after I got the MBP, I really had no more need for a laptop, so I used said computer as a desktop for a couple years with... -
Power Mac G5 - Quad, upgrade options
Bought myself a Power Mac G5 Quad, you know the PCIe one, something keep drawing me back to them. What are my upgrade options? - SSD? - Graphics? - Raid card, ect? - Whatever you can think of...? Also software essentials? (Other than TenFourFox) I'm running 10.5.8 at present.- LAHegarty
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- power mac g5 quad upgrade
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- Forum: PowerPC Macs
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nTB vs TB 13" Advice for Graphic Designer
I'm a soon to graduate graphic designer looking for some advice on my replacement for my Mid 2010 13"MBP. Before I explain the options let me give you a bit of background of my general usage: I use the Adobe suite (mostly photoshop, illustrator, indesign and a little bit of after effects) on a...- dillonbradley4
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- 16gb advice design graphic ntb processor upgrade
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Macbook Pro Mid-2009 upgrade or sell
Hi all, I'm not too sure whether to upgrade my MBP or sell it to buy a more recent used machine...a new MBP is out of my financial reach at the moment. The Current specs are the original shipped specs (apart from the RAM upgraded from 4GB to 8GB): MacBook Pro 5.2, Intel Core 2 Duo 2.8GHz, 8GB...- politricks
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- macbook pro mid-2009 mpb ssd upgrade upgrading mid-2009 macbook pro
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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4,1 Firmware update error 5570
Just received a 2009 Mac Pro with 10.10.5 Yosemite installed. Whenever I try running the firmware update tool I get the 5570 error message. What should I do? Update: had the firmware update disk image named wrong. I download both version 1 and 1.5. Version 1.5 got renamed with -2.dmg. Now... -
Switching from the iPhone 5 and a quick Question!
My iPhone 5 Finally broke on me. I've had it since launch. The battery failed on me. It would go from 100% to 10% within two minutes of use. I managed to get through for a while until two days ago it wouldn't charge up anymore even after 48hrs plugged in nada it finally met its end. I was... -
Torque tool for Mac Pro?
So I am considering upgrading my 2010 Mac Pro 2.8 ghz quad to a 3.46ghz six core. I've been reading up on it and found a copy of the service manual. I am especially concerned about the screws. Some indicate that you should count the turns when you loosen them and then turn it the same number... -
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Upgrading mid 2012 Macbook pro 13
Hey guys, I actually wanted to buy the new Macbook pro because my old one is at his limits. But, I am really disappointed with the upgrade and want to wait and look for an alternative. In the meantime, I wanted to upgrade my mid 2012 macbook pro but I have no idea about hardware stuff :( That's...- Levent2012
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- battery cheap help macbook 13 mid 2012 old performance ram ssd upgrade
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Resolved Mac Pro 1,1 upgrade Mavericks to Yosemite HELP
Hi all! So I've been trawling through the interwebs looking for info on how to upgrade my mavericks install to Yosemite but if anything, I'm more confused now! I did the install to Mavericks a couple of years ago and to be quite honest, I'm not sure exactly which process I used however I do... -
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Doubts regarding MacBook Pro 13"
Hi all, I already searched the forum, but could not find any reply that could satisfy my doubts. I currently own a Late 2011 13" MacBook Pro with a 2.4 GHz i5 and 4 GB 1333 MHz of RAM. I feel that is finally time to update this machine, but looking at the prices for the 13" that are available...- bbezerra
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- 13" doubt mbp new purchase upgrade
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Upgrading OS on Mac Pro Early 2008- 10.8 vs 10.11
Hi all, I need to update my system to use software that requires at least Mountain Lion 10.8 to work. I currently have Lion 10.7. I was thinking of getting El Capitan, which is the latest OS my system will support (Mac Pro early 2008). However, I've read that some people had issues with the... -
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Booting Mac Pro from 2nd internal drive
Hi all, I have a situation involving my editing software and needing to upgrade my OS. I'm running Lion on my Mac Pro early 2008, and using FCP 7. My question has to do with an older drive that I have installed in my tower. I took the original hard drive out of an older Mac Pro running Snow... -
Not able to update Apps from the App Store after the upgrade
I recently updated my Macbook Pro 2015 to macOS Sierra. Right after it showed me a couple of updates on the App Store. However, when I try and update them I get the following errors. Its been showing me these errors for the last 5 days now. Can anyone please help? I think I have this...- electrophile
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- app store macos sierra upgrade
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- Forum: macOS Sierra (10.12)
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Upgrading Mac Pro 2009 to 2010. Issues
Upgrading Mac Pro 2009 to 2010. Issues Start point Mac Pro early 2009/ 4 cores Intel Xeon, 2.93 Ghz/ RAM 16 GB DDR3 1066/ Yosemite. Now, I describe what I’ve done and I underline the anomalies that I haven’t been able to solve: 1. Firmware upgrading I run “Mac Pro 2009-2010 Firmware... -
Using Mountain Lion Beyond Its Expiration Date
I'm using a 2006 MacBook Pro C2D. It has a 17 inch monitor which in my opinion is amazing. Given I have a PowerBook G4, a 2009 MacBook, and a 2009 iMac, this is actually my first and only MacBook Pro. I tried TRMJIJ's upgrade to Yosemite (Mainly cause I had success with it back when I had an 08...- Adamscomputerrepair
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- firefox mountain lion powerpc powerpc archive unsupported unsupported mac upgrade waterfox yosemite
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- Forum: OS X Mountain Lion (10.8)
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Pimp my iMac
Hello. I have a 2011 21.5" iMac that I wish to upgrade. I already upgraded it to 12gb of RAM but it'a still not fast enough. I wish to install an SSD and power macOS from it, and upgrade the AirPort Extreme card (maybe add the solution of OSXWiFi) to add continuity and handoff features. Is...