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iPhone XR Thinking about upgrading from iPhone XR but not sure..
Does anyone feel like purchasing an iPhone from Apple has been made overly complicated these days? I have an XR that I've had since 2018 and I'm thinking about upgrading to a 12 or 13. Looking on Apple's site, they have a myriad of purchasing or financing options. Im considering trading in, but...- ricketysquire
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Seeing through clearer eyes: on upgrading an Apple Cinema Display with a higher-res LCD
So I was thinking about upcycling at the same time as I was looking at my old A1038, the acrylic 20-inch Apple Cinema Display, in its new home (I did some in-home re-arranging last month, and now both my ailing-but-still-running Power Mac G5 and ACD live in a different room, in a different work...- B S Magnet
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- acd cinema display lcd upcycling upgrading
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- Forum: PowerPC Macs
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Any App or TSR (runs when you boot in the background) That'll Forces a Volume to Mount?
Hello Apple and Mac friends. There seems to a major bug with macOS Monterey whereby it doesn't mount .dmg .iso and images when you double click it, it also doesn't mount the external volumes, like USB external drives or USB flashdrives. This wasn't a problem in Big Sur or Catalina. I'm using... -
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MP 1,1-5,1 Upgrading Mac Pro 5,1...will Boot Camp keep working?
Hello there, I'm about to replace the GPU on my Mac Pro 5,1 and I have a few doubts. First of all, here's the current - 100% working - situation: - Mac Pro 5,1 - 6-Core 3.46GHz - 32GB Ram - Flashed AMD R9 280x - LG 34UC99 34" Monitor (via Display Port) - USB 3 PCIe card - Upgraded Wi-Fi and... -
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Upgrading iMac or Changing it ?
hi folks, got a tricky question. so I got an iMac mid-2011 21.5 with RAM: 4 gb Processor: i5 2.5 Ghz HHD: 500 gb the computer itself doesn't have any kind of flaws, just that it's a bit too slow. I wanted to upgrade it with an SSD 500 GB and maybe 8gb of ram, but yesterday, on eBay, it showed...- alepinolaio
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- imac macbook 15 upgrading
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iPhone SE (2016) Is it worth going from an SE to a Regular sized 8 and IPhone XS in 2019?
Is it worth going from an SE to a Regular sized 8 in 2019? Thoughts?- BigBen2493
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- 2019 apple apple store iphone iphone 8 iphone se iphone xs upgrade upgrading
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iMac specs for video editing
I've been wanting to switch to a Mac for video editing for a really long time and now I finally have the ability to do so! I feel like any iMac I buy is going to be an upgrade from what I've been using, but I want something that I can upgrade even more later on down the road. I'm a multimedia... -
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2015 MBP heat and temps
I'm going to upgrade from mid-2012 macbook pro 13' to 2015 mbp 13'. Main concern for me is a heat. My current 2012 model runs at 60-70C (cpu). I think thats normal, however touching the warm palm rest drives me crazy. (Palm rest sensor shows 34C and battery 37-40C). Are these temps improved...- kalatoza
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- heat temperature temperature difference upgrading
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How much money you actually safe by upgrading every second year instead of every year
Hi guys, If you ever wanted to know how much money you actually save when upgrading every second year instead of every year, checkout this video. -
iPhone 6 to iPhone 7 Plus or Wait...
My iPhone 6 128GB is showing signs of slowness - Scrolling in apps, menus, the battery is very very poor etc. Had since new and it is showing age. Now the question is, do I pick up an iPhone 7 plus 256GB second hand for around 30% off retail price (£620 second hand versus £919 new) and sell the...- Smeaton1724
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- iphone 6 iphone 7plus iphone 8 upgrading
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MBP 13: battery life default vs pimped
Hi all, I've a doubt: what's the impact on a macbook pro 13 inches no touchbar i5 + 256GB + 8GB RAM vs a pimped one, i7 + 512GB * 16GB RAM? Is the battery life affected by the upscale components and how? Thanks! -
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iMac 27" Late 2012 and later - logic board-screw with/out HDD... (length)
Hallo, I have a question for the iMac specialists/upgraders amongst you: I am wondering about a very specific logic board screw (arrow in the image below), which secures both the bracket for the HDD as well as the logic board (image taken originally from iFixit): iFixit states that this... -
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Upgrading from Mavericks to Sierra: What to look out for?
My 2014 MacBook Pro and my 2010 Mac Pro are both still running OSX 10.9.5, mostly because of some specific software compatibility issues and because I use these machines for work and am always hesitant to upgrade. Now, the time has come where the compatibility issues of not updating have gotten... -
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Which OSX Version for my Mac Mini (Late 2014) for best performance?
Hi everyone! This is my first post in a long time... I used to have an old 2007 Macbook Pro with 2.2Ghz Core2Duo processor and upgraded to 6 Gb RAM . With the years and the numerous OSX upgrades, it became really slow. So slow that it made me swear like never before. Photoshop would hang, the...- SunnyHours
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- 2007 el capitan late 2014 mac mini macbook pro sierra upgrade upgrading yosemite
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"Upgrading" MacBook Pro
Hello I have a late 2011 13" MacBook Pro laptop with 512 GB hard drive 4 GB ram. Is there a way to make it more powerful with compatible parts to be able to video edit effectively. I've heard that I need a bigger laptop to use programs effortlessly. Will any data from my laptop be lost in doing...- Ele Erre
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- macbook 13" upgrading video editing video editing software
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Should I upgrade my current MacBook Pro or buy a new one?
Model: MacBook Pro 13 inch 2010 Processor: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo RAM: 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3 Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 320M 256 MB Storage: 250GB HDD OS X: Yosemite 10.10.5 Hi, I have been looking into upgrading my current laptop with some much needed performance boosters, but am not sure...- eddiejoer
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- 13 inch 2010 core 2 duo hdd macbook pro macbook pro 13 pro ssd upgrade upgrading
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Issue with iMac SSD upgrade
I recently upgraded my mid-2010 27" iMac with a new Samsung 850-Evo SSD and am running into a weird problem. The install was easy with the adapter I used from OWC with the thermal sensor, nothing out of the ordinary occurred, no breaks, no broken display cable. SMC and PRAM all reset. When I...