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17" MBP C2D is so unreliable...
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No, crucial as in critical and important...
Reset both PRAM and SMC. They will ask you to do that anyway.
You Got a Lemon, Take It In!
This does not sound like a PRAM or SMC firmware issue. Sounds much more like a RAM or hard drive issue. Whatever it is, your issues are not normal by any stretch and you should take it to the nearest Apple Store.
Everyone has different experiences @ the Apple Store, but myself and everyone I know has always gotten A+ service at the Genius Bar. (Fashion Valley & UTC stores in San Diego). If you get a high & mighty attitude from the Mac Geniuses, as some have reported, keep your eye on the prize and ignore the 'tude... just press for a new MBP and ask them to transfer the data. I personally know a few people that have had them do this for *free*. It should take a few days, tops... sometimes 24-48 hours. You have paid a very substantial amount of money for a *PRO* product and Apple will stand behind it. You want to be able to go home and say to yourself/girlfriend/friends:
Now witness the firepower of this fully ARMED and OPERATIONAL battle station!
FYI - I am typing this on my own battle station, my tank, my 1999 G4 Sawtooth tower... upgraded to 1.25Ghz (from 450Mhz) w/ 1 Gig RAM. Still runs Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Garageband & Pro Tools perfectly fine. Name a PC from 1999 that can do that
If you get the right system (not a lemon) it will last you for *years*. Good luck!
This does not sound like a PRAM or SMC firmware issue. Sounds much more like a RAM or hard drive issue. Whatever it is, your issues are not normal by any stretch and you should take it to the nearest Apple Store.
Everyone has different experiences @ the Apple Store, but myself and everyone I know has always gotten A+ service at the Genius Bar. (Fashion Valley & UTC stores in San Diego). If you get a high & mighty attitude from the Mac Geniuses, as some have reported, keep your eye on the prize and ignore the 'tude... just press for a new MBP and ask them to transfer the data. I personally know a few people that have had them do this for *free*. It should take a few days, tops... sometimes 24-48 hours. You have paid a very substantial amount of money for a *PRO* product and Apple will stand behind it. You want to be able to go home and say to yourself/girlfriend/friends:
Now witness the firepower of this fully ARMED and OPERATIONAL battle station!
FYI - I am typing this on my own battle station, my tank, my 1999 G4 Sawtooth tower... upgraded to 1.25Ghz (from 450Mhz) w/ 1 Gig RAM. Still runs Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Garageband & Pro Tools perfectly fine. Name a PC from 1999 that can do that
If you get the right system (not a lemon) it will last you for *years*. Good luck!
man i'm sorry to hear that you're having problems. i hope this doesn't turn you against Apple. i've bought 2 apple laptops within a year, and they've both been great. i've also bought 3 other desktops, and they've all been great.
i hope you get everything worked out
i hope you get everything worked out
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FYI - I am typing this on my own battle station, my tank, my 1999 G4 Sawtooth tower... upgraded to 1.25Ghz (from 450Mhz) w/ 1 Gig RAM. Still runs Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, Garageband & Pro Tools perfectly fine. Name a PC from 1999 that can do that
Not really a fair comparison - I can toss out the innards of an old PC and stick brand new (or year-old) bits in it for probably (much) less than what you paid for your upgrade processors. But that was a beautiful case.
Not to get off topic or sound like a fanboy ('cause I'm not), but I think this applies to the thread...
A Mac, especially a "Pro" model (i.e. 1999 G4 Tower, 2006 MBP), is more than innards and a case (i.e. - most PCs). You get what you pay for, and for what he paid he should get a top o' the line laptop w/o flaws (within reason). They do stand behind their products and will make him happy, *if* he just takes it in.
btw - I spent less than $200 upgrading my processor, took less than 3 days to arrive and took less than 5 min to install. No weird driver issues, booting to BIOS, etc. *Everything else* is stock and runs perfectly. I just don't see many PCs from 1999 running these days w/o (way) more *time* and money put into it. I am familiar with what you can do with an old PC case and new innards, I have built/rebuilt many a PC box myself...
...and you're right, it's not a fair comparison at all.
My point... take it in already, stop messing around and go get what you are deserved. You will be happy with it for a long, long time.
A Mac, especially a "Pro" model (i.e. 1999 G4 Tower, 2006 MBP), is more than innards and a case (i.e. - most PCs). You get what you pay for, and for what he paid he should get a top o' the line laptop w/o flaws (within reason). They do stand behind their products and will make him happy, *if* he just takes it in.
btw - I spent less than $200 upgrading my processor, took less than 3 days to arrive and took less than 5 min to install. No weird driver issues, booting to BIOS, etc. *Everything else* is stock and runs perfectly. I just don't see many PCs from 1999 running these days w/o (way) more *time* and money put into it. I am familiar with what you can do with an old PC case and new innards, I have built/rebuilt many a PC box myself...
...and you're right, it's not a fair comparison at all.
My point... take it in already, stop messing around and go get what you are deserved. You will be happy with it for a long, long time.
FYI - This is not an issue with your laptop or OS X. It's a known conflict bug in some combinations of extensions for FFx 2.0 and affects both Mac and PCs. Try disabling or updating all extensions as well as updating FFx... *after* returning your laptop to an Apple Store.
FYI - This is not an issue with your laptop or OS X. It's a known conflict bug in some combinations of extensions for FFx 2.0 and affects both Mac and PCs. Try disabling or updating all extensions as well as updating FFx... *after* returning your laptop to an Apple Store.
Oh interesting I did not know that. I just discovered the home and back key never work in firefox... very interesting...
man i'm sorry to hear that you're having problems. i hope this doesn't turn you against Apple. i've bought 2 apple laptops within a year, and they've both been great. i've also bought 3 other desktops, and they've all been great.
i hope you get everything worked out
No this won't make me fall from Apple. I love this laptop for the minor glitches it has. OS X is fun for the most part. Only thing would really drive me away from Apple is price and software. All the things I do on my Mac I can do on a PC... I really don't use any of the Mac specific software or anything. I do Use FCP but that is just because Avid is slacking royally with a UB. All my PC's have been extremely reliable except one that had bad RAM. Windows worked fine for me so... Only reason I'd really switch I guess is if I needed a new comp and couldn't drop 2.7gs again like I did for this puppy.
And I will be taking it to Apple with in the next day or so... Was gonna take in tomorrow (well today) but just got in about an hour and a half ago and might not go to bed so I can go look for a Wii