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Who has a MacBook Pro C2D with NO issues?
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Very nearly no issues
Got my new MacBook Pro yesterday, here in Brisbane, Australia -- it's great. 15"/2.33/160GB/Glossy config. No dead pixels (yay) and the only thing I can find wrong is that the F12 and Eject keys are *slightly* raised. No big deal as I use a microfiber cloth between the keyboard and the screen to avoid marks anyway.
It's fast, but I'm coming from a two-year old 12" PowerBook, so anything would be. Second Life is *much* faster, and while running it, Graphiccelerator reports 423 core frequency and 450 memory frequency.
Photoshop and the rest of CS is just fine. I didn't check for the problem on this machine, but other previous generation MBPs have had issues with Illustrator's Pathfinder under 10.4.8, The workaround has stopped crashes for me so far: Launch Illustrator, close Appearance palette, quit, relaunch, Pathfinder works again.
The right side of the screen does seem *very slightly* darker than the left. It might be down to the coating; there's really not much in it. Tilt the machine around a little, or sit slightly to the right, and it's even less noticeable. Hardly a deal breaker, anyway. The glossy screen is great, by the way, and you really can't see reflections unless your screen is black.
Got my new MacBook Pro yesterday, here in Brisbane, Australia -- it's great. 15"/2.33/160GB/Glossy config. No dead pixels (yay) and the only thing I can find wrong is that the F12 and Eject keys are *slightly* raised. No big deal as I use a microfiber cloth between the keyboard and the screen to avoid marks anyway.
It's fast, but I'm coming from a two-year old 12" PowerBook, so anything would be. Second Life is *much* faster, and while running it, Graphiccelerator reports 423 core frequency and 450 memory frequency.
Photoshop and the rest of CS is just fine. I didn't check for the problem on this machine, but other previous generation MBPs have had issues with Illustrator's Pathfinder under 10.4.8, The workaround has stopped crashes for me so far: Launch Illustrator, close Appearance palette, quit, relaunch, Pathfinder works again.
The right side of the screen does seem *very slightly* darker than the left. It might be down to the coating; there's really not much in it. Tilt the machine around a little, or sit slightly to the right, and it's even less noticeable. Hardly a deal breaker, anyway. The glossy screen is great, by the way, and you really can't see reflections unless your screen is black.
I wouldn't say things like that...you might jinx it, and it will turn to look like a THINKPAD!!
If that ever happens, it will be your fault!
My screen is slightly brighter on the left than on the right. Not so much that it is brighter, but the sum total amount of light that is emitted from the left side seems to be greater than from the right, due to the right having some extra light falloff compared to the left. Turning down the backlight a couple noughts makes it all better anyway.
Overall I still find it to have no issues. Gave it some hell with processor intensive jobs and while its fans did start up no random shutdown occurred. Even in a hot summer day. Pretty pleased so far.
Overall I still find it to have no issues. Gave it some hell with processor intensive jobs and while its fans did start up no random shutdown occurred. Even in a hot summer day. Pretty pleased so far.
Hi, although this is kind of against the point of the thread, my C2D 2.33 15.4" MBP is perfect, barring the most minor imperfection.
Heat is fine (cooler than my HP Tablet), no whine, no moo, screen brightness fine: all in all a perfectly good (excellent) machine.
The only "flaw", is that the edges of the screen do not close flush: each corner arcs up by about 1mm.
I know this thread specifically stated that "no close flush" counts as an issue, but I don't think it does- in my eyes it's functionally and physically perfect. The screen thing is minor, petty and pedantic to worry about, and although it is there, I dont think its enough to count as an imperfect or flawed MBP.
I'm sure that any new buyer would be more than happy with it...I certainly am.
Heat is fine (cooler than my HP Tablet), no whine, no moo, screen brightness fine: all in all a perfectly good (excellent) machine.
The only "flaw", is that the edges of the screen do not close flush: each corner arcs up by about 1mm.
I know this thread specifically stated that "no close flush" counts as an issue, but I don't think it does- in my eyes it's functionally and physically perfect. The screen thing is minor, petty and pedantic to worry about, and although it is there, I dont think its enough to count as an imperfect or flawed MBP.
I'm sure that any new buyer would be more than happy with it...I certainly am.
I don't see why you would? It's perfect, and so you go and look for faults that you would never see under normal usage?
Get it, enjoy it, and let it be.
One week old C2D
I've had the 2.33GHz 15" since last monday. I've noticed the following:
None of the above issues are major enough for me to think about exchanging it. Aside from the warm up noises, the other two issues are par for the course from systems compared at the Apple store.
I've had the 2.33GHz 15" since last monday. I've noticed the following:
- Lid closes about as flush as my 1.25GHz PB 15"
- Screen viewing angle isn't as good as the PB 15"
- When the system is warming up I get a few noises that I'll term 'plastic creaking'. This stops after it warms up (iMac does the same thing, so does my Dell LCD.
None of the above issues are major enough for me to think about exchanging it. Aside from the warm up noises, the other two issues are par for the course from systems compared at the Apple store.
Got my MBP 15", 2.33, 160GB HD, matte the other day. It is replacing a Thinkpad T42, which I still love dearly despite getting a bit slower than I needed/wanted.
No show-stopper problems at all. I've never owned a mac laptop before so I can only compare it to my 15" T42.
1. Screen is about as bright (maybe slightly dimmer) than T42 but has a much smaller viewing angle. Not a big problem at all.
2. Top is not completely flush but is symmetrical with the magnetic latch pulling it down and the outer sides lifting up about 1 mm. It doesn't bother me and I don't find it unsightly. So, no big problem.
3. It is warmer than my T42 which has a 1.7 GHz PentiumM. So much so that using it on my lap when in a chair is slightly uncomfortable. But again, not so much that I'm unhappy. It's a much faster processor (and there are 2 cores). The other CD or C2D laptops I've seen are at least as warm. So no biggie.
4. The keyboard is not as nice as my T42, but what laptop's keyboard is?
No dead or stuck pixels. The screen seems as uniform in brightness as any other LCD I've used. It is BLAZING fast.
In short, I'm VERY happy with it and you won't get it from me unless you pry it from my cold dead hands.
No show-stopper problems at all. I've never owned a mac laptop before so I can only compare it to my 15" T42.
1. Screen is about as bright (maybe slightly dimmer) than T42 but has a much smaller viewing angle. Not a big problem at all.
2. Top is not completely flush but is symmetrical with the magnetic latch pulling it down and the outer sides lifting up about 1 mm. It doesn't bother me and I don't find it unsightly. So, no big problem.
3. It is warmer than my T42 which has a 1.7 GHz PentiumM. So much so that using it on my lap when in a chair is slightly uncomfortable. But again, not so much that I'm unhappy. It's a much faster processor (and there are 2 cores). The other CD or C2D laptops I've seen are at least as warm. So no biggie.
4. The keyboard is not as nice as my T42, but what laptop's keyboard is?
No dead or stuck pixels. The screen seems as uniform in brightness as any other LCD I've used. It is BLAZING fast.
In short, I'm VERY happy with it and you won't get it from me unless you pry it from my cold dead hands.
DL? Dual Layer?
Maybe eject the disc?
It's pretty normal for the Disk Utility to check all the Disks in the system.
Um, How often do you have to check permissions?
B/C eventually I will run across it, even by accident, and it'll annoy the crap out of me.
Better to do it now so I can exchange it while it's still young and fresh.
Kind of like finding out your fiance is flippin crazy before you get married.
(YES, personal experience)
You might have trouble exchanging it without a restocking fee if it's only one or two dead pixels (and if it was more than that, you'd probably have noticed by now).
One thing I do like about the fact that displays are getting higher and higher res is that dead pixels have become less of a problem for me. On my Dell 2005fpw 20" 1680x1050 display, for example, there is a single dead pixel, but it's only really noticeable if I look really close at the screen and focus on it.
Guess you haven't tried VirtueDesktops(.info)?
I've been using it for months, works great.
Can't see what Leopard could improve regarding that.
I've finally opened my box... my two exams are over and three days of it staring at me in it's box are over.
So far it seems to be perfect. The backlight seems to be even, there is little to no gap when the case is closed... and it seems to be great. I haven't seen or heard any other problems like some others have been having... I'm happy. (Maybe it healed itself while it was it's box waiting to be opened up.)
So far it seems to be perfect. The backlight seems to be even, there is little to no gap when the case is closed... and it seems to be great. I haven't seen or heard any other problems like some others have been having... I'm happy. (Maybe it healed itself while it was it's box waiting to be opened up.)
Just wanted to chime in that I did receive mine and it more or less works fine. It does run fairly warm, but not much warmer than my previous PC laptop. I've had a few issues with the spinning beachball of death (and one I just couldn't get out of), but I've been doing a LOT of stuff to the machine (installing Parallels, Wow, Office, importing audio into iTunes -- all at once). So far, so good.
I did try and enjoy VirtueDesktops, but I also do think that the Leopard "Spaces" implementation looks pretty nice too.
http://www.apple.com/macosx/leopard/spaces.html
Particularly the way they have integrated the virtual desktops concept with Expose.
I also like that clicking on an app in the dock takes you directly to the virtual desktop it is running in.
-Zadillo
This thread needs to live on!
I just got a MacBook Pro (the 2.33ghz version), on Tuesday. It's my first mac (well, since 1988 or so). I'd been waiting for the C2D to come out since March -- waiting, researching, agonizing, etc.
I got the computer. And the computer is great! (I'd been running linux for the past two years, and so) I'm loving how responsive and smooth everything is. Every peripheral device works seemlessly.
But about the hardware: the screen (matte) looks great. I guess I'll look closer at those grain threads to make sure that I don't have that problem. But I've been staring at photos from scanned negatives for the past few days, and the screen appears to be very good.
The monitor closes flush. The fan barely ever comes on, and is quiet when it does. The first time I noticed it come on was when I was scanning negatives, listening to itunes, editing in photoshop, and importing CDs -- all at once! And even then the fan wasn't loud, the bottom of the computer wasn't very hot (but it definitely had some heat -- nothing to scald a crotch, though), and the computer didn't seem to slow down one bit.
Everything is great with my MBP!
I just got a MacBook Pro (the 2.33ghz version), on Tuesday. It's my first mac (well, since 1988 or so). I'd been waiting for the C2D to come out since March -- waiting, researching, agonizing, etc.
I got the computer. And the computer is great! (I'd been running linux for the past two years, and so) I'm loving how responsive and smooth everything is. Every peripheral device works seemlessly.
But about the hardware: the screen (matte) looks great. I guess I'll look closer at those grain threads to make sure that I don't have that problem. But I've been staring at photos from scanned negatives for the past few days, and the screen appears to be very good.
The monitor closes flush. The fan barely ever comes on, and is quiet when it does. The first time I noticed it come on was when I was scanning negatives, listening to itunes, editing in photoshop, and importing CDs -- all at once! And even then the fan wasn't loud, the bottom of the computer wasn't very hot (but it definitely had some heat -- nothing to scald a crotch, though), and the computer didn't seem to slow down one bit.
Everything is great with my MBP!
hello,
i am new around, and i wonder something, since my macbook pro c2d 2,33gh is the first laptop i have.
using coreduotemp, it says it's 55c hot, which is 131 F. is that too hot, i can send it back for a new one if want. But maybe it is just normal, and i will receive a new one that is also hot. It seems to me HOWEVER THAT IT WASN'T THAT HOT WHEN I GOT IT, ONE WEEK AGO.
my trackpad has stopped two time for like 30 second, and then it worked.
my esc and eject button are not flat.
I just think it's running hot, 131 F just playing on internet is not good, but should i expect cooler if i order another one. I mean, it's just internet, but this laptop is suppose to record music, and that will make it work hard, so then even hotter?
i am new around, and i wonder something, since my macbook pro c2d 2,33gh is the first laptop i have.
using coreduotemp, it says it's 55c hot, which is 131 F. is that too hot, i can send it back for a new one if want. But maybe it is just normal, and i will receive a new one that is also hot. It seems to me HOWEVER THAT IT WASN'T THAT HOT WHEN I GOT IT, ONE WEEK AGO.
my trackpad has stopped two time for like 30 second, and then it worked.
my esc and eject button are not flat.
I just think it's running hot, 131 F just playing on internet is not good, but should i expect cooler if i order another one. I mean, it's just internet, but this laptop is suppose to record music, and that will make it work hard, so then even hotter?
Hey, my 15" C2D Macbook Pro screen looks as if it has DUST on it... What the ...???
Oh, wait - it does have dust on it. Nevermind.
Oh, wait - it does have dust on it. Nevermind.