http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/ en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:08:26 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/mac_images/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/ http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177375&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:53:06 GMT Hello. My family is leaving for a quick little vacation tomorrow and we want to hook up my White MacBook to the television in our hotel. What is the name of the adapter I need for this and what's the cost? ]]> Apple Notebooks iPod Nano http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177375 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177373&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:21:20 GMT Hi all,
first time poster. I have a late 2008 unibody mbp 15" and i'm considering eSata drive external hd. My questions:

1 what type of expresscard gives the least trouble with this unit and supports the fastest possible transfer. I have been reading about Sonnet tempo pro card but it seems a bit steep, although very good. others report some kernel panic issues with many cards and slower rates due to firmware changes made by apple. the tempo pro seems to be untouched by this but what is the general consensus from those who have experience?

2. What are the leading eSata drives known to work seamlessly with the mbp? seagate, wd, g-tech. i'm looking for 2 TB total but am willing to split it up any number of ways......


overall my needs pertain to storage of vast amounts of imaging data and i would need to be able to access this data quickly....

unibody mbp 2.4
4 gb ram
250 gb stock hd


I am considering upgrading my HD and am debating a SSD or 7200 rpm drive...leaning toward the former but waiting for a price reduction...

if anyone can recommend a good combination of internal drives with external storage that would be great....so far i'm thinking intel or vertex ssd with eSATA externals......

would love to get to 8gb ram but not supported by stupid apple in my model....

thanks. any and all input would be appreciated... ]]> Apple Notebooks besdayz http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177373 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177367&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:36:59 GMT I'm familiar with all the specs of each, just can't decide which one to get! I found the new Macbook for essentially $800 at Microcenter ($999 plus $200 VISA gift card via rebate) so I'm leaning toward that. My needs are pretty basic--playing music, organizing and editing my photos (I have a gazillion) and a new project I want to start--converting my old VHS home movies to DVD. I'm thinking the MB will be fine for me--I was going to upgrade from 2GB to 4GB RAM though, since I'll be doing all the movie stuff. Or is that not even necessary? Is the body on the MBP that much better? Seems to me it's $200 more for less hard drive (160 instead of 250), the aluminum body, an SD card slot, a backlit keyboard, and a firewire port. I'm fine with spending more money if it will truly make a difference for me, but I'm just not well-versed enough in things like RAM, processing speed, etc. and how the differences in amounts and speed will really translate into day-to-day use. I've never had a Macbook before, and am very excited to get one! We use iMacs at work and I've completely fallen in love with Macs :) Your opinions would be greatly appreciated! ]]> Apple Notebooks BlinkTMB http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177367 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177363&goto=newpost Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:47:11 GMT Hello! The other day I connected my ipod to the USB port closets to me on my new 13 inch Macbook Pro. A message then popped up when I clicked sync informing me that I had connected my ipod to a slow-speed USB port. I was extremely confused by this message. There had to be something wrong here... Hello!

The other day I connected my ipod to the USB port closets to me on my new 13 inch Macbook Pro. A message then popped up when I clicked sync informing me that I had connected my ipod to a slow-speed USB port. I was extremely confused by this message. There had to be something wrong here I told myself. But nope, after poking around in system profiler for a bit i discovered that one of the USB ports was only 12 Mb/sec. The reason for this is that there is a hub that is connected to the trackpad and keyboard as well as the USB port. Not your smartest move huh Apple? ]]> Apple Notebooks obexer http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177363 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177356&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:23:54 GMT I just got a macbook and now I need some software, Hope this is the right spot I am new :D I need a invoice program that is suited to construction. Billed mostly by the sq./ft. lin./ft.. I provide a service so I need to be able to turn the stock off so it does not show I am short 2000 sq.ft. of... I just got a macbook and now I need some software,
Hope this is the right spot I am new :D
I need a invoice program that is suited to construction. Billed mostly by the sq./ft. lin./ft.. I provide a service so I need to be able to turn the stock off so it does not show I am short 2000 sq.ft. of labour. I use Kbilling now and would like to keep all of their features plus more but stay mac compatible.
Thanks
Andrew ]]> Apple Notebooks trubuilt http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177356 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177335&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:26:51 GMT I just got the 13" Mac Book Pro. Upon inserting a disk, it reads it for about 30 seconds then spits it out. I'm trying to play an American store-bought movie and I live in America. I don't think there should be any region issues. Any ideas? ]]> Apple Notebooks ggerdsen http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177335 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177334&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:32:12 GMT Ive googled and looked on Apple site but cant find much near me if anything I live in England near Newcastle upon Tyne. Can anyone point me to a list of authorized service centers? Ive googled and looked on Apple site but cant find much near me if anything

I live in England near Newcastle upon Tyne.

Can anyone point me to a list of authorized service centers? ]]> Apple Notebooks Kola http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177334 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177319&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:08:48 GMT I'm trying to decide if I want to buy this laptop

15inch apple macbook pro.
1.83 GHz intel core duo
2 GB RAM
Wall charger
160 GB HDD
three months old battery
it has no cds

is this a good computer? how much you would pay for it? ]]> Apple Notebooks GMUGIRL123 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177319 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177290&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:12:08 GMT I was given black memorex cd-r to record my work and my macbook wont recognise the cd... i put it in and after a few seconds it ejects it... either its black or recorded... why ??? I was given black memorex cd-r to record my work and my macbook wont recognise the cd... i put it in and after a few seconds it ejects it... either its black or recorded... why ??? ]]> Apple Notebooks bettencourt http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177290 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177271&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:15:30 GMT I've got two Powerbook G4's: A 15" 1.33 GHz, and a 17" 1.67 GHz. Is there any way that I could connect them to make a dual-core Hackintosh. Is this possible, or am I completely out of my mind! ]]> Apple Notebooks Gadgetmo http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177271 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177170&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:54:40 GMT Hi, I have a second hand G4 PB that I love. When plugged into the electrical mains it works flawlessly however when I use the battery it works for a while and cuts dead when it feels like it not taking into account how much charge it says is on the battery gauge top right. Limiting myself... Hi,

I have a second hand G4 PB that I love.

When plugged into the electrical mains it works flawlessly however when I use the battery it works for a while and cuts dead when it feels like it not taking into account how much charge it says is on the battery gauge top right.

Limiting myself to the wall outlet defeats the object of getting a laptop. So I bought a new battery but the same happens which has me baffled.

If really annoying for three reasons.

1 - You loose any work you were doing.
2 - You have to reset the clock and input wireless routers wep kep on reboot
3 - reboot from scratch takes a few mins as you'd expect, still annoying when you didnt ask for it.

Can anyone please offer a clue to what is wrong here and how I fix it? ]]> Apple Notebooks Kola http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177170 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177168&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:21:05 GMT Hi everyone!
I'm new here at this forum. I see lot of you guys knows a lot about everything. So instead plenty of surfing on Internet to find out, I was asking myself does Apple considering to lunch black Macbook(unibody model) as it was few years ago??
I'm very intrested in this laptop, though really don't like white one. ]]> Apple Notebooks kimster http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177168 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177155&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:34:51 GMT So I have a MBP 5,1 and a couple of days ago I upgraded the RAM from 2GB to 4GB (this kit (http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146878)) and also upgraded from the stock 250GB 5400rpm to a 320GB 7200rpm (this drive... So I have a MBP 5,1 and a couple of days ago I upgraded the RAM from 2GB to 4GB (this kit) and also upgraded from the stock 250GB 5400rpm to a 320GB 7200rpm (this drive).

Every thing is working out good, its faster and more responsive but for some reason it hangs momentarily when I scroll down a web page, which is often, it hangs or sticks very briefly and then resumes scrolling again. It will do it at least once every web page and sometimes 2 or 3 times. It sounds minor but its very aggravating when surfing and scrolling a lot.

I use a wireless Logitech Nano VX mouse with one of those fly wheels that spins so pages scroll according to momentum of the spin so I thought that maybe its the mouse but it also does it when I use the 2 finger scroll on the touchpad.

So it must be either the hard drive or the RAM.Any thoughts? Also is there an OS X equivalent to memtest86+ and HD Tach, so I can run some diagnostics?

:Confused: ]]> Apple Notebooks bobbytomorow http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177155 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177149&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:34:50 GMT First thing I did was throw in a little extra ram:




Followed it up with a new hard drive:



The old hard drive, I put into a case and am using it as a back up for now. I haven't really decided what to do with.

Then added a copy of parallels 5, and windows xp pro:






I know it's nothing hard core, and with the mac everything was super easy, ridiculously simple to do. But it made the machine a little more responsive. I also no longer have to lug around the windows laptop. It's nice to be able to do everything on computer, and just hook up an external monitor.

This macbook really is the best of both worlds. ]]> Apple Notebooks Doc750 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177149 http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177146&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:50:13 GMT okay guys, new guy question again...I see on the Apple website that both the Aluminum and MBP have the same NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor installed and both have 1280-by-800 resolution...so why/how does one look show more contast while the other is not as bright. basically, if the set... okay guys, new guy question again...I see on the Apple website that both the Aluminum and MBP have the same NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor installed and both have 1280-by-800 resolution...so why/how does one look show more contast while the other is not as bright.

basically, if the set up is the same, when looking at the same picture on both displays, why do they look different?

Thank you ]]> Apple Notebooks rockmastermike http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177146