All Things Mac/ Apple
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which MBPr did you get? i've been needing to replace my 15MBP 2011 since it died. something to do with the GPU or something like that when i brought it down to the genius bar. i've been waiting for the supposed refresh to the broadwell chips before actually getting one..
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13" 3.0GHz Dual-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.5GHz (SSD)
I couldn't wait for Broadwell / didn't see much point/need. The current generation gets crazy battery life & power, and will last through another couple of years without issue. With Broadwell, whenever it comes, I'd not want to be on the very first release of the chipset either, which would have delayed my purchase even further.
The laptop this replaces was a 2011 2Ghz i7 Dual-core, 256GB SSD, 4GB RAM. The speed difference between the two is night and day with everything fully loaded. They've done a lot more than add 1Ghz between the 2 lines.
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hey guys, i know this may not be a dedicated mac forum but i'm tired of joining forums and i thought maybe some one could answer my question. if any of you might be a techie for mac..
so here goes..
i've managed to get my 2011 15' mbp video card replaced under the apple replacement program. so right now, i'm hoping to upgrade my HDD to a SSD (thinking of owc's ssd). i've been reading online to figure out how to do it properly and so on. here's where the main problem lies. all the instructions have been to set up the ssd then back up your old files into the new ssd. however, what if i do not want to back it up? do i just plug and play? or do i have to reinstall the os x?
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Yep, you'll need to either make a memory stick drive of your current OS, or have a disk version of anything from Snow Leopard onwards in order to have the App Store to download the latest OS and updates.
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cheers @Megatron1505 ! i read that you actually did it to your macbook. may i ask what ssd you're using?
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It's a 250gb Samsung, not sure on the model number. Want me to find out for you dude? I recommend the swap, performance increase is incredible.
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@Megatron1505 Thanks but it's alright. i've actually not looked at samsung, i've been looking at crucial m550 and ocw mecury 6g. i'm looking for 1tb models too.
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Don't get a hybrid.
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@Megatron1505 that's the problem i have now. too much terms and i'm not that well versed. what's a hybrid?
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A hybrid is part SSD part spinning disk. They are cheaper but the SSD part is small and only used to boot your Man, your data is still stored on the normal hard drive, so less stable.
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okay i think i'm overthinking the terminologies. if @Megatron1505 or any knows, are any of this two hybird ssd or normal ssd?
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@louisbosco both of those are regular SSD's, you'd be fine with either of them.
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@Megatron1505 cheers gav
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any thoughts on the spring forward event guys???
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Snoozer. I was hoping to see my next laptop but an M proc and a single port for charging and peripherals versus the Air with a joke of a screen gives me nothing. No interest in Watch either. They're not even trying to hide their greed now. Forcing users to buy a bulky $80 adapter for a functional computer is a slap in the face. My guess is third parties will make chargers that are also hubs to unfuck the user-hostile offering.
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so much for staying up to catch it (in gmt+8).. The core M processor is absolutely absurd. with that laptop it somehow seem that they're targeting the rich who would buy it because the design is nice and sleek and dont give two fucks about the specs.. though i don't know how many feel the same as me about the design is a step forward after many years of unibody design across the range..
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The designs themselves are almost always great in terms of art. They've been better in the past at walking the balance between that and functionality. Which makes for even better art
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I thought of a couple of other things to first world gripe about:). One is the mixed message on future peripheral standards. MBA gets bumped to Thunderbolt 2 while MB gets USB-C. The latter is ultimately the right play but it's a mixed message for sure. I suspect USB-C may replace Apple's proprietary device adapters too; it probably should, infuriating though it would be.
Other thing is the Watch charger is pretty bad. Bulky and only charges that one device. Seems like a hassle for travelers.
It seems to me that Cook is turning Apple into a commodities supplier in the vein of HP with their printer and toner model. Adapters aren't consumables, but their strategy almost seems geared towards selling them (or licenses).
