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    [Buying Advice] Important decision points: Macbook Pro 13" or Macbook Pro 15" ?

    Hello all, Perhaps this was asked before, but could not locate it. How to go about deciding between Mac book pro 13" and Mac book Pro 15". I have not owned a Mac Laptop earlier. However I have used a Mac-mini. What are the important decision points? Use-case For me:- a. Would like to do light...
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    Screen scratched - Macbook pro 13" 2015 retina

    I've been reading a lot of threads about scratches and coating peeling off from macbook pros. However, I wasn't able to find yet something concrete about it. I have a 2009 macbook pro 15", a macbook air 11" 2011 and now a macbook pro 13" 2015. I never had issues with the first two, despite...
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    Using 2011 MBP as Desktop

    I own an early 2011 MBP 13". Config is 2.3GHz i5, 275GB SSD, 500GB HDD (no optical drive) and new battery and speakers. Though my machine runs absolutely smooth it's weight, display and speaker quality and overall ergonomics have started to bother me. The new machines are so much thinner and...
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    2010 Macbook very odd keyboard issues

    Hi all! I have a very unique keyboard issue that I have not been able to find a solution to. I have a MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010) running Sierra 10.12.5 (16F73). For the last year plus, the keyboard will work completely normally until I press the "0" key. As soon as this key is pressed the...
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    First time Mac buyer !! Need advice please!!

    Hi, I am currently looking at buying either a MacBook Pro or Air, tbh the only thing I have decided on is that I want an13inch screen. My budget is max £500 so ofcourse I won't be buying a new one, I am currently looking at the MBP 2012 or a 2013/2014 MBA. I am training to become a teacher and...
  6. kjd161993

    Which MacBook Pro for video editing? (Budget $1700)

    I'm confused between the following for editing using fcp, Premier pro and after effects. 4k video would just be 5 to 10 min clips. I'm also confused if i should spend around $1350 and then by December i could update to one of the newer imacs or whatever they come out with. Thanks! 1) Mid-2015...
  7. Emilpu

    Sierra or El capitan?

    Hello, I'm new here, this is my first post. I have a mid 2012 Macbook Pro 13, but I upgraded the ram to 16gb. I have El capitan now, but what do you say? do I upgrade to Sierra or it'll only make it slower. PS I'm plaining on upgrading to a SSD
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    Help! Buying used MBP

    Hi everyone, So there is a guy in my uni that is selling his new MacBook Pro late 2016 with touchbar that he bought last week on amazon (paying £1610) for just £1000. He said the reason for this price is that he is leaving in two weeks to go back to the US and that he didn't realize that he had...
  9. MonksMac

    2015 rMBP 13'' Graphical glitches?

    I just bought a rMBP a few days ago and it's been great until now. All of a sudden I'm experiencing strange artifacting and screen glitching. For example: Mousing over the dock with magnification turned on - app icons get little black lines through them. Web browsing in Safari - little...
  10. barkalot

    Camera not working

    Hi, For some time some time now since around the Sierra update my camera has stopped working. The status light flashes and the input form the camera is just black. I don't really know what could have happened. Has anyone ever experienced anything like this and if so what caused it? All the...
  11. Endlessly29

    2.9 Ghz i5 vs 3.1Ghz i5 for MacBook Pro 2016 13" TouchBar

    Hi!! I'm thinking to get a 2016 MBP with the touchbar! I'll be using it for daily use, school use, as well as video editing in FCPX/adobe premiere (no 4K, 1080p for now with filters and effects heavy) and stuffs. I've already decided on getting the 13" touchbar model with 16Gb RAM and 512Gb...
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    Which specs do I need?

    Hi, I am going to buy a new mac laptop soon, have had a MB Air 11" (4GB RAM, core i5, 128GB SSD) for two years, and it is starting to slow down a lot. I want a powerful, future-proof and very portable Mac. I will mostly be using it for Lightroom editing, light Final Cut Pro use and smaller...
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    Moving part MacBook Pro 13" 2016

    Hello, My MacBook Pro 13" 2016 Function Keys has a moving part in somewhere. It feels like it moves somewhere around the fan (middle-left), but today I went to an Apple Store and after discussing with some colleagues I was told the moving part is the webcam module. The guy said that in every...
  14. wojtek wojdyr

    MacBook Pro 2016 non touchbar battery

    Hi! I bought a MacBook Pro 2016 non touchbar few days ago. The battery life is not as good as I were excepting. I have found some informations about the battery on my Mac in the system-info. ¨ full battery capacity 4745 mAh. The apple website says that the battery capacity in MacBooks pro...
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    Installing Yosemite on Macbook 3,1

    Hi guys, Probably not posting in the right section but I'm now at my wits end. I've got 10.7.2 on this mac currently and I can't get my browsers to work correctly which is really annoying as I can't get online to study my degree. Regardless, I'm trying to upgrade my Mac to 10.10 so that I can...
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    MacBook 7,1 - Not Your Usual iSight Camera Issue

    Good evening fellow Mac users, Let me introduce my computer and my self. I'm Evan, and have an a1342 Mid 2010 MacBook, has the 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 8GB of RAM, and a 250GB Samsung SSD. Currently runs macOS 10.12.2. I bought it in 2014 from a high school that had Macs for 1 to 1...
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    2012 Macbook pro boots as soon as magsafe plugged in power button doesn't work

    Hello, If my 2012 13in MacBook pro shuts down the only way I can get it to turn back on is to unplug the battery, plug it back in and then connect the magsafe. The power button doesn't work at all to turn the machine on or off. Thanks in advance for any help.
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    MacBook problem

    Hey guys, so my MacBook Air doesn't seem to be working right, the 'i' button doesn't work, and it's a pain as there is an 'i' in my password to get on my profile, but for some reason, guest won't show up it just goes straight to my profiles password, I turn it off and on and it keeps going...
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    Macbook pro 2013 with Dell ultrasharp

    Hi, I am about to buy the 'DELL ULTRASHARP U2515H'. Does anyone got experience using this screen with a Macbook Pro 13 inch late 2013? I would like it to run at 60hz. On Apple's website they say max resolution is 1080p @ 60hz and then it jumps to 3840 x 2160 @ 30 Hz: no information about 60hz...
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    Audio Issues with nTB MacBook Pro 2016

    Hello Everyone, Today if I'm posting ,it's because I'm in front of a "small" problem. First : it's a nTB MacBook Pro 2016 and I'm on Sierra with 10.12.2. I noticed that sometimes the speakers where playing a little sound/noise like "tick",like the sound when you plug a mic in some computers...