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  1. pdoherty

    Back to plastic chassis on Macbooks - why not?

    So we all know laptops used to all be plastic cases. Then eventually either tastes changed, metal chassis construction got cheaper, or a need for the chassis to be a heat sink made most of them switch to metal cases. But metal chassis are COLD and uncomfortable on the lap, wrists and hands...
  2. Buadhai

    Recycling Tech Product Packaging

    For reasons that have never been quite clear, my wife retains tech product packaging for a while. Now and then she'll stack up a batch of boxes hoping that I'll disassemble and flatten them and remove non-recyclable material and then bundle up the cardboard for recycling. Here's this mornings...
  3. Alvin777

    Any Way to Fix to Lifeproof FRE Front Plastic Warping?

    Hello Mac friends. Now choosing 360° protection for the mobiles (to hopefully not have any broken screens), although this was bought new (new old stock), the front plastic that protects the screen warps a bit on this Lifeproof FRE waterproof casing (sadly it's not glass but then you'd need to...
  4. I

    iPad What material is the Magic Mouse 2 made out of?

    Just a simple question. I cant tell whether the top cover of the Magic Mouse is made out of glass or not.
  5. BigBen2493

    Are the Belkin Anti Glare Screen Protectors Good?

    I was thinking about getting the Anti Glare over the Invisiglass one, because it doesn't crack like the glass ones do What do you guys think? For any of the X series iPhones
  6. A

    Other What would cause a burning smell everytime i charge my old iphone 4?

    I posted a similar question before, but i wanted to make this one a little more broad and to the point. I have an old iphone 4 (not a current phone being used just a phone i use for pictures and stuff ) But i noticed a burn plasticy smell the other day that happens only while it was charging...
  7. T

    Does the Apple logo on the back still made out of plastic?

    I remember reading in a review that iMacs use plastic for the logo on the back because of the Wifi antenna. Is this still true? I watched some teardown videos of the 2017 and 2015 iMac and indeed the antenna is connected to the Apple logo. Previously I owned a 2011 iMac but it looked like glass...
  8. D

    Broke plastic connector for temperature sensor?

    Hey, The iMac I'm writing in reference to is my iMac Intel 21.5" EMC 2428 Model A1311 / Mid 2011 / 2.5 & 2.7 GHz Core i5 or 2.8 GHz Core i7 Processor While trying to upgrade the SSD, I accidentally broke the plastic connector to what I think is the 'Right Temperature Sensor' according to...
  9. A

    How does the 2010 MacBook hold up in 2016?

    I have the opportunity to buy one for $400. It has an Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, a GeForce 320M GPU, and a 250GB HDD. I plan to upgrade the RAM to 4GB and possibly get an SSD to speed it up. I am not sure if it's a good deal though. I only plan to use it for web browsing, word processing...