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  1. P

    Current MBP chip design flaw

    I just bought a refurb 2018 13" MBPt (i7 16GB 512), then saw Louis Rossman talking on YT about a serious design flaw to the graphics chip, which places a high voltage (backlight) pin directly next to a data line connected to the main CPU. Any voltage jump from the 40-50V line doesn't get...
  2. CliqueQ

    Thinking if an upgrade is possible.

    Hello, I recently had an opportunity to buy a MacBook Pro 2017 from a friend that wanted to buy a newer Mac. I have been using it for 2 weeks or so and I kind of like the Touch Bar but this Mac doesn't have one. I looked up online and found top cases with a Touch Bar for sale. I wanted to find...
  3. Tucc

    my 2018MacbookPro‘s Touchbar get "dust" in it?

    https://imgur.com/a/1qraEtN it only visible under sunlight or flashlight. I just got this MacBook for 2month. am i is the first one got this kind of issue? -----update---------- apple replace the whole top case with battery for me.
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    Very dim Touch Bar?

    Hey guys, I'm new here but I've had strings of Apple issues and just wanted to see if anyone else has had any of the same issues. I have a Macbook 2017 with Touch bar, and since the release of Mojave my touch bar has been noticeably dim and it's starting to get pretty annoying. I've tried to...
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    Dim Touchbar?

    MOVED TO: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/very-dim-touch-bar.2148266/ Hey guys, I'm new here but I've had strings of Apple issues and just wanted to see if anyone else has had any of the same issues. I have a Macbook 2017 with Touch bar, and since the release of Mojave my touch bar has...
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    Which macbook pro 13 inches for me?

    Hi! im pretty much old-new here but just lurking. i created my account way back. so onto topic, i want to buy a new macbook pro 13 inches. i have a 2013 macbook air which i used for programming and web development back when i was in college. i gave it to my mom 2 years ago and got myself a...
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    Pricing a '17 MBP w/Small Display Crack?

    Unfortunately my 2017 MBP 15" has a small crack in the bottom of the display in the bezel area, not in the active pixel zone of the monitor. I'm going to sell it instead of replacing the screen assembly. I'm wondering about two things: first, how to price it, and second, whether it's best to...
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    [PLS HELP] Shady 2017 MacBook Pro w/ TouchBar Display Issue

    So I have a display problem for my MBP, there's a strip of dead pixels on the bottom then a faintly flickering gradient above it. It first started out with a very faint flickering gradient on the bottom, it would sometimes be there otherwise not. Then it stayed there. Since then, the strip of...
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    Gaming on thunderbolt ssd, hdd, etc

    Hi! I have a 2016 MacBook Pro with touch bar but with limited storage options I'm looking to buy an external form of storage (or an internal one I can buy an enclosure for) for gaming. Only problem is, I'm not very knowledgeable about ANYTHING to do with hard drives or ssd's or anything like...
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    Best MacBook Pro for a computer science students

    Soon I'm going to study computer science at uni, so I need a MacBook Pro but I want to know which of these models would be the best for me. They are both the same prize €1999 and both 13". 1. Macbook Pro 2017 without Touch Bar 2.5GHz dual-core 7th-generation Intel Core i7 processor, Turbo...
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    Macbook Pro 15 2015 or Macbook Pro 13 2017

    Hello, guys I'm looking forward to buying a used Macbook pro. In my country the stated above models are in the same price range and I cant decide which one to choose. I will be using it mainly for development(coding). This is the specs of the 2015 Macbook Pro 15 inch: i7-4770HQ 2.2Ghz up to...
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    2018 MacBook Pro (15 Inch) - Screen Coating Wearing Off ...

    I recently got a new 2018 MacBook Pro (15" with Touch Bar) and just noticed that there is an irremovable stain (circle like) in the middle of the screen that seems to be expanding. I think this is related to the screen anti-reflective coating or something like that that was an issue with the...
  13. cobracnvt

    Mojave Touch Bar improvements

    Were there any Touch Bar improvements made in Mojave? I didn't see it mentioned in the WWDC KeyNote.
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    Safari's tabs overlap on Touch Bar

    Hi all, I'm having a very annoying problem. Safari's tabs that are already closed keeps showing and overlaps currently opened tabs on the Touch Bar. And it seems like there is no way to get rid of this. Quitting Safari makes it disappear but just for a while, it just keeps coming back. Is...
  15. Chao Tian

    TouchArch - Get Touch Bar on any Mac

    MacBook Pro featuring an all-new Touch Bar was unveiled in 2016. The all-new Touch Bar revolutionizes the keyboard experience by bringing dynamic controls to your fingertips. This Multi-Touch Retina display at the top of the new MacBook Pro keyboard changes depending on what the user does in...
  16. aevan

    Can the keyboard cover prolong MBP TB keyboard durability?

    After a year of working great, my MacBook Pro 15" from 2016 started having issues with the space key (double typing). So I had it serviced and got a brand new keyboard, the same as the ones on 2017 models (it came with a new battery too, yey! :)) Anyway, this new keyboard is good, very uniform...
  17. rycerzyyk

    Touch bar not responsive at all

    Hello, I have a problem with touch bar on my macbook pro 13 (2016). For last few days it was completly unresponsive. Everything seems to work ok, icons on the touchbar change when opening different apps but when i try to clik it is not reacting at any place on the touch screen. What I did...
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    Which MacBook? (Uique dilemma)

    Hi there, I'm currently a user of a 15 inch 2012 Retina MacBook Pro 10,1 (Quad Core 2.3GHz 16GB, 256GB, 650M 1024MB) machine and I love it. It has a perfect size screen but it really is showing it's age but surprisingly enough, not performance wise - this thing still runs fast but the battery...
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    Touchbar: Volume button behaves differently in High Sierra

    The touchbar button behaves differently in High Sierra after pressing it. Since I've installed high sierra, the volume bar doensn't automatically restore to the default bar, but stays until you hit the X. Anyone an idea how I can revert that change since High Sierra?
  20. mikel07star

    MacBook Pro 13’ vs MacBook Pro 13’ touch bar model

    Looking at buying an MBP and I'm struggling to decide between a 13 and the 13 touch bar model. If I were to get the 13 inch core i5 ,get 16gb ram, and 512gb ssd. If I were to get the 13 inch touch bar I would get the base model 8gb ram and 256gb ssd -.I use chrome, a lot of media consuming...