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    2008 C2D MacBook doesn't recognize blank SSD

    Hi everyone, I bought an old Macbook (white 2,4GHz C2D 2008) for $25 on eBay and had the plan to upgrade the RAM and hard disk. The RAM is no problem, but the machine doesn't recognize the SSD I bought for the upgrade. It's a blank Intenso 2,5" Sata 3 SSD with 256GB of storage and a read speed...
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    Browser help for late 2007 black macbook

    I recently spruced up my late 2007 black macbook, and it's running great. I am however having browser issues. Older versions of chrome and safari both have issues now. Is there a better web browser option that would work for my old macbook? It is also running 10.7.5, and unless I'm missing...
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    Sidecar causing 2020 13' Pro to overheat

    Hi, I used my base 2020 13' Pro this afternoon with Sidecar, and after just 10 minutes roughly, the MacBook was extremely hot. This seems ridiculous when I was only using it as a second screen for Spotify. Is this an issue with Catalina, Sidecar or the MacBook? Anyone else experienced this?
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    MacBook Air IMessage help please

    Hi there this is an odd question but would really appreciate some advice since I don’t have a Mac myself.. I borrowed my boyfriends MacBook and minimised a page that was open revealing his messages.. i was about to close the page when I noticed a message from Tinder from May.. it was a tinder...
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    Brand new 2020 MacBook 13'' 16GB 10gen - green pixels on the screen

    Finally decided to replace my 2013 13" rMBP. Got myself a 2020 MacBook, 10 gen, 13" 16GB with 4 Thunderbolt ports. Took it out of the packaging, within 20 minutes of use (not from backup) started seeing these: Green pixels The "weird" pixels appear in darker areas of the screen. This effect...