Can I buy a MacBook with 1TB hard disk?

[dup]

Green just maximises the information viewable. Say a picture is 1024x768, it'll bump the window size of it to this size, and no more, because having it full screen would be useless.

I like full screen because I can set it to the full screen and forget about resizing anything again. The Mac maximise screen button does not always stretch to the ideal size:

1. Some web pages that use % dimensions do not size upwards to the optimal size with the maximise button, so you have to do it manually (with two separate actions - move window to top left, then drag bottom right corner out - so inefficient!).

2. Some applications require more or less screen space on different views, so you maximise the window and its fine, but then you get to a larger view and you have to hit maximise again.

I've only been using a Mac for 2 days and I've come across both these issues.

I've only been using right click on 2-finger tap for a couple of hours and I already love that.

 

[chaoticbear]

I like full screen because I can set it to the full screen and forget about resizing anything again. The Mac maximise screen button does not always stretch to the ideal size:

1. Some web pages that use % dimensions do not size upwards to the optimal size with the maximise button, so you have to do it manually (with two separate actions - move window to top left, then drag bottom right corner out - so inefficient!).

2. Some applications require more or less screen space on different views, so you maximise the window and its fine, but then you get to a larger view and you have to hit maximise again.

I've only been using a Mac for 2 days and I've come across both these issues.

I've only been using right click on 2-finger tap for a couple of hours and I already love that.

But then you can have something else open with it! I guess that with Exposé and command+Tab, it's not THAT big of an issue, but on my 13" screen, I'd like to maximise productivity as much as possible

 

[samiwas]

I also use a lot of shortcuts which on the PC and they are all triggered with Ctrl + something. On the Mac, its either Fn, Ctrl or Cmd + something.

That's bad application programming, if anything...not mac's fault. I don't think I have ever used fn+something as a shortcut, so what are you using that needs that? And the only time I've seen an app use ctrl+something as a shortcut is when they've exhausted all the command+something shortcuts. For instance, in my CAD program, there are over a hundred shortcuts...you can't have JUST ctrl shortcuts in that case.

 

[dup]

That's bad application programming, if anything...not mac's fault. I don't think I have ever used fn+something as a shortcut, so what are you using that needs that? And the only time I've seen an app use ctrl+something as a shortcut is when they've exhausted all the command+something shortcuts. For instance, in my CAD program, there are over a hundred shortcuts...you can't have JUST ctrl shortcuts in that case.

Fn + Backspace = Delete
Fn + Shift = previous form field in a browser

Ctrl + Tab = switch tab in Firefox with Tab Mix Plus. Seems that they chose this because Cmd + Tab is already used by switching applications.

 

[tjb1]

The Momentus XT can be fixed with hdapm, also mine has no problems on the SD24 firmware.

Also you can use BetterTouchTool or Cinch to accomplish the full screen windows.

 

[standingquiet]

I have the Toshiba 5400rpm 1TB HDD in my 13" MBP and is fantastic.

Matt

 

[deeddawg]

Cmd + Tab is already used by switching applications.

Also, Command + ` switches windows within an application, say for example you have two different windows open in Chrome. Ctrl+Tab to switch tabs within a window, Cmnd+` to switch windows. Command+W to close a tab within Chrome, close a window in other apps I've tried.

 

[chaoticbear]

Fn + Backspace = Delete
Fn + Shift = previous form field in a browser

Ctrl + Tab = switch tab in Firefox with Tab Mix Plus. Seems that they chose this because Cmd + Tab is already used by switching applications.

Only to add fire to this fire, I believe (in Safari at least) that Shift+Tab is also a previous field shortcut. Not at home to doublecheck, but I know I've never used Fn+Shift for anything.

 

[samiwas]

Only to add fire to this fire, I believe (in Safari at least) that Shift+Tab is also a previous field shortcut. Not at home to doublecheck, but I know I've never used Fn+Shift for anything.

Yeah, Shift+Tab has always been reverse tab for everything I have known. I don't think I use fn+anything for any shortcuts. I didn't even know they were anything, and I've been on OS X since day 1.

 

[filfortugno]

no, but you can order a standard mb or mbp and add a 1tb 2.5 drive from sites like newegg or macsales. however, they will be much slower than standard 5400 or 7200rpm drives.

 

[chaoticbear]

Yeah, Shift+Tab has always been reverse tab for everything I have known. I don't think I use fn+anything for any shortcuts. I didn't even know they were anything, and I've been on OS X since day 1.

I know at some point I accidentally disabled the function buttons at the top and had to hit Fn+F3 (or whatever the F-key is) to use Exposé, etc. That's basically all, even the crazy "invert color" shortcut doesn't use it.

 

[tjb1]

no, but you can order a standard mb or mbp and add a 1tb 2.5 drive from sites like newegg or macsales. however, they will be much slower than standard 5400 or 7200rpm drives.

Wrong, the platters are denser on a 1tb drive so its a minimal slowdown.

 

[Neolithium]

Wrong, the platters are denser on a 1tb drive so its a minimal slowdown.

Crap you beat me to it!

 

[NickZac]

Wrong, the platters are denser on a 1tb drive so its a minimal slowdown.

Theoretically yes; I expected to see a slow down of the 3.5 inch external we have when we bought an exact copy of the original (500GB) and then a 1TB; the difference was insignificant; both were 7200 but they are 3.5 inch so I don't know if it applies to this.

 

[FubsyGamr]

Did you think there was a hidden section of apple.com that would let you upgrade past a 500GB HD (or 512GB SSD)?

Didn't you hear? it's

http://www.apple.com/awesomepeople/only4u/tehbeststuffz

But you have to be running OS XI in order to open it.

:-D