Wouldn't it make sense to split up the sections like this:
Macbook Pro
Macbook Air
Macbook
Pre-Intel (iBook, Powerbook)
Macbook Pro
Macbook Air
Macbook
Pre-Intel (iBook, Powerbook)
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Poll: Two forums or One for MacBook and MacBook Pro?
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there will be too many issues with over floading of difficulty with drivers or programs or errors with screen that will have nothing to do with one or the other.
Most definitely separate forums. As is, there are more than enough duplicate threads from people not searching.
The last thing we need, is duplicate threads being about two different models with the exact same solution. Ugh, that would be absurd.
The last thing we need, is duplicate threads being about two different models with the exact same solution. Ugh, that would be absurd.
I think that is a good idea, but at the same time, we may see some forums that ARE related, that are in DIFFERENT forums...and ultimately, these threads may not get to the needed recipient - that is NOT good.
...so I suggest...
Keeping MacBook & MacbookPro's in one forum is best because of them having a lot of similarities in components(besides the graphics card), and MacBook Air in another forum by itself....and older generation MacBooks/MacBookPros/Ibooks(pre-Intel) in another seperate forum.
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Separating the forums would produce EXACTLY the result you are hoping to avoid because then you'll have people posting the same questions and answers in three forums instead of one.
Yes, I like only one. If there is a model issue, it can placed easily in the title. Many issues overlap, and members mostly viewing only one forum miss out alot on what others are talking about. It makes it simpler and easier to search too.
The one thing I wonder, though, is if the threads would get posted too quickly to keep up with. Maybe the administrators could supplement what we have now with an "all" forum temporarily containing every thread, and evaluate it's success.
The one thing I wonder, though, is if the threads would get posted too quickly to keep up with. Maybe the administrators could supplement what we have now with an "all" forum temporarily containing every thread, and evaluate it's success.
From a hardware perspective, keep them in the same main forum, but give a sub-forum to each the plastic MacBook (13") and the MacBook Pro models. They run very similar specs, though the logic boards and other hardware are quite different. This is even more pronounced when it comes to the differences between the plastic MacBook and the newer unibody 15/17" MBPs. I repair Macs for a living (second job) and can see the differences easily on the inside. I don't even see a need for the aluminum 13", but that's Apple's call.
On another note, extract the defunct iBook, PowerBook and other legacy Mac portables into a Legacy Mac Laptop sub-forum as well. I think this will help people understand that the iBook and the plastic MacBook are quote dissimilar. It will also keep queries related to current Mac offerings and outdated models separate. Though some software can be run on many models, current models have more in common than a MBP and an iBook.
On another note, extract the defunct iBook, PowerBook and other legacy Mac portables into a Legacy Mac Laptop sub-forum as well. I think this will help people understand that the iBook and the plastic MacBook are quote dissimilar. It will also keep queries related to current Mac offerings and outdated models separate. Though some software can be run on many models, current models have more in common than a MBP and an iBook.
My advice, read the other 5 threads a day on that topic and dont post in a non related thread.
Lets say there's one forum for everything, wouldn't that overcrowd it?
I mean, there was a reason that (Arn?) switched Macbook/Pro to two different forums.
I say lets keep the Macbook and Pro separate.
I mean, there was a reason that (Arn?) switched Macbook/Pro to two different forums.
I say lets keep the Macbook and Pro separate.
The poly and aluminum BacBooks share more with the low-end MBP than I had previously thought. After working in a repair center, performing a variety of repairs and diagnosing software issues, here's how I now break them down in my head.