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[bhpbadboi]

How often do the logic board on Macbooks go out? How frequent does it happen?

Always wanted to convert from PC, brought a refurbished Macbook last year paid $550 for it, and logic board went out in 2weeks, went to Mac store the told me $900 LOL
luckily I was still under warranty got my money bad and just stayed with the dell I had...

This thread got me inspired and thinking again, but I'm just soo paranoid about bad logic board, but I need a new laptop; my trusty dell in 4 years old

 

[thegoat121886]

Originally Posted by BHPbadboi

How often do the logic board on Macbooks go out? How frequent does it happen?

Always wanted to convert from PC, brought a refurbished Macbook last year paid $550 for it, and logic board went out in 2weeks, went to Mac store the told me $900 LOL
luckily I was still under warranty got my money bad and just stayed with the dell I had...

This thread got me inspired and thinking again, but I'm just soo paranoid about bad logic board, but I need a new laptop; my trusty dell in 4 years old

logic board failure is just one of those risks that comes with buying any computer...kinda like the xbox360 and rrod. There's not much you can really do to protect against it happening besides taking good care of your computer and hoping for the best. The logic board on my 1st gen MB went out a few months back. I still don't have the money to replace it and i was out of warranty already. I have my eyes on a 15" or 17" MBP but my pockets aren't exactly full right now...

 

[young dunny]

what are some good desktop music players & calenders?

 

[thegoogler]

Originally Posted by Sneaky

Who is the white dude with the black spotted face? Can i get the og?

Here you go: Link

Put it as "Fit to Screen" and the just add a white background.

 

[jordanf1end]

anyone know how to put music on your blackberry with a mac? i know theres a desktop manager for mac now but it seems like you can only sync playlist to your blackberry and not individual songs.

 

[ayelexx]

can anyone tell me whether or not buying coverscout is worth it? and where the cheapest place to get it would be?

 

[bns1201]

ATTENTION MACINTOSH BRETHREN


My former love, my 15 inch macbook pro 2008 model, has been acting up on me within the past 2 years. Since I had applecare, and it was the third time my mac had to be fixed, i wrote steve jobs a personal letter letting him now how upset i was

Well turns out he read it, and sent me a BRAND NEW macbook pro, free of charge. I'll post pics later, but apple just gained so many cool points back from the iPhone 4. For all those who want to read it, its very long I must warn you.

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Hello Mr. Jobs

My name is BLANK, and I am entering my third year at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. I have been a loyal customer for about a decade, with about 10 iPods, an iMac, a Macbook Pro, and a Mac Mini (along with every OS X and iLife/iWork update and AppleCare) in my Apple collection. For the past few months, my Macbook Pro (late 2008 model) has been giving me terrible problems. It has been repaired on 3 separate occasions since I had purchased it, but its been notably malfunctioning within the past 3-4 months. I have taken it to the nearest Apple store (21 miles from my apartment, and I have to take public transit because I do not own a car) 3 times within the past few months, yet still the problems persist. I have dealt with snobby, elitist customer service from the Apple Store employees who talk down to me as if I do not know what I am talking about. They supposedly put the computer through “rigorous testing

 

[thegoogler]

Originally Posted by ayelexx

can anyone tell me whether or not buying coverscout is worth it? and where the cheapest place to get it would be?

It's definitely worth buying. Let me know if you want a discount

 

[jehlers02]

What are the back to school deals going on? Im getting a Macbook tommorow for school. Just a free itouch?

 

[thegoat121886]

Originally Posted by Jehlers02

What are the back to school deals going on? Im getting a Macbook tommorow for school. Just a free itouch?

As predicted in a brief note yesterday, Apple has launched its annual "Back to School" promotion targeted at college and university students in the U.S. and Canada. The promotion offers customers qualifying to purchase through the company's education channel in those countries rebates of up to US$199 or C$219 for the purchase of a qualifying Mac and iPod on the same sales receipt.

New standard and build-to-order configurations of all Macs except the Mac mini qualify for the purposes of the offer, with a variety of rebates available for various iPod models. Refurbished Macs and iPods are not eligible for the offer, and no rebates are available for iPhone or iPad purchases.

Maximum U.S rebate amounts:

- iPod touch: $199
- iPod classic 160 GB: $199
- iPod nano 16 GB: $179
- iPod nano 8 GB: $149
- iPod shuffle 4 GB (stainless steel): $99
- iPod shuffle 4 GB: $79

The promotion runs through September 7th, 2010, and customers are limited to five rebates per household.

 

[late registrant]

Finally. Decided to go with the 15" i5.

Anything I should download? Advice? Tips?

How can I transfer my iTunes library from another PC?

And one more thing: I know last year I seen someone in class using an application on his mac where he took notes. It looked like a yellow-sheet notepad on the screen, and he was also recording the lecture while doing so. Info on what that is?

Thanks.

 

[thegoat121886]

Originally Posted by willsndvl

Finally. Decided to go with the 15" i5.

Anything I should download? Advice? Tips?

How can I transfer my iTunes library from another PC?

And one more thing: I know last year I seen someone in class using an application on his mac where he took notes. It looked like a yellow-sheet notepad on the screen, and he was also recording the lecture while doing so. Info on what that is?

Thanks.

If you have an ipod (not a touch) you can use this method to transfer music. You can copy your itunes music library folder to a external hard drive and just copy the contents to your new computer. Or, you can download MacDrive to your PC and hook up both computers via Firewire. Your mac will then become a big external drive.

The notes application that you saw was Word for Mac. Under "View," change it to "Notebook Layout"

 

[bjamez20]

Im about to sell my old blackbook and cop a 27" iMac, figure my iPad handles all of my basic portable computer needs. What would be the better one to get, 3.6 ghz i5 or 2.8 ghz i7?

 

[alchemist iq]

Unless you use an intensive resource hog program get the i7, if not the i5 is fast enough.

 

[alchemist iq]

Unless you use an intensive resource hog program get the i7, if not the i5 is fast enough.

 

[dragon]

i have a 2008 macbook, and the fan turns on to the point where I can hear it. It happen when  i watch movies (dvd, youtube, etc..). anyone esle have similar experience with the same product?
sidenote... is there an app that tells you the core temp of the mac? thanks.

 

[alchemist iq]

Yea i have the same one. It does the same thing you describe. You can use istat pro. Im also having problems with the touchpad, sometimes in iphoto when i double click it will open now i have triple click. Never use to be like thay anyone know.

 

[alchemist iq]

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[thegoogler]

Originally Posted by Dragon

i have a 2008 macbook, and the fan turns on to the point where I can hear it. It happen when  i watch movies (dvd, youtube, etc..). anyone esle have similar experience with the same product?
sidenote... is there an app that tells you the core temp of the mac? thanks.

Yeah mine does that too, especially when watching youtube videos or similar sites. Haven't really found a solution to fix it but I plan to upgrade to 4GB of RAM, maybe that should help?

As for the app, I've been using smcFanControl, you can control and monitor the speed of the fans.

 

[nocomment6]

Do you guys use antivirus for your macs? Which is the best, Norton?

 

[DPancakes]

Originally Posted by nocomment6

Do you guys use antivirus for your macs? Which is the best, Norton?

Don't need one.

 

[scofosho]

I have a black macbook (got it in 2007 I believe), and I am running out of memory on it. I have read it is very easy to install extra memory on it, but I was wondering what the lace place to buy memory is. I do not know a whole lot about this stuff so I don't even know what a decent price would be.

 

[yung flip image]

Originally Posted by TheGoogler

Originally Posted by Dragon

i have a 2008 macbook, and the fan turns on to the point where I can hear it. It happen when  i watch movies (dvd, youtube, etc..). anyone esle have similar experience with the same product?
sidenote... is there an app that tells you the core temp of the mac? thanks.

Yeah mine does that too, especially when watching youtube videos or similar sites. Haven't really found a solution to fix it but I plan to upgrade to 4GB of RAM, maybe that should help?

As for the app, I've been using smcFanControl, you can control and monitor the speed of the fans.

I think the fans blowing is just standard. I have an i7 with 4GB of RAM and mine does it from time to time and gets heated too. But it blows over after a couple minutes or less. I notice it happens often around 50%, real low, and at a real high charge.

 

[theemperor45]

Originally Posted by nocomment6

Do you guys use antivirus for your macs? Which is the best, Norton?

virus are rare on the mac, but i know http://www.symantec.com/norton/macintosh/antivirus

 

[JayDean03]

Originally Posted by young dunny

what are some good desktop music players & calenders?

get bowtie for the desktop music player. (free.99 too)