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Old 10-20-2008, 10:29 PM
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it only costs $150 for the ram upgrade and $50 for the hd. i think buying and tossing or reselling those parts might cost a little bit more plus the work.
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Old 10-20-2008, 10:33 PM
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it only costs $150 for the ram upgrade and $50 for the hd. i think buying and tossing or reselling those parts might cost a little bit more plus the work.
I guess the upgrade costs are lot better than it used to be. At that cost, yeah, it would be much easier to have it installed from the get-go. Actually, $150 for 320gb/7200 isn't a bad deal either.
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Old 10-21-2008, 04:23 PM
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Everything is up and running. I have Vista installed with a 32 gb partition. All my office software is running.

Now the problem. When I play music ether through internet or itunes using my go-vibe dac is garbled as if slowing down every minute or two. This didn't happen with my other computer using the same dac. Any ideas?
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Old 10-22-2008, 08:09 PM
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The problem with the sound in Vista on the new MacBook is caused by a conflict with the driver for the wireless adapter. The problem was eliminated when I disabled the wireless adapter and connected to my network via ethernet. Hopefully, there will be a fix in the near future although as long as I can connect with ethernet, it won't be a problem for me.
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Old 10-23-2008, 02:26 AM
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Why are you using Vista to play music on your Macbook?
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Old 10-23-2008, 09:07 AM
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Why are you using Vista to play music on your Macbook?
He needs the WinOS to run his firm's client software if I'm remembering things correctly.
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Old 10-23-2008, 10:00 AM
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Mr. Maher is correct. In the office I run Vista for my case management software. When I am out of the office I boot in OSX. With the wireless adapter disabled and the mac connected by ethernet, no problems with skipping. Problem solved.

I am pretty impressed with the macs ability to run Vista.
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Old 10-23-2008, 12:11 PM
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I get it. Glad you resolved it.
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Old 10-28-2008, 10:39 AM
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New MBP to triple-interface external HD via Oxford bridge. Suggests that lack of FW400 isn't a massive performance issue for the standard MB, although it's still a pisser from a peripherals point-of-view.

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I noticed about a week ago that my white MacBook had started developing a crack at the place where my right palm rests. I googled that and it seems like it's a very common problem for MacBooks. I had heard about case cracking problems, but I thought it was just due to abuse, not a big design flaw like this. Anyway, I'm not too happy and I called the technical support and took an appointment at a local Apple Store for tomorrow morning. I still have 2 months on my warranty so they better replace it.

Here's an example (I didn't take the photo) of the problem:
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Yah, that's VERY common. Luckily even out of warranty, you can get new "top cases" (that's the part name) for about $40, and it takes a little less than 20 minutes to do.
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Maybe the glue has melamine in it.
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Yah, that's VERY common. Luckily even out of warranty, you can get new "top cases" (that's the part name) for about $40, and it takes a little less than 20 minutes to do.
Cool. It still sucks if I have to replace the top case every year, but at least I know it's possible to do so.
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Old 01-06-2009, 12:25 AM
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I didn't replace mine until I could click the trackpad with the palmrest
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I didn't replace mine until I could click the trackpad with the palmrest
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Old 01-06-2009, 12:43 PM
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Mac Guide says the MBP is mid cycle right now. What do you guys think the chances are of Apple updating the 17" MBP to the current design (LED backlit, aluminum enclosure, etc)?

edit: woop guess they're up for preorder
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Mac Guide says the MBP is mid cycle right now. What do you guys think the chances are of Apple updating the 17" MBP to the current design (LED backlit, aluminum enclosure, etc)?

edit: woop gues they're up for preorder
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Old 01-06-2009, 03:52 PM
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the new 17" is pretty sweet. i was hoping for new minis and imacs, though, as i want to make a modest order of desktop Macs for my department, soon.
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