[Godotology]

With the new release of the macbooks I just purchase a previous gen black macbook refurb from apple. Will arrive on Monday!

Plus I ordered a 320GB drive from amazon! Will have lotta storage! W()()T!!!

how much did you pay for it (the refurb) if you don't mind me asking

[annchong]

i second that, Final Cut Pro!

I am helping subbing now and REALLY need a good subtitle programme for Mac, is this the BEST and only one available? Don't want to mess it up with me using Mac and the other team PC and when I hand in my word, EGADS!! Would it better to use Subtitle Workshop on Parellel Desktop?

Thanks

[Xarthan]

how much did you pay for it (the refurb) if you don't mind me asking

Just got it couple hours ago. It was $1049, suppose to come with 1GB of RAM, but it came with 2GB instead! no dead pixels too! W00T!!!

I am helping subbing now and REALLY need a good subtitle programme for Mac, is this the BEST and only one available? Don't want to mess it up with me using Mac and the other team PC and when I hand in my word, EGADS!! Would it better to use Subtitle Workshop on Parellel Desktop?

Thanks

If you are just going to sub without editing the video, you're prob better off using another program. I'm unsure about subbing since I haven't done it before.

[plumerias]

Hey, I'm looking for a new laptop and I kinda wanna get a mac =) but I want some opinions.
If you have a mac laptop and use a program to run windows on it, can you answer some questions for me? ^^
1. Which mac do you have? How much did you get it for & how long ago did you get it?
2. What program do you use to run windows? How do you like it? Hows the speed, crashing, etc.? How much was it?
3. Overall, do you recommend it?
Thanks guys I really want a mac, but I want to play games on it too so I need windows.
I hope I'm posting this in the appropriate thread >_<

[Xarthan]

Hey, I'm looking for a new laptop and I kinda wanna get a mac =) but I want some opinions.
If you have a mac laptop and use a program to run windows on it, can you answer some questions for me? ^^
1. Which mac do you have? How much did you get it for & how long ago did you get it?
2. What program do you use to run windows? How do you like it? Hows the speed, crashing, etc.? How much was it?
3. Overall, do you recommend it?
Thanks guys I really want a mac, but I want to play games on it too so I need windows.
I hope I'm posting this in the appropriate thread >_<

1. I have both the Macbook Pro and a Macbook. MBP was for 2500 and the MB was for 1050. I got my MBP about 6 months and the MB just got it today.

2. I use parallels. It does what I want it to do (aka run Microsoft Outlook and Internet Explorer) Speed is okay, but there's a % slowdown, maybe 20%. It was about 100 bucks

What kind of games do you want to play on windows? If you want to play 3D Games you'll need to get a MBP as it has a dedicated video card. If so I would run windows via Bootcamp, which will make windows run at native speed, plus its free. But you'll need to reboot ever time you want to switch.

[erure]

If you have a mac laptop and use a program to run windows on it, can you answer some questions for me? ^^
1. Which mac do you have? How much did you get it for & how long ago did you get it?
2. What program do you use to run windows? How do you like it? Hows the speed, crashing, etc.? How much was it?
3. Overall, do you recommend it?

1. I bought a MacBook Pro very recently for over $2000
2. I use vmware fusion. I got it for $40 at my school (education discount) and I got it maybe a week ago. It's pretty good - hasn't crashed (yet). But it took many tries to get the software to recognize the program CD...
3. I haven't used Parallels or Boot Camp so I can't compare but it does what I need it to do and it was a lot cheaper than Parallels (because of the education discount).

[MUGETSU]

Congrats Xarthan, i've heard stories on other forums where people got free upgrades on their refurbished macs when ordering them from Apple.

Refurb is definitely the way to buy things nowadays.

[seriatim_*]

QUESTION. for those who have leopard is it worth getting it now? or should i wait a little more? i've been hearing that leopards has a lot of problems and such.


and also, my macbook pro has gotta a little laggy, like when i have limewire open it laggssss. is there something wrong with my laptop? or is it just 'cause limewire is a big program that it lags? it also lags when i open microsoft word. lol uhm yeah that's all thanks,

[bigfatkelly]

The battery life for my MacBook sucks.
It doesn't even last an hour.
No more warranty...
How much would it cost to replace the battery?

Just got it couple hours ago. It was $1049, suppose to come with 1GB of RAM, but it came with 2GB instead! no dead pixels too! W00T!!!

What do you mean
no dead pixels?

sorry, Im illiterate when it comes to tech terminology, haha

[erure]

^If you look at the screen and see a spot that won't change color, then that's probably a dead pixel

[cocoa]

I've forgotten if I posted this, but I bought a 13" white Macbook in December. I like it, except sometimes Firefox and Safari freeze whenever I go to sites with a long list of content and I have to use force quit often. I also installed bootcamp but clubbox still doesn't work on XP, oh well.

The transition from Windows to Mac Osx was very easy

[erure]

So I purchased a new MacBook Pro in the middle of February and then the new versions of MBP came out and I was able to get an exchange after I paid for the 10% restocking fee. However the new MacBook Pro I got seems to be buggy - Safari and Bluetooth freeze and I've only had the thing for 3 days! Also the build quality seems poor - the laptop does not open easily (I have to press the little thing in the front all the way in, when with the older one I just had to push a little) and when I close the laptop the left side does not close completely. Should I get another exchange? This is pretty frustrating...

[Xarthan]

So I purchased a new MacBook Pro in the middle of February and then the new versions of MBP came out and I was able to get an exchange after I paid for the 10% restocking fee. However the new MacBook Pro I got seems to be buggy - Safari and Bluetooth freeze and I've only had the thing for 3 days! Also the build quality seems poor - the laptop does not open easily (I have to press the little thing in the front all the way in, when with the older one I just had to push a little) and when I close the laptop the left side does not close completely. Should I get another exchange? This is pretty frustrating...

I would, with apple products and the amount of money I pay for them, if I don't get a 100% product I exchange it.

[erure]

I would, with apple products and the amount of money I pay for them, if I don't get a 100% product I exchange it.

Okay. I guess I'll get an exchange on Sunday (a week from when I bought it) and this time I will refuse to pay the restocking fee because it's not my fault it's not made right... I thought I was being a little too nit-picky at first but then again I did pay over $2300 for this thing.

[MUGETSU]

An interesting article on Steve Jobs, also news on iPhone competing against the Blackberry, if they've been posted before - sorry!

The trouble with Steve Jobs
Jobs likes to make his own rules, whether the topic is computers, stock options, or even pancreatic cancer. The same traits that make him a great CEO drive him to put his company, and his investors, at risk.
http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/02/news/compa...dex.htm?cnn=yes

Corporate iPhone to challenge the BlackBerry
Apple announces new software to make the iPhone business-friendly.

http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/06/technology...dex.htm?cnn=yes

[colormuffin]

i just recently got a macbook for my birthday. i am extremely happyyy! :DDD
so, a few questions.
does anyone know how to work the iChat? O_o
andd, I know you can DL a 60-day trial of Microsoft Office for PC, but what about the Mac?
Plus, everytime i try to setup my router by inserting the disk for the setup of the router, into the mac it won't show up anywhere, and it's hard to actually access the disk. TT_TT
i hope these haven't been asked yet! >.<
i hope you guys can help me! :DDD

[bonbons]

^ i just use text edit and u can download neoffice
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o__o if anyone knows, .... a little piece of the edge of my macbook came apart...so now there's a tiny strip of board missing on the edge and it's bothering me >< can the apple store help me repair it or they cant do much? (i still have my warranty btw)

[shortee28]

^ same thing happened to me too... don't know how it happened.
at least you have a warranty, cuz i don't! lol

[j79]

i just recently got a macbook for my birthday. i am extremely happyyy! :DDD
so, a few questions.
does anyone know how to work the iChat? O_o
andd, I know you can DL a 60-day trial of Microsoft Office for PC, but what about the Mac?
Plus, everytime i try to setup my router by inserting the disk for the setup of the router, into the mac it won't show up anywhere, and it's hard to actually access the disk. TT_TT
i hope these haven't been asked yet! >.<
i hope you guys can help me! :DDD

What type of internet connection do you have? What type of router? Honestly, I've never used a set up CD for routers. You can almost always access the router by browsing to 192.168.1.1 (or something similar) and run it that way.

Accessing the disk will probably be "different" for PC users because of how the file system is set up (more akin to *nix but more user friendly, I suppose) -- Once you get use to the idea of "users", it'll be a breeze

What exactly are you trying to do with iChat??

And I'd second NeoOffice if you're looking for something free. Did your Mac come with iWork 08? (Pages, Keynote, and Numbers?) -- Those are somewhat compatible...

//edit
Lastly, is there a keyboard shortcut that switches languages from English to Korean and vice versa? It's really annoying to stop typing, take the mouse and change the language on the bar...

Sorry if this question has been answered already (or if you've figured out the solution)...
In case you're still wondering (or others are interested), there is an option to use your keyboard to switch between languages.

Click System Preferences and choose Keyboard & Mouse. Click on Keyboard Shortcuts, and scroll towards the bottom. The option for "Input Menu" will probably be grayed out. Click that, and you'll probably get a warning about conflicts (little yellow triangle) -- By default, it conflicts with Spotlight (cmd + spacebar). Personally, cmd+space bar is the "easiest" keyboard shortcut. Depending on which one I would use more (input menu vs spotlight), I'd set it up that way. You can change the shortcut by double clicking on the short cut and then typing in the new keyboard command.

You can also find all this under International --> Input Menu and then Keyboard Shortcuts at the bottom (which displays the same info)

[erure]

^Ah, thanks j79. I already figured it out now but thanks anyways

Anyway my MBP has been really weird lately. Sometimes when I'm on safari, it just scrolls down to the bottom of the page by itself and won't let me scroll back up. And the typing gets all messy too (on other programs as well not just safari). Like if I type something it'll highlight it by itself so that I'll delete what I'm typing by typing over the highlight (if that makes any sense). It's really frustrating and I might even format my computer. It's only been 6 days since I've had this thing and I don't want to ask for another exchange because they'll think I'm some exchange loving paranoid freak Can anybody help me please?