Considering buying my first HP Product.
So I need to a laptop for school, im tired of literally packing up my entire gaming computer system/tower every weekend. I have always had gaming towers and im used to fast PC's. This HP Pavilion DV7-6197CA has struck my eye because its cheap and fast =) After I sell my tower I will have two 60GB Patriot Inferno SSD's leftover. I was going to contact newegg to see if I can order the laptop at a discounted price if I could purchase it without the two 500GB drives.
My question is.
Is there any hacked up hardware raid available for this laptop, do you think there every will be?
Im ok running two SSD's. But having a 111GB raid would make the laptop seems that much more amazing.
Also if I cannot raid, I assume the laptop comes not raided as well in its 500x2 Configuration?
looking for RAID advice with this laptop... thanks!
maya salem wrote:
im buying my first mac, ive been a devoted pc user and dont know anything about macs. the main reason im buying it for is programming iphone apps, ill also be using photoshop, little video editing, office(word,excel, powerpoint) and internet browsing. my budget is up to 900$, reccomendations?
what do you think about buying a used product? what should i look for in one?
whats the minimum requirement for a computer to program iphone apps in?
well, have a look at Apple for a refurbished Macbook Pro 13 - it comes with 1 year warranty and has a free upgrade to Mountain Lion.
Click here to see the one I'm talking about selling at Apple for $799.
Once you decide to purchase it - use it for a bit with photoshop and your video editing - if you feel that it's not fast enough for you when using photoshop - invest an extra $50 and upgrade the RAM to 8GB.
good luck
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I have been considering buying Aperture 3 but the numerous, negative reviews are making me wary. Should I buy the first version - Aperture 2.1.1 instead?
I have a 2009 MacBook Pro running Snow Leopard. I do not think I will upgrade to Lion because I was warned that it may conflict with some of my applications.
There have been so many reviews that talk about how Aperture 3 is so slow and spends too much time searching for Faces and eventually crashes. And, many reviews mention that you need to add to your RAM which I can't do right now, especially on a 3 year old computer.
There are some copies Aperture 2 on Amazon. Would that be a good place to buy a copy or a used copy?
I would appreciate some good advice. Thanks, Taf SchaeferObviously you haven't read the reviews of Aperture 2
FWIW I use Ap3 on both a 2010 MBP (8 gigs of Ram) and an 2008 iMac (4 gigs) and I have no crashing issues whatever. Remember, you can disable Faces if you don't want to use that feature.
Elv07 wrote:
I used to use iPhoto and I will probably revert to that (although it has fewer function like no RAW import etc.)
Just an FYI: iPhoto supports exactly the same Raws as Aperture.
Regards
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Looking to buy my first Mac computer product. . .
Hey there Mac support users! I'm looking to buy my first Mac computer product, and I am currently caught indecisive between the 13in and the 15 inch Macbook Pro. I have been over the technical specifications of both, and I do not really want to push out the 1700$ it would cost to buy the 15 inch if getting the 13 would be just as effective for my purposes. And of course, here is some background info on me:
I am currently a college student (hooray education pricing), and am also a musician who plays guitar, bass, some keys, and does vocals.
I will be using the Macbook for some light gaming (Diablo III with friends, maybe some other stuff later), but I am specifically wondering about which version to buy as concerns Pro Tools and audio recording -- something I plan on getting into after purchasing the Macbook.
I am aware that the 15 inch has a more powerful processor able to handle more things at once, which may come in handy while utilizing Pro Tools. In addition, I have noticed that the 15 inch Macbook version comes with two built in 3.5mm jacks on the side -- one for audio in, and the other for audio out (as compared to the standard headphone jack of the 13inch model). I am curious to know whether having the two separate jacks would be ultimately beneficial for music recording, or would it simply be better/cheaper to buy the 13 inch and get an adapter for the headphone jack?
I guess, in sum, I am just looking for some pointers in the best direction -- which would be best for a musician using Pro Tools: cheaper normal/super version of the 13 inch? Or the more expensive yet powerful 15inch model?
Any help is greatly appreciated
Thanks!Hi Ziatheral, and welcome to the forums!
You've asked a lot of really good questions, and I'll do my best to be helpful.
For starters, you'll need to know that Pro Tools requires a 7200 RPM hard drive. Your standard off the shelf Mac ships with a 5200 RPM drive, so you will need to custom order a machine to meet specs.
Pro Tools is not yet officially qualified to run on Mountain Lion, although some users report it runs ok for them. It will take Avid a while to release an up-to-date version of Pro Tools.
You can NEVER have too much screen real estate. I've run Pro Tools on a 27" monitor, and even the 15" screen seems tiny by comparison. You get better graphics on the 15" monitor, too.
When recording, most artists use some kind of breakout box for mic preamping and monitoring. It's cool to think that the built in inputs and outputs will work, and in some cases they will, but that method is far from how pro recording is done. Many people like the Apogee Duet 2 for this:
http://apogeedigital.com/products/duet2.php
Personally, I'm kind of cheap, and if you're not going to be using MIDI, I like the Mackie Blackjack. I can at least afford one of those more easily:
http://www.mackie.com/products/onyxblackjack/
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I am considering buying an ipod and have a few questions.
I have a PC with Windows XP Home Edition (SP2).
First:
The laptop I am using is just too old to come with USB 2.0. Is it possible to use and ipod (all functions) when connected to USB 1.0? I own a PC card the gives me two USB 2.0 ports, but it is not available to me at the time but will be in a few months. I don't mind starting transfers and letting them run over night. All my music is on an external hard drive (USB 2.0) and I have access to a computer with USB 2.0 but the computer stinks and is very slow (kind of ironic). Worst case I buy a new PC card for my laptop and in a few months will have 2 (sell one on E-bay).
Second:
Should I buy the Apple Care? Personally if I was running a business I would stand behind my product for at least 2 years without charging extra, but that is me and that philosophy makes me not want to buy it. Statistically speaking, should I. (I know there is no definite answer for this, personal stories would be ok)
Third:
I have been debating on whether to get an ipod (20GB) or a Creative Zen Micro (5GB). $/GB is better for the ipod but the Zen micro has an FM tuner and voice recorder and is cheaper. Is there anything that could seal the deal, really make me want an ipod?
Thanks for any help.I was about to suggest you dump USB2 altogether and use Firewire instead, but the fact that you have an USB2 external hard drive may cause a problem. It is possible to use an iPod with USB 1.1, but it will be quite slow even when it works.
As for the choice between an iPod and a Zen, I would say an iPod is the obvious choice as it is much easier to use and iTunes is way better than other music management programs in my opinion. Also, do you really need a FM tuner and voice recording functions? Consider carefully as only you can answer this yourself. I know I don't need them. -
Considering buying time capsule have some Mac address related questions
Hi,
as mentioned above I'm considering buying a time capsule for backup and wifi purposes.
My internet providers connection depends upon a set Mac address from the first computer you register with, the system works with any router which then clones the MAC address and issues a wifi signal to all computers. I don't have access to the origional computer which we registered our connection on, it went to the great computer graveyard in the sky and I have no record of the Mac address.
I Would like to use the time capsule system as a router and remove my existing router. my questions
can the time capsule spoof or clone a Mac address ?
I Don't want to be offline while we deal with technical support as they are quite inept sometimes.
Is it in this case really plug and play ? Can I just plug it in set it up on my Mac and away it goes where other non Apple devices can use the wifi.
Without the existing router the cable that comes into the house connect directly to the ' original ' computer and the Internet only works on that computer
hope someone can help me I would like to purchase this deviceThe Time Capsule cannot clone a MAC address, so quite simply, the product is not for you.
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Hiya, Im thinking of buying my first ipod the Ipod Touch 32gb model. Will I be able to transfer the music I currently have stored in the form of CDs and already on my laptop onto the Ipod and if yes, how would I do this? I have heard from some friends that Apple and Itunes is notoriously limited in the types of formats that are accetable? I dont want to pay £249 on an Ipod only to find that Im locked into buying all my music from Itunes and I cant use the music that Ive already paid good money to buy from other sources. Many thanks for any help and advice that you may give me?
Many thanks JEM24 for your help. Ive just spent the best part of six hundred pounds on a new Sony Rx100m2 compact camera, so I have no interest in the Ipods camera at all really. I doubt Ill be watching many videos on it as Im very lucky in that I have a good Android tablet. Its more as a stock music player that Ill be buying the Ipod for, if indeed I do end up buying one. I dont like the idea of paying the exorbitant amount added for more memory space that Apple along with most other companies charge. In fact I read an article on this very subject just yesterday in the tech section of Flipboard. It stated in the article that in the case of the Iphone the actual cost of each additional gigabyte of storage to Apple et al is something in the order of 60p.. This is certainly not reflected in the price us the customer has to pay at the till.. Its for this reason primarily that Apple in particular, because their products do not allow adding expandable memory of your own in the form of cheap to buy cards, that nobody in their right mind buys the 64gig etc Iphones..I am aware that we are discussing my potential purchase of an Ipod Touch here but you see my point. Many thanks again though for helping me.
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Just want to know why Apple have not made an options menu to remove duplicate photos in iPhoto? I know about downloads you can purchase to delete Dups, but I'm very interested to find out from apple themselves as to why they left this out, to die without knowing this is like having viruses on a pc or waiting for the web page to pop up on windows...
Option
A. Is it to annoy the user, to frustrate them enough to go out there and buy another apple photo product?
Or
B. Is it to annoy the user, to frustrate them enough to commit suicide, to reduce population in the world?
Is there a third reason? Can someone help me, otherwise I'll have to go with option B.sunshinecowgill wrote:
We have three operational computers, one does not have iTunes on it. Since Apple is saying I have more than 5 authorized computers, and I can't imagine what they are, I am afraid to deauthorize all my computers. See what I mean? I just wanted to ask the question about how I can find out WHICH computers Apple thinks I have authorized, so I can decide if it's safe to deauthorize them all or not.
You could have more 5 computers authorized if you ever, for example, reformatted a hard drive or replaced a hard drive without deauthorizing the computer first. Apple's system would see that as a different computer, even though you don't. There's nothing to be afraid of in deauthorizing everything and the reauthorizing what you actually have. You won't lose any data. Mistimp is correct, they can't tell you which computers are authorized. -
Buying my first Macbook Pro Non-Retina (13 or 15 inch?)
Hey, I'm currently buying my first MBP for University. I've been using my 17' Sony Vaio for University so far, it's incredibly fast and HD, but it's way too big for University. When you're sitting in the hallway and trying to do work, way too big. It's literally 10 pounds as well, carrying it hasn't really been a problem, gotten used to it, but I think it's time to make the switch to a MBP.
For financial reasons, as well as me not wanting to take a 2500+ (roughly) laptop to school on a daily basis, worrying about it being stolen/dropped or something, I don't want to buy the MBP retina yet, it's new technology and a little overpriced because of that (I personally feel).
Anyway, for my new MBP I'm going to use it to take notes/write essays, make powerpoints. Pretty much just do my work, I got a desktop computer at home as well, so I don't think I'm going to be too into video editing or gaming or anything really that important (who knows though, might fall in love with it, and want to - so kind of hoping to get a little more than the base, not sure though, please give your suggestions.)
Anyway, I was considering buying the upgraded 13' MBP (All Student Pricing by the way)
13-inch: 2.9 GHz
2.9GHz dual-core Intel Core i7
Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
8GB 1600MHz memory
750GB 5400-rpm hard drive1
Intel HD Graphics 4000
Built-in battery (7 hours)2
$1, 429.00
The base model is $1, 129.00 i5, 2.5GHz, 4GB memory, 500GB hard drive.
But my friend who had a 13 inch almost all his life recently bought a 15 inch MBP and told me that he highly recommends I get a 15 inch MBP, he tells me his 13 inch was way too small, and that I'm going to regret it, he told me the screen size makes a huge difference when trying to do more than one thing, and it's just a nuissance.
Me, having a 17' Sony Vaio all my life initially want to go as small as possible, to save the hassle, but he's pretty sure that I'm going to regret it.. So the 15 inch models are..
2.3GHz vs 2.6GHz, pretty much the same diff. as the 13 inch in terms of specs, 4GB to 8GB memory & 500GB to 750GB Hard drive.
Base model is 1729.00, upgraded one is 2029.00
So, the way I'm looking at it right now is to get the 2.9GHz MBP because it's specs are pretty much all equal to or better than even the upgraded 15' MBP, only difference is screen size/resolution, which is one of my questions, because somewhere I was reading how Apple ruined the 13 inch MBP because of a bad graphics card or something, or the screen is really bad compared to the 15 inch or something like that..So I was wondering if anyone knew anything about that.
Anyway, what would you recommend, especially considering the upgraded 15' starts at the base 15' Retina price, so I highly doubt getting that, cause if I was convinced on that, I'd probably go for retina.
By the way, people also recommended getting base models for whatever I wanted and upgrading them myself, or going to a shop to do it or something, they say it'd be cheaper, but the problem is I'm a student and I'm getting the AppleCare warranty regardless, and I think that would void the warranty, not sure how that works though.
So please, any suggestions. For a first time MBP user, looking to switch, what would you recommend? Sorry for all the writing, just wanted to make it clear what my thoughts were, so I know which would be best for me.
Thanks in advance!
Oh, and should I buy now, or wait for Mountain Lion to come out and by then? Because regardless, It's going to be relatively new and I'm not going to be doing a backup or anything, so don't really thinks it'd make much of a difference, but if it does, please state so and why!
Thanks.I know exactly how you feel about having a lot screen real estate and then wishing you had something more portable. My previous laptop was a Toshiba Qosmio 18.4'' screen. It was/still is a beast. However like you said it literally weighs 10 pounds and just really doesn't work for "on the go" stuff. I decided to get a 13.3'' MBP. I love it.
Don't worry about Mountain Lion with http://www.apple.com/osx/uptodate/ program you'll be set.
Now to all other questions...
This article 13-inch MacBook Air vs. 13-inch MacBook Pro: Which should you buy? | Apple - CNET News compares the MBP and MBA, I know you said you were considering two different MBPs but this might have relative information.
The MBP retina model uses parts that are all soldered on to the motherboard for the best possible speed and lightest/slimmest design (it is only slightly thicker than a MBA at its thickest part). This is important on two fronts. First you wont be able to change ram/HDD after you buy it. However, with everything integrated that way the effect is a SIGNIFICANT boost in speed.
So if portability is ultimately what you're after a MBA may be your best option. From the uses you described to me it doesn't look like you'll be doing a lot of things at once. Once you learn gestures and how easily it is to switch between spaces and full screen apps multiple windows on a single screen will start to be a thing of the past. Also the MBA uses SSDs which provide it a decent speed boost over traditional HDDs.
If I were in your shoes I would highly consider the MBA or the retina MBP. In my opinion they offer the slimmest lightest options.
Good luck and remember only you can decide what is best based on your needs and preferences. -
I install latest update from my ipad 2, after the upgrade tablet running slowly. Probably the system requirements too high for my device. I think that users with older models should be able to install IOS 6.x.x on their devices or consider buying devices from other manufacturers ...
People are dissatisfied with the new update a lot, including some of my friends and acquaintances. Is it reasonable to wait until Apple implements the possibility to return to Ios Ios 6 to 7? And how soon it can be done?
Sorry for my english, i am from Russia.I have a similar issue. I recently purchased an iPad Mini, and I started off by backing it up from the apps I had on my iPhone. Now, I have a number of apps that never downloaded and that I don't want on the iPad. Some of these are apps that I don't need, while others are the iPhone versions of apps. There are something like 23 apps that I have no use for, but iTunes tries to install every time I connect. I've also tried clicking the 'Will Install' buttons. There's no way to delete these apps from the iPad without first installing them, as far as I can see, and there's no way to NOT install them, in iTunes.
It''s not just annoying, it's causing problems with installation of larger files and movies. Now, every time I sync to the computer, I get a warning that I'm over capacity by 580 MB, and larger apps will not install! Clicking Revert and a bunch of other things doesn't work, either. And I can't just delete some of the apps, because I or my wife use them on our phones! -
Recently purchased my first Apple product (ipod touch) and am needing to know how to transfer music from other ipods and other itunes accounts. Can this be done? I have plugged in another ipod into my new itunes account and it will not let me transfer the music that it contains into my new account. Any/all help is much appreciated. Thank you!I have no music in my itunes account yet. I am trying to transfer music from friends' accounts and their ipods/playlists.
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I am considering buying a mac book air and I was wondering if I can still do word processing, make powerpoint presentations and use publisher like i would on a PC? Also if I can then would I be able to continue with work done on the mac book on a PC and all the computers at school are not macs ?
I am using the 11" MBA with Office 2011 (with latest updates). The form factor is great for travel.
Powerpoint presentations work well, but there are some issues with creating a presentation under OSX then continuing editing under Windows (Powerpoint 2010). I've experienced problems with custom backgrounds not rendering correctly while editing slides under Windows when the original presentation was created under OSX. If you stick with the "standard" themes I imagine you'll be OK.
Also, there is a major drawback in that there is no IR port on the new MBA(s). Therefore, you cannot use an Apple Remote to control a slide show. Yes, there is an app for the iPhone that can control a Keynote slide presentation using Bluetooth, but since I haven't tried it, I cannot say if that app will work for Mac Powerpoint 2011.
What is really needed is an "Apple Bluetooth Remote". (please, if anyone from Apple is listening...)
Your only option to run Publisher is to run Windows in a virtual machine (e.g. Fusion or Parallels) with Publisher installed as there is no Mac version.
I run Fusion with Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 configured as a workstation and Office 2010 as my main travel machine and it is very responsive. Even using Windows Aero Theme which is knowned to be graphics intensive. -
I have Itunes on my computer, however its an older version and it says I can no longer update it. My problem is im considering buying an Iphone 5, but if it is running on a new version what will happen when I sync it to my itunes account?
aimzpoo wrote:
I have Itunes on my computer, however its an older version and it says I can no longer update it.
Highly unlikely that it says any such thing.
Try telling us exactly what version of iTunes is installed and what if any messages appears when trying to update it.
What Operating System is the computer running? -
I'm about to buy my first MacBook Pro and I need a little help
Hi everybody!
I'm about to buy my first MacBook pro and I have no experience on mac so I would be really thankfull if someone guides me to get an appropriate Notebook
Here are some imformations about what I want from a MacBook Pro:
1) I have a limited budget so the price can not go anywhere upper than 2,000 dollars
2) I'm a graphic designer working with photoshop, 3ds max and maya so I need strong CPU and VGA card
3) 15 inches and high resolution
4) Absolutly Lion OS
5) weight doesn't matter!
6) Ram doesn't matter cause I can upgrade it myself later when I got enogh money
7) Hard capacity doesn't matter (I can upgrade it later too)
8) It would be much better if it got HDMI port
That's all
Thanks for reading and answeringExcept for #8, you're talking about the new entry-level MacBook Pro for $1,799.00 (see at http://store.apple.com/us/configure/MD103LL/A). It's a little less expensive at Amazon and you won't have to pay tax on it until you file next year instead of up-front.
It will do everything you need and, yes, you can upgrade it yourself when you get more cash. In fact, if you're willing to spend another $160 (still under your $2K limit) you can go ahead and upgrade the RAM to 16 GB. Later, spend $400 and put in a 512GB SSD.
Now to item #8. From monoprice, you can get a Thunderbolt-to-HDMI adapter for under $7 - click here.
You'll have exactly what you need for under $2K. Go for it...
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I am considering buying an iPad 3. I have an iMac with OSX 10.6.8. On the iMac I have many photos and work with iPhoto and Photoshop Elements on the computer. Can I interchange or transfer photos and other work from the iMac to the iPad? How?
velma Monreal wrote:
I am considering buying an iPad 3. I have an iMac with OSX 10.6.8. On the iMac I have many photos and work with iPhoto and Photoshop Elements on the computer. Can I interchange or transfer photos and other work from the iMac to the iPad? How?
Yes you can. In iPhoto create a Album with the photos you want in it. You can drag them from your Events folder. In iTunes with your iPad connected go to Photos by cliking on your iPad. You can then select the album or events you want. -
Trying to install my first CC product the Adobe application manager keeps quitting unexpactedly, how can I fix that and downlaod my products? thanks
Hi Yaniv,
Would request you to share a screen shot of the error along with the system information so that we can proceed with the correct troubleshooting steps.
Cheers,
Kartikay Sharma
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