Macbook with retina display + 500GB western digital hard drive

I have just bought my macbook pro with retina display and I have a Western Digital hard drive that doesnt show up when I plug it in. How can I make this work?

Just an update:
I tried to boot by MacBook into safe mode with the external plugged into the USB port and could never get past the Apple Logo boot screen. I then detached and tried to boot up my MacBook regularly and still nothing.
So today i took my MacBook and WD External Hard Drive into the genius bar (they were super cool), turned out that my MacBook hard drive had dismounted itself so I had to wipe and reinstall (not a big deal, I had everything backed up).
Then they plugged the WD into different machines running 10.6.8, 10.7.1 and 10.7.3 and the External did the same thing with everyone of the machines, proving my intial theory wrong that it was my upgrade to 10.7.3 that caused this problem.
Didn't get a chance to try Paragon's NTFS driver and at this point I'm a little gun shy. The external is still under warranty so I'm going to see if WD will just swap it out for me. Anyways, thanks for the input.

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MacBook with retina display worth it?

I'll be a college student next year and am ecstatic that I am required to have a MacBook pro. My intended major of industrial design recommends that I have at least 500GB of storage and FireWire capability.
I really like the new MacBook with retina display because the screen displays text, photos, videos, etc. with an extremely noticeable (at least to me) definition, which I feel is perfect for art and design. I also like how it is thinner and a tiny bit lighter than the Non-retina MacBook pro, making it easier to to carry around Syracuse's large campus. My only concern is that if I go with The standard model of the Retina display, I'll be paying quite a hefty sum, and still won't have the hard drive size I need. I have no problem paying more to get what I need, but my urgent questions are as follows:
1) Is the higher price ($2800) MacBook with Retina display worth it?
2) Would I be able to upgrade anything (Hard Drive Size, RAM, battery life, etc.) after I purchase the MacBook by sending it to apple or some other retailer?
3) Is it inconvenient to not have an optical drive?
4) How is the battery life?
5) Is it possible to have a retina display installed on a MacBook pro that does not originally have one?
6) How easy is it to switch from a PC to a Mac?
If any or all (1, 2, and 3 most importantly) of these questions could be answered I would really appreciate it, I would also love to have any other advice on this topic.
Thank You!

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reidster94 wrote:
I'll be a college student next year and am ecstatic that I am required to have a MacBook pro. My intended major of industrial design recommends that I have at least 500GB of storage and FireWire capability.
Buy one of the other MacBook Pros.
I really like the new MacBook with retina display because the screen displays text, photos, videos, etc. with an extremely noticeable (at least to me) definition, which I feel is perfect for art and design. I also like how it is thinner and a tiny bit lighter than the Non-retina MacBook pro, making it easier to to carry around Syracuse's large campus. My only concern is that if I go with The standard model of the Retina display, I'll be paying quite a hefty sum, and still won't have the hard drive size I need. I have no problem paying more to get what I need, but my urgent questions are as follows:
If you are worrying about cost: you cannot afford it. This so called Pro MacBook has only 1GB of VRAM when even an ugly DELL has 2GB using the same GPU. For some reason, proably due to heat it had to be downgraded to 1GB of VRAM which in the Mobile Workstation world is considered rock bottom and means you will be buying a GPU that is already date and underpowered.
1) Is the higher price ($2800) MacBook with Retina display worth it?
It's really only useful if you have clients who are impressed you can afford it. Plasma Blue Ray is set at 1920X1080 and until HD is 4K no one will see what you see.
2) Would I be able to upgrade anything (Hard Drive Size, RAM, battery life, etc.) after I purchase the MacBook by sending it to apple or some other retailer?
NO, maybe sometime in the future a thrid party will construct an SSD that is compatible but it will be very, very expensive.
3) Is it inconvenient to not have an optical drive?
YES, you do not really need it these days and can easily use the external DVD drive.
4) How is the battery life?
Considering it's ok but not as good as the other MBP.
5) Is it possible to have a retina display installed on a MacBook pro that does not originally have one?
NO
6) How easy is it to switch from a PC to a Mac?
EASY.
If any or all (1, 2, and 3 most importantly) of these questions could be answered I would really appreciate it, I would also love to have any other advice on this topic.
Thank You!

I have Problem with my new macbook with Retina display

my new macbook with Retina display i have Problems
(Suddenly Stuck) stop working don't thing move even mouse even caps lock light in keyboard it not work it is totally Stuck till shutdown it from keyboard and restart

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Try these two things and restart if it still occurs then i recommend contacting AppleCare
disable the Resume and App Restore feature completely in Mac OS X 10.7.
Launch System Preferences and click on the “General” icon
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- Click on the Apple on the top left. Choose shutdown "Uncheck" Reopen windows when logging back in
**use your mac normally just like you were if the issue reoccurs then contact AppleCare.. Enjoy..

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how do i clean the screen of my macbook with retina display?

To clean the screen on your MacBook, MacBook Pro, or MacBook Air, first shut down the computer and unplug the power adapter. Dampen the included cleaning cloth with just water and wipe the screen. Do not spray liquid directly onto the screen.
Important: The bottom case of the MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009) and MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010) uses a soft nonslip material. Use a 3M Gray Microfiber or soft dye-free, lint-free cloth to clean the bottom case.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1544

I have a macbook with retina display and when i use it, it gets hot on the bottom is this normal?

When i use my macbook it gets hot on the bottom is this normal?

If you're talking about the "new" MacBook with retina display, it's normal (Especially when you're playing games or watching a movie) and like Stark_Hu said, it will start displaying the temperature warnings, slow the processor, and try to regain normal temperatures. I actually had that happen to me while I was playing the Sims 4 while having 3 Pages documents and 5 or so Safari pages open.
Now if you're talking about the Retina MacBook Pro, I would clean out the fan ports and everything because that doesn't seem too normal!

Western digital hard drive worked fine on my pc. I connected it to my macbook and it began time capsule, but now I cannot see any of my files on either my mac or pc?

My Western digital hard drive worked fine on my pc. I connected it to my macbook and it began time capsule, but now I cannot see any of my files on either my mac or pc? Please help

Hi there,
Thanks for the reply.
I plugged my usb hard drive in and what looked like time capsule started automatically on my mac. The same hard drive worked perfectly on my laptop pc before, now it connects but isn't visible in my computer.
My second hard drive works perfectly well on both my pc and mac, so I am not sure what has happened to the one in question.
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Stephen

I have a student Visa. I wanted to purchase the new macbook with retina display. Can i clam a VAT refund?

I have a student Visa. I wanted to purchase the new macbook with retina display. Can i clam a VAT refund?

When I go to europe and head back to the states I can go to customs at their airport i.e france, italy or germany and get VAT refund for all the purchases I made. It does not work the other way around. purchase in the US heading back to europe as far as I know but you can ask US customs at the airport if they do such thing, just make sure you have copies of your receipts.

Problems with timeline for PE 11 on Macbook with Retina Display

When I use the expert timeline mode in PE 11 on Macbook with Retina Display, it zooms in excessively, to the point where I can't tell where I am. It makes the timeline unusable. I tried the fix that Adobe recommends, which involves replacing a HandlerTimelineFramework file. This didn't work. Any help would be much appreciated!

aynteacher
This has been a continuing problem, sometimes even with the Adobe fix in the Adobe Tech Note.
I recall seeing a recent case of this that was finally resolved by Adobe. You may have to contact Adobe directly on this one.
But let me see if I can find the thread that "I think" that I recall.
Have you atempted to contact Adobe directly on this matter?
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Western Digital Hard Drive Firewire Issue

Hi all,
I just bought a Western Digital Hard Drive (My Book Home Edition) 1 TB. Thing is it works for USB 2.0 but my Imac won't recognize the drive when I plug it in a 400fw. I called western digital and tried the disk utility tricks, and still nothing. The 400 input on my computer is fine, so is the cable. In fact the computer worked fine with a 500 gb Lacie a few days ago.
Any thoughts,
Thanks>

First thing is try the steps in this article by Apple:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1317
Let us know what happens.
Regards,
Roger

My macbook pro retina wont recognize my external hard drive

my macbook pro retina wont recognize my external hard drive.
i opned the hard drive in the past on my computer and used it alot.
one time when i took it out i forgot to eject it, and since then when ever i conect it it would never show up on my computer or ever recognize the device.
please help me!

For starters try a PRAM reset.
DALE

Why dont the Mac Pro's with Retina Displays have a CD/DVD drive?

Why dont the Mac Pro's with Retina Displays have a CD/DVD drive? Will Apple eventually stop producing CD/DVD drives?

Gethin R wrote:
Why dont the Mac Pro's with Retina Displays have a CD/DVD drive?
Because Apple did not put one in there.
Will Apple eventually stop producing CD/DVD drives?
We can't really answer that, but it would not surprise me. More and more of the computers being produced by Apple lack an internal optical drive. If you really need one, get an external such as LowLuster suggests.
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Can I buy the new MacBook Pro with retina display on apple store for education.i heard its cheaper. I'm in high school do I need to show them any school ID or something??? Thanks

first make sure your school participates: http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/findyourschool
***if your school does not appear on the list, please call
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I just installed a 500GB Western Digital Scorpio Blue hard drive in my white MacBook. The tech specs shows that it's supposed to have a 3GB/s serial ATA, but when I check the system profiler on the MacBook, it only comes up as 1.5GB/s. Any idea why? Am I missing out on a significant amount of extra speed?
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I have just solved this problem, with a fresh head this morning i realised that the external drive was empty and the cloning process didn't complete for some reason?
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Adobe Creative 6 is still pixelated even after I updated it on my Macbook with Retina display. HELP!

I just purchased the Macbook Retina display and installed my Adobe Creative 6. I mainly use Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Acrobat Pro. When I use these programs, it still appears pixelated even after I updated the software. I've attached screenshots.

Photoshop CS6 and Illustrator CS6 have had updates that add support for Retina Display (generically called HiDPI support). InDesign needs to be updated to a Cocoa interface on the Mac and 64 bit support on Mac and Windows which can't happen until the next version of InDesign. Acrobat 11 was released too early for HiDPI support to happen.
Your screen capture of of InDesign.

Macbook with retina display + 500GB western digital hard drive

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