3rd week of MacBook ownership.. my observations and questions...
Note: I have 2 main questions below.. if you don't want to read my thoughts, skip below...
I bought a Black MacBook about 3 weeks ago from CompUSA.. 18 months no interest and an interested buyer for my windows laptop--I had to go for it. This is my first mac, and due to not having done enough research, I feel I may have jumped too quickly into buying one. In case you're wondering, it's a week 20 model.
First off, I do love this computer.. It is far more intuitive than any system I've used. The learning curve was small and worthwhile... Some software I had been using doesn't exist on the Mac and I'm not really willing to purchase a copy of XP just to install it on this system.. then again, I have my original disk from my old laptop.
Anyways.. Photoshop CS2 is unbearably slow. Illustrator CS2 is tolerable, but I do a lot more work in Photoshop at the moment... Ableton Live 5 is universal, so is Reason.. so those both work well.
Heat.
Okay, it's running at 50 degrees right now. I'm unplugged and only running Firefox and iChat. I've seen it go as high as 82, which was the absolute highest I've been able to get it.. What's odd is that it was during the same conditions I'm in right now. I let it drop back down to around 65 (which is the normal idle temp) and then I shut the lid. Well, it didn't go into sleep and the fan decided to start spinning faster.. and faster.. and faster.. until it was really loud. I opened the lid and the system wouldn't start back up.. I had to hold down the power button to stop the fan and reboot. After that, it wasn't running hot at all. crazy.
Moo.
Yes, it moos. In a completely silent room it will drive you crazy.. this normally kicks in at 65-69 degrees when the temperature is hovering around that area. It's kind of annoying, but I don't really notice it unless everything is quiet. Overall it is much quieter than any windows laptop I've ever used.. .and if a firmware upgrade fixes this in the future then gravy.
Hiss.
Yes, there is a hiss coming from the processor. Doesn't matter if the power adapter is plugged in or not.. the only thing that stops it is turning on the camera.. crazy. It's not that loud and it's easily overlooked.
Dead pixel.
I have one dead pixel. Close to the center of the screen. Looks like a tiny speck of dust. I feel that a $1500 computer shouldn't have this issue, but whatever.. 2.3 million transistors, one is bound to go bad. I've tried the fixes with no help.
So here are the questions.
I'm going to talk to the Apple rep that works at the CompUSA location I went to... I'm going to tell him my concerns and see what I should do. In the event that I get it replaced, how do I go about backing up my programs that I've installed? I'm not sure if Macs are like windows where you can't just copy over folders or something like that. Is there a way I can make an image of my applications folder on an external drive and somehow save all of my info so it can be copied onto a new macbook? I'm lost. I don't want to spend another 2 days getting everything reinstalled on my system.
Anyways, any help would be great.
Macbook (Black) Mac OS X (10.4.6)
To answer your question, "core duo" means that the chip actually has 2 cores in it.. basically two processors in one. Since it's an x86 chip, you can run windows (by using bootcamp) but you'll need a real XP install disk to do it.
You can then run your existing versions of CS2 on the Windows partition.. you can't run them on the mac side. I would actually recommend using them in Windows, since all of those adobe suite products on Mac use Rosetta emulation which makes them reaallllly slow. Illustrator isn't bad, but Photoshop CS2 is rediculously slow especially with large files.
So... yes and no. You CAN run your windows CS2 programs on the Mac, but you'll have to install Windows on your mac. I'm thinking about using windows for design and running the Mac side for web browsing, music production and everything else... I'm pretty sold on Mac, but until CS3 comes out I won't be able to stand the loss of speed.
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At the top of the results, there will be a line that begins with the words "Start Time." If you don't see that, but instead see a mass of gibberish, you didn't wait for the "Process completed" message to appear in the Terminal window. Please wait for it and try again.
If any private information, such as your name or email address, appears in the results, anonymize it before posting. Usually that won't be necessary.
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the system report in my 3 weeks old macbook air says that there is no battery installed but my macbook has a built in battery
Try a SMC reset:
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT3964
If no success, reinstall the OSX.
If still no success, contact Apple support. A new MBA has 90 days of free Apple support.
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Brand new Macbook Pro keeps crashing and restarting - Mavericks
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I have read here that updating to Mavericks has caused this problem but surely when it came with it and is less than a week old it should be fine? (I'm confused as to why the report says my Mac is Mid 2012, I just bought it!!) Also the only software I have installed is Microsoft Office. I do have Silverlight Plug in installed for Netflix which I read can be an issue with Mavericks.
I downloaded EtreCheck and this is the report I have. Please any help will be great!
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MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores
8 GB RAM
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Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 1024 MB
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
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OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 0 days 0:20:26
Disk Information:
APPLE HDD ST500LM012 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 499.25 GB (469.68 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS41N
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Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
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Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Kernel Extensions:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
Launch Agents:
User Launch Agents:
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player
Internet Plug-ins::
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6
Flash Player: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Bad Fonts:
None
Old applications:
SLLauncher: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5
/Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
Time Machine:
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
3% WindowServer
1% EtreCheck
0% firefox
0% hidd
0% coreservicesd
Top Processes by Memory:
303 MB firefox
57 MB mds_stores
41 MB Finder
33 MB Dock
33 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Statistics:
5.80 GB Free RAM
1.16 GB Active RAM
223 MB Inactive RAM
844 MB Wired RAM
206 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outsThe warranty entitles you to complimentary phone support for the first 90 days of ownership.
If you bought the product in the U.S. directly from Apple (not from a reseller), you have 14 days from the date of delivery in which to exchange or return it for a refund. In other countries, the return policy may be different. If you bought from a reseller, its return policy applies. -
Macbook Air random freeze and reboot, plus other problems
I've had my Macbook Air for about 6 weeks and am having several issues. It is the 13" model, special ordered with 8GB of ram so it came straight from the factory. I copied all my data over from a mid-2010 15" Macbook Pro using migration assistant, and for the most part it has been a wonderful machine. There are a few problems, however, and now it is getting more serious.
First, I visited my closest Apple store to have them look at the wifi and bluetooth connection. It was not picking up wifi after waking up, and the same for my bluetooth mouse. They replaced some files and tested it out and it appeared to be fixed, but the problem persists. At least 50% of the time when I wake it up after leaving for 30-60 minutes, I click the mouse and it wakes up, but then there is no response when I move or click the mouse again. I often have to turn the mouse off and on several times to get it to connect.
Wifi is the same, though not as bad. Probably 10% of the time, it will not connect to a known wifi spot after wake. Sometimes it even tells me that none of my trusted networks are available, even when the network I use everyday is listed as available. This is a minor inconvenience, but it is a problem I never had with the macbook pro. Instead of picking up wifi within 10 seconds of wake, it can take as long as 60-90 seconds.
Now the real issues begin. Yesterday morning I stepped away from the computer for a few minutes, and when I returned it had rebooted itself. I do not know why. Only a few programs were running, nothing like system update that would restart the computer. I did a search online but could not find anything recent enough to point to a possible problem.
Then this morning it froze while I was using it. Mouse and keyboard (both external and the ones on the laptop) stopped responding. After a few minutes of waiting I finally shut it down by holding the power button until it turned off. This was alarming, especially less than 2 months after buying the machine. I will likely make an appointment at the Apple store again but these issues happen randomly and if I can't reproduce it they have little hope of diagnosing the problem.
Has anyone else had similar issues? I have run system update and nothing else is pending. This weekend I may restore it to factory settings and load all my data manually instead of copying from timemachine, but that is a royal pain. I'm looking for any suggestions of what to do because I planned to use this computer for years and the first 6 weeks have been very frustrating.It is probably best to return to the Apple store for assistance, however, you do have 90 days of phone (in the US 800-275-2273) access to Apple which you can use too. If you buy Applecare anytime in the first year of ownership, the warranty and phone access is extended for a total of 3 years coverage (warranty and phone).
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(to avoid sob-story, skip to 4th paragraph)Well I'm on my 3rd Macbook and not quite sure what to do. I bought my first Macbook almost a month ago (which was also my first Apple). Opened it up at home and discovered a cluster of 3 dead pixels dead center. The next morning, I drove back to the Emeryville store and a genious tried to tell me I had to keep it. Spoke with the manager and got an exchange without restocking fee.
Macbook #2 had an idle temp of 65c, not highly unusual, but it mooed dreadfully from 65-69, which covered just about every typical load I would ever put on the machine between firefox, itunes, and word. The moo was loud enough that my wife didn't want to study in the same room as it. Called Apple support and got a hold of a "second tier" tech who guided me through a few various memory resets and told me to bring the Macbook into the Apple store. Ran into the same genious at Emeryville who told me he couldn't hear the moo, even in back, and then that this was the way Macbooks are supposed to run the CPU fan. He even picked up the Macbook at one point, with his fingers on the LCD and turned it upside down with his ear to it.. scratching the glossy (gotta love this guy). Suffice to say they did not offer to fix it since there was no "demonstrable" issue.
Switched gears and brought the Macbook to the Palo Alto store, which I have to say is an entirely different experience. The genious immediately identified the problem and offered to either have the machine fixed or exchanged. I took the latter and ended up with macbook #3 which has the exact same CPU fan throttling issue, plus kernel panics.
Last night I called Apple support and they told me they that they have figured out what is causing the moo and that it is not a firmware issue that can be fixed with an update, but a hardware issue which should be sent in. I have to say I'm a little confused at this point because I've heard three things from Apple re: the moo: 1. It's spec, 2. It's going to be fixed via a firmware update (which other users have reported and would seem to make sense) and, 3. it's purely a hardware issue that shoudl be sent in to Apple.
I don't really know what to do at this point. I absolutely love everything about the macbook aside from the moo, but using this notebook in class or at a meeting at work would not be an option with the noise factor. I'd feel guilty returning a 3rd macbook because at a certain point it's a little ridiculous, and figure I'll just get another mooing Macbook in return.
I have read online that week 26 macbooks are a "rev. 2" and that they both run slighlty cooler and do not moo, can anyone confirm this?
macbook Mac OS X (10.4.6)OK
how are the chances the 'moo' will be fixed with a firmware-update?
I have the moo also. Had it in my first macbook, which i send back because of a broken superdrive. And i have it in my replacement (the 'moo'). It's not as loud as in my first macbook but still. I also can hear the harddrive spin (constantly). Most iritating when it is quiet in my room. There are more problems, but i don't want to apply for a third one. Cause there are so much good things about this one: no kernel panics, no dead pixels etc. So stuck to this one. Only bringing it in for a good check-up. With a squaky lid as excuse. Then they can check the complete macbook. Rather have it repaired (if possible) then replaced.
But about that firmwareupdate. Will it become available? -
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I bought 2x 2GB Kingston memory(SODIMM - DDR2 @ 667MHz) in order to upgrade my MBP.
When I install both modules, the MBP won;t boot. I get a blank screen.
If I use 1 Kingston module at a time (1x1GB(original memory module)and 2GB(Kingston)) .It works fine.
Both of the Kinston RAM modules seem to be working fine, when not installed together, but MBP doesn;t start when both are installed at the same time.
Any idea of what the problem could be?
Is related to my MBP or it has to do with the Kingston Modules?
Thanks in advance.D. P. Bailey wrote:
Hi, I'm having the same problem on the 2.4 (early 2008 2.4 GHz macbook pro.) I bought 2x 2gb Crucial RAM and installed correctly, but the machine doesn't start up. So, I tried every conceivable combination, but the new 2gb RAM only works when paired with one of the old 1gb sticks giving me 3 gb total.
The new 2gb sticks BOTH work (when paired with old RAM), just not together. The 2gb RAM they sold me shows its speed as 6400 800mHz -- Could the faster speed be the problem? My system profiler shows the 800mHz RAM as 667mHz when it is installed.
D.P. it looks like you have the same mbp as me. I talked to Apple Support on the phone a couple weeks ago doing my own research and learned (i'm not SUPER tech-savvy) that the laptop is 800mhz but will only accept ram of 667mhz because the computer has to be faster than the memory installed in it. They cannot be the same speeds. Don't know if this would cause the problem you are having, though. -
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No problems exists with the router (on either network described above) or the multiple AppleTV's which are able to mirror multiple other OSX & iOS devices seamlessly. The problem is strictly with the iPad and iOS7.
The following information was helpful:
Big Apple fan
Re: AirPlay with AirServer connectivity problem
Oct 14, 2013 9:43 AM (in response to ceb2652)
This is an iOS 7 AirPlay mirroring bug...
To make matters worse, the iPad automatically drops its mirroring session 45 seconds after it auto-locks.
3-4 mirroring sessions is all it takes for the iPad mirroring to freeze up.
After this happens, mirroring to an Apple TV only projects a blank screen.
Once the mirroring is hung, the only way to fix it is to restart the iPad.
Apple please fix this iOS 7 issue!
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