Buying 800mhz imac few questions , tiger ?
Just curious if 600.00cdn is a good price for a g4 800mhz superdrive imac, with 756mb ram and a 80gb hard drive, dont know much about this model and what it goes for.. also, how well does tiger run on this system.
Thanks any help would be great
For internet and storing music for your iTunes, that is more than enought, but GB is a pretty RAM intenseive program from what I understand. I do not use it myself, but the general opinion is that 1GB is needed for it to work at its best. You certainly may feel its performance is fine with the 768MB.
All in all, it's a fair price for a well enough upgraded G4 iMac. It will run Tiger and the iLife apps very nicely.
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Getting imac, few questions from a PC convert
I am getting an imac that has tiger installed on it. I have a PC and have backed up all my important documents and music on an external hard drive.
If I do decide to start fresh and install leopard, after it is installed what is the process for moving music over? Is it as easy as drag and click?
As far as Time Machine goes. After I move my infomation over, then do I format my external hard drive to run Time Machine.
Any help, pointers, etc would be great as far as this whole process. I just don't want to loose all my music and information. Thanks again.If I do decide to start fresh and install leopard, after it is installed what is the process for moving music over? Is it as easy as drag and click?
Well, Yes. The same as it would be with Windows really.
As far as Time Machine goes. After I move my infomation over, then do I format my external hard drive to run Time Machine.
Yes, it must be formatted using the HFS+ File system (you can use disk utility in Applications/utilities) to work with Time Machine. Note that without third party software Windows will not be able to read the drive once it is formatted as HFS+. You will need to format it again in FAT32 or NTFS If you wanted to use it with Windows. (This can be done within windows if you didn't have a mac handy and the situation arose)
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I am considering buying my first Mac, probably the iMac 20" DuoCore. I have been a PC user for 6 years and I am getting tired of all of the negative issues associated with that platform. We all know what they are. My question is: My eyes are very light-sensitive and I would like to know if the iMac, or Macs in general, have Accessibilty controls. In other words, I prefer white text on a black background. Is this possible with the OS-X oper.sys? Other than that, I am ready to sever all ties with Microsoft. Thanks in advance for any and all replies.
Where I work, there is a growing number of converts to Mac and they all confirm what all Mac users already know. IT JUST WORKS.
I see many people switching from Windows to Mac, never the other way round. In each case, they are surprised by having and using such a useful computer and why it seems to have been kept secret. There is a good reason that Mac users love their machines and Windows users don't love theirs, it is just that Windows users don't and won't get it.
For measure and balance, I do run Windows 2000 Pro and RedHat Linux on an Athlon 2000XP+ desktop side by side with my own 1" thick 12" PowerBook and 17" iMac Intel (incomparable to anything in the wintel world) as well as a 5 year old 500Mhz Dual G4 desktop which still wipes the floor with the Athlon. I also use an incalculable variety of software and development tools on all platforms; there is simply no contest.
The Mac also has the richest imaginable breadth of useful and creative software which just works. The user is the center of the experience, not the limited imagination of some Microsoft drone who scores a point for each required driver and registry edit and thinks he knows what users want with their wizards and silly ever changing Start menu.
With all this considered, on balance, it is simple closed mindedness that continues to question the viability of the Mac. When it becomes impossible to argue against the sheer mountain of evidence in favour of the Mac, and lack of real evidence in favour of Wintel, they always head back to the received wisdom which is that "macs s@ck". Completely untrue.
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I have an opportunity to buy a used 24" iMac (Intel, white). It's a 2.16Ghz model, about 13.5 months old.
Applecare was NOT purchased prior to warranty expiring, so that isn't available.
I'm wondering about the reliability of the 24" iMac, what hardware issues, etc. that have arisen around this model. Are there known issues? How easy is it to replace the hard drive/super drive if they fail? Logic board problems, or display problems?
While a bit of a savings over a refurb, it isn't huge, and I'm just not sure about purchasing one used that has no warranty. Advice? thoughts?I would have to be saving 20%ish relative to one with a warranty, but that's me I suppose!
They are a great computer though. Make sure it will come with the installation discs, as they are your legal right to use the Tiger OS and bundled software. Even if you want to buy Leopard, it doesn't come with the iLife programs (iMovie, Garageband, iDVD). They come with the computers.
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Buying a tablet. few questions.
hello,
I am thinking of buying a tablet. As i am embarrassed of Android stability and dissapointed of Apple's policy when it comes to connect iPad to a non-Apple devices it points me out to BlackBerry Playbook. Quite reasonable as I am very pleased working on Q10 smartphone already.
Before buying I need to dispel some doubts. I will use my tablet actually only for two purposes. As a navigation device on trips (mostly as a map) - so I need good GPS (at least like in Q10, it has good GPS), possibility to receive network connection from my smartphone (best via Bluetooth) - as there is no wifi internet in the forest or mountains - and also a battery which can stand such a tasks for few hours. As the only map I use is google maps I need it working - I knwo there is sideloading, but is GMaps working on Playbook - i know it works on BB10.
The second purpose is networking. I and my girlfired currently share Desktop computer and I like to not have a laptop. I prefer tablet. Can sombody confirm that facebook games like Monster World work on PlayBook, as she likes it for relaxing?
I am total noob when it comes to playbooks, BlackBerry doesn't seem to make a bid for new customers - can't find informations I need. What OS is on PlayBook 7.0, or 2.0? I am confused in that matter.
I know it's different OS than BB10, but I am currently using 1.2 of 2.0 GB, so is 1 GB on Playbook enough to smoothly browse network, or google maps?
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Recently i have been wanting to buy myself a new laptop, and the thought of a apple laptop crossed my mind, i really like how lepoard is going to be,
and i was wondering if this is the laptop i want to have and be able to run the OS in the system
I plan to buy this laptop in about 3 months, so after the 10.5 OS comes out, and i was wondering what i should do and what laptop might be best.
PS. My PC will be my gaming pc and home pc, this mac will be taveled alot and the net and small builtin apps are all that are gonna be on itI'm thinking of buying a new laptop too. However,
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iBooks (which fell under the special warrenty
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Hi, I want to downgrade from OSX LEOPARD to OSX TIGER but I have a few questions regarding this. My iMac is originally from Sep 2007 it came preloaded with tiger. I have original install (2) tiger discs version 10.4.10. I want to know if it is safe and what are the necessary steps to do so. Also by downgrading im wondering if a lot of apps nowadays support tiger for example I have photoshop version 5 and 4 these are very important to me. One last question does anyone know of any reliable virus protection for mac that doesnt slow down your computer? because I have read that a lot of them do so. If anyone can help me I would greatly appreciate it! Here are the specs for my iMac
Model Name:
iMac
Model Identifier:
iMac7,1
Processor Name:
Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed:
2 GHz
Number Of Processors:
1
Total Number Of Cores:
2
L2 Cache:
4 MB
Memory:
2 GB
Bus Speed:
800 MHzMost of the time a perception of general slow performance is the result of installing third party junk alleged to speed up, "clean" or "optimize" your Mac, or to look for viruses that don't exist. Ideally you would know what you installed so you can uninstall it, but if you don't know or aren't sure there are techniques such as Safe Mode and creating a temporary user account to confirm that suspicion.
If you open Activity Monitor it may show a process, or processes, that occupy a lot of your system's time.
Slowness confined solely to web browser activity is often the result of an inexorable progress toward websites that demand ever more processor-intensive tasks. If your slow performance is strictly limited to web browsing, you might try disabling Flash by either uninstalling it, or use utilities such as ClickToFlash that allow you to control what Flash content gets loaded. Flash in itself is not inherently evil, but there is nothing to stop websites or the advertisers who pay for them from writing horrible Flash code that can do everything from hogging 100% of your CPU's time to causing random crashes. You can watch Activity Monitor as in the above to correlate these troublesome web pages with performance degradation.
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Assuming your system is free of third party parasitic junk attached to OS X in an ill-conceived attempt to improve upon it, that your hard disk drive is sound and the boot volume has enough free space to work with, by far the best performance-enhancing improvement would be to add more memory. Buy as much as your computer can use and that you can afford. 2 GB is not that much any more.
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A few questions before I buy a new iMac/Mac mini and sign up for Creative Cloud.
Hello Everyone,
I am looking to purchase a new Apple computer and sign up for Creative Cloud within the next week and I have a few questions that should be answered before I proceed.
My wife and I own a business and we will be using the CS6 apps to create brochures, Constant Contact mailings, product package inserts, edit product photography for print and web use, and short HD how-to videos. We are not graphics professionals or power users and wont be doing anything too complicated.
Any help and answers will be greatly appreciated.
I will start with the hardware questions first:
I am trying to decide between the iMac and the Mac mini.
The iMac is a 2.7Ghz Quad-core Intel core i5 and comes with 4GB of memory that is expandable to 16GB, which I will do for sure. It comes with a Radeon HD 6770M graphics card with 512MB of GDDR5 memory(not upgradable), and a 1TB HDD that runs at 7200RPM. This unit meets the specs required.
The 2.5Ghz Mac Mini comes with 4GB of memory that is expandable to 8GB, I will also do this. It has a Radeon HD 6630M graphics card with 256MB of GDDR5 memory(not upgradable), and a 500GB HDD that runs at 5400RPM. This unit meets all the spec(I think) except for the speed of the HDD.
Question: Will the mini run the software without too much of an issue considering the speed of the HDD?
Question: Will the iMac run the software significantly better to justify the price difference?
I already have 1 mini(purchased 4 months ago, with the same specs listed above) and will be purchasing a second computer for my wifes desk. If the mini will run CS6 fine, that is great and we can save a few bucks. If my mini will not run CS6 well, I will get the iMac for her desk as she will be doing the bulk of the work in that regard anyway.
Now a couple of software questions.
After reading hundreds of reviews and forum posts over the last few days I have seen many people having this or that issue. It seems to me that most of the issues are because of upgrades from Lion to Mountian Lion after installing CS6 first or trying to open CS3,4,5 files in CS6.
If you want to know what issues have me concerned take a look at just this one forum:
http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2012/07/adobe-cs-apps-mountain-lion-no-known-issues.html
Similar issues are discussed in the Apple forums as well as many other places around the web.
I am not a computer professional but I know enough to maintain my systems and keep them running smoothly.
We do not have any Adobe software installed on my mini and will not be opening any files from previous versions of Adobe product in the new CS6 software. These will be a clean installs on pristine systems running fully updated Mountian Lion OS's on both machines and creating new files from scratch.
Question: Should I be expecting any issues like the ones I have read in the forums and blogs or are these just the normal things that happen when upgrading to new software with multiple hardware configurations?
My feeling is that we will not be having too much of a problem due to the clean installs and no files from previous versions.
Next up, the Creative Cloud(CC) FAQ states that you can install on 2 machines but can't open stuff at the same time.
Question: Does this mean we can't be using any CS6 apps at the same time or just not using the same app at the same time?
Example: PS and PS on both machines at same time = No, PS on one and Dreamweaver on the other at the same time=Yes?
The CC FAQ page says Adobe will add Lightroom 4 later in 2012 while the main CC page lists it as available now.
Question: Which is true?
My mini is registered to me, with my name, iTunes account, Apple ID etc.
Question: Do I need to do the initial set-up of the new machine with all my information to ensure the CS6 suite works on both machines? Do the computers need to be registered(as far as Apple configuration is concerned) to same person for them to work on one CC account or can I install CS6 on any 2 machines regardless of how they were initially set-up?
This may seem like a silly question but I want to avoid any problems before they happen.
Well, those are all of my questions at the moment. To anyone who made it this far in my looooong post, Thank You so much for your time. I appreciate your expertise and knowledge and hope that you can help me make this decision.
Cheers,
Alex BogdanAlex,
I'll try and answer your questions as best I can.
Qn 1 Which Mac.
Ans:- As I understand it both units will run Adobe CS6.
Which one really depends on what you wand from CS6. If you are looking for high end demand and performance, then I would go for the IMac
Your Specs for the Imac are right. However if you buy your IMac straight from Apple there are even higher specs.
You can get:-
3.4 GHz i7 processor rather than the i5
2GB video card as opposed to a 1Gb video card.
Of course such a model will cost you more.
In the end it is needs compared with money to spend. That is only a decision you cam make.
Q2:- Will the higher cost for the Imac justify copst.
Ans:- Again it depends on what demands you intend to make on the hardware and software.
But I note you have a business and if that businees expects to high demand and high speedy performance then I suspect the Imac would be more able to provide your needs.
Again only you will know the answer to that.
Q3:- Questions about CS6 reliability
Ans:- I have been with Adobe for way over 10 years.
Speaking, only for myself, it is the most reliable software on the market.
It is true that if you look down this form, like any other and I am thinking about the Apple discussions forum, you will find numerous instances of problems.
Again this is only my opinion, but although all these problems are real for the individuals:-
First it is not clear why they have the problem e.g. what have they done or not done.
Second, they are in the minority of the total users using the hardware / software.
The only problem I am aware of with CS6 is Acrobat X. I understand it has been sorted Adobe, however it cost me so much work I have removed it from my system and reverted to Acrobat 9
So what I am saying is that there are only two comapnies I rely 100% on: They are Adobe and Apple.
So if you are happy with my opinion I would not worry about Adobe CS6
Qn 4:- CS6 0n 2 machines.
Ans:- Yes you will not be able to run the same program similtaneosly.
I believe, if it is important that you do run the same program together, that you can acquire a further licience from Adobe to do that.
You would need to contact Adobe about that.
Qn 5:- Lightroom 4
Ans:- Lightroom is now available as part of Creative Cloud.
Qn 6:- Set up for individual machines
Ans:- I do not believe you do. Once you have set up your Creative Cloud account you go to the apps site and download the apps for each machine.
Each machine downloads the apps and your machine and the apps are registered by Adobe.
Here is something that you may want to know:-
Because I was so unhappy loosing all the Acrobat data with Acrobat X I ended up deleting Acrobat X
However as far as Creative Cloud is concered Acrobat X is still on my machine.
It is not a problem for me because I am happy with Acrobat 9, it fullfils my needs and has not crashed and lost me all my bookmarks.
However here is the point:-
Adobe, when there was a problem with Acrobat X requested that no-one deletes the application.
Though I do not know for certain I believe registration of the apps you have with Creative Cloud are registered with Creative Cloud in their database. Therefore were you to delete an app, it will still be registered with Creative Cloud and you will not be able to download a further copy even though the app is no longer on your machine.
Therefore it maybe not a good idea to delete an app when you no longer have a use for it. If you want it back I suspect you will have to contact Adobe Support
Personal Comment:-
It is true many unfortunately have had all sorts of problems, including me with Acrobat X.
That said, Creative Cloud in my view has been a major advance in how Adobe delivers software. I have no regrets with signing up to Creative Cloud and I expect to remain with it.
Hope all of that goes some way to answering your questions. -
Few questions I had before buying an iMac..
Alright, I plan on entering the Mac scene in a week or two, but first would like a few questions I had cleared up.
My first question involves Boot Camp. From the Apple site: "Boot Camp supports the most popular 32-bit releases of Windows XP and Windows Vista." I was planning on getting Windows XP64 to dual boot with. Will Boot Camp not support 64 bit XP?
Second question(s) revolve around Time Machine. First, I plan on getting an external 500 gig drive for Time Machine to do its thing with. Does Time Machine need the entire 500 gigs for backup? (The hard drive in the iMac I'm planning on getting has an internal 500 gig drive). Or is it possible to partition half of it for Time Machine and half for my own regular use?
One more quick question, do the iMac's have any sort of built in speakers?
I believe that's everything.
Thanks in advanced,
Benjamin
Message was edited by: octojayYou didn't say why you need bootcamp or 64 bit (nor do you need to).
I just wanted to say if you are planning on running games on Windows, where you need full access to fast graphics, DirectX, etc. then Boot Camp is the way to go.
On the other hand, if you need windows for programs such as Quicken or Internet Explorer, it is much more convenient to run them in Virtualization software like Parallels or VMWare. Your XP or Vista session will run in a Window on your Mac and you don't have to reboot to go there. Unfortunately, only 32 bit versions of Windows are supported.
You can have the best of both worlds. You can have a bootcamp partition that is bootable into Native windows, and you can also access the same Windows license, programs, and data in Parallels (but only if it is 32 bit).
For Time Machine, you can partition a single drive into a Time Machine partition and another partition, let's say your "Media Files" partition. However, if you plan on backing up your "Media Files" partition to Time Machine along with the files on your internal hard drive, you have the problem that a disk crash would wipe out both the original and the backup.
I have a nice set of powered JBL surround speakers with subwoofer that I used with my old Dell, and I continued using them with my old iMac. When I got the new Aluminum iMac, I gave the speakers to my daughter, because the internal speakers are quite good and I got tired of the clutter. -
Few questions about the iMac I ordered.
Hi,
I ordered an 400MHZ,128MB,DVD-ROM,13GB,OS9,2FW,2USB slotloading iMac and while I wait for it I want to ask a few questions.
1. Is there anyway to connect anything serial to it? I have alot of other Apple stuff like my other older Macs and Newton that I want to connect to it.
2. Will Tiger run smoothly with 512MB? How about 256MB?
3. Can I upgrade the processor? Like to a 500MHZ or better a GHZ?
4. I have disks from my previous iMac (Slot Loading) will they work with this one?
5. I need firmware updates! Where to get them?
6. No floppy? Can I get an external?
7. How much fater then a 604ev 300MHZ?
8. Can I run a game that requires a 1 GHZ processor on my iMac? This may sound like a silly question but I really never tried it!
9. Is it noisy like my PowerMac 8600/300?
10. Can I upgrade it to OS 9.2.2 without MacOShelper?
11. It has OS 9.0.4 can I just install OS 9.2.2 without the need of installing OS 9.1,OS 9.2.1?
12. Is the HDD upgradable? To what?
13. VRAM is going to be a problem! Can I upgrade it?
14. Can I connect a VGA or APPLE monitor to it for an extra display?
15. Will the built in monitor support 800x600,1024x768 resolution?
16. Can I change the color of it?
17. Max RAM?
18. DVD-RW compatible?
19. Internal floppy compatible?
20. CD-RW compatible?
Thanks all You dont need to answer them all just answer as many as you can please!1) you can get serial to USb adaptors. How well they work I can't vouch for. If its something that is replaceable by a newer version, its often cheaper to do so.
2) 256 megs is about the minimum it will run with. 512 would be much better, 1 gig of ram would be best. see ramseeker.com and crucial.com
3) fastmac.com is the only place I know of that does any upgrades on slot loaders anymore. its expensive, and not worth it. If you wanted a faster machine, you should have bought one frankly. a used eMac could be gotten cheap and be better in every way.
4) depends. if they are form the same generation, then yes. If not, then it could be questionable.
5) firmware updates are easily accesible from apples software download section of their support page. you need firmware update 4.1.9 for a slot loader, and it must be installed before installing OS X.
6) Do you really need a floppy? Cripes, get a USB keychain drive. They are like 20 bucks and will work on any machine. Hold way more than a floppy to and are smaller. If you really need them, then yes, floppy drives are available externally.
7) hard to quantify exactly how much faster, but a G3 is a much better chip than the 604 from all accounts I've read. you might find benchmarks somewhere like xlr8yourmac.com
8) Doubtful you can run a game where you don't meet the minimum specs. Not just because of the processor speed, but some require G4's (G3's never made it that fast), or better graphics cards than are in that iMac.
9) a slot loader is essentially silent when sleeping. There's no fan to make a lot of noise. S light hum form the CRT and the hard drive is all the noise there will be. Its one of the quietest machines ever made by anyone.
10) I don't even know what macoshelper is, but upgrading to 9.2 is a pretty painless procedure and doesn't require anything other than the downloaded upgrade.
11) you need 9.1 before going to 9.2 unless you have a full retail install of 9.2.
12) hard drive i upgradeable to 137 gigs. 7200 rpm drives are fine. external drives have no limit on them.
13) vram is not upgradeable.
14) that model iMac has a vga port on the back of it, but its for mirroring only, not extended desktop.
15) yes, the monitor supports both those resolutions.
16) not easily. you'd have to find an empty case and swap out parts, which means exposing some of the stuff in the CRT, which you do NOT want to mess with unless you know what you are doing.
17) max ram is two 512 meg chips for 1 gig.
18) DVD-RW's should work, but any burned media can be dodgy. Note this is for reading only. There's no burner. You could upgrade to a burner, but it would be sssssllllllooooooowwwwwwww.
19) internal floppy is not possible.
20) cd-rw will read fine, but again, it doesn't have a burner on it. You could upgrade internal or external. -
Windows 7 on iMac: A few questions
Hi,
I am considering replacing my current Windows 7 PC with an iMac.
Since I have lots of Windows 7 software/apps which I will still need to use, I have a few questions:
1. What is the "best" way to enable a Windows 7 virtual instance on iMac?
- Boot Camp
- Parallels
- Other?
2. Do I need to partition the iMac HDD to enable this? If so, which tools would you recommend to do this relatively easily?
3. Do I need a separate dedicated NTFS-formatted external HDD for the Windows 7 virtual instance?
Thanks!
KevinKevin Delgadillo1 wrote:
Hi,
I am considering replacing my current Windows 7 PC with an iMac.
Since I have lots of Windows 7 software/apps which I will still need to use, I have a few questions:
1. What is the "best" way to enable a Windows 7 virtual instance on iMac?
- Boot Camp
- Parallels
- Other?
2. Do I need to partition the iMac HDD to enable this? If so, which tools would you recommend to do this relatively easily?
3. Do I need a separate dedicated NTFS-formatted external HDD for the Windows 7 virtual instance?
Thanks!
Kevin
1. There is no best way. There are advantages and disadvantages to both, so each exist to accomodate your needs. If you are run graphics intensive Windows apps suchs as 3D gaming, CAD/CAM, etc then you would benefit by booting into Boot Camp, however if your apps are more office traditional then running virtualization apps such as Parallels or VM Fusion is absolutely the way to go. The advantage of Boot Camp is it's a dedicated Windows Machine, you can boot into either Boot Camp (Windows) or OS X but you cannot do both simultaneously. If you decide on virtualization the performance is great and you can run OS X and Windows together. Many switchers (myself included) started with both OS's on their Macs but over time drop using MS Windows after they have migrated all their Windows apps to OS X based apps.
2. If you decide on the Boot Camp option then launch Boot Camp Assistant and it will walk you through setting up the partition, if you buy virtualization apps then follow the install instructions that come with the app.
3. No. -
Thinking of moving to iMac from PC, got a few questions
I'm thinking of moving to an iMac for my next computer, probably in the next 6 months or so, but I have a few questions I wondered if you might be able to help me with.
I'm planning on getting Parrallels Desktop and installing Windows. Now I know Time Machine takes backups every hour. But I was wondering if it will also backup not only the Mac side but the Windows side too.
For example, if I install a program on the Mac side, edit a file, delete a file etc, Time Machine will backup the changes on its next backup. If I done the same while running Windows, i.e install a program on the Windows side, edit a file, delete a file etc, does Time Machine backup these changes for the Windows side too.
Presently for my backing up purposes. I have a hard drive caddie which has a esata connection as well as a USB connection. I have a 3.5 inch 1 TB sata drive that slides in and out of my caddie by way of (for want of a better word) a cradle. I'm planning on getting a 3.5 inch 2 TB sata drive and an additional cradle so that I can have a large collection of backups.
Now with the hard drive caddie I've mentioned above, to use it on an iMac, I would only be able to connect it via USB. My fear with this is that it will be a lot slower at taking backups to what I am currently used to seeing when I have it connected to my PC via esata.
I thought about this and noticed the LaCie eSATA Hub Thunderbolt Series on the Apple website http://store.apple.com/uk/product/H8875ZM/A/lacie-esata-hub-thunderbolt-series?f node=5f&fs=m.tsConnections%3Desata
From what I can gather, it would allow me to connect my current esata caddie up to it and it would increase the performance of it to Thunderbolt performance and also would allow me to make use of my current hard drive in the process. I was wondering if anyone has used this hub and if so, is the performance significantly improved. I thought that Thunderbolt would be a good and extremely fast way of taking backups. I will point out that I find that the taking backups every hour with Time Machine, for me would be a bit of an overkill, so I'm planning on just switching Time Machine off when I don't need it to take backups, and then switching it back on when I want it to take a backup. Doing this could result in larger backups than if I had it doing it hourly, so again I thought something that would give me Thunderbolt performance would be good for this scenario.
Any help and advice would be appreciated.By default TimeMachine does not back up your Parallels virtual machine and if you think about it that's a good thing. Since the Virtual Machine is in effect a hard drive, just booting up Windows or launching a program changes the VM file as temporary files are created. My VM is 25GB so not only would TimeMachine be making a copy of the VM every hour that Parallels is running, it would be copying 25GB! Not good.
There are a number of solutions. On my desktop I use a different program to backup my VM each evening about the time I eat dinner. On my notebook I have a repeating reminder that asks if I've backed up my VM recently. As far files go, my solution is to save all my files to my Mac drive space so that TM backs them up.
USB is slower than eSATA but for day to day use, USB is fine for TimeMachine. The initial backup will be longer and OS updates will result in longer backups but otherwise....I have a USB drive connected to the computer I'm using right now. On most hourly backups TM is running a couple minutes and it doesn't require much bandwidth or CPU so the only time I really notice it running is I look at the drive light. -
A few questions about common "issues" before buying New iPad
I am hoping to pick up the new iPad in the next few weeks, however I have read up on some issues which I'd like some information on.
I have been using my GF's iPad 2 a lot and I really love it, however I am dead set on buying the new one, I have become pretty resolution-spoilt by the awesome screen on the 4S and this is the primary factor in wanting this new model.
With the following concerns, assuming that an iPad that I may buy might have one or more of them, could you please inform me of: any currently known official or unofficial fix, if the problem could most likely be resolved in an update or if it is likely that since the problem came to light that the later runs to be built were adjusted to avoid the problem? Thanks.
OK- first up, the bad wifi problem that people have. This is the biggest concern to me, as I use wifi a lot and won't have access to 4G, and only occasionaly access to 3G.
Secondly, the heating... OK this is not a deal breaker, I understand that it isn't a real problem however if it could be solved so that it runs almost as cool as the 2 that would be great.
Thirdly, charge times and the extra hour over 100%... Again I do realise that these aren't so much issues as just the way that it works, however I would hope that now lots of people have complained, an update would adjust the display to be more accurate, to say 100% only when it has fully charged, purely because I would rather know... Or perhaps have 100% change colour on absolute 100%. The other thing, 7 hours charging, is there a more powerful adaptor that 1: reduces the charge time, and 2: if you are using a powerdrinking app while charging, will actualy continue charging rather than just slowing the battery drain (I read that some apps will keep draining battery while on charge).
finaly, I have read about screen hue problems, this wont be too much of a problem, as I will be able to check this in store to be sure that the screen is nice, colour balanced and free of dead pixels, I will compare it to my GFs iPad 2 and also the iPhone 4, because I know that the iPad 2 is supposed to look a little more blue to give it a cold feel, while the new model and the iPhone 4S have a slightly yellowed screen for warmth, it's just that lots of people have complained about theres' being too yellow.
Thanks very much for any useful info on this.What are all the differences between the iPad 3rd Gen and the iPad 2? Is the iPad 2 worth the cost savings?
http://everymac.com/systems/apple/ipad/ipad-faq/differences-between-ipad-3rd-gen -2012-ipad-2-2011.html
What are all the differences between the iPad 3rd Gen models? Which should I buy?
http://everymac.com/systems/apple/ipad/ipad-faq/differences-between-ipad-3rd-gen -early-2012-models.html
Should I Buy a New iPad? Or an iPad 2?
http://www.maclife.com/article/blogs/should_i_buy_new_ipad_or_ipad_2
iPad Q&A
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/ipad/ipad-faq/differences-between-ipad-3rd -gen-early-2012-models.html
A Few Questions (and Answers) About the New iPad
http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/15/a-few-questions-and-answers-about-the- new-ipad/?ref=personaltechemail&nl=technology&emc=edit_ct_20120315
New iPad: A Polishing of the Old
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/15/technology/personaltech/the-new-ipad-is-much-t he-same-only-better.html?nl=technology&emc=edit_ct_20120315
iPad 1, 2 and New Specifications
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/ipad/index-ipad-specs.html
If you think you may get an iPad 2:
Refurbished iPad Prices
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/ipad
New 16GB iPad 2 Prices
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_ipad/family/ipad/select_ipad2
A lot of the posts about lack of charging is because iPad "3" users are trying to use an iPod charger, iPhone charger or connected to their computer where they get the "Not Charging" indication. A few others had a defective charger that was replaced by Apple. It remotely possible that a few iPads have defective batteries or charging circuits.
Many of the wifi connection problems are related to the users brand of wireless routers, the router setup, or the need to select a different wireless channel due to interference.
The high temp problem seems to be when users are charging AND running games with intensive graphics. The display on the new iPad takes a lot more power than the iPad 2 display.
Overall I would guess that the chance of a defective iPad is less than 1%.
Cheers, Tom -
Few questions about mac pro before buying
Hello all!
I may be buying a mac pro in a month or so and have a few questions about it.
1. ) Any one know when Apple may release the latest mac pro? Don't wanna buy some thing that'll be significantly obsolete in a few days
2. ) Is it possible to use SATA optical drives internally? I have a SATA blu ray drive I'd like to take from my PC, if that's possible.
3. ) Is it possible to get a graphics cards better than the 8800 GT for video games? (For use in OS X)
4. ) Finally, is there a significant performance difference between Apple's seemingly super expensive RAM and 3rd party RAM? (Other than the heat syncs)
Thanks for any replies.1. We have no idea when Apple will release any product until it's released. This is a user-to-user site so we have no more information about future products than you do.
2. Yes, it's possible. There are two additional SATA ports on the motherboard.
3. The only graphic cards are those provided by Apple when you order the computer as well as the non-Apple supplied ATI HD-3870 Mac/PC card. The 8800 and 3870 have close performance specs. You can find some benchmarks at Bare Feats.
4. There's no difference between the RAM Apple installs and what you can purchase on the open market. As long as the RAM meets the required specifications and has the requisite heat sink it will work just fine. -
Few questions about buying an iPhone in the US for European use
We're currently in NY and are considering buying an iPhone because it's way cheaper here than in Belgium.
Still we have a few questions, hope we can get some answers
- You should unlock your iPhone, should we ask for that right away in the Apple store ?
- Doest unlocking cost any money, if yes, how much ?
- What happens to your warranty, can you go to a Belgian Apple store if something happens to your iPhone ?
- Can customs make any problems if you get one or more iPhones unboxed in your baggage ?
Anyone who has done this and wants to share their experience, any other things we have to know ?
Thanks in advance!Warranty will be valid only in the US. You will have to return the iPhone
personally or via friend/relative. Apple will not accept international
shipments for evaluation nor will Apple ship out of the country after
repair/replacement. You cannot have your US purchased iPhone serviced
or replaced in the US.
LTE/4G on an iPhone purchased in the US will not work outside of North America.
Tax, import duty, customs fees are best discussed with the appropriate governmental
entities in Belgium.
Be sure to ask in the Apple store for an unlocked iPhone - you will pay full retail price
plus applicable taxes. There is no charge to get the iPhone unlocked.
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