FW800 option on 15" MBP?

I am thinking between the 15" and 17", but the problem with 15" is it doesn't come with the fw800 port, which I use a lot. Is there any company that makes fw800 card for 15 MBP?
If not, than I'll have to go with the 17"

Yep. The NitroAV from Akumen provides two FW800 ports on an ExpressCare/34 card. Check it out at www.akumen.com.
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Anybody else experience this or have any suggestions? I can't even tell which video processor the machine is currently using.

Take the computer to an Apple retailer or back to where you purchased it and have the problem fixed. The computer is under warranty. Otherwise the only thing you can try is to erase the hard drive and reinstall OS X or do the following if possible:
How to Perform an Archive and Install
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1. Be sure to use Disk Utility first to repair the disk before performing the Archive and Install.
Repairing the Hard Drive and Permissions
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No Hi-Res display option on 2011 MBP 13"

Come on! No Hi-Res option on the new MBP 13"? Are you kidding me?

yeah, it's pretty ridiculous. only apple has the confidence to so blatantly ignore their customers' desires in favor of their agenda. that agenda being to steer people toward the MB Air. As previously stated by Apple, the Air (all solid-state / no optical) is "the future" so the lack of hi-res 13" MBP will give people pause who aren't sure if they really need the hi speed processor of the new MBP. they will instead choose the Air, and likely find that they are very happy with it. They are thus CONVERTED to the new Apple laptop philosophy/___sbsstatic___/migration-images/migration-img-not-avail.png
I imagine that it also has to do with inventory (to most non-pro users it doesn't even occur to them to think about screen res.) so it's easier to keep them selling like hotcakes without having to consider other configs. that can't be easily changed with a simple parts swap (HD and RAM).
And it's also likely that the margin on the 13" is very slim since the manufacturing costs must be about the same as the 15" (a little extra aluminum doesn't cost much - most everything else is the same except additional graphics chip)
The bottom line is that there are likely VERY few people who were dreaming of a 13" Pro with hi-res who will now defect to a PC. Instead, they will buy the 15" (yeah for Apple/___sbsstatic___/migration-images/migration-img-not-avail.png higher margin/___sbsstatic___/migration-images/migration-img-not-avail.png) or buy the Air (yeah for Apple/___sbsstatic___/migration-images/migration-img-not-avail.png new customers who will live without an optical drive from now on/___sbsstatic___/migration-images/migration-img-not-avail.png)
or they'll buy both/___sbsstatic___/migration-images/migration-img-not-avail.png/___sbsstatic_ __/migration-images/migration-img-not-avail.png/___sbsstatic___/migration-images /migration-img-not-avail.png (who doesn't want a hi-res 15" + an 11.6 Air?/___sbsstatic___/migration-images/migration-img-not-avail.png) (Apple wins)
I actually find it more astonishing that there's no backlit keyboard on the Air. But again, this is strategy. People who can't live without it will end up with a 15" Pro (see above for cascading logic)
You have to remember that this is an interim update on the road to "the future" of laptops. (no optical / no hard drive)
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Anybody who doesn't get what I'm saying should read Barry Schwarz's "The Paradox of Choice".
Too much choice = perpetual buyer's remorse.
Still...it would have been pretty sweet to have a new 13" MB Pro with room for a few tool palettes.
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Walton, NY

7200 RPM drive no longer an option on 15' MBP

I just noticed that you can no longer order a 15' MacBook Pro with a 7200 RPM drive. Did anyone read anything about this recently as to why Apple did this?

This has been a fact since thr release of the C2D MBP. No excuse given.
The 120GB is a lateral data drive, and the 160GB and the 200GBs are perpendicular drives. The 120 runs at 5400rpm as does the 160, but the 200 is at 4200. Some say that because of the way data is read and written to these new perpendicular drives they're actually faster, or at least equal to the faster spinning drives that use "older" technology.
Here is a blogger comment......
There has been a bit of criticism of Apple's failure to provide a 7200rpm option in the new model. But I had guessed that the 160GB option at 5400rpm would use perpendicular technology. By closer packing of the bits, this actually means the 25% slower rotation is essentially negated by the being able to read more bits. While I don't have the data to prove it, I would imagine a 5400rpm 160GB drive would perform not far off a 100GB 7200rpm drive for most situations.
Well, I'm pleased to report that the drive in this model is a Hitachi perpendicular device, and it's XBench disk scores were considerably better than my 1 year old Seagate 120GB 5400 rpm disk (which itself was well-reviewed). While some of the difference is undoubtedly down to my disk being much fuller than the MBP, I'm sure the Hitachi performs admirably indeed. Sure, if someone made a 7200rpm 160GB disk, that would be great. But right now, I don't think they do. So, with the 160GB I think most people will be happy, and it would make sense for Apple not to offer a lower capacity 7200rpm drive. (Not sure about the 200GB 4200rpm drive though.

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kristin268,
since your computer is not yet two years old, and given your typical tasks, I think that your computer doesn’t need to be replaced; upgrading the RAM and getting a SSD will be far less expensive than getting a new computer. The price of RAM will depend upon where you purchase it; for example, OWC’s price for 8 GB can be found here (and their RAM comes with a lifetime advance replacement warranty). The price of a SSD depends upon its manufacturer, its model, and its capacity. In my case, I put a 512 GB Samsung 840 PRO in my MacBook Pro; I chose it because of its five-year warranty and its performance characteristics. There are other SSDs that have higher capacities, but not many SSDs come with five-year warranties. (I interpret the warranty length as being indicative of a manufacturer’s expectation of low rates of product replacement during the warranty period.)

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5400 vs 7200 option on a MacBook Pro

I'm was thinking of purchasing a 17" MBP from Amazon but realized that the MBP they sell comes with a 120 gig 5400 hard drive. On the Apple site I see that you have the option of getting a 100 gig 7200 HD instead. I plan to use an external FW800 drive with the MBP and was wondering if it would make that much of a difference if I went with the 5400 internal HD instead of the 7200. By getting it through Amazon I'd save some money, $150 rebate and no sales tax!
Thanks for your opinions.

The 5400 should be fine, especially since you will be following the recommended procedure and capturing footage to the FW drive, not the boot drive.
That being said, when in a pinch, I've captured to the 5400 boot drive on my laptop with no problems.
You may want to search here on the subject of SINGLE FIREWIRE BUS issues. If you have trouble capturing to your FW drive you might have to buy a FW card for the MPC to add a second FW bus, one for the drive and one for the capture device. Then again, it may work just fine with the one bus.
enjoy.
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Question about Windows 7 on MBP! Please help! :(

Hey everyone, thanks for taking the time to check out my problem. Basically, I'm getting a MBP soonish (yes, I'll be waiting for the coming update). I'm a student (17 years old), and have used Windows my entire life - so on my MBP I definitely won't be using the Mac OS, I just can't be bothered adapting myself to an entire new OS. Anyway, here are my questions:
1) If I solely use Windows 7, is it still possible to alter some of the physical options of the MBP? (e.g. the trackpad, touch sensetive or pressing to click, two finger click = right click or not, and so on).
2) Will the trackpad gestures still work, even though I will be using Windows 7?
3) I am aware that Apple products sometimes get Firmware updates. Will a popup still appear if I am using Windows 7? If not, where can I see/obtain the Firmware update?
4) I'm not very tech savvy about Mac OS, but, when I get my MBP and the IT guy installs Windows 7, will the Mac OS still be 'on' the laptop? Or will it ONLY be Windows 7? Should I bother about having the Mac OS on it, even though I will never use it?
Thanks so much for your help everyone! I really really appreciate it.
Regards,
Brad.
Message was edited by: Brad1549

What you're essentially looking to do is replace the engine of a Ferrari with a diesel lawn tractor engine (nothing against diesels, the new ones are excellent). Windows is slow and clunky and always gets in your way with constant interruptions and maintenance that always has to be done. I'm a student too (20 yrs old) and there is absolutely only one reason to run Windows and that is for games. Everything else can be accomplished much more easily under Mac OS X.
So the obvious question that I have is... why would you want to run Windows when you pay a small premium for the Mac hardware? You've already said you don't want to be bothered to adapt yourself to anything new and you think that you're not "tech savvy" enough to switch. In reality, you are the perfect person to switch from Windows to OS X. My girlfriend was just like you. Didn't initially have any interest in changing platforms, and wasn't that tech savvy (but wasn't a luddite either, for sure). I convinced her to get a Mac largely with the premise that Windows could be installed if she didn't like OS X. And she loved the hardware. So she got the Macbook, first night, and played around with it a bit. I came over the next day to install Windows and she told me she had no need for it and didn't want it at all. She has never used Windows at all since then. It took her one night to "adapt" herself to OS X and she said herself that she's more productive and happier using a computer since switching. And I know dozens more people exactly like this. Not only will you be the cool kid running OS X instead of clunky old Windows, you'll be more productive and happier too. How can you lose?
Anyway, if you have a specific app to run in Windows you can use Boot Camp. Boot Camp installs Windoze directly onto a separate partition on the hard drive. You can then use the Alt (Option) key to toggle between 'Doze and OS X at startup. Windows will run at full native speed, and will use the dedicated graphics chip in the MBP (if you get a 15/17" model that has one). Windows will use more power and generate more heat than OS X. As a result, battery life on Windows is considerably less than OS X (talking 3-4 hours compared to 5-6, probably).
If you do decide to go ahead with Windoze only (for some insane reason) then you will need to keep OS X around if you ever want firmware updates. Windows will never remind you of them, so you'll want to keep an eye on Software Update in OS X every month or so. The trackpad gestures will not work in Windows because Windows doesn't have trackpad gestures like OS X does. OS X is somewhere in the range of 6-8GB in size now, I think.
I say you should +at least+ give OS X a chance. Use it for a couple days. Ask questions if you have any. If you hate it after that, then go ahead and use Windows. But at least you'll know you tried something different. Learning new things (that are better than existing ways) is one of the best things we can do for ourselves. There is absolutely no reason not to be constantly learning and growing. To willingly shut yourself off from that is a shame, IMHO.
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ITunes and Airfoil on MBP no longer see Airport express. Why?

I use an Airport Express to stream music from MacBook Pro (10.6.8) to our home theater system. Has always worked fine (with both iTunes 10.7 and Airfoil 4.7.6) -- up until recently. Now iTunes no longer has the button to switch speakers and Airfoil no longer has any speaker options.
The MBP itself sees and connects directly to the AE with no problems. Good, strong signal but it is no longer being detected by iTunes (or Airfoil).
My iMac (10.9.5) also sees and connects to the AE... and the iTunes on the iMac sees the AE and streams to it with no problems so it seems the AE is still working okay for this purpose.
Has something gone bad with the iTunes on the MBP... and also with the Airfoil at the same time?
Any possible solutions to this problem?
Thanks so much.

I have the same problem with Windows 7 64bit. ITune can see AE and stream Music well. Airfoil, TuneBlade (airplay soft) can also see AE but can't connect and stream music. I ' ve already tried to setup firewall Exception list, even turning off firewall off both windows and antivirus but still got the same problem with the message 'Airfoil was unable to connect to the remote speaker " ... 's Airport Express". Please check the firewall on the computer where " ...'s Airport Express" is running and try again'. Any help would be appreciated !.

Can I drag my Mac Pro Mail folder to my MBP?

I have POP accounts on my Mac Pro (MP) which is my main computer. My MacBook Pro (MBP) I use when on the road, duh..
I want to be able to access my Apple Mail from my MP when on the road using my MBP (Mountain Lion).
I have an external mirror backup of my MP plugged into my MBP so I can access all files. But I'm trying to find a good
solution how to access my MP On My Mac Apple Mail folders.
If I drag my MP > Library > Mail folder to my MBP and replace my Mail folder on my MBP, when I launch my Mountain Lion (ML)
version of Apple Mail app on my MBP, that will now be accessing my MP Mail folder files, will my MBP Apple Mail be able
to access and read the replace Mail folder and thus I will be able to see all my MP stored On My Mac mail folders and mail?
Apple doesn't support this kind of POP stuff, but I'm exploring if I could damage my ML OS, or ML Mail application?
If the mail got lost, I still have it on my external backup and of course on my MP at my office.
I gather you can't launch Mail from an external drive while booted up off the MBP internal drive...
The other idea I'm contemplating is getting something like SplashTop which would allow my MBP to access my MP
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And.. I did try option booting my MBP off the bootable external drive, but because it's got Lion on it and not ML,
the fans on my MBP didn't operate, so that's bad and I shut down immediately.
That's the saga... I can't be the only person on a MBP trying to work with and access Mail folders/files from another
computer and hoping for some creative solutions.
Thanks,
Steven

I actually have it the other way thinking of my iDevices as windows into my mail and my MP as my main repository. I also set my devices to delete of server any mail I move from my devices inbox to minimize multiple deleting unwanted mail.
But the real issue was to be able to access all my stored mail on my MP when traveling. IMAP is a way to go, yes. But my concern, please educate me if I'm wrong, I have 6 email accounts. With POP I can drag any email from any account to the ame folder on my MP.
As I understand IMAP each account would have its own sets of folders. So where I have "Work" ot "ToDo" folder that hold all mail regardless of account, I couldn't have one folder "Work" and drag all mail to it because folders are created per account, per ISP (and I have multiple accounts from various ISPs).
So I'd have to have a Work folder for each IMAP account and have check each instead of one the way it's set using POP - ON MY MAC on my MP.
If I'm right abou this, then using a remote app like SplashTop 2 to use any device to login to my MP to read, reply, delete, store, then is a great solution since I'm actually working on my MP remotely. Only problem would be if I forgot to turn my MP on before traveling.
Am I on the right path?

Western Digital 1T HD not recognized over FW800

I cannot get my WD 1T external HD to be recognized via the FireWire800 port. It's fine under firewire400, though. I've tried the powering everything off, wait 10 minutes, power to HD, then firewire cable connect to HD then to the MBP trick, and it still did not recognize. What's my next step?
Model Name: MacBook Pro 17"
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Unfortunately, i don't have access to any other computer to test it. I haven't ever used this FW800 port on the laptop, either. never had any need before now. i think the drive ports are fine, i've never had any reason to question the before, and the drive does work on a 400 cord just fine.
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Do you wise people have any other ideas how to get this thing running again?
If not, I can only come up with three options:
Sell the MBP on ebay as broken
Buy another A1260 with a working logic board and exchange it or
Pay for the insanely expensive repair
Do you have other ideas?
Luckily, I have another early 2011 MBP, which I'm using right now. But to be honest, it may be the last mac I ever own.
Anyways, I'm thankful for all responses. I promise to keep you updated if I get the machine running again.

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So I have done a side-by-side comparison of the two laptops ( 13" Air vs 13" MBP with 128SSD ) and they are both within striking distance of the same cost. As far as I can tell, these are the differences:
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>The problem I am having is whether the lower weight of the Air justifies it's purchase over the expanded options for the MBP.<
I went from a 13" Pro to an 11" Air and the difference in weight alone made it totally justified (IMHO). I can't speak for those who need workhorses or optical drives or 500G of hard drive come to that--for myself, I don't think I could ever go back to that heavier, bulkier laptop, even granted that it's light and slim as such laptops go.
Once you've used an Air, you start to wonder why you'd ever want an optial drive bulking it up. The weight change, even if it's only a pound or two, feels quite profound, and the slimness, too, is simply wonderful. You actually find that you can get it in and out of the bag faster because it's so much easier to handle one-handed. Packing and unpacking is speedy and easy, great for going through airport security or if you need to race off to an appointment.
Everyone else is quite right that it all depends on what you're doing with the laptop and your needs, but yes, weight and slimness count for more than you'd think. This is what laptops should be, travel machines that don't weigh you down, that can go where you go and have only as much on them as you require, not extras that (speaking for myself) you don't use all that much or need.

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I have the same/similar issue.
Just purchased the GRaid 4TB drive at the Apple store, they said get the drive and the adapter (I have a Mac Powerbook 17" 2 years old, no Thunderbort port but has fw 800) but will be ugrading desktop so it seemed to make sense.
Graid drive does not show up on the desk top, finder, or disk utility. Anyone have any suggestions?
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MBP Retina with "Flash" Drive vs "Solid-State" Drive

The MBP-R is described as having a "Flash" drive, while the MBP has an upgrade option called a "Solid-Sate" drive. I assumed it was the same thing but the pricing suggests they are different:
1) The 512 Gb "solid-state" drive is a $900 upgrade option on the MBP, whereas
2) For a price difference of only $600 you get the 512 Gb "flash" drive on the MBP-R, PLUS the Retina display etc.
Does anyone know what the difference is?

You can research the difference between the two at Wikipedia.
I can tell you this, either can't secure erase or be replaced in MBP-R as in earlier models of MBP's. Sure one can enable Filevault 2 when one first starts using them, however if the password is cracked, bypassed or given in order to fix the machine, all past data (even deleted) is availalbe for anyone to review, just like a iPhone or iPad.
I wouldn't be surprised devices like this soon will be also supporting these new computers.
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