Hello, just starting to use my 2012 MBP.

Hello,
I just started this weekend to really use my MBP I bought while still in the Army back in 2012. (November I think it was.) A couple of things that are of interesting me:
1. Which port, Firewire, USB or Mini Display port, works most efficiently when changed to HDMI? (Which adapter(s) should I get?) I'm heading to Walmart later tonight.
2. Clamshell mode. This is what I hope to do. Any tips or tricks or cautionary tales?
3. Gaming: League of Legends and Starcraft 2 is more then enough gaming for me for now and they both work amazingly well (1 hour of test playing w/ each.)
4. I was a communications soldier in the Army so I replaced parts on radios as well as vehicles and PC's. I was hoping to upgrade my memory from 4GB to 8GB+. Can I do this on my own after purchasing said memory? Money is a bit limited now since I'm living off the GI Bill while I go to school for Medical Lab Tech.
5. Any tips or suggestions with this MBP? Admittedly, I'm going to be using it like a desktop-- until a new mac mini comes out. Then I'm maxing that out that little guy and will use this laptop for college.
Thanks for your time,
Slade.

SladeWolf wrote:
Hello,
I just started this weekend to really use my MBP I bought while still in the Army back in 2012. (November I think it was.) A couple of things that are of interesting me:
1. Which port, Firewire, USB or Mini Display port, works most efficiently when changed to HDMI? (Which adapter(s) should I get?) I'm heading to Walmart later tonight.
Mini Display to HDMI - there are several available that work great.
2. Clamshell mode. This is what I hope to do. Any tips or tricks or cautionary tales?
Clamshell mode is straightforward to use, you can setup displays in System Preferences > Displays very easily.
3. Gaming: League of Legends and Starcraft 2 is more then enough gaming for me for now and they both work amazingly well (1 hour of test playing w/ each.)
Don't see a question in here - but I don't do gaming so cannot comment anyway
4. I was a communications soldier in the Army so I replaced parts on radios as well as vehicles and PC's. I was hoping to upgrade my memory from 4GB to 8GB+. Can I do this on my own after purchasing said memory? Money is a bit limited now since I'm living off the GI Bill while I go to school for Medical Lab Tech.
If you have the MacBook Pro non-Retina, memory upgrade is easy and straight forward - be sure to get quality memory from reliable sources such as OWC, http://www.macsales.com or Crucial: http://www.crucial.com and both have on-line videos showing how the installation is done.
5. Any tips or suggestions with this MBP? Admittedly, I'm going to be using it like a desktop-- until a new mac mini comes out. Then I'm maxing that out that little guy and will use this laptop for college.
Tips??? Use it, enjoy it...don't worry about leaving it plugged in on the line, the charging circuit auto stops when the charge level hits 100% and then runs on the line until it trickles down to 93-95% and kicks in again. Take it off the charger every couple of weeks and just run the battery down to 50% and plug in again. That will give good battery life.
Thanks for your time,
Slade.

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