Hey I'm planning to buy a Mac for college.. I game quite often and do my classworks, movies, music and browse the web.I have two options Macbook air i7 1.7ghz,4gb Macbook pro 2.4ghz i5,8gb I like the slight edge on iris graphics ..on the other hand I like

Hey I'm planning to buy a Mac for college.. I game quite often and do my classworks, movies, music and browse the web.I have two options
Macbook air i7 1.7ghz,4gb
Macbook pro 2.4ghz i5,8gb
I like the slight edge on iris graphics ..on the other hand I like the MBAs battery life.. I'm confused ..suggest me a good pick please...
Regards....
PS:I also heard the MBA overheats coz it lacks proper ventilation when choosing an i7 processor and also depletes the battery

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Try these in order testing your system after each to see if it's back to normal:
1. a. Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM
    b. Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
2. Restart the computer in Safe Mode, then restart again, normally. If this doesn't help, then:
Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the Utilities menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
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Hi! I'm currently in Singapore & my sister's in the Philippines, I'm planning to buy a Mac for her thru education pricing, do you think they'll allow me eventhough she's studying in the PH?

Please help me (:
by the way, she'll be coming over here next week, is it enough if I just show them her ID in the Philippines?
thanks (:

If you’ve been accepted to college, are a college student, or are the parent of a college student, you can take advantage of special pricing on Mac computers and certain software and accessories. College and K-12 faculty, staff, and professors can also use Apple education pricing.
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I had an old macbook so icloud was set up only with my iphone and ipad. Now I have a new macbook pro but can't synchronise icloud with it. It ask me to create a new account.

Hi,
I had an old macbook, too old to put it on icloud. So when I created my icloud account, I did it with my iphone and my ipad. Now I bought a new macbook pro.I wanted to synchronise it to my icloud account but it tell me that this account is with someone and that I have to create a new one. Seems like it does not recognised my account.
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Let me see if I've gotten this right! You want to remove an account from BOTH machines? Do this for your new machine first, then for the other.
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After this, do an update from the App Store.
Thats all there is to it.
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(see Tip 1)
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MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)
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10.7.3
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MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011)
Oct 2011
10.7.2
10.7.3
11C74, 11C2002, 11D2001
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011)
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I don't see any DDR3L on the page for the RAM that would fit your model -> http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Apple_MacBook_MacBook_Pro/Upgrade/DDR3_133 3MHz_SDRAM.
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jamiesfromportland, greetings: I do not take issue with your very valid reasons for purchasing RAM from Apple. However by recommending not to purchase RAM from third party vendors I would suggest is unfounded advice. Most of the problems that occur with third party RAM are attributable to the lack of adherence to the required specifications, viz. this post.
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I have always purchased RAM upgrades from third party vendors with no performance issues. True that I do so to save money but I do not skimp on quality.
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My MacBook pro late 2011 i7 8GB 750GB MAC OSX Lion (up to date) 1 week old freezes on wake up.
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No apps running.
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With the lid same issue...
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Dear TheSmokeMonster, Dear all MacBook pro 13'' late 2011 users,
Here is the update.
As TheSmokeMonster mentionned (above) they asked me to reinstall MAC OSX Lion by shutting down the computer and holding cmd + R while switching it off. Then you choose the language and you are good to go for a looooonngg 4GB download (it took me 8hours yeah chinese ADSL :-/ )
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To be continued.

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Install the old drive in an external USB or Firewire enclosure.
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So even if/when Intel does start shipping, and tested/qualified for OEMs they may not have any "left over" for awhile for desktop. And it could be they might even end up in Apple Xserves rather than MacPro.
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Upgrading to Snow Leopard
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Are my applications compatible?
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Upgrading to Lion
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I have a new 15" MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo on it's way to me and I need to order a RAM upgrade. I know the specifications of what I need, but am getting conflicting information from the retailer on how the stock models are configured for RAM. The total amount is 2GHz. Does anyone know if this amount is provided by one or two RAM modules?
"Technological change is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.” (Albert Einstein, 1941),
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After hours of work to put everything together just as it would be from the factory, no missing screws what not, the laptop won't boot at all.
I can hear the sound of hard disk, but the led light on the power button does not lit on nor there is anything on the LCD display. No usual boot sound.
I tried to reset the SMC by pressing power button for few seconds after removing all the power sources but nothing works.
The laptop worked until this morning without any problems.
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Regards,
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