I bought my MacBook Pro in July before the Lion OS was released. Would you recommend getting Lion?

I bought my MacBook Pro in July before the Lion OS was released. Should I update to the Lion OS?

Not based on anyone's advice here. Only you know what you're doing with your Mac, what software you're using, what features are important to you, etc. Review the features offered by Lion and check compatibility of all your apps (PowerPC apps won't work at all in Lion, for example). Check your hardware... Lion needs a lot more RAM than SL, so I wouldn't install it on any machine with less than 4 GB of RAM, and I personally upgraded from 4 GB to 8 GB due to RAM-related performance problems with some of my "heavier" apps (Aperture, Photoshop Elements, some games, etc).
If you ultimately decide to take the plunge, be sure to make a minimum of two good backups, on separate media, beforehand.

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hi i bought a macbook pro on july 25th it said i quailified for the new mountain lion update. im wondering how do i get it ?

http://www.apple.com/osx/uptodate/

I just bought a macbook pro and asks me the password, says it has expired and I accept that I do?

I just bought a macbook pro and asks me the password, says it has expired what I do?

marsrover25 wrote:
I recently purchased a macbook pro and qualified for the free Mountain Lion update. Now that I've received the very long content code from Apple, where do I go to enter this information? Is there a link within apple.com? This is my first apple computer so I'm not a proficient user. Thank you
Sign into the App Store with your Apple ID. App Store should be in the Dock.
Cheers
Pete

I just bought a macbook pro. But I got Lion instead of Moutain Lion. How can I upgrade it for free?

I just bought a macbook pro. But I got Lion instead of Moutain Lion.
I tried to upgrade it in the app store, but it requires me to purchase it first. I thought that I suppose to get mountain lion straight away.
How can I upgrade it for free?

Dzufar wrote:
Sorry, i forgot to response. I've gone to the store where i bought the macbook. I told them about this, they said that they were sorry about the services and that they cannot do anything about it. They asked me to call the apple service about the upgrade. I called the services, and all that they said was the period where upgrade is free was over. and if i want to upgrade it, I have to buy it. No free upgrade. And said that he cannot comment anything about the services provided by the store.
oh well. just have to live with it.
Oh yes they can! Apple's policy is that you have 14 days from the date of purchase to return the comp.....no questions asked!
You should return it, get your $$$ back. Then purchased another one that has ML from a reputable Apple reseller and/or from an Apple Store (online or off).

If i buy a macbook pro 2 months before the new operating system comes is released, can i get it for free?

If i buy a macbook pro 2 months before the new operating system comes is released, can i get it for free?

Generally once Apple gives the official release date, then Macs have become available for up to date pricing. As long as just the season has been stated, there is no guarantee that Macs purchased during the season in question will get up to date pricing. So watch http://www.apple.com/osx/uptodate/ or http://www.apple.com/macosx/uptodate/ the day that the release date is announced. Past performance is no guarantee of future returns. Thankfully since 10.7's release Apple's full fledged releases have only been $20 USD, and updates are free to the full fledged release. I.e. 10.7.1 to 10.7.5 are updates to 10.7.
10.8.1 to 10.8.4 are updates to 10.8. It was only with 10.6 and earlier the distribution for each full release was at least $99 and up to date were around $20 going back to 10.2. 10.6 is though available on the Apple Store for only $20.

I just bought a macbook pro and qualified for the free Mountiain Lion update. How do I download the software on my laptop now that I've received the password for the content code file.

I recently purchased a macbook pro and qualified for the free Mountain Lion update. Now that I've received the very long content code from Apple, where do I go to enter this information? Is there a link within apple.com? This is my first apple computer so I'm not a proficient user. Thank you

marsrover25 wrote:
I recently purchased a macbook pro and qualified for the free Mountain Lion update. Now that I've received the very long content code from Apple, where do I go to enter this information? Is there a link within apple.com? This is my first apple computer so I'm not a proficient user. Thank you
Sign into the App Store with your Apple ID. App Store should be in the Dock.
Cheers
Pete

TS1503 After an update on my iPhone 4, (I updated using my MacBook Pro) I first received the message, iTunes was not able to load all of iTunes library back on your phone, not enough free space on your phone. (not an exact quote, essentially the same mean

The complete iTunes library was already on my iPhone 4. Why would it all not go back on? It left out around 4 or 5 songs from my play list. How do I get them back on my iPhone?
Note: All software on both devices is up to date.
Then, I tried to sync my iPhone to my MacBook Pro. I got the message, cannot sync your iPhone because there is not enough free space in the iTunes library (not exact quote, but same meaning).
I researched how to get more free space on my phone which might 'supposedly' alleviate the above issues. I removed some less used apps, and some photos and videos from my phone. Then, I tried backing up again. I still got the message there wasn't enough free space on my phone, and the missing songs from the iTunes library were not returned to my phone. I gave another try at syncing my iPhone. I still got the same message that the phone couldn't be synced because there wasn't enough free space in the iTunes library.
Any suggestions on how to remedy these problems will be appreciated!
BTW... I read a suggestion on the internet to restore my phone (I did this recently when something went wrong during a phone update and the whole process went 'hey-wire', shutting down before the update was complete. However, at that time, all of my songs and apps were still on my phone and stored in the iTunes library.) If I restore my iPhone now, will the apps and songs no longer on my phone be lost?
Sorry there are so many questions within the same 'New Discussion' thread I'm starting! But, I think all of these issues are somehow related.
Thanks!

I Have fumbled all day to this resolved, I'll run the battery down and see what happens afterwards. This is not good !

I just bought a macbook pro which worked amazingly the first few days. But now it runs worse than my old computers. How can I fix this?

I've barely had it for a week and its starting to run slow. Wepages take forever to load and its impossible top watch any videos online. I am connected wirelessly. My other much older laptop is working fine on this connection and for a few days my Macbook Pro was lightning fast. Now it runs slower than my 3 year old laptop. Also some videos tend to get choppy when I move the mouse. The audio, however, continues uninterrupted. The laptop also started taking some time to shut down. I bought this open-box from Bestbuy. And right now Im realizing that this is actually a Macbook Pro Mid 2010 after looking up the specs which is strange as the box it was in says 2012.
Processor: 2.66 GHz Intel Core i7
Memory: 8 GB 1067 MHz DDR3
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 288 MB
Software OS X Lion 10.7.3
Macbook HD: 731.83 GB free out of 749.3 GB.
Could the problem be that this is a 2010 laptop? I can still return it as its been a week.
I've cleared the cache, cookies, and history but it has little effect on the way videos and pages load.

Where did you buy this laptop? I know if I opened a box expecing and having paid for a 2012 model and found a 2010 model, I'd be back at the store demanding an exchange quicker than you could imagine. Open box or not, if you thought you were buying a 2012 model, you should get what you paid for.

I have just bought a MacBook Pro..13".. the graphics are all screwwed up. I can't get it to come around with the onboard adjustments. which and how to I install new Graphic INTeL 4000 drivers ?????

Well no one out there. I hate to have to take this 13" Mac Book Pro back , get my money back . Seems I'll have to. This is about the third time I have asked for help from Mac (APPLE) and I never hear back from them..

Does that problem happen with some applications? If so, the problem is that you are using applications that are not designed for Retina display. The developer should have done that months ago.
If that's your problem, first check that your applications are updated. If you want to make them look better, you can decrease resolution in System Preferences > Displays, but do not worry, because this does not mean that your MacBook Pro is damaged.
However, if you cannot use your Mac because the GPU is not working correctly, you have to return it and get another one

I Just Bought a MacBook Pro, I Own an iMac as well and i cannot seem to get the same applications how do i do that?

I purchased my MacBook Pro for school.
I own my iMac and it has my "Iworks" i purchased it under my apple account, although it is not wanting me to have the program on this computer ? Do i have to purchase the i works again?

If you purchased it from the App Store on the Mac, you should be able to download it again for free unless Apple has a new policy about doing that, in which case you'll need to buy it again.

Just bought a MacBook Pro 15 Inch with the 2.53 Ghz (Fan Issue)

Hi, this is my second macbook pro and I am wondering if this is an issue or not. Ever since I opened it out of the box a few days ago, the right side of the laptop is slightly louder (the fan) than the left fan. It is not an abnormal noise (its a natural sound of the fan spinning) but its slightly louder. They are both currently running at 2000 RPM default (from istat widget) but I am wondering if this is normal. My first macbook pro (2009) is quieter.
Is an SMC reset necessary for a 3 day old macbook pro or some other solution? If anything is wrong, then I shall return it for another one with 14 days.
Please help, thank you!

I believe the fans are independently controlled, so if you are doing something processor intensive the fan over the CPU would undoubtedly be running more than the one over the GPU. Judging that it's your 2nd MBP, it's probably normal.

Bought used macbook pro and cant find the mail anywhere?

i tryed int the finder and in file, applications, and no mail?

Use the computer's original disks or preloaded recovery partition(if it originally shipped with 10.7 or newer) to erase the drive and install a new OS. While there are other ways of getting Mail, other components may be missing.
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I have macbook pro & mb air with the Lion update

Since the update I have not been able to use the 2 finger swipe on the track pad as a back function that I like to use when browsing. Can't seem to get this set up in the settings. Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks

Make sure you have the "swipe between pages" set to 2 fingers. It can be set to 2 or 3.
Also, this works in Safari but the later versions of Firefox, it doesn't.
Regards,
Captfred

I bought my macbook pro in june from singapore, am I entitled to the free lion upgrade?

I have tried the link to register http://www.apple.com/macosx/uptodate/ but it seems to only accept US users. Am I entitled to the upgrade since I bought my macbook pro from singapore?

The Mid-2007 model didn't come out until June 2007, so you must have bought an earlier model. It won't run Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8.x), but it might run Lion (10.7.x) if you can get hold of a copy, depending on which earlier model it is.
Lion requires at least a Intel Core 2 Duo processor. The first MacBook Pros came out in January 2006, but they had "Core Duo" processors (no "2"). The Core 2 Duo MacBook Pros came out in October 2006. You could have bought either in March 2007.

I bought a Macbook Pro 15 last month, is it worth upgrading to the new model?

Hi,
I bought a Macbook Pro 15 last month (the lower end model) on interest free credit. I mainly got it for music and film editing. I was aware that Apple were about to announce a new series of Macbooks but kind of needed it then! Anyway, is it worth me selling this Macbook and buying the newer model that was just announced? I know I'd lose a couple of hundred £ through selling this one but would it be worth the upgrade?
Also, is there another upgrade to the new models coming? I.e. will there be a smaller scale update in 6 months?
Thanks!
Will

Csound1 wrote:
Shootist007 wrote:
Please post a link to the Apple announcement as I have not found any yet.
You can see them here:
http://store.apple.com/us
What you don't read the whole posts? I already know about them. But thanks.
"Just read about it on Macworld. $2200 for the starter. No thanks."

I bought my MacBook Pro in July before the Lion OS was released. Would you recommend getting Lion?

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