I'm planning on buying a MacBook Pro 13" soon and I do a bit of photography. But I still have a few questions!!!!!
Well, I'm currently on a Windows 7 based laptop (HP Pavilion dv6 2010). I like Windows and I've been using it all my life and I think it's great!!! But, there are features the the OS X has that Windows doesn't have (namley the Motion Gestures).
Things I want to know:
1.) There is one feature that Windows 7 has it's called Themes (where you can play slide shows of your pictures on your desktop and also play around with the color effects of the taskbar). I really love this feature as a pohotographer!!! I wanted to know if the Mac OS X Lion has a feature similar to this (where I can change the color effects on the dock. Also, have a slide show of pictures on my desktop that change, lets say every 5 mins, from a particular folder in 'My Pictures' while, I'm working or using an App. Also on Windows 7 you can name/save/share that theme with others is that possible on the Mac).
2.) An other question I need an answer for is, is there a free program for Mac OS X similar to IZArc (and .rar extractor). I use this program quite frequently on my PC (mainly while downloading textures shared online, I use a lot of textures for my pictures).
3.) Which is more realiable Microsoft Office or iWork. I'm used to working on MS Office (especially on Word, Outlook, Excel, & Powerpoint). My college uses Microsoft Office and I'm a business major (photography is just a really big hobby of mine) so which would benefit me Numbers or Excel (I would most probably go with MS Office, I just want to hear other opinions, like features that iWork has and MS Office doesn't).
4.) Would the 500 GB hard drive @5400 rmp benefit me or would it be slow (like affect start up times/resume times/opening large files. My HP dv6 2009 has a 500 GB hard drive @ 7200 rpm). Would I need an SSD? (I don't think I can afford one).
5.) Can I share files with Windows based computers at my home (we have 2 HP laptops, three Desktops, and one of the desktops is attached to a printer. And since this desktop has a printer, it's essential that we connect to this desktop). So, can a MacBook Pro connect to a Windows home network.
6.) Are there any overheating issues with the new MacBook Pro 13"? My HP pavilion dv6 2010 does (it's due to poor build quality and improper venting, also the 500 GB HDD @7200 rpm). Whereas, my dad's HP Pavilion dv5 2011 doesn't.
If I get to have all the features on the Mac OS X Lion, I would feel like having no compromises and purchase myself a MacBook Pro 13" immediatley or sometime soon!!!
Here’s a couple of links to get you started on your research...
OS X Lion Overview
iLife 11
http://www.apple.com/ilife/video-showcase/
http://www.apple.com/ilife/
Running Windows on a Mac
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2344661,00.asp
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I'm looking at buying a MacBook Pro for uni next year and I'm not sure what type to get. I've heard different things about the retina display and that people only get it to edit photos etc but then people have said that it is quicker and makes the laptop lighter. I'm also unsure of how much storage I will need. If anyone can help that would be great!!
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How much storage you need will depend on your needs.
I don't recommend the Retina models at this time - too many issues with tinting (on Samsung displays) and image retention (on LG displays).
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Message was edited by: CHARNCHAN. That is without having to buy another copy for the Mac!Not sure why you'd want CS5 for your new Mac with Retina display.
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I'm planning on buying a MacBook Pro retina display
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due to:
Your Solid State Drive and having enough space inside your Macbook Air & Pro
Solid State Drive usage premise, or the “more space / upgrade SSD” question
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Nobody should consider any notebook a data storage device at any time under any circumstance, rather a data creation, sending, and manipulation device; and in the case of a SSD, this is more important for purposes of having sufficient working space on the SSD and reducing SSD ‘bloat’ in which cases someone is wrongly attempting to use the SSD space as a large media storage nexus.
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You both can and should purchase whichever SSD size you need or see fit, but even in the case of the largest of SSD, unless use-considerations are made, and SSD spaces are allocated as should be the case indicated above, one can easily and immediately run into this quandary of “needing more internal SSD space”, in which instance a different approach in usage must then be implemented.
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Slim USB3 1TB external hard drive
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There is almost no premise in which a small 12mm thick 1 Terabyte USB hard drive cannot be taken along with any Macbook as an external large storage extension inside any Macbook carry case or pouch. Typically such external HD profiles are not much bigger than a deck of cards.
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Hi,
I hope that someone in the community can help - I called the Apply main number in the US and the guy was clueless - he was even surprised that there are different time zones in other parts of the world. Yep, I'm an American in Paris and realize that after 7 years here that I just don't want to switch to a french keyboard. I'm in the market for a new MacBook Pro Retina (I already have one but am changing jobs), but can't seem to figure out how to buy one from Paris. Apple doesn't ship outside the US...
Any ideas?
Thanks!
Greghttp://www.apple.com/support/macbookair
Direct you to the proper forum for MacBook :
MacBook Series Forums
https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks?view=discussions
http://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro
Mac OS X Forum
https://discussions.apple.com/community/mac_os?view=discussions
Found some items on Google for what you can do, customize when buying, swapping out ($US200 it sounded like) so it is possible.
http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy-ab&q=US+keyboard+macbook+air+French&oq=US+key board+macbook+air+French
unfortunately it is not so easy because replacing the keyboard is like replacing the upper case!
Installing MacBook Air 13" Mid 2012 Upper Case - Use this guide to replace the upper case, including the backlit keyboard.
For information, i'm french and I have a friend that bought a US macbook pro but wanted a french AZERTY layout. If you buy a brand new one, the tip is to order the devise directly at the online apple store and to ask for the free option Canadian keyboard. Canadian keyboard are also azerty! I don't know for German layout...
http://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/111945/How+to+exchange+the+complete+Keyboard+ (MBA+2012+13%22)
The apple.ca store lists an English or French BTO option. But I don't know if that's the "real" French layout or the Quebec government's stipulated CSA layout. And maybe one with the QWERTY or maybe QWERTZ layout.
The apple.com US site lists:
Keyboard (English) & User's Guide
Keyboard (Western Spanish) & User's Guide
Keyboard (French) & User's Guide
Keyboard (Japanese) & User's Guide
Again. which French or others show what the actual keyboard layout will be or look like.
But buy the MB Air in France and other European countries and the choice and keyboard layout changes again, and most likely the France purchase will have the AZERTY KEYBOARD layout.
No mention I could find of the variations of the "Enter" key differences.
http://www.ehmac.ca/anything-mac/97971-layout-macbook-air-keyboard.html
Mac OS X Help
http://www.apple.com/support/macbasics/
https://www.apple.com/support/osx/
https://www.apple.com/support/quickassist/
http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/help/
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