If i buy a macbook pro but is preinstalled with lion do i have to pay a further amount for mountain lion?

if i buy a macbook pro but is preinstalled with lion do i have to pay a further amount for mountain lion?

Yes, when mountain lion first came out there was a peroid where if you had bought a Mac computer in the last few months then you could get it for free. But becuase it's been out for a year i think now, thats not the case

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No. Macs cannot run a system that is older than the hardware. You can however pick up a copy of Snow Leopard Server and run it in a virtual machine using Parallels.

Im about to buy a macbook pro. but I dont know if there are too much techproblems with the retina model,such as overheating, malfunction of the fans, screen problems?. or is the macbook pro non retina in tech problems a better option? thanxa lot

Im about to buy a macbook pro. but I dont know if there are too much techproblems with the retina model,such as overheating, malfunction of the fans, screen problems?. or is the macbook pro non retina in tech problems a better option? thanxa lot

I have a brand new rMBP and have not seen any of those problems.

My macbook pro's screen constantly goes dim. I have set the energy saver settings for battery to 7 mins but it goes dim if the period of inactivity is less than 7 mins. Please help. MBP 13" OSX 10.6.8 (2011)

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Doesn't sound like it. It sounds like you're being logged-off.
Does your Mac go through the complete Restart cycle -- black screen, gray and/or blue screen momentarily, startup chime, etc?
If you're not sure, do a Restart just to watch the process; the next time the problem occurs, see if it's the same.
You need to know which it is, as these will have very different causes, and different places to look for a solution.

I am a college graphic design student looking to buy a Macbook Pro, but can't tell them apart.

I need to buy a Macbook Pro for school and I'm planning to buy one refurbished. I want to buy one from the generation before the most recent one that was released in December, but I can't tell them apart. How exactly do I determine the generation I'm looking for?
PS I don't want the macbook with retina display, because it doesn't have a CD disk drive.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4132 How to identify MacBook Pro models
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I want to buy a MacBook Pro, but is it worth it?

The computer I buy is going to be my computer through High School and hopefully College, but a MacBook Pro is around $1000 to $1300 dollars right? So is it worth the cost?

ConnorJ777 wrote:
The computer I buy is going to be my computer through High School and hopefully College
A MacBook Pro will last about 3-5 years depending upon use and abuse about the same with a quality PC laptop.
AppleCare will cover factory defects for 3 years, after that your coasting on your wear and tear upon the machine, which the keyboard, trackpad, ports and optical drive would likely suffer the most it has been in my experience.
In my honest opinion, being a Mac user from day one and using PC's, unless you buy the near top end model Mac's, your really screwing yourself with the lower priced models.
So anything 13" and under in the Mac laptops you can do a HECK of a lot better with a Windows 7 laptop PC of the similar specifications. Instead of paying $1600 you could be paying $400-800.
The trouble with PC's you have to do your home work to make sure your getting a quality product, a high resolution screen on Windows 7 looks fantastic just like it does on OS X.
So unless your willing to spend over $2000 for 15" or 17" MacBook Pro + Windows 7 to keep your skills up, you likely should just get a Windows 7 laptop PC to begin with.
Better to "fit in", at college you can do almost what you want as long as you pass the classes, but when you apply for a job you need to play the part and have a appropriate looking machine to match, as the choice in platforms tells volumes about the person.
Usually creatives use Mac's, that's their symbol. Engineers use Windows for CAD/CAM and it's hardware is based a lot on interfacing with Windows and generic PC's, which a Mac is not, even though it can run Windows.
So a engineer using a Mac would be sending a signal your a administrative engineer, one who has experience already and is now telling others what to do, as you don't need to interface with CAD/CAM or other hardware and thus can afford to carry a status symbol around, being a expensive Mac. Naturally you haven't reached this stage yet as your not even in college yet, so arriving on the job with a Mac would be the wrong choice for a recent college engineering grad.
However arriving on the job at a top ad agency with a Windows PC insted of a Mac would be viewed as inappropriate, because Mac's are viewed as the creatives choice for generating content.
So when choosing a platform your also sending a signal, so it's likely best to have both skills under your belt, question you need to ask is what do you want to do, what are your skils. Then you can get a idea which platform is best for you. I advise both, but I don't advise ignoring Windows, only do that if you can afford to do so.

Wanting to buy a MacBook Pro, but...

I got two questions. My wife it's a hard core gamer, but she wants a MacBook Pro for "work" which for now isn't geared towards that type of tech. In reality she wants something she can use while sitting at the couch and be happy instead of being anchored to the iMac...
I was looking at the 15" ones, without retnia display.
Here are the two questions.
1. What specs should I be looking at for someone who realitically won't be doing anything heavy except a little photoshop, at best, and mostly facebook, and writing?
2. Why can't I seem to buy, customize, or anything else on the store online?

Cyberpawz wrote:
My wife isn't a hard core gamer, but she wants a MacBook Pro for "work" which for now isn't geared towards that type of tech.
1. What specs should I be looking at for someone who realitically won't be doing anything heavy except a little photoshop, at best, and mostly facebook, and writing?
2. Why can't I seem to buy, customize, or anything else on the store online?
Well that's better.
If her work involves Windows (or not) and PhotoShop, then I suggest one of the 15" MacBook Pro's, preferably the top end models, the non-Retina high res-anti-glare would be best for a laptop and the option to upgrade.
She is going to miss the large screen of the iMac and the 15" MBP, for comfort, will have to be sitting on a small table near the couch. If she uses the laptop on her lap for long periods, it's going to be very uncomfortable also the laptop will be more prone to liquid spills and being dropped.
So to extend the keyboard from the small table where the laptop will sit, she will need either a wireless or wired keyboard, and a wireless mouse.
I don't know, but if she is going to use the computer at the couch all the time, then why not just move the iMac there on a table next to the couch instead?
That's what we do here with our 17" MacBook Pro's, they are perched on tables next to the couch/lounge chairs so we can also watch TV and socialize. Wireless keyboards and mice.
A 15" screen is too small to be on a table on the side, it's going to force being used on the lap which is uncomfortable and dangerous for the machine. A 17" is ideal for siting on a small table, but Apple discontinued them.
Just find a table low enough that the iMac screen sit's at eye level and no need to have to purchase a new machine.

Hello,I'm trying to buy my MacBook pro, but since I am a foreign exchange student I need a international billing address, and I don't have this choose in the website. Someone know what to do?

Hello, I am a foreign exchange student and I'm trying to buy my macbook, but in the website don't have a choose for international billing address. Someone know what's to do?

An option is to call the Apple Store. Maybe these guys can help you.
You can find the telephone number here: http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/intlstoreroutingpage.html

I really want to buy a macbook pro, BUT...

BUT, ...
I'm in love with the size of my 12" powerbook. I travel for work all the time and I can't part with (the size of) my PB
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I disagree; there are many users out there that need or want the ultra-portibility of a 12" screen and Apple knows this. While the MacBook has been released initially to "satisfy all", it seems only sensical to me that Apple would introduce the much-speculated MacBook Thin (see the thread here: http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?t=296061 or here: http://www.macosrumors.com/). As I said in my post, don't expect anything in the near future, rather I would expect to see a MacBook Thin with Intel's new Core 2 Duo ultra low-wattage chips. It has been speculated that the Core Duo chips that Apple is currently using were released to merely bridge the gap between the aging Pentium line and the 'future" and to begin building on the platform of multi-core processors. (Some amazing things can happen once profits start slipping!) It seems most likely to me that these first MacBooks were also released to "bridge the gap" between the aging Power and iBooks of years past and the future of powerful, mobile computing and to allow for a platform for Apple to test out and begin its transition to Intel chips, and a new line of notebooks. Once the final kinks are worked out and the new chips from Intel are released, I would be shocked if Apple didn't continue to expand the MacBook family.
Of course this marketing theme doesn't exactly parallel the iBook vs. PowerBook of years past, but it most certainly seems plausible that Apple is going to expand the MacBook line even more. The difference between a 14" and 12" screen is a mere 2", and the difference between 12" and 13.3" is even less, but perhaps Apple will try to shave off dimensions elsewhere, say by taking out the iSight camera in an ultra, ultra portable unit?
All of this of course is mere speculation, something which is strictly forbidden by the Apple powers that be But nonetheless, to the original poster, I'd still say to wait for these new chips to be released by Intel and then to ultimately see Apple place them into their computers. The future should be interesting...

Looking To Buy A MacBook Pro, But Have A Question

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I am looking to purchase a 17” MacBook Pro and was thinking about getting 8 GB of SDRAM on it. My question is would all of the ram be able to be utilized in the system or would it just use up to 4GB of SDRAM. I am wondering about this because this is still a 32 bit system, right?

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Probably all depends on your past experience, but I'm getting a new Macbook Air next week, and I will be purchasing Microsoft Office. I have been using Word and Excel for years, and know all of the tricks, bells, and whistles, so just really don't want to go through a major learning curve to figure out how to use a new word processing and spreadsheet processing system.
I've had a little experience with Pages on my iPad (which I know is not even a close comparison to what is on the Mac), but I'm just more comfortable with Word.
So, I'd say depends on whether you want something that you are comfortable with, or something that is a new adventure! What's your pleasure?
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Fundamentally, do you need a portable system or a desktop system? Do you want something that can move around your apt/house and out and about with you? Once you decide that, the decision is easy. Since you already have an iPad, maybe an iMac would provide a broader coverage solution (I happen to like the larger iMac screen).

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i have posted a thread here in 17/12/2008
but it doesn't show up i waited three days also doesn't show up
where does my post go ????

well there are 2 different MBP threads one for the original MBP which you would have posted in and then there is this one for the later 2008 MBP

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I'm reading the board and it's making me not want to buy with all these issues on here.

It's worth noting that these Forums are mostly inhabited by people experiencing some sort of issue and are not at all representative of the wider community, many of whom are probably delighted with their purchase and not having any issues at all - i.e. this view is distorted.
That's not to say some hardware and software problems don't happen from time to time but usually Apple move quickly to fix/replace dodgy hardware and release firmware and software updates as needed.
All Apple hardware comes with a 1 year warranty so if you purchase and there's anything wrong you don't have to be concerned about it being fixed or replaced free of charge. You can also extend your AppleCare for an extra two years if you feel this is worth it.

I just bought my macbook pro last week and heard that people who purchased it can upgrade the OS X Mountain Lion for free. I actually just down loaded it but I paid for it! How can I my refund back??

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.

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