My MacBook Pro 13" Solid state Retina display stars then it will randomly show a gray boxed message asking:Are you sure you want to shut down your computer. It gives 4 alternatives Re start, sleep cancel or shut down

My 2013 MacBook Pro 13" Solid state Retina display stars then it will randomly show a gray boxed message asking:Are you sure you want to shut down your computer. It gives 4 alternatives Re start, sleep cancel or shut down. This is what it shows before shutdown.
Fernando

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panic(cpu 4 caller 0xffffff800acdbf5e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff800ac93f39, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0x0000000000000030, CR3: 0x0000000007f08013, CR4: 0x00000000001606e0
RAX: 0x0000000000000000, RBX: 0x0000000000000000, RCX: 0x0000000000023000, RDX: 0x0000000000000023
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R8: 0xffffff81f8fe3a68, R9: 0x0000000000000000, R10: 0x0000000000000000, R11: 0x0000000000000206
R12: 0xffffff8030309920, R13: 0x0000000000000003, R14: 0x0000000000000000, R15: 0x0000000000000004
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0xffffff81f8fe36e0 : 0xffffff800acdbf5e
0xffffff81f8fe38b0 : 0xffffff800acf3456
0xffffff81f8fe38d0 : 0xffffff800ac93f39
0xffffff81f8fe3a10 : 0xffffff800acafdfe
0xffffff81f8fe3a50 : 0xffffff800b0bb851
0xffffff81f8fe3a90 : 0xffffff7f8c6e608d
0xffffff81f8fe3af0 : 0xffffff7f8c70e24c
0xffffff81f8fe3b30 : 0xffffff7f8c715fb2
0xffffff81f8fe3b70 : 0xffffff7f8c715ddc
0xffffff81f8fe3b90 : 0xffffff800b0cff0d
0xffffff81f8fe3bf0 : 0xffffff800b0cdabf
0xffffff81f8fe3d40 : 0xffffff800acb66a8
0xffffff81f8fe3e50 : 0xffffff800ac26bf1
0xffffff81f8fe3e80 : 0xffffff800ac139f5
0xffffff81f8fe3ef0 : 0xffffff800ac1e043
0xffffff81f8fe3f70 : 0xffffff800acc989d
0xffffff81f8fe3fb0 : 0xffffff800acf3c76
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Hey SreeHarsha Vardhan,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Sounds like you are having trouble with the screen on your Macbook. If you are not getting anything on the screen, take a look at this article.
Apple computers: Troubleshooting issues with video on internal or external displays
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1573
Have a nice day,
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nba123 wrote:
whatever I have will be with me for the next 4-5 years...should I go with the non-retina because of this?
It doesn't directly follow that you should limit yourself to the non-Retina, because it depends on how much storage you need. If the amount you need in the next 5 years is within the Retina storage amounts you can afford, then of course the Retina would work fine. Now, to work out what you would need in the next 5 years...
nba123 wrote:
Also do you think I will need 256gb or 500gb? which is more likely for me?
We can't guess that for you, because it depends on your individual storage habits. You said you would need to store "music, pictures and word/powerpoint documents." You would need to start with what you currently store, and then have an idea of how fast you accumulate them. The numbers can vary widely depending on how fast you grow your music and photo collections, and the sizes of the files. For example, a person using a DSLR camera shooting 24-megapixel raw files will have a photo collection that grows in size much faster than someone who only stores JPEG files from a camera phone.
I wouldn't worry about Word or PowerPoint files as those tend to be quite small. What consumes disk space the fastest is digital media: Music, photos, and videos. Especially HD videos. You can store maybe 100 Word files in the space taken up by a single music CD. A single 5-minute HD video can use up the same space as over 1000 Word files.
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Model Name:    MacBook Pro
Model Identifier:    MacBookPro8,3
Processor Name:    Intel Core i7
Processor Speed:    2.3 GHz
Number Of Processors:    1
Total Number Of Cores:    4
L2 Cache (per core):    256 KB
L3 Cache:    8 MB
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SMC Version (system):    1.70f5
Hardware UUID:    B33437F0-982A-5E30-84E2-61098856EA5B
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State:    Enabled
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It works fine in an external case and in 13in but not 17in
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512GB SSD (concerned this won't be enough - do I just spend another $100 and get a portable external drive?)
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I would go with the 512 SSD if your going for speed. The 1tb Ata will hold more but you will notice perfomance slowing down once you fill up past around 700 gigs
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