Questions on macbook pro

Hello
I never had a mac computer. I have a dell computer. My birthday is coming up and am considering to get a Mac pro. So i have several questions.
1) this is a fairly new product, are there a lot of problems with it? I hear about new products that come out and have problems. If there are any, did apple fix them?
2) Is it worth the money?
3) Is it easy to adapt to? I have had a dell desktop for years and i know macs are differnt. At school they have mac desktops. I havent been on them much, but one thing that has happend is when i click on a icon, the icon just bounces up and down and nothing loads. does that happen?
4) How long does the battery last for? Does the macbook pro over heat?
5) Does it work well? Fast? Can i use msn messenger, aim etc?
Thanks for your help

Hi Yankee,
I think a new Macbook Pro would make a great birthday gift. I hope you get one. In answering your questions...
#1 this is not a new product. This is the third update of this model. They run great, and bugs pretty much were worked out in the first version. If you do have issues, you are covered for one year under warranty, and can purchase a two year extended warranty.
#2 I just sold my previous version Macbook Pro that I had owned for 10 months, and got $1680. for it. They are worth it in many ways more than money. The experience will make you a happy user.
#3 It is a very intuitive OS and you will catch on fast. If you encountered bouncing icons on a school Mac, it could have been due to low memory or a problem with the install. The Macbook Pro comes with 2GB of ram, and will be fast.
#4 My battery last 4-5 Hours in normal use. It doesn't get hot either. Fans have rarely come on, and its very quiet.
#5 It works well, and fast, and you can use AIM through iChat with built in camera. YOu can also use MSN Messenger.
Get one and you will love it!

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Basic questions about macbook pro + external monitor

Hi,
I have some very basic questions about using a Macbook Pro + external display. I don't actually have them but need to know how things works.
So, here they are:
1) Can I use the external display as the main display?
2) Will the external display run with its resolution or with that of the mbook pro?
3) Somewhere I read that you cannot keep the macbook pro open and get the full resolution of the external display. Is that true ?
4) Is it dangerous to keep the mbook closed while using the external display?
5) Does the usage of the external display impact on mbook performance?
I know...a lot of questions , but would be nice if someone could help me.
Thanks.

Hi - I am presently using an external display.
To answer your questions in sequence:
1. Yes you can use the external display as your main display. The way to enable that mode is to put your MacBook Pro to sleep, attach the external display. Wake up your MBPro with the lid closed and you will see the external display as you main display. You can alternatively set the external to "Mirror" your notebook by using preferences/display.
2. The external display will run at its resolution although you can adjust and calibrate it using Preferences/Display.
3. Not true. You get max resolution on both displays. Of course you may have to tweak as mentioned above.
4. Not at all. I use this mode all the time. Just make sure you initially set up as mentioned above and your LCD on the MBPro will stay off.
5. I have not seen any performance degradation whatsoever.
Hope this helps.

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Is the transition from windows to mac easy or does it take awhile?
Did you previous windows users get used to the minimizing of windows,I find it alittle weird?
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How many windows can you have minimized?
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When people say mac doesn't have viruses,does that mean because not many people use mac or because it has a well built OS?
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take awhile?
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How many windows can you have minimized?
Lots, and then some
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that are out or are there more?
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I do alot of downloading,will macbook be perfect for
this?
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When people say mac doesn't have viruses,does that
mean because not many people use mac or because it
has a well built OS?
possibly a bit of both but I reckon it's mainly because people don't bother making viruses for macs (yet....)

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I am looking at the different Macbooks that Apple offers in order to decide which one to purchase. The two main differences that i noticed are as follows. Can someone please help me answer these two questions?
1. What is the difference between a Hard Drive on the Macbook Pro and Flash Storage on the Macbook Pro with Retina?
2. Does the Macbook Pro with Retina not have a build in CD drive? Is that why it states that I would have to purchase a Superdrive seperately?

1. Flash storage is a solid state drive, which is a lot faster than a hard drive. Meaning, boot times are faster and opening applications are faster with teh flash storage. Transferring data is also faster, so installations go faster.
2. The retina's don't have an optical drive (DVD/CD drive), so if you needed one you would have to buy an external drive. However, you don't have to purchase Apple's expensive superdrive, you could purchase a 3rd party drive for much cheaper.

Questions about MacBook Pro battery

Hi, the battery of my 13 inch MacBook pro shows "not charging, consider to replace the battery." My question is, is the battery replaceable? If does, how much will that be? Do I really need to replace it?
Thank you.
Sim

Contact Apple.
For more on this:
http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=servicefaq&geo=United_States&product=Macn otebooks
To rule out false warning, try a SMC reset.
Reset SMC. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Choose the method for:
"Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".
Best.

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Hello,
Im thinking of buying a Macbook Pro for school. Im doing some kind of Graphic Design education and I use a lot of photoshop and adobe programs.
Now I have two questions regarding to this.
What are the advantages of using a Macbook Pro for creative software like Photoshop and programming (like coding a website with html/css/js), over a windows 8 laptop?
I just dont have the money for a 15 inch macbook pro, but will the MacBook pro 13 inch i5 4GB will be fast enough for adobe CS6 and will the screen also be, do-able? Its rather small of coure. But at home I got a LG 27" monitor, which I can connect my laptop to. So 13 inch will only be for at school. Mostly I design behind my 27 inch monitor.
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~Mark

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Then why do so many people use MacBooks? Especialy in the creative industries?
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How can I be sure a macbook 13 inch can be connected correct and well to my LG 27 inch monitor. My LG is 16:9 by the way. I read some non-apple monitors have compatibility problems
I would highly recommend checking out apple certified refurbished MB Pro's:
Unfortunally thats not available in my country (the Netherlands).
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I have a friend with 4GB, a dual core CPU and the HD3000 GPU, he runs Adobe CS6 just well. How is this possible there are so many differnt opinions on this matter?
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i am currently running 10.6.8 on a MacBook Pro 5,1. i'm gonna upgrade it to Lion.
will this process install a recovery partition on my MacBook Pro hard drive? If so, how big?
after i upgrade, will I still need my install discs readily available, or can i finally store them away?
i am just trying to understand how life works after going to Lion on a MacBook Pro 5,1?
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any tips? has anyone done this to a 5,1 yet?
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Hello and welcome to Apple Support Communities...
Erica M31 wrote:
i am currently running 10.6.8 on a MacBook Pro 5,1. i'm gonna upgrade it to Lion.
will this process install a recovery partition on my MacBook Pro hard drive? If so, how big?
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Erica M31 wrote:
after i upgrade, will I still need my install discs readily available, or can i finally store them away?
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it seems that i will only need my original discs for the Apple Hardware Test. Everything else can be done via the recovery partition?
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Happy Computing!
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Forgot to mention that once you download the OSX Lion intaller it will launch automatically and guide you through the process. If you want to make a DVD or USB installer just close the installer and follow the instructions in the post. Under normal circumstances, the OSX Lion installer will delete itself one once the update is finished.
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This doesn't fit, but I have questions New MACBOOK pro 15 inch

I am going to get the new Macbook Pro 15inch. I want the 2.8Ghz and I will build up the RAM later. Anyway, for the money should I go the 3.0 GHz? I am a video editor that works on SD and HD, usually never over 720p. I also do a little work in AE, I make my titles and some low level graphics. Will there be a big difference for me in 2.2Ghz of chip power, or can will I be fine for a while with the 2.8.
I know the MAC isn't out yet, but I am trying to save some money. It beats the old price of the mac daddy 15 inch that was topping out at 2300 bucks.
Cheers.

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I don't do ANY gaming but I do use Photoshop fairly regularly and I use iMovie to edit home video. Down the road I may get Final Cut to get more heavily into video editing.
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Hey, my Macbook Pro just arrived today, and I was wondering about general battery care:
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How long does a Macbook usually take to charge to 100%?
Is it okay to leave it plugged in all night?
Sorry if I sound stupid, but I'm not very tech-savvy. Thanks for any help!
xx

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Welcome to Apple Support Communities
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Welcome!
1) Yes, the default fan speed is 2000 rpm. At that speed they are nearly silent. The speed will increase with temperature. Max revs possible are 6000 rpm.
2) Notebook computers get hot, regardless of make. The temps you see are reasonable for graphic-intensive applications. The MBP will automatically shut down if the temps get too high; I believe the cutoff point is just over 100°C.
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I have a mid-2012 MacBook Pro with a 2.3 GHz with an i7 Intel processor and 8GB of RAM running OX 10.9.4. I seem to be running up against the 8GB memory limit a lot of the time, despite making sure I don't have many applications opened (and checking using the Activities Monitor). I am not running a lot of heavy video or photos or streaming or memory hogging applications that I know of. More just basic stuff. The kernel task is by far the biggest user of memory.   I thought 8GB would be more than plenty for my needs/work, but I get 90%+ memory pressure readouts a lot more than one would think and I get the spinning color wheel a lot too.
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EtreCheck version: 1.9.12 (48)
Report generated August 8, 2014 at 1:48:23 PM PDT
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,1
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
8 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: (null)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - VRAM: 512 MB
DELL 1908WFP 1440 x 900 @ 60 Hz
System Software:
OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 0 days 4:46:0
Disk Information:
APPLE HDD HTS545050A7E362 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (444.5 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information:
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Dell B1165nfw Mono MFP
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Logitech USB Receiver
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper:
Anywhere
Kernel Extensions:
[not loaded] com.Belcarra.iokit.USBLAN_netpart (3.1.1 - SDK 10.6) Support
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Launch Daemons:
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[running] com.crashplan.engine.plist Support
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[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[running] com.motorola-mobility.mmcfgd.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
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[running] com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist Support
[running] com.webroot.security.mac.plist Support
[running] com.webroot.webfilter.mac.plist Support
Launch Agents:
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User Launch Agents:
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[running] com.microsoft.LaunchAgent.SyncServicesAgent.plist Support
User Login Items:
iTunesHelper
CrashPlan menu bar
Dropbox
Internet Plug-ins:
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npwebroot: Version: 2.0.15 Support
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AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support
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QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.3 - SDK 10.6 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 67 Check version
Safari Extensions:
webfilter: Version: 1.0.1.40
LastPass: Version: 3.1.51
Audio Plug-ins:
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AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
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Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
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CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player Support
Java Support
Logitech Control Center Support
Trusteer Endpoint Protection Support
Time Machine:
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
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      9% Microsoft Word
      2% Microsoft Outlook
      1% Safari
      1% LCCDaemon
Top Processes by Memory:
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270 MB Microsoft Outlook
261 MB Safari
229 MB Finder
229 MB CrashPlanService
Virtual Memory Information:
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3.93 GB Active RAM
1.88 GB Inactive RAM
985 MB Wired RAM
1.21 GB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs

Question on MacBook Pro (Late 2006) and OS X 10.5

I've owned the MacBook Pro I am currently using since April 2006. The specs for the system are as follows:
Hardware Overview:
Model Name:    MacBook Pro 15"
Model Identifier:    MacBookPro1,1
Processor Name:    Intel Core Duo
Processor Speed:    1.83 GHz
Number Of Processors:    1
Total Number Of Cores:    2
L2 Cache (per processor):    2 MB
Memory:    1 GB
Bus Speed:    667 MHz
Boot ROM Version:    MBP11.0055.B08
From November 2007 until about April 2011, I had 10.5 installed on the system. I reverted back to Tiger for certain reasons until this morning. I attempted to reinstall Leopard using the same discs used when I installed it back in 2007. However, this time I was told that Leopard could not be installed. This makes no sense.
Is there a workaround to reinstall Leopard?
Thanks in advance.

Makes sense if Apple updated the firmware not to boot off the 10.5 disk, your should have been able to upgrade from 10.4 to 10.5.
I have had the same problem, also I've heard of others not being able to boot from their 10.5 disks anymore.
You could go to 10.6, but Apple is going to deny OS X security updates for that version when 10.8 is released this summer, so you can't win there neither.
Your machine can't run 10.7, so eithe stay on 10.4 or upgrade to 10.6 for $29, because the 10.5 disks are not sold and a fortune used.

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