What is battery life playing DVD's on 13" macbook Air?

What is battery life playing DVD's on 13" macbook Air?
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Trick question. The MBair doesn't have a DVD drive so depends on how much power your external drive draws.
If you're playing movies in iTunes then it lasts longer. Also depends on which model (year) MBair. Here's Apple's statement on the current (2011) line.
"Since space-saving flash storage leaves room for a bigger battery, you can devote more time to the things you enjoy most. Things like browsing the web, editing photos, and watching videos. Get up to 5 hours of battery life on a single charge on the 11-inch model and up to 7 hours on the 13-inch model. Put MacBook Air to sleep, and it enters standby mode to conserve battery life for up to 30 days.3 When you come back to your MacBook Air and open it up, it’s on in an instant."
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MB battery life playing DVD's

I am travelling with the kids on a five hour flight next week. I don't want to bring the portable DVD player if I don't have to. Assuming I charge my relatively new MB completely before the trip, how long can I expect the battery to last if the kids are watching a DVD with all other applications turned off. Can it last an entire DVD? Two? Thanks

It would depend on the length of the movies. A better baby sitter would be maybe 1/2 hour or 1 hour different shows. Pirates of the Caribbean is 2.5 hours. Expect around 3 hours. You might want to check seat guru ( http://www.seatguru.com/ ) as they usually have information on whether your seat has a power port (which won't charge but over-ride the battery during play). If you're still not sure, call the airline itself and ask...perhaps a move of one or two rows will work...oh yes...and bring cards and a paper book besides your MacBook for them.

HT6114 i have a problem with notification of service battery since i installed mavericks. My macbook air is 2012 version.

i have a problem with notification of service battery since i installed mavericks. My macbook air is 2012 version. Any solution?

This from the crash log
Dyld Error Message:
Library not loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/Accounts.framework/Versions/A/Accounts
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indicates there is a missing library on your system. What problems were you having before that caused you to delete Safari? How did you delete it?
You're best bet in this case is to re-install the OS. While doing a re-install will not normally harm your user data having a good working backup in cases like this is essential.

I was going to buy some HD movies on iTunes, will they play in HD on my Macbook Air

I was going to buy some HD movies on Itunes, will they play in HD on my MacBook Air?

Depends on your screen resolution. System Preferences/ Display you will see the different screen support resolutions. Does it support 1980x1080? That is what HD resolution is. That being said on a screen as small as a MacBook Air you won't see any difference and if you are connecting to a monitor the display output is:
Pure digital video output
DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter (sold separately)
VGA output using Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter (sold separately)
Dual-link DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter (sold separately)
HDMI output using a third-party Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter (sold separately)
NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory3
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I want to use my home dvd player to burn dvds/cds onto my MacBook Air. I have an hdmi cord with thunderbolt connector. Where do I go from here?

Apps for OSX aren't in iTunes: they are in the App Store in your Applications folder. The payment method is the one registered in iTunes. There's no app actually called Yoga Studio, though there are several Yoga apps. There is an iOS app called Yoga Studio but it appears to have no OSX equivalent, though I haven't done a detailed search.

HT201628 I tried following the steps in this article. When I attempt to delete iTunes, it says "iTunes" can't be modified or deleted because it's required by Mac OS X. What other steps could I take to get my MacBook Air to recognize my iphone again?

I tried following the steps in this article. When I attempt to delete iTunes, it says “iTunes” can’t be modified or deleted because it’s required by Mac OS X. What other steps could I take to get my MacBook Air to recognize my iphone again? Neither iTunes nor iPhoto recognize my phone any longer.

iTunes can't be deleted because it comes with OS X. In order to delete it, open Terminal and copy:
sudo rm /Applications/iTunes.app
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I want to have my iTunes play lists and play counts on my new MacBook Air

I want to have my iTunes play lists and play counts on my new MacBook Air transferred over from my old (4 years and dying) MacBook Air.
Thanks for any and all help.

Copy the entire iTunes folder including the iTunes library file from your old Mac to the same Music folder on your new Mac. Then down the Option key while launching iTunes and select the copied iTunes folder. That should get you all your playlists, playcounts etc.; those are stored in that iTunes library file.
Regards.

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Do any imacs come with a touch screen if not whats the best touch screen for a 2012 13inch macbook air?
Thx

No they don't.
Apple's position is that touchscreens are for tablets and phones (in Apple's case the iPad and iPhone) and that OSX does not need a touchscreen - the trackpad and/or mouse is more flexible.
That may change in future but no one here knows.
In answer to your second question, there is NO touch screen available for the MacBook Air (2012 or any other vintage), nor for the MacBook Pro. If you must have a touchscreen, consider an iPad with a stand and a wireless keyboard. Alternatively, a Windows 8.1 laptop or desktop???

What kind of speakers are in a mid-2013 MacBook Air?

We bought a new MacBook Air about a month ago, and I'm gobsmacked by the terrific sound it plays. The highs are about as good as anything I've ever heard, and in a past life I had an audio system that totalled over $50K new. (I bought most of its components used.) The amazing thing is that there are no visible speaker ports at all. It's like there's a planar speaker behing the screen! If anyone knows how they do this, I'd love to know. Or if you know somewhere I can go read about the subject, that would be great too.

Craig MacKenna wrote:
We bought a new MacBook Air about a month ago, and I'm gobsmacked by the terrific sound it plays. The highs are about as good as anything I've ever heard, and in a past life I had an audio system that totalled over $50K new. (I bought most of its components used.) The amazing thing is that there are no visible speaker ports at all. It's like there's a planar speaker behing the screen! If anyone knows how they do this, I'd love to know. Or if you know somewhere I can go read about the subject, that would be great too.
Theyre BOSE speakers. Yes,theyre loud too. You can make them louder if you use the APP called "BOOM" on the APP STORE.
They speakers are in the main chassis, not in the display assy.

Problems with mirror play to Apple TV from macbook air

Hi,
I'm having difficulty's streaming from my macbook air to the tv screen via the apple tv.
The Apple TV is conected to the Internet via wifi and it plays rented movies or streaming youtube fine but if i try to watch a movie from my laptop (stream of the net ) and watch it on the tv then it wont work properly , it has excessive lag and cuts out or wont connect to my laptop at all . it wont show the desk top intermittent either and massive delays when it does.
i think it may have something to do with an update or something ? I have mavericks on the air and everything is updated , i have 2 apple tvs and 1 is connected through Ethernet and it seems ok I've also tried to do the same through my imac with parrot but its the same problems even tho its connected directly to the router.
Thanks in advance
stu

The Imac has the same problem with playing to the lounge room atv but no where near as bad, ( can actually watch a movie) it just cuts in and out a little but when you watch it on the imac screen its playing fine.
my modem is a netgear dual band and i have tryed both bands and still has the problem i also have a range extender and its bad through that but when I originally purchased the atv it worked fine with it.
I don't watch a lot of movies mainly stream music through the iphone on it and this is why im thinking that an update may have affected it cause it used to work fine but i also did purchase the netgear router and im thinking it may also could be a problem but what i cant understand is the problem is only with airplay or parrot depending on laptop or desk top and no real problems with the iphone streaming movies or the stream ok through itunes apart from some movies don't have sound in itunes .
When you say I can adjust the router could you tell me what to adjust or how ?
Thanks for your help

What is the actual usable RAM in the 128GB Macbook Air?

I'm considering purchasing a Macbook Air with 128GB of RAM, but want to know what the actual usable RAM is taking into account the OS and other installed programs?

121 gig free from box
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Is it possible to play civilization V with the macbook air

Is it possible to play civilization V with the macbook air

Civ V system requirements: http://www.aspyr.com/product/game_specs/125
Check against the tech specs of your MacBook Air http://support.apple.com/specs/#macbookair
Stefan

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I have purchased 2 from Amazon and both are to long by about a half inch. It appears Apple has change the configuration on the newest MacBook Air 13 inch. I need to know what to order online.

You seem to want the dimensions. If so, here they are:
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What is the preferred anti-virusmalware software for MacBook Air?

None is required.
Helpful Links Regarding Malware Protection
An excellent link to read is Tom Reed's Mac Malware Guide.
Also, visit The XLab FAQs and read Detecting and avoiding malware and spyware.
See these Apple articles:
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          OS X Lion- Protect your Mac from malware
          OS X Mountain Lion- Protect your Mac from malware
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From user Joe Bailey comes this equally useful advice:
The facts are:
1. There is no anti-malware software that can detect 100% of the malware out there.
2. There is no anti-malware that can detect anything targeting the Mac because there
     is no Mac malware in the wild, and therefore, no "signatures" to detect.
3. The very best way to prevent the most attacks is for you as the user to be aware that
     the most successful malware attacks rely on very sophisticated social engineering
     techniques preying on human avarice, ****, and fear.
4. Internet popups saying the FBI, NSA, Microsoft, your ISP has detected malware on
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5. Some of the anti-malware products on the market are worse than the malware
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6. Be cautious where you go on the internet.
7. Only download anything from sites you know are safe.
8. Avoid links you receive in email, always be suspicious even if you get something
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9. If there is any question in your mind, then assume it is malware.

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I have a Macbook Air and I don't want to store videos on the hardrive because it will fill up fast. I have a lot of videos - for people that also take a lot of videos - what is the best way in your opinion or best place to store video? For example, on a server, on a cloud server, etc?

Ok, so do you have a recommend brand and space capacity?
You mentioned that one of your primary needs is to store video, which demands large capacity. As a consequence I'd suggest a drive with at least 1Tb, perhaps greater, capacity. I don't have a preferred brand or manufacturer - it's a bit like recommending which is better between Ford and Chevy - but I have a couple of Western Digital external USB drives which have proven very reliable, and a Seagate which is used as a daily backup and has worked flawlessly.
DWB's point about backups is important too, because when you store files on any drive there is a risk of that drive failing - and indeed, all drives will fail at some point. The question is, can you live with the total loss of those files if the drive does fail? If you are storing files that you value, then a backup is needed to help protect those files. Ideally that would mean two drives, not one. One to use for the storing the files, and the second to use to back those files up.

What is battery life playing DVD's on 13" macbook Air?

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