Will the 2013 update to the regular macbook pro include a fusion drive option?

What is the likelihood that the 2013 update to the regular macbook pro will include a fusion drive option?

Apple will only modify the hardware of your computer in case something is damaged. However, if you want, you can try to make your own Fusion Drive on the MacBook Pro, as Apple doesn't support it officially on that Mac > http://www.macworld.com/article/2014011/how-to-make-your-own-fusion-drive.html

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Only the lone 13" non-Retina machine offers an optical drive.
Otherwise, you have to purchase an external drive if you purchase a Retina model.
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What's the difference between the regular Macbook Pro and Macbook Pro Retina?

I don't know which one to buy ..

It depends on what you are doing with your MacBook Pro. If you are doing video or picture editing, I would suggest going with the Retina Display. It's faster, has a clearer resolution, a Solid State Hard Drive, a HDMI Port (But if you have Mountain Lion and an Apple TV, you can just use AirPlay Mirroring), but it doesn't have a disk drive. If you need one, you can always buy one and hook it up via USB. The regular MacBook Pro is still a great product, but it doesn't have as good of a screen quality, is still your classic revolving hard drive, doesn't have a HDMI port, and has a disk drive. And there's the price difference as well, The MacBook Pro with Retina Display starts at $1,499.00, and the regular MacBook Pro starts at $1,199.00.

HT4889 If I use this migration by ethernet from a macbook pro to an imac will the original macbook pro still have the original data

If I use this migration by ethernet from a macbook pro to an imac will the original macbook pro still have the original data

Yes.

Will the 13' Macbook Pro do well with Heavy Video editing?

Hello,
      I'm a grade 13 High School student who is in his last 4 months of High School. I'm looking to purchase the 13' Macbook Pro (Without Retina Display), with the 2.9Ghz Processor, and 8GBs of RAM. I will be doing Film, Animation, and all the normal things people do on laptops such as YouTube, Facebook, and others. I will be using very Graphic intensive programs such as Adobe After Effects, and Motion 5. I plan to get ether the 500GB SATA Hard Disc Drive, or the 1TB Hard Disc Drive. SSDs are not in my price point. Which would you recomend to be the better deal?
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I have been using late 2008 MacBook(2.0GHz Core 2 Duo, 8GB RAM, 9400M graphics) which running Yosemite 10.10.1 as sub machine which works fine so far.
1,2) Yes, you can back up bootable clone with Carbon Copy Cloner or Super Duper! or Disk Utility on external drive, and if you don't like Yosemite, you can back to 10.9.5 from it anytime you want(boot from external drive, then restore previous system from external drive with Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper! or Disk Utility on internal disk).
3) I dont connect iPhone to my MacBook, though I think your MacBook Pro can handle it.

Does the new MacBook Pro have an optical drive?

Quick, easy question - does the new MacBook Pro come with an optical drive? Or does one have to purchase an external optical drive if one wants one?

Depends on which one you buy. The Retina models do not and if you need one, have to purchase the external SuperDrive for an additional cost. The other non-Retina models, 13" and 15", do come with an internal slot-loading SuperDrive. There are, as yet, no more 17" models and no announcement whether they will be released later.

Will the Apple MacBook Pro MA092LL/A be able to run Lion smoothly? Or will it weigh it down and make it run slow?

I am looking into upgrading my Macbook and I need to know if it will cause it to be extremely slow or if I should purchase a newer model. I would like to stick with the one I have for money purposes.
Its a 17"
Apple MacBook Pro MA092LL/A
Intel Core Duo
2.16 GHZ
2GB of Memory
667 MHz Bus Speed
500 GB, 7200 RPM Hard Drive
With these specs.

Thank you for helping me out on this.
I think I will end up buying a new machine.
Though, I will look in the refurb section.
Thanks for all the advice.
~ Joseph

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Nobody can answer this question, unfortunately.
Terms & Conditions
We are not allowed to speculate about any future Apple product.
Wait and see.
Best.

Will the new Mac Pro support VMware fusion?

We've all been waiting patiently for the new Mac Pro. Is VMware Fusion 6.x going to be compatible?

Does VMware Fusion run on Mavericks? Assume the new MacPro ships "Real Soon Now", then Mavericks will be the operating system, and genrally speaking that is more important then the actual Mac.
If you have a Mac running Mavericks AND if VMware Fusion runs there, then it should run on the new MacPros, but until the new MacPro actually ships, no one can be sure.
And if VMware does not work, there is always Parallels and VirtualBox.

Early 2013 Macbook Pro Retina. Fusion Drive failure?

A customer brought his early 2013 MBP in to my shop saying it wouldn't boot up. When I started it, it shows the ? folder. So, I assumed either fs corruption or physical hard drive failure. I installed Mounain Lion on an external hard drive connected to the laptop in order to access the drive (I didn't have a screwdriver for the new pentalobe screws....) Disk Utility immediately says wipe and reinstall, blah blah. So I opened up Disk Warrior and checked S.M.A.R.T. status and no errors had been logged. I attempted to rebuild the directory with DW 4.4 and it just sticks on "...searching entire drive in a final rescue attempt...." I did notice that the partition name changed from Macintosh HD to Unknown Disk sometimes. One time it said "Customer" and immediately DW found files and made a new directory. But when I attempted to write it, it gave a write error. So I installed ddrescue and attempted to make an image onto another drive. I used the rdisk device to do it. When it finished I checked the disk with hexdump on my linux box and got nothing but zeros. So I installed testdisk. When I select /dev/disk0 with testdisk it finds the partition table immediately and the files are all listed. When i select /dev/rdisk0, it finds nothing.... I am currently making another image with ddrescue using the /dev/disk0 device instead of rdisk0. I paused the rescue and checked the image fragment with hexdump and there is data in it! This is one of the new Fusion drives that Apple is using. Does anyone have an idea what could have happened here. Oh, almost forgot. The customer said he put the laptop to sleep and when he opened the lid it was frozen. He powered it off and that's when the ? folder appeared. Any input would be greately appreciated. Thanks.

He powered it off and that's when the ? folder appeared.
The flashing question mark appears when the firmware can't find the bootable volume it was assigned in System Preferences > Startup Disk.
The contents of NVRAM stores this I believe and is maintained by power from the battery, which like in PC towers is usualy maintained by the small motherboard battery, in the case of Mac's there is none.
So if he ran the battery dry the contents of NVRAM might have been lost and thus the machine doesn't know what volume to boot from.
So first thing first is to connect the machine to the MagSafe connector on a good power source not overloaded by other items. We need to make sure the machine is getting juice.
Reset the SMC
On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side) Shift-Control-Option keys and the power button at the same time.
Release all the keys and the power button at the same time.
You should let it charge up for some time.
Next reset the NVRAM
Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command (⌘), Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
Turn on the computer.
Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys before the gray screen appears.
Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
Release the keys.
Naturally at this point your going to see the Flashing question mark again.
Press and hold the power button down to force a hardware shutdown.
Locate the option/alt key on the keyboard and hold it down, now boot the machine.
What you will see is a row of icons, this is Startup Manager.
If you see the OS X Macintosh HD partition, then select it and the arrow and boot it up,
Next head to Apple Menu > System Preferences > Startup Disk and set it to the MacintoshHD, this will remind the NVRAM what your preferred boot volume is.
Reboot normally to test. Done.
If you do Startup Manager and don't see the MacintoshHD boot volume, like you only see the RecoveryHD or it shows a globe spinning and then loads Interent Recovery, then there is something seriously wrong with the drive or the machine.
Now since that is such a new machine, it's covered by Apple's one year warranty, so the owner should just take it to them.
However your can perform passive data recovery on it if they require as Apple doesn't do that.
Create a data recovery/undelete external boot drive
Don't open the machine it voids warranty and AppleCare on those models.

When will the 2011 MacBook Pros hit the refurb page?

I've been watching the refurbished inventory, but have not seen any of the 2011 MBP 13" or 15". When do you think they will begin to appear on the Apple site?
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This is not Apple. This is a user to user forum. We're all users like yourself. Per the Terms of Use that you agreed to speculating about Apple hardware or software in this forums is inappropriate.

How good is macbook pro compared to 13" macbook pro retina and is the macbook pro has haswell processor and will I get further updates if I buy macbook pro without retina

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https://www.apple.com/mac/compare/notebooks.html
will I get further updates if I buy macbook pro without retina
I do not know what you mean by that. Any currently produced Mac is likely to be supported for as long as every other Apple product that has ever been produced. Most Apple products are relegated to "vintage" status approximately six years after which they are discontinued by Apple, meaning that the non-Retina MBP is likely to be supported through 2020.

Photo Booth Help! My photo booth screen is very very dark. I thought it was the screen but its at the brightest it can possibly be! So I grabbed my mothers MacBook Pro and It's much lighter and more clear. I have just the regular macbook. Please Help.

My photo booth screen is very very dark. I thought it was the screen but its at the brightest it can possibly be! So I grabbed my mothers MacBook Pro and It's much lighter and more clear. I have just the regular macbook. I also used the my camera on tumblr and it came up like my mothers. So could it just be photo booth? I also have no idea how to find out which operating system is downloaded. This is preowned.

Use the trackpad to scroll, thats what it was designed for. The scroll bars automatically disappear when not being used and will appear if you scroll up or down using the trackpad.
This is a user-to-user forum and most people will post on here if they have problems. You very rarely get people posting to say there update went smooth. The fact is the vast majority of Mountain Lion users will not be experiencing any major problems with the OS, or maybe with apps which are not compatible, but thats hardly Apple's fault if developers don't update their apps.

Does the new Macbook Pro 15" (late 2013) supports 4K via Thunderbolt/Displayport?

I understand that the new Macbook Pro 15" (late 2013 with Nvidia) supports 4K screen resolutions via HDMI at low hertz. But does it support 4K via Thunderbolt/Displayport? I read on Intel's web that the NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M with 2GB memory in theory can support it. Would be important as a range of new 4K 32" monitors will come out over the next year. Would be great for photo, video editing etc.

I also am very confused by this because per apple's support page it only supports 4K via HDMI at 30Hz but SHOULD support 60Hz via a mini display port 1.2 specification built into thunderbolt 2.
However, I think it does include 60Hz support (although not mentioned on apple's website). My evidence of this is that on the ifixit teardown they found a an Intel DSL 5520 Thunderbolt 2 controller which according to Intel's and Wikipedia's website is falcon ridge which means it should support Display port 1.2 natively. Plus, on apple's thunderbolt page they specifically mention connecting a 4K display to a macbook pro through the thunderbolt port (not which is suggested by the support page listed above):
"Now with Thunderbolt 2 built into the new Mac Pro and MacBook Pro with Retina display, you can connect the latest 4K desktop displays and get double the bandwidth for your peripherals. And the two generations of Thunderbolt technology are compatible with each other."
Also, the Apple mini displayport support page has not been updated since 2012 but I believe it is just showing old information
The BIG piece of evidence against the new macbook pro's supporting 4K through the thunderbolt port is that on apple's tech specs page they specifically mention 4K under the HDMI section but make no mention of it under the thunderbolt 2 section.

Can I update more than one iPad and iPhone from the same MacBook pro?

Can I update more than one iPad and iPhone to ios 5 from the same MacBook pro? Our family has one MacBook pro and several iphones and ipads. No one wants to lose their iTunes music or contact list or calendars.

Yes, but you will want to think it through before you do it.
The computer will become the "master" device, holding the definitive collection of music, photos, contacts, etc., and each iPad or iPhone will get a copy of what's on the computer. So if everyone has different collections of music or photos that you all want to keep separate from each other, you'll want to set up different accounts on the MacBook Pro. To do that, go into "System Preferences" and click "Users", then click the "+" to create a new account for each person who needs their own set of files.
That way you can each log in to your own MacBook account before you sync your iPhone or iPad, and everyone has their own copy of iTunes and their own iPhoto. If you happen to plug in an iPhone while logged into someone else's account, you just click "don't sync" (the 1st time only, it will remember after that). Sharing the same files becomes tricky, so this is only the best method if you want to keep things 100% separate.
On the other hand, if you all have your music and photos mishmashed together on the MacBook anyway or just don't care about keeping things separate, just go ahead and sync your iPhones and iPads without setting up new accounts. But in this case, you should create playlists and photo albums in iTunes and iPhoto. Then plug in an iPhone, click on it's icon in iTunes, and change the settings for Music, Photos, etc to only sync the playlists that you want on that device. Repeat for each one. They'll all remember their own settings, and continue to sync with their designated playlists or albums.
What you cannot do is use more than one computer with a single iPhone. That will wipe out the music and photos that were on it already, replacing them with the ones on the second computer.

Will the 2013 update to the regular macbook pro include a fusion drive option?

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