Would it be bad if i left my Macbook Pro on the power supply constantly?
I wanted to know if there was any bad that comes out of leaving my Macbook Pro on its power supply and charging 24/7?
Yes. Do not do that.
http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html
If for some reason you want your MBP to be up and running all the time, plug in the charger but remove the battery. That's how they do it in the Apple Retail Stores. Before removing the battery, run the computer without the charger attached until the battery is about 50% charged. That will maximize its useful life while it remains in storage.
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Is it bad to (almost) always run MacBook Pro using the adapter?
Question is in the title.
If you always run your laptop with the adapter, would that have a negative impact on the battery life/performance due to not being used as much?
15.4" Macbook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo Mac OS X (10.4.8)This is no problem, just make sure you calibrate your battery regulary! I do it at least every month!
Quoted from Apple: Calibrate the battery in your MacBook or MacBook Pro every month or two to keep your battery functioning at its fullest capacity.
Mac OS X 10.4 Help - Calibrating a MacBook or MacBook Pro battery:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh2339.html
Hopefully this is helpfull or solved your problem.
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Left my MacBook Pro in the hot trunk of my car
Big mistake, I should have realized that the Florida sun makes the car trunk at least 150 degrees. I need to know if it has caused permanent damage, or is it can be corrected. I first noticed a few of my Dock icons we not functioning, so I replaced them, and they worked, I don't understand why, but not a problem now. My track pad is not responsive all the time when scrolling, and trying to move a document with my mouse, sporadic. Trying to get the mouse bar to connect, sometimes takes 3-5 try's. A few months ago my battery worped and disabled my track pad, i don't think its the battery, because I am able to get the pad to click. Does anyone have any thoughts?
How long did it warm up before being turned on again? At least it should have been *completely* warm for 3 hours before turned on, which means 7 hours out of the car -- my opinion.
Genius Bar can make a better determination -
Dear Friends,
Hi, I bought a refurbished Macbook 4,1 at present it is running Lion 10.7.5( although it is an older machine circa 2008) I would like to transfer everything from my old machine( early intel Macbook Pro) to the newer machine. My older machine runs Mac OS x 10.6.8 and that allows me run some very old software. Should I make a time machine back up?and restore from that or use Carbon Copy Cloner? to transfer everything, the system, applications and data.
Thanks for your help
-WaltHere you go:
Connect the two using a Firewire cable. Boot the newer machine in Target Disk Mode. Boot the older one normally. The disk for the newer machine will appear on the older machines's Desktop.
Drive Partition and Format
1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
2. After DU loads select newer machine's hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
Clone using Restore Option of Disk Utility
1. Select the destination volume from the left side list.
2. Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
3. Select the destination volume from the left side list and drag
it to the Destination entry field.
4. Select the source volume from the left side list and drag it to
the Source entry field.
5. Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
Destination means the newer machine's drive. Source means the internal startup drive. -
I am going to buy myself a MacBook Pro in the near future and was wondering if the new Retina Display model would be worth the extra cash. I will mostly be doing photo/video/music editing.
if you're not in a big rush - why not hold off until Adobe and Microsoft releases an update to support the Retina Screen.
Don't get me wrong - the Macbook Retina is a good and videos look great - but when it comes to Photoshop, it's a little blurry and the fonts in Excel and Word is pretty blurry too.....I own one....
In any event, if it's something you can live with - then by all means - go for it.....
Otherwise - get the non Retina Macbook Pro - it's cheaper, and it's user upgradeable in both RAM and Hard Drive.
Good luck. -
I have a Canon Vixia HV30 and would like to know if I can transfer video from it to a new MacBook Pro? The camcorder has a HDV/DV output. Is that compatible with firewire?
Hi Codye24
I don't know if you saw this thread
Connecting a Canon HV30 camcorder vai a thunderbolt port to a new imac
Hope that this helps
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I bought a second hand G4 iBook with iLife 09 on it. I have copied iLife to my new Macbook Pro. The applications would not open, so I did a software update and update all three applications, but they will still not open. Can anyone help?
The seller should have given you the original disk so that you can reinstall as needed. But it likely was a single-user license (which really means single computer) so you can only have a copy on one computer at a time. If the seller didn't give you the disk he is probably still using the software on his new Mac. Your best option to get any of the iWork apps to use in OS X 10.6.6 or later is through the Mac App Store. You can then install them on any Mac you have that has access to the Mac App Store using your Apple ID.
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Go to the site and look for an unsubscribe link. Or, contact the site and ask them to stop.
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I recently updated my MacBook Pro to the new software, and now my iMessage and my FaceTime are not connected with my phone number like it is supposed to be. How do I get them to match so that I would be able to use my cellphone number on my notebook?
To reset any OS X program just go to the folder and trash the affected files.
Open a new Finder Window
Click "Go" in the above status bar
Click and HOLD the "option/alt" key and you will see "Library" now show in the above list
Click Library while still holding the option/alt key and a new window will open with all of your system files
Go to the preference file (NOT Preference Panes)
Locate a file named <com.apple.FaceTime.bag.plist>
Locate another file named <com.apple.FaceTime.plist>
Locate the file <com.apple.iMessage.bag.plist>
Drag the files to the trash
Delete the trash
Close FaceTime and iMessage if not already closed
Relaunch FaceTime and iMessage from Applications folder
This should reset the program back to default. You will have to put your information back into the program but it should work.
Good Luck. -
I recently dropped my macbook pro from the couch and it fell on the floor that was about a foot down. Nothing really major happened except for that the same area where the screen is, on the exterior of that there is a slightly bent corner. I really wanted my macbook pro to look in good condition and I wanted to know if there is any way I can repair this or do I have to replace the whole lid. I would also like to know how much it would cost. Please Help!
Apple Genius Bar will know better, even if you did show us a picture. We are just users like you.
I would start keeping very regular backups regardless. -
I purchased Elements 13 for my Imac that doesn’t have a DVD drive. How can I install it without buying a DVD drive? I would like to also install it on my MacBook Pro. Do I have to buy a second version?
Download from Download Photoshop Elements products | 13, 12, 11, 10
Install then enter your serial number. -
I've got a power cable from my 2011 macbook air which I would like to use as a spare cable for my new 2013 macbook pro, but the design has changed. Is there an adapter available so that I can use it?
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
Use the MagSafe to MagSafe 2 Converter > http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD504ZM/A/magsafe-to-magsafe-2-converter?fnode =51 However, note that the MacBook Air doesn't provide enough energy to charge the MacBook Pro with Retina display, so it could not work -
I have left my Macbook Air on the plain in Dublin. I didnt have it on ICloud. Is there any way I can track it? Maybe Apple provides such a suport?
If it's not registered with Track My Mac you can still do that - when/if it's turned on it will then show up.
Lost/stolen Apple products:
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT2526
Find my Mac
http://www.apple.com/icloud/features/find-my-iphone.html
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How much discount would a 12 year old kid get for MacBook Pro (13 inch)?
How much discount would a 12 year old kid get for MacBook Pro (13 inch)?
He needs it for school and using iMovie.
Please answer this fast as possible.
Thank you.None.
Why would you think he would get a discount? -
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Some info on this and the following two pages...
http://www.iwebformusicians.com/Internet-Music-Sell-Distribute/Website-Buy-Page. html
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