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07-25-2012, 01:47 PM
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07-25-2012, 01:48 PM
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The Verge has a good review of all the features...
http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/25/31...in-lion-review
http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/25/31...in-lion-review
I might actually put it on my mid-2007 iMac after all.
07-25-2012, 01:50 PM
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07-25-2012, 01:51 PM
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I could, but a Mac mini from amazon would be the cheapest. I don't think 64GB is enough since she puts her music and movies onto her computer.
Might have to get her the CD drive as she still has numerous chinese CDs to copy over :-/
And I'm gonna upgrade it to 8gb ram since its only about 40 for the sticks.
Might have to get her the CD drive as she still has numerous chinese CDs to copy over :-/
And I'm gonna upgrade it to 8gb ram since its only about 40 for the sticks.
07-25-2012, 02:19 PM
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I want the guts of the machine as well as the display. My PC desktop is four years. I'll be going to Apple store this afternoon to look.
07-25-2012, 04:09 PM
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I've never upgraded on mac before. But can i just do it? Any need to run a backup on time machine or anything else before?
07-25-2012, 05:55 PM
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Should reinstall. Dont those come with all macs?
07-25-2012, 05:57 PM
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Yeah i think they should come with it.
I remember back in the day when Comic Life was included as well. then they started slowly chipping away at included goodies like a DVI to VGA adapter and remote.
I remember back in the day when Comic Life was included as well. then they started slowly chipping away at included goodies like a DVI to VGA adapter and remote.
07-25-2012, 06:49 PM
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is there a certain advantage to doing a clean install?
Especially if my comp is only 3 months old.
Especially if my comp is only 3 months old.
07-25-2012, 06:55 PM
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i was waiting for someone to say this. This is what essentially will convince me to upgrade, since the features are something i dont necessarily need.
I've never upgraded on mac before. But can i just do it? Any need to run a backup on time machine or anything else before?
I've never upgraded on mac before. But can i just do it? Any need to run a backup on time machine or anything else before?
07-25-2012, 06:59 PM
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dropping $3500 on a speced out 15" MDPr is just ridiculous.
07-25-2012, 08:24 PM
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That could be said for many things, cameras, cars and such. But I can't see getting any notebook w/o 16gb, when it's offered... And getting one for $2800, not so bad.
07-25-2012, 08:31 PM
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I paid $2200 for my retina MBP, it has 8 gigs of RAM. My '11 MBP had 16. 50% less RAM makes no difference in usability.
The solid state hard drive is what makes the difference. Everything FLIES on this machine.
The solid state hard drive is what makes the difference. Everything FLIES on this machine.
07-25-2012, 08:55 PM
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For some of the photo programs I use on my desktop, 16 is want I need. Plus I want 512 HD
07-25-2012, 09:18 PM
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For photos/video I wouldn't do anything less than max out my ram. Especially these don't have the option of an upgrade after the fact.
07-25-2012, 10:06 PM
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^this is the big kicker when spec'ing out the machine. When I bought my mba I went full out on options knowing that nothing can be changed afterwards. This machine is still ridiculously fast, might only be a year old but I'm looking forward to another 5 or so years of it.
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07-25-2012, 10:15 PM
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Plus I would rather have the 13" screen. I get on a 15" now and they seem enormous. The 13" is much nicer to walk around the house or chill on the couch with. Easier to travel with and if I need more screen...27" TB display...done.
07-25-2012, 10:16 PM
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07-26-2012, 01:00 AM
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Well I got the new OS X anyway, fingers crossed it's better than Lion. 
First impressions is, it's a little slow, but it might have just been all the processes opening up. Other than that, I like it. I just miss my 4-finger swipe up that would clear all open windows. 
First impressions is, it's a little slow, but it might have just been all the processes opening up. Other than that, I like it. I just miss my 4-finger swipe up that would clear all open windows.
07-26-2012, 02:36 AM
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Did we always have a built in dictionary?
07-26-2012, 02:38 AM
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Well I got the new OS X anyway, fingers crossed it's better than Lion. First impressions is, it's a little slow, but it might have just been all the processes opening up. Other than that, I like it. I just miss my 4-finger swipe up that would clear all open windows.
First impressions is, it's a little slow, but it might have just been all the processes opening up. Other than that, I like it. I just miss my 4-finger swipe up that would clear all open windows.
07-26-2012, 09:00 AM
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07-29-2012, 06:15 PM
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yea we did, well at least in lion. I have lion still and thats one of my favorite features haha
Something to note though:
The saying: Once you go Mac you never go back.
I dont know if thats the case with me. Dont get me wrong that i love my mac, but i'm not one to leave Windows out of the question when comes the time I need a new computer in 4+ years.
Ohh and with all the hype I expected this computer to be faster
Something to note though:
The saying: Once you go Mac you never go back.
I dont know if thats the case with me. Dont get me wrong that i love my mac, but i'm not one to leave Windows out of the question when comes the time I need a new computer in 4+ years.
Ohh and with all the hype I expected this computer to be faster
07-29-2012, 06:21 PM
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Seems about the same to me. I have Win7 and XP in a oracle VMbox, I also have my HP Spectre Envy with 7 on it.
07-30-2012, 09:02 PM
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so here's a question. How many processes do you guys have running?? I have chrome with 3 tabs open with 81 processes.
07-31-2012, 06:22 AM
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121 - 16 GB of Ram and i7 here. My mac is a beast
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro8,2
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 16 GB
Boot ROM Version: MBP81.0047.B27
SMC Version (system): 1.69f3
Serial Number (system): C02FQ6JVDF8V
Hardware UUID: 25CE0CA5-3704-5E4F-AFEF-54E34AFC4710
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro8,2
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 16 GB
Boot ROM Version: MBP81.0047.B27
SMC Version (system): 1.69f3
Serial Number (system): C02FQ6JVDF8V
Hardware UUID: 25CE0CA5-3704-5E4F-AFEF-54E34AFC4710
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled
07-31-2012, 07:06 AM
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07-31-2012, 10:49 AM
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Hulu Plus now on AppleTV! 
Finally!
Finally!
07-31-2012, 10:59 AM
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Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac12,2
Processor Name: Intel Core i5
Processor Speed: 2.7 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB
Memory: 8 GB
07-31-2012, 12:25 PM
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07-31-2012, 12:35 PM
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Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac11,1
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 2.8 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB
Memory: 16 GB
Processor Interconnect Speed: 4.8 GT/s
07-31-2012, 01:16 PM
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Hmm... my 13" Macbook Unibody Aluminum (2008) can fetch about $500... wonder if I should upgrade to an Air... or just throw in an SSD. 
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