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I don't like having to plug in all this stuff every day. Power, wired Ethernet, monitor, USB for keyboard/mouse, and audio. I'm surprised these macbooks don't have some kind of dock connector on them like my old Dell did. I'm also surprised that not many people seem to care. I guess I'm just old
I don't like having to plug in all this stuff every day. Power, wired Ethernet, monitor, USB for keyboard/mouse, and audio. I'm surprised these macbooks don't have some kind of dock connector on them like my old Dell did. I'm also surprised that not many people seem to care. I guess I'm just old
Look into a thunderbolt dock. There out there. All you need to plug into your Mac is a thunderbolt cable. Every else can stay plugged into the dock.
Thunderbolt displays in a way have a dock built in too.
I can't wait to get a new iphone. Def need 64GB... I keep hitting the 32GB limit.
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My 5 has been messing up lately. If I turn it upside-down it shuts off. Lol. I need to take it apart again it kind of feels like the battery is moving around.
Every time I go to turn it back on I rub it a little and say "just two more months baby"
Hey all. My gf's daughter wants to get the Macbook Pro with Retina. She's good with the basic 13" for $1299. I told her to wait for BF since they might sweeten the deal. She wants extended warranty also. Any tips/feedback?
Check out Best Buy, they usually have good deals. You can also try to get a movers coupon from the post office which gets you 10% off. BF doesnt really do much plus its so far away. You can get Geek Squad or Apple Care.
Check out Best Buy, they usually have good deals. You can also try to get a movers coupon from the post office which gets you 10% off. BF doesnt really do much plus its so far away. You can get Geek Squad or Apple Care.
Last I checked, movers coupon is now $5 off $50. No more 10% off... unless it's different by area or your local post office still has the old packets with unexpired coupons.
Otherwise, I'd look into a refurb straight from Apple for $1099 vs $1299 new. Just as good as new with a full warranty and it would still be less than Best Buy with a 10% movers coupon ($1234.99 - 10% = $1111.49)
If it has to be new, buy from Apple store or Apple online. With Apple student discount, it's $1,199.00. You'll also get a free set of Beats Solo2 On-Ear Headphones. Flip them on eBay, Craigslist, etc for $100 or so. Brings your price to around $1099 or slightly under.
But if she's a college student, and if you can combine the $100 college student discount with 10% movers discount, and you have an American Express card and can get the $25 back with $250 Best Buy purchase offer, then it'd be $1234.99 - $100 student discount - 10% - $25 = $996.49
Isn't MacMall refurbed? Can you get ext war? She'd rather go new and pay a little more.
They sell new and refurb. Refurbs are clearly indicated. They will also sell you AppleCare warranty. They are Apple Authorized reseller.
One annoying thing about them is that they will call you to verify the order before they push it though.
Last I checked, movers coupon is now $5 off $50. No more 10% off... unless it's different by area or your local post office still has the old packets with unexpired coupons.
Otherwise, I'd look into a refurb straight from Apple for $1099 vs $1299 new. Just as good as new with a full warranty and it would still be less than Best Buy with a 10% movers coupon ($1234.99 - 10% = $1111.49)
If it has to be new, buy from Apple store or Apple online. With Apple student discount, it's $1,199.00. You'll also get a free set of Beats Solo2 On-Ear Headphones. Flip them on eBay, Craigslist, etc for $100 or so. Brings your price to around $1099 or slightly under.
But if she's a college student, and if you can combine the $100 college student discount with 10% movers discount, and you have an American Express card and can get the $25 back with $250 Best Buy purchase offer, then it'd be $1234.99 - $100 student discount - 10% - $25 = $996.49
No she's still in HS. Does student discount apply for them? I got a mover's coupon a few months back and it was 10% off but I didn't read the fine print.
Originally Posted by cM3go
There was a deal on the macbook pro at Best Buy via Slickdeals.
No she's still in HS. Does student discount apply for them? I got a mover's coupon a few months back and it was 10% off but I didn't read the fine print.
She or someone (family member, friend, etc) needs to sign up with a .edu email. If she has one, have her sign up and try to get a code when she's ready to buy. They just email you a coupon code. No name tied to it from what I remember. Then just print it out or show on smartphone during purchase.
The lowest price I've seen Best Buy sell that MBP for was $1099. Combined with a 10% movers coupon and/or $100 student discount, that'd be one heck of a deal.
Apple invents ring-style wearable device with voice control, haptics, cameras and more
Thursday, October 01, 2015, 01:44 am PT (04:44 am ET)
It seems rumors that claimed Apple conducted research into an "iRing" wearable product were based in reality, as a new patent application reveals work on a finger-mounted device stuffed with microphones, motion sensors, a haptic feedback system, biometric sensors, cameras and even a small display.
The fairly comprehensive patent application, titled "Devices and methods for a ring computing device" and published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, describes an advanced ring-style wearable that uses voice, motion and touch input to control and interact with larger computing devices.
In many ways, the claims read like an overview of Apple Watch, but distilled into a much smaller form factor. While there are disparities between Apple's ring computer and production hardware — front- and user-facing cameras among the most audacious — the document outlines a number of capabilities currently being marketed as tentpole Apple Watch features like heart rate monitoring and inductive charging. The application falls short of name dropping Watch, but notes the ring device might be used as a stand-in for a "smart watch" crown mechanism.
Interestingly, a good number of technological advances described in today's published paper were introduced with Watch, including Force Touch and the Taptic Engine, suggesting Apple was mulling an alternate design for its first foray into wearables. Topeka Capital Markets Brian White told investors about a very similar concept after taking a tour of Apple's East Asian supply chain in 2013, saying a ring device would serve as a remote control for a full-blown Apple television set. Both products failed to materialize.
As for the filing, Apple details what is basically a miniature computer crammed into a shell that wraps around a user's finger. Powered by an onboard processor, the device sports multiple input and output components, such as touch pads or touch screens measuring one to five centimeters on the diagonal. Using a mix of multitouch, voice and gesture input, wearers would use the ring to control a variety of products, like an Apple TV's onscreen UI or an iPhone.
When worn on an index finger, one could conceivably operate the ring's touch sensitive surface with a thumb, but to make things easier the document also describes a mechanism akin to Apple Watch's Digital Crown. Alternatively, built-in accelerometer and gyroscope modules are provisioned to accept gesture input with enough precision to facilitate handwriting capture. A user might even wear two rings to control multiple aspects of a host UI.
Also incorporated is a tactile feedback interface capable of responding to user input via audio cues and controlled vibratory pulses. Apple incorporates identical haptic feedback technology in its Taptic Engine, variations of which have seen implementation in Apple Watch, MacBooks and iPhone 6s. Closely tied to the Taptic Engine is pressure-sensitive input — Force Touch on Watch and 3D Touch on iPhone — which the ring also supports to some degree.
Happened to me the other night. Put it on my bedside table while it was plugged in. Picked it up 5 min later and was off. I was like... wtf. Turned it back on.
The slowness with ios 9 and my 5 sucks. I'm going to try to downgrade back to ios 8.
Happened to me the other night. Put it on my bedside table while it was plugged in. Picked it up 5 min later and was off. I was like... wtf. Turned it back on.
The slowness with ios 9 and my 5 sucks. I'm going to try to downgrade back to ios 8.
Edit: fuck, just saw 'Apple today stopped signing iOS 8.4.1 and the first version of iOS 9 for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, meaning users can no longer upgrade or downgrade to those versions of iOS using iTunes. Apple is now signing iOS 9.0.1 and iOS 9.0.2 only. '
