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Finally, my status has changed to "Prepared for...	6,729 Views / 64 Replies
Finally, my status has changed to "Prepared for Shipment." I'm hoping it will get here before or by next Wednesday--I paid $11 for the 2-3 day shipping. I leave town next Thursday, and would...
Posted by Film Prof, on Oct 29, 2008 at 10:36 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Just ordered mine. MBP 2.8GHz with the 320GB...	6,729 Views / 64 Replies
Just ordered mine. MBP 2.8GHz with the 320GB 7200rpm drive. I also added a Mini Display to VGA adapter, so I can hook it to projectors in my various classrooms. Estimated arrival is 11/4 -...
Posted by Film Prof, on Oct 23, 2008 at 10:20 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Thanks. I don't really keep on top of things...	6,099 Views / 23 Replies
Thanks. I don't really keep on top of things with quite this level of detail. I had 45nm stuck in my head when I read the original post discussing the possible differences between the two chips,...
Posted by Film Prof, on Oct 21, 2008 at 06:41 PM, in Mac Notebooks

So both the 2.53 and the 2.8 are the older model...	6,099 Views / 23 Replies
So both the 2.53 and the 2.8 are the older model processors, and neither will run cooler than the other? Has this been verified? I agree that keeping the computer 10% longer is worth an extra 10%...
Posted by Film Prof, on Oct 21, 2008 at 02:04 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Okay, this is an important consideration. My...	6,099 Views / 23 Replies
Okay, this is an important consideration. My current MBP is from the first C2D release, and it gets pretty damned hot, particularly when doing anything graphics intensive. Anybody have any more...
Posted by Film Prof, on Oct 19, 2008 at 10:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I was already planning on upgrading to the...	6,099 Views / 23 Replies
I was already planning on upgrading to the 7200rpm drive, since it's something like $45 to upgrade. And I think 320GB will last me awhile, since I've yet to fill the 160GB on my current MBP. I'm...
Posted by Film Prof, on Oct 18, 2008 at 03:23 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Anybody? I'm going to plop down the money --...	6,099 Views / 23 Replies
Anybody? I'm going to plop down the money -- well, the credit -- soon, as my current MBP is crippled from a wine spill. Is it worth it to spend the extra $270 for the extra speed? Will I even...
Posted by Film Prof, on Oct 18, 2008 at 12:25 AM, in Mac Notebooks

2.53GHz vs. 2.8GHz	6,099 Views / 23 Replies
Simple question. Is it worth $270 to upgrade from 2.53 to 2.8 on the new MBPs?
Posted by Film Prof, on Oct 17, 2008 at 11:28 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Sorry. It's a MacBook Pro. Bought in back in...	881 Views / 11 Replies
Sorry. It's a MacBook Pro. Bought in back in October of 2006, after the Core 2 Duo came out.
Posted by Film Prof, on Aug 11, 2008 at 02:29 PM, in Mac Desktops

Well, the MacBook Pro still works, sort of. I...	881 Views / 11 Replies
Well, the MacBook Pro still works, sort of. I had to removed the Function key, because it was stuck and was locking the keyboard into the Num Lock function. The backlighting seems to be mainly...
Posted by Film Prof, on Aug 11, 2008 at 01:49 PM, in Mac Desktops

Thinking of Buying an iMac	881 Views / 11 Replies
After spilling red wine all over my MacBook Pro the other night, I'm in the market for a new Mac. I have a nice 20" iMac at work, which I like quite a bit. I'm looking at the 24" for home, the...
Posted by Film Prof, on Aug 11, 2008 at 02:46 AM, in Mac Desktops

Now I'm at 86%, or 4734 mAh, per System Profiler,...	856 Views / 7 Replies
Now I'm at 86%, or 4734 mAh, per System Profiler, Coconut Battery, and iStat. Somehow, I gained another 4% since yesterday. I'm not complaining, mind you; just confused.
Posted by Film Prof, on Jan 30, 2008 at 06:54 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Strange. I started to drain the battery last...	856 Views / 7 Replies
Strange. I started to drain the battery last night, and all of a sudden, both Coconut Battery and iStat said I was at 89% capacity. When I'd finished calibrating the battery, I'm at 82% capacity on...
Posted by Film Prof, on Jan 29, 2008 at 11:30 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I haven't calibrated it recently. I'll give it a...	856 Views / 7 Replies
I haven't calibrated it recently. I'll give it a shot. Hopefully, it'll work. I don't see how it could have lost almost 40% of its capacity in less than a week.
Posted by Film Prof, on Jan 28, 2008 at 11:37 PM, in Mac Notebooks

MacBook Pro Battery Capacity	856 Views / 7 Replies
In the last week, according to Coconut Battery, I went from 91% capacity to 53% capacity, with 163 load cycles. Why would the battery take such a nose dive?
Posted by Film Prof, on Jan 28, 2008 at 08:31 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Word is still a PowerPC program, and hasn't been...	5,181 Views / 17 Replies
Word is still a PowerPC program, and hasn't been rewritten for the Intel chip. All PowerPC programs seem to make the Intel chip run hotter.
Posted by Film Prof, on Jul 31, 2007 at 10:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I was at a conference lately, where one of the...	2,145 Views / 28 Replies
I was at a conference lately, where one of the presenters was using extremely high resolution images of medieval manuscripts. His presentation was slowed down considerably as we waited for the...
Posted by Film Prof, on Jun 24, 2007 at 09:45 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Yep, it sure does, and it does the job nicely. ...	826 Views / 7 Replies
Yep, it sure does, and it does the job nicely. Just remember to throw it in the wash every once in a while. I forget, and I get key shaped dust marks on the screen when I do.
Posted by Film Prof, on Jun 24, 2007 at 09:43 PM, in Mac Notebooks

When I'm typing in larger Word files, there will...	1,259 Views / 17 Replies
When I'm typing in larger Word files, there will occasionally be a noticeable lag between my typing and the appearance of the characters on the screen. I've also had a couple of weird issues with...
Posted by Film Prof, on Feb 10, 2007 at 03:41 PM, in Applications

I really don't get all of the complaints about...	3,491 Views / 37 Replies
I really don't get all of the complaints about reflections. Unless I turn the screen to an angle I'd never be viewing it from, anyway, there are no reflections. Of course, I'm not sitting with...
Posted by Film Prof, on Dec 16, 2006 at 03:26 PM, in Mac Notebooks

You're getting a faster processor and a second...	1,002 Views / 8 Replies
You're getting a faster processor and a second gigabyte of RAM, too. Seemed worth it to me.
Posted by Film Prof, on Dec 14, 2006 at 11:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I figure going for the 256MB may provide me with...	1,002 Views / 8 Replies
I figure going for the 256MB may provide me with a little more time before complete obsolescence.
Posted by Film Prof, on Dec 14, 2006 at 06:11 PM, in Mac Notebooks

As someone who is clumsy, who is married to...	1,334 Views / 25 Replies
As someone who is clumsy, who is married to someone who is clumsy, and who has four pets, the magsafe connector has indeed been a lifesaver on a number of occasions.
Posted by Film Prof, on Dec 14, 2006 at 06:08 PM, in Mac Notebooks

There's nothing wrong with my glossy. I find it...	3,491 Views / 37 Replies
There's nothing wrong with my glossy. I find it to be an excellent middle ground between the too-glossy screens I've seen on PCs and the dullness (IMHO) of the matte screen.
Posted by Film Prof, on Dec 13, 2006 at 10:20 PM, in Mac Notebooks

For the most part, it runs pretty cool. 44C...	1,002 Views / 12 Replies
For the most part, it runs pretty cool. 44C right now, running Firefox and a solitaire game. I can get it into the 70s if I import a CD into iTunes or open multiple HD streams, but even then I can...
Posted by Film Prof, on Dec 10, 2006 at 05:44 AM, in Mac Notebooks

That's happening to me, too. Is this a problem? ...	4,485 Views / 42 Replies
That's happening to me, too. Is this a problem? With my Dell, it was. The adapter burned itself out within a few months.
Posted by Film Prof, on Nov 30, 2006 at 03:05 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Ah. I only switched to Mac recently, so my sole...	3,692 Views / 44 Replies
Ah. I only switched to Mac recently, so my sole experience is my MBP C2D with 10.4.8. No lag whatsoever. So in answer to the OP, no reason not to get a MacBook or a MacBook Pro. By the...
Posted by Film Prof, on Nov 30, 2006 at 03:03 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I don't notice any lag time, and I use Word...	3,692 Views / 44 Replies
I don't notice any lag time, and I use Word constantly.
Posted by Film Prof, on Nov 29, 2006 at 11:54 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I had to send the first one back because of a bad...	4,485 Views / 42 Replies
I had to send the first one back because of a bad logic board. So they haven't quite gotten everything right, but the second one is problem free :knocks on wood:
Posted by Film Prof, on Nov 28, 2006 at 12:01 AM, in Mac Notebooks

What I received in the mail was paperwork and a...	3,842 Views / 53 Replies
What I received in the mail was paperwork and a CD-ROM with some diagnostic tools on it. The paperwork most definitely tied my MBP's serial number to the AppleCare number.
Posted by Film Prof, on Nov 25, 2006 at 01:51 AM, in Mac Notebooks

How does that work? When I bought it, it was for...	3,842 Views / 53 Replies
How does that work? When I bought it, it was for that specific machine with that specific serial number, and when I had to return that MBP because of logic board problems, I had to go through a lot...
Posted by Film Prof, on Nov 22, 2006 at 08:16 PM, in Mac Notebooks

One thing I will say and that's that the geniuses...	1,813 Views / 22 Replies
One thing I will say and that's that the geniuses seem to know jack **** about the newest products. They were of little help with the MBP C2D, and in the end, it seemed like I knew more about the...
Posted by Film Prof, on Nov 21, 2006 at 09:02 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Take it from one who learned the hard way--NEVER...	3,842 Views / 53 Replies
Take it from one who learned the hard way--NEVER buy a computer without buying an extended warranty. I have a dead Dell on my hands that lived a year and a week. Dell told me I'd have to cough up...
Posted by Film Prof, on Nov 17, 2006 at 09:46 PM, in Mac Notebooks

It is if you have no other home computer to work...	806 Views / 4 Replies
It is if you have no other home computer to work on. I sent my MBP C2D back on Tuesday, because of logic board difficulties. They promised me one-day shipping and a replacement by yesterday,...
Posted by Film Prof, on Nov 17, 2006 at 04:27 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I think they're releasing products before they've...	1,813 Views / 22 Replies
I think they're releasing products before they've been fully tested. The sheer number of problems indicates a quality control issue to me. If I had been able to, I probably would have waited a...
Posted by Film Prof, on Nov 17, 2006 at 12:39 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I was hot for the 17" until I went to the Apple...	1,074 Views / 16 Replies
I was hot for the 17" until I went to the Apple store. It was too big, and I couldn't imagine carrying it around. 15" is just big enough. But if I were going to be using it in a single location,...
Posted by Film Prof, on Nov 17, 2006 at 01:24 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I booked a noon appointment in Chicago at 8AM the...	1,813 Views / 22 Replies
I booked a noon appointment in Chicago at 8AM the morning of, and online. By 8AM, noon was the earliest I could get in. I was seen around 12:25, I think.
Posted by Film Prof, on Nov 15, 2006 at 11:35 PM, in Mac Notebooks

It's on its way back as of tomorrow morning. A...	1,290 Views / 13 Replies
It's on its way back as of tomorrow morning. A new one should be hear by Friday at the latest, perhaps earlier, as they are sending it overnight, but if it comes from Shanghai like the first one,...
Posted by Film Prof, on Nov 14, 2006 at 12:03 AM, in Mac Notebooks

MBP C2D - Report Your Fan Behavior Here	1,290 Views / 13 Replies
I've posted in a couple of other threads, but I would like to hear from new MBP C2D owners how their fans are behaving to determine whether I have a problem or not. My own fans seem to ramp up to...
Posted by Film Prof, on Nov 12, 2006 at 08:26 PM, in Mac Notebooks

My fans go to 6000rpm pretty quickly and stay...	1,729 Views / 10 Replies
My fans go to 6000rpm pretty quickly and stay there. Apple has told me that they will replace the computer, suspecting a bad logic board. More people need to report this problem to them, so they...
Posted by Film Prof, on Nov 11, 2006 at 02:49 PM, in Mac Notebooks

The Geniuses at the Apple Store think that this...	1,634 Views / 17 Replies
The Geniuses at the Apple Store think that this problem is caused by the logic board, and could not give me a repair time estimate, since they don't have any parts for these new MBP C2Ds yet. They...
Posted by Film Prof, on Nov 10, 2006 at 11:44 PM, in Mac Notebooks

The same thing is happening to me. I got my MBP...	1,634 Views / 17 Replies
The same thing is happening to me. I got my MBP C2D on Monday. Right now, running nothing other than Firefox and smcFanControl, the temperature is hovering around 37-38 degrees Celsius, and the...
Posted by Film Prof, on Nov 9, 2006 at 02:48 PM, in Mac Notebooks

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