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Thunderbolt 2 external SSD options for late 2015 iMac?	4,661 Views / 1 Replies
Greetings all, I would like to connect an external ssd drive to my iMac. Mainly for storage and maybe boot if faster than the fusion drive installed. Having a hard time identifying HW I need. I am...
Posted by Chinasaur, on Apr 30, 2020 at 06:08 PM, in Mac Desktops

Address book from Outlook.com to iCloud help please	1,151 Views / 1 Replies
So, I deleted my entire iCloud address book from a linked Blackberry I was clearing. Just zoned and deleted them forgetting it was linked. So all my iClould contacts on computer and iPhone were gone....
Posted by Chinasaur, on Mar 3, 2015 at 06:38 PM, in Applications

And Jobs has never had a problem with a "scorched...	2,884 Views / 34 Replies
And Jobs has never had a problem with a "scorched earth" policy. And given the state of his health, what better way to go with a "bang" than to switch CPU's again. To quote Spock "It's not...
Posted by Chinasaur, on May 22, 2011 at 08:56 PM, in Mac Notebooks

The refurb store has the same model for $1,269....	1,279 Views / 12 Replies
The refurb store has the same model for $1,269. Does the machine at your vendor have the 4670 or 5670 video card? Either way, from what you're describing you will do with this machine, the...
Posted by Chinasaur, on Dec 31, 2010 at 02:41 PM, in Mac Desktops

Thanks Arkham. Turns out that Blizzard and Apple...	1,020 Views / 3 Replies
Thanks Arkham. Turns out that Blizzard and Apple finally got around to updating all drivers and whatever. I'm currently on Ultra settings (except for water, shadows and sunshafts) on my iMac w/...
Posted by Chinasaur, on Nov 18, 2010 at 07:29 PM, in Gaming

Minimum HW for Ultra in WoW?	1,020 Views / 3 Replies
All, thinking of upgrading either the MacBook or the iMac. WoW is all I play. My 24" Alu iMac with HD 2600 Pro can't even come close to Ultra effects. Looking for machine recommendations (laptop...
Posted by Chinasaur, on Oct 29, 2010 at 01:45 PM, in Gaming

Unibody Alu MacBook	1,116 Views / 2 Replies
Yep. One Generation of Alu were MacBooks vs MacBook Pro's.
Posted by Chinasaur, on Oct 23, 2010 at 06:03 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Bent Aluminum MacBook	1,116 Views / 2 Replies
Have a 2.4Ghz Aluminum MacBook. Dropped a few weeks ago and deranged the front right bottom corner. Very noticeable gap between the case and battery. Just now, dropped on street and dented the front...
Posted by Chinasaur, on Oct 23, 2010 at 05:52 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Except it does. You reference the X3100..not the...	3,022 Views / 17 Replies
Except it does. You reference the X3100..not the X1600. The 9400M DOES perform 5x better than the X3100. It's the X1600 and the 9400M that perform on par..more or less. The MacBook never had the...
Posted by Chinasaur, on Sep 9, 2010 at 04:01 PM, in Mac Notebooks

X1600 - ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 - Notebookcheck...	3,022 Views / 17 Replies
X1600 - ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 - Notebookcheck (http://www.notebookcheck.net/ATI-Mobility-Radeon-X1600.2163.0.html) 9400M - NVIDIA GeForce 9400M (G) - Notebookcheck...
Posted by Chinasaur, on Sep 7, 2010 at 11:01 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Since it only happens in the "teachers...	1,274 Views / 2 Replies
Since it only happens in the "teachers office/lounge", it could be YOU that's the issue. Don't like being in the office / lounge? Maybe your aversion to these places is manifesting itself in what you...
Posted by Chinasaur, on Jul 6, 2010 at 06:47 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Nostalgia keeper For Teh Win!	1,044 Views / 13 Replies
Nostalgia keeper For Teh Win!
Posted by Chinasaur, on Jun 15, 2010 at 05:15 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Thanks!	780 Views / 2 Replies
Grazi Spheric Harlot!
Posted by Chinasaur, on Jun 6, 2010 at 07:52 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Type of Screwdriver required?	780 Views / 2 Replies
Just bought a 2.26Ghz MacBook (http://store.apple.com/us/product/FC207LL/A?mco=MTU5MjkwMjk) at Refurb store. Need to know the type of screwdriver to order to remove backplate to add RAM and HD. ...
Posted by Chinasaur, on Jun 6, 2010 at 06:28 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Sticky: MacBook 2.4Ghz at guest computer station before...	1,704,335 Views / 4,099 Replies
MacBook 2.4Ghz at guest computer station before the Unibody's became MacBook Pro's. Dead MacBook in lower left :( Yes, the Green tensor lamp is hideous :lol: Cheap speakers and Dell mouse :) ...
Posted by Chinasaur, on May 19, 2010 at 05:29 AM, in Mac Notebooks

2004 and later models have USB 2.0. Earlier is...	1,351 Views / 6 Replies
2004 and later models have USB 2.0. Earlier is 1.1. iMac and eMac Index (http://www.lowendmac.com/imacs/index.shtml)
Posted by Chinasaur, on Apr 27, 2010 at 06:14 PM, in Mac Desktops

1. The planet on which you were born, Earth,...	1,448 Views / 4 Replies
1. The planet on which you were born, Earth, bathes you in more EM than you can possibly imagine. The "modern electronics" is nothing compared to everything else man-made around you - radar,...
Posted by Chinasaur, on Apr 20, 2010 at 04:59 PM, in Mac Desktops

Cue Ellen Feiss - YouTube - Mac switch Ad - Apple...	1,080 Views / 14 Replies
Cue Ellen Feiss - YouTube - Mac switch Ad - Apple Ellen Feis 'the original' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2-UuIEOcss)
Posted by Chinasaur, on Mar 19, 2010 at 06:32 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Thanks. Will have to. :thumbsup:	700 Views / 2 Replies
Thanks. Will have to. :thumbsup:
Posted by Chinasaur, on Mar 16, 2010 at 09:20 PM, in Mac Desktops

Vertical line on display - 24" 2.8Ghz	700 Views / 2 Replies
Just noticed I have a 7mm by 28cm (yes I measured it) line running vertically down the left half of my 24" display, 8cm from the left side of the screen. Yes I searched the iMac forum but found...
Posted by Chinasaur, on Mar 15, 2010 at 07:47 PM, in Mac Desktops

Nine refurb'd purchases and no issues	1,235 Views / 10 Replies
Nine purchases since 2004 from the Refurb store. No problems. None. Zero. Can't recommend highly enough the refurb route. I always get Applecare and have never needed. Better safe and all...
Posted by Chinasaur, on Feb 9, 2010 at 09:13 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I remember that .. but I think it was just G5's...	1,736 Views / 2 Replies
I remember that .. but I think it was just G5's that they covered since the G5 interior was so clean. After the G5's they became cluttered.
Posted by Chinasaur, on Jan 17, 2010 at 07:26 PM, in Mac Desktops

Yep :) LOL :)	2,298 Views / 29 Replies
Yep :) LOL :)
Posted by Chinasaur, on Jan 8, 2010 at 09:42 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Girly? That's for people who have no...	1,220 Views / 7 Replies
Girly? That's for people who have no self-awareness of their gender. WTF cares about what a computer looks like? If it works, then all's good. Grow up out of elementary school.
Posted by Chinasaur, on Dec 13, 2009 at 03:38 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Some of us don't use the IR even on our 24"...	2,098 Views / 41 Replies
Some of us don't use the IR even on our 24" iMac's... on both iMac's it's a "meh" thing..I never use it except to show it to non-Mac owning lifeforms. The box makes great sense if you're not...
Posted by Chinasaur, on Oct 21, 2009 at 09:01 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Apple store is down	750 Views / 3 Replies
Is it likely there will be something new and yummy in store for us hardware-wise? :confused:
Posted by Chinasaur, on Oct 16, 2009 at 04:37 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Locked out MacBook and no install disks?	1,532 Views / 4 Replies
Locked out MacBook and no install disks?
Posted by Chinasaur, on Aug 10, 2009 at 08:43 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems

Well, not so good. And RasaFrasa this MB has the...	10,224 Views / 9 Replies
Well, not so good. And RasaFrasa this MB has the orginal battery in it. It will start up with battery in or out..but it won't stay on in either configuration. I'm hopeful that since it boots, and...
Posted by Chinasaur, on Aug 5, 2009 at 07:28 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Always darkest before the dawn eh? I've been...	10,224 Views / 9 Replies
Always darkest before the dawn eh? I've been dinking with this thing for 5 days now and it's been non-booting for 20 days, and gave up and posted. Should have kept the faith eh? :) I always...
Posted by Chinasaur, on Aug 4, 2009 at 09:37 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Dead MacBook... Green light on Magsafe connector ..????	10,224 Views / 9 Replies
Late 2006 MacBook (C2D 2.0Ghz, 3GB, 250GB) will NOT startup. Have tried all reset tips on Apple's Knowledgebase and everywhere else. The odd thing is that the Magsafe connector is displaying the...
Posted by Chinasaur, on Aug 4, 2009 at 08:33 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Mine was good..	981 Views / 11 Replies
the 20006 or 7 2.0Ghz MacBook in my .sig was good. Gave away to GF and replaced with 2.4 Unibody. So you're saying this really IS an issue and not a post ..... self-promoting?
Posted by Chinasaur, on Jul 24, 2009 at 08:30 PM, in Mac Notebooks

So you come here flogging your post(s) on other...	981 Views / 11 Replies
So you come here flogging your post(s) on other sites? :\
Posted by Chinasaur, on Jul 23, 2009 at 10:35 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Man! This feels like the ghost of Sculley is...	11,844 Views / 190 Replies
Man! This feels like the ghost of Sculley is walking the halls at Apple again. :lol:
Posted by Chinasaur, on Jun 8, 2009 at 06:21 PM, in Mac Notebooks

I'm also looking at the 2.4Ghz Macbook, but my...	1,064 Views / 8 Replies
I'm also looking at the 2.4Ghz Macbook, but my head is telling me to go with a refurb'd 2.0Ghz with the 9400M chip. Refurb store has it for $849 which is a great price for that chip. Only the plastic...
Posted by Chinasaur, on May 2, 2009 at 04:02 PM, in Mac Notebooks

i saw that picture a week or two ago on some...	1,080 Views / 13 Replies
i saw that picture a week or two ago on some Netbook site. Typical article postulating about Apples plans/lack of plans for a Netbook. it's a Photoshop job. And after the last quarter results,...
Posted by Chinasaur, on May 2, 2009 at 03:55 PM, in Mac Notebooks

Soo, without Firewire™ Target Disk mode, how do...	8,208 Views / 71 Replies
Soo, without Firewire™ Target Disk mode, how do buyers of the unibody macbook transfer from their old Mac? USB?
Posted by Chinasaur, on Feb 3, 2009 at 09:05 AM, in Mac Notebooks

1 Blog Sample size N=1 Fail?	4,115 Views / 53 Replies
1 Blog Sample size N=1 Fail?
Posted by Chinasaur, on Feb 1, 2009 at 06:38 PM, in Mac Notebooks

WoW and "getting back into." anything are...	674 Views / 13 Replies
WoW and "getting back into." anything are incompatible. I hope you don't get sucked in like the other 12 million people. Best of luck with your Pro purchase :) I wish I had one :)
Posted by Chinasaur, on Jan 31, 2009 at 01:28 AM, in Mac Notebooks

I'm soooo tempted.... Although, when these things...	4,125 Views / 60 Replies
I'm soooo tempted.... Although, when these things start hitting the Refurb'd section they will be an even more screamin' deal.... I plan on keeping my next MacBook for a few years and I'm thinking...
Posted by Chinasaur, on Jan 23, 2009 at 09:34 PM, in Mac Notebooks

This is an ad/spam post. Proof -...	828 Views / 11 Replies
This is an ad/spam post. Proof - http://www.justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=152206
Posted by Chinasaur, on Dec 13, 2008 at 05:29 PM, in Applications

Pro vs Mac Games edition	876 Views / 12 Replies
I've searched and can't find a good explanation of the difference between the versions. One site alluded to Games updated more frequently... I would "assume" that the Pro includes Games as a...
Posted by Chinasaur, on Oct 28, 2008 at 02:13 PM, in Applications

Will this be your last post on this topic then?	3,524 Views / 47 Replies
Will this be your last post on this topic then?
Posted by Chinasaur, on Jun 14, 2008 at 01:43 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Good info..thanks! Are MBP's afflicted with the...	1,279 Views / 20 Replies
Good info..thanks! Are MBP's afflicted with the overapplied thermal paste issue?
Posted by Chinasaur, on Jun 7, 2008 at 03:55 PM, in Mac Notebooks

A MacBook Pro IS the laptop we want her on. Not...	1,279 Views / 20 Replies
A MacBook Pro IS the laptop we want her on. Not looking for a gaming laptop..but an OS X laptop can "can" play games. The questions remains..on a MBP I can buy refurb'd now..do MBP owners notice...
Posted by Chinasaur, on Jun 5, 2008 at 05:51 PM, in Mac Notebooks

MacBook Pro and Games/Video	1,279 Views / 20 Replies
Thinking of getting the GF a 2.4Ghz MBP for Wow/online video. She currently has a 15" CoreDuo HP and the fans do NOT make any noise. I want her to have as silent an experience as possible. Using...
Posted by Chinasaur, on Jun 4, 2008 at 09:21 PM, in Mac Notebooks

JoshuaMLynn, You're hijacking someone else's...	4,630 Views / 15 Replies
JoshuaMLynn, You're hijacking someone else's thread AND you state no price. Both conditions violate forum policy. Start your own thread WITH price. Once you have your own thread, good luck...
Posted by Chinasaur, on Jun 2, 2008 at 06:49 PM, in Marketplace

But .. could Apple make an $800 mini that...	992 Views / 13 Replies
But .. could Apple make an $800 mini that wouldn't feel cheap or "plasticky"? And, as said before, wouldn't it eat market share from MacBook sales? And if it did, would the new mini market more...
Posted by Chinasaur, on Jun 1, 2008 at 01:38 PM, in Mac Notebooks

There's one for sale 7 posts below this one on...	684 Views / 7 Replies
There's one for sale 7 posts below this one on same page http://forums.macnn.com/59/marketplace/368562/fs-macbook-air-less-than-one/
Posted by Chinasaur, on May 31, 2008 at 10:45 PM, in Marketplace

I'm hoping Apple doesn't develop a front-end to...	1,577 Views / 6 Replies
I'm hoping Apple doesn't develop a front-end to iTunes similar to these two apps, so these people can make some money selling their interface. I'm assuming Apple hasn't coded something already. So...
Posted by Chinasaur, on May 29, 2008 at 10:37 AM, in Applications

You sure it has a 1GB stick vs two 512MB sticks?	987 Views / 16 Replies
You sure it has a 1GB stick vs two 512MB sticks?
Posted by Chinasaur, on May 28, 2008 at 08:17 PM, in Mac Desktops

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