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  • Which Retina Macbook Pro(13 in vs 15 in) suits best for a Computer Engineer?

    I'm a computer engineer student and I will like to know which Mac works better for programming software(compiling), parallels and etc.

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  • what is a solid state drive?

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    A Solid State Drive is an alternative to a HDD (hard drive) which stores everything a hard drive would but it is smaller, weighs less, comes in multiple sizes ranging from 64 all the way up to around 500 Gb and here's the best part, it's a lot quicker than a hard drive, meaning the start up speed is usually phenomenal compared to HDD. Hope this helps!

  • Does the apple mouse work with the Macbook Air 13 inch upgraded.

    I just want to back up my understanding that the mouse work so I don't waste money!

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  • What is the best laptop for DJing usin only a laptop? and what requirements do I need to do so?

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  • iPhone 5 or a Macbook Air?

    Hey guys. I need some more help about another decision. So, a few days ago my father popped up randomly (Monday). We hardly talk but he does get me anything I want. So, my mother told me to tell him what I wanted for my birthday, or Christmas. So, I bought my current laptop downstairs to show him what I wanted for my birthday - It was the Macbook Air. He asked how much he would be out of, and I said the price. He said he would be better off getting me a iPhone... so I thought that was a good decision until I thought what my sister was talking about. Below are some cons and pros I came up with. By seeing my cons and pros, you can tell me which one needs to be my final choice.

    Macbook Air: Cons ;
    I already have a laptop, but it's worth nothing anymore.
    Macbook Air; Pros ;
    It will work better than my current laptop.
    I have been wanting a Macbook Air forever.
    I want a backlit keyboard.

    iPhone: Cons ;
    I don't talk on the phone a lot.
    The bill is going to be 85 dollars including my mom's cell phone and the house phone.
    I already have an iPod touch, but thinking about giving it to my cousin.
    iPhone: Pros ;
    I can txt whenever I want and wherever I want.


    So, as you can see, the Macbook has little Cons and 2 Pros. Now, my current laptop my mouse doesn't work, and some of the parts are falling off. Whatever you do, don't get a Toshiba laptop. My cousin had one, and she went over to the another laptop... I think the Samsung? I'm not sure.

    If you can, please give me some details about these items too. I'll reply when I get the chance. Thank you.

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    Hey.

    I highly prefer a Macbook Air.

    As I can see you are saying that your laptop is at a dying state or a leave it "away side", I would prefer a Air against that.

    Now Against the iPhone I highly prefer you get a MBP air , because it has a processor which is better then the iPhone 5 and it is much stable, it has i5 processor which is dual core. the iPhone 5 has a quad-core but it can not perform that well as a intel one, and it is specially built for a phone.

    MBP air ultra light and it can survive most of the stuff running on a computer. It is capable of having a parallel OS, so you can run windows as well on boot camp or third party parallel softwares.

    You were adding up the text thingy, that you could text when ever you want with an iphone" Apple has developed a new app called iMessages, you can send message to any Apple to Apple product which is compatible for it. Obviously you need WIFI for it, and you need that with the iPhone as well (with iPhone you can text without wifi, but if you use the iMessages free Apple to Apple text then you need Wifi)

    you are also saying you do not talk that much on a phone, so I could not see any need of it, as both of the items gives you the portability.

    If you are looking for buying a gadget running iOS, I would head for the iPad 3, I am pretty sure the 4th is coming soon but do not know when.

    The MBP air´s CPU (processor) has a availability for having a 2.0 ghz upgrade as well if you customise it. And you can choose between 11 inch and 13 inch (the specs difference is the flash drive).

    If your father buys you nearly every thing you point at, then I prefer a Macbook pro Retina. It has weight of 4 lbs, but the specs are awesome. it is easy to carry and fits a daily school books bag, with a laptop pocket. Look it up on the Apple site!

  • Coach's eye available for Mac book?

    I need a video program that lets me use slow motion, cut out specific sections and blow areas up for training purpose. I find Imovie completely unexceptable for the type of things I want to do. I am not interest in fancy video productions, I want to see specific sections to evaluate my skills

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  • how long will the flash drive last?

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  • Can I use I mac and a windows lap top on the same wifi printer ?

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  • how many personal accounts can be set up on a mac?

    Our family members would each like to have a personal logon for our Mac PC that will allow for syncing with other Apple products (i.e. iPhone, etc...) Right now the PC will only log in with my credentials. We have the Mac OSX Snow Leopard operating system - version 10.6.3.

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  • Which is better for college? Macbook Pro 13' or Macbook Air 13'?

    I'll be entering college this upcoming fall and I'm majoring in Broadcast Journalism so I'll be doing a lot of school work and video editing with Final Cut. I know the Air doesn't have the CD port which is my only reason I was going to get the Pro but the Air is cheaper so that's always a better deal. As of now, I don't really care much about the price but rather which is more convenient for me. I don't know if I'll be using the port a lot or not but the majority of my use on the computer will be school work so a lot of typing, researching, etc. Also personally I'd watch a lot of movies, music, surf the web, etc, etc. When I buy the Air, will it come with the portable CD port of do I have to buy it seperately?

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    MacBook Pro. If you're wanting to use the higher end processor intensive applications like Final Cut, photoshop etc. (Also if you read the fine print, you'll need at least the 13 inch MacBook Pro for the new Final Cut) You probably want to have the processing power the Pro has to offer. Also bare in mind that once you get the Air is is NOT upgradable. At all. No more RAM, no hard drive upgrades. (Upgradeable for Pro (hard drive, RAM))

    Also you have to buy the Super Drive for the Air, or you can use another optical drive from another computer on the same network as the Air.
    (Google DVD or CD sharing: Using Remote Disc for more info)

    And the MacBook Pro will also offer higher graphic options as you, if you're able, to branch out to higher end models later on (15 inch)

    I do hope that helps! Happy shopping!

  • Macbook air 13'' or macbook pro 13'' (without retina disp) will do for me??

    i'm just start college this year and i would love to have mac.
    -i play games (PES 2013, FIFA13, COD)
    -musics and some movies
    -microsoft office
    -autocad
    -etc.

    i just wanna know which mac is right for me with a costless price.

    Thanks for the help
    appreciate :))

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  • Which 13 inch Macbook Pro?

    I am looking to buy my first macbook, and I want good processing. I do a lot of internet surfing and documenting, along with mulitudes of other stuff... And I'm on a budget so I cant be too spendy. I watch a LOT of downloaded movies and have a lot of songs. So basicly I would like to know what amount of ram, what amount of GHz, what core, and what hard drive to get. Any answers in the future, I thank you.

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    From what you have described I would recommend the 13" Macbook Pro with 2.5GHz Intel Core i5 with the 750Gb hard drive option. Here is why, it will be much cheaper than the retina macbook pro and with far more hard drive space as the retina only has 128 Gb standard. Next you will also be able to upgrade the non retina macbook pro in the future if needed while the retina MBP is non upgradable, its how you get it from the factory. The Solid state drive in the rMBP is not worth it for what you do and the added speed is not a dealbreaker for what you will use your new laptop for. Hopefully this helps you make your decision.

  • Can I run Quicken on a Mac?

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  • Can I run Final Cut Pro X on multiple computers without purchasing multiple licenses?

    This would be for a school setting. I am purchasing/have multiple macs in the classroom and would like to upgrade to Final Cut Pro X.

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    Yes, you can. You can transfer the program via external disk and then run it on the other macs. It may ask for a verification code, in which case enter the code you got when you purchased the full version. This, (in most programs cases), will allow you to use the file on multiple machines. It works for things like iShowU HD and some of the adobe movie editing software.

    Are you using Macbooks or iMacs? either way this method allows you to transfer the full version of the program all over the place. Even to a Windows computer or a Linux if you decide to change machines.

    Hope it helps, and i'm not too late!

  • Can final cut pro run on a mac mini? - Editing web series.

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  • what is the apple equivalent for microsoft office

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    You have two choices. You can buy Microsoft Office for Mac 2011, which comes in a few versions, home, business, etc. Or you can buy iWork for Mac, which is made up of Keynote, Pages, and Numbers, doing similar functions as Powerpoint, Word, and Excel. Each of the three components are separately available in the Mac App Store for downloading. Each approach has its supporters, although I use Microsoft Office for Mac to stay completely compatible with others using Office.

  • What is the best iOS solution to PC's Quicken Home & Business?

    Our PC is dying - but all of our business records are on Quicken Home & Business. We're wondering if we can find something with similar features that works on a Mac/iPad.

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  • what are the dangers of buying a refurbished macbook pro?

    I'm gonna buy a macbook pro and I noticed that the refurbished mac has the one year warranty.
    Whats the difference (danger-like) between a new mac and a refurbished one.
    Thank you all.

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  • macbook pro retina 13' or macbook air 13'

    do they have anything different besides retina display?
    Which one is better for gaming?

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    Quick answer:
    The display is the major difference. There are however other minor differences, which makes the Retina a _little_ bit faster and heavier.
    I think that none of them is good for gaming, because for that you need a dedicated video-card, while both of these two computers have the integrated one (you need Retina 15'' for the Nvidia graphics card).


    Detailed answer:
    The details of the differences depends on how you configure your mac. Here I compare two cases.

    -- If one refers to the two basic configurations, then here are the differences:

    PROCESSOR
    They both have a dual-core Intel Core i5 with 3MB shared L3 cache, but with two different frequenceis: Retina has 2.5GHz (Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz), Air has 1.8GHz (Turbo Boost up to 2.8GHz)

    RAM
    Retina has 8GB, Air has 4GB. They are both 1600MHz DDR3L

    STORAGE
    Same (128GB SSD)

    PRICE
    Retina $1699, Air $1199 (On online apple store US)


    -- If one instead compares the two best configurations (I mean with all the hardware options upgraded to the maximum), then here are the differences:

    PROCESSOR
    They both have a dual-core Intel Core i7 with 4MB shared L3 cache, but with two different frequenceis: Retina has 2.9GHz (Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz), Air has 2.0GHz (Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz)

    RAM
    Same (8GB 1600MHz DDR3L)

    STORAGE
    Retina has 768GB SSD, Air has 512GB

    PRICE
    Retina $3199, Air $2199 (On online apple store US)


    -- For both configurations:

    SIZE & WEIGHT
    Retina is 1.62kg (3.57 pounds), while Air is 1.35kg (2.96 pounds)
    Retina has a larger height: 1.9cm vs [0.3-1.7]cm
    Retina has a smaller width: 31.4cm vs 32.5cm
    Retina has a smaller depth: 21.9cm vs 22.7cm

  • I am trying to decide between what mac to get as a university student

    I currently have an ipad and I feel that it is not reaching its needs as my course is heavily loaded with presentations etc.
    I want to get a MacBook Pro 13" but I do not know whether I should get the retna or standard one.

    Which mac would run better if I undertake these activities on it:
    -word documents constantly 5+ hours 3-5 days a week
    -power point presentations
    -occasional movies
    -occasional games ... Mainly league of legends
    -lots of web browsing.. Multiple tabs open at a time
    Etc


    I understand that the processor is the only thing I cannot upgrade, and the dual core worries me for the occasional game, I am not sure how it will go as I'm new to mac. It is necessary to get the top end retna (I'm leaning towards the retna) over the lower end as they only have a minor difference in the processors I.e. 2.5 & 2.6 with a turbo boost of 3.1 and 3.1.

    Thanks!!!

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