Fuhgeddaboudit Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 I need a new computer, my macbookpro is shitting the bed. I like the All-in-one PCs, they are pretty nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Pulled an all-nighter (couldn't sleep during the flight) Monday night, slept awful on Tuesday, worked 21 hours in last 36. I'm gonna be sleeping early tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash or Czech Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 I need a new computer, my macbookpro is shitting the bed. I like the All-in-one PCs, they are pretty nice. My battery is slowly going in my MacBook (white unibody) and I'm not sure if I should replace it (myself, not through apple) or buy a new computer. If I was to buy something new, it'd probably be HP's Chromebook. Good price, good features and I don't need a powerful computer, really. I don't run many programs outside of Word and Excel (can use Docs for that). The guy was really realistic with me, and after he tried telling me Apple could do it for $129 and I told him I could do it myself. He tried to tell me the battery is integrated except I've already taken the laptop apart to replace the trackpad. He just said make sure the battery has a good rating online. My MacBook has served me for a good 3 and a half years so far, but the shell is starting to crack from stress fractures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuhgeddaboudit Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 My battery is slowly going in my MacBook (white unibody) and I'm not sure if I should replace it (myself, not through apple) or buy a new computer. If I was to buy something new, it'd probably be HP's Chromebook. Good price, good features and I don't need a powerful computer, really. I don't run many programs outside of Word and Excel (can use Docs for that). The guy was really realistic with me, and after he tried telling me Apple could do it for $129 and I told him I could do it myself. He tried to tell me the battery is integrated except I've already taken the laptop apart to replace the trackpad. He just said make sure the battery has a good rating online. My MacBook has served me for a good 3 and a half years so far, but the shell is starting to crack from stress fractures. damn 3 years. I've had mine for like 5 years. Mine is just getting really slow boots (might just put it on sleep from now on) and just slow searching and stuff. I don't know if I should go with a laptop (chromebook can run Calibre?, that would be a huge decision for me then), or get a desktop. Once school is over (which is soon), I can see myself never using a laptop again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphinity 2.0 Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 I just replaced my 5.5 year old Macbook (white plastic) last month with a Macbook Air. My Core 2 Duo with 2GB RAM wasn't cutting it anymore. It struggled to play YouTube videos and the battery was about a half hour before it had to be plugged in. It lasted me through college and then some, but it reached the end of the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreaseCrusader91 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I'm going on year four of my Macbook Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreaseCrusader91 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 damn 3 years. I've had mine for like 5 years. Mine is just getting really slow boots (might just put it on sleep from now on) and just slow searching and stuff. I don't know if I should go with a laptop (chromebook can run Calibre?, that would be a huge decision for me then), or get a desktop. Once school is over (which is soon), I can see myself never using a laptop again. Buy an external hard drive, do a time machine backup. Nuke the computer hard drive and reinstall OS. Very simple and it could buy you two more years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash or Czech Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 damn 3 years. I've had mine for like 5 years. Mine is just getting really slow boots (might just put it on sleep from now on) and just slow searching and stuff. I don't know if I should go with a laptop (chromebook can run Calibre?, that would be a huge decision for me then), or get a desktop. Once school is over (which is soon), I can see myself never using a laptop again. Chromebook can not run Calibre, just looked it up. My computer is fine, processes are still quick and boot times aren't bad. I've never really run a program too complex on here, sans one or two games but they were smaller ones. Only reason I wanna replace is because of battery issues, but I could buy a new battery and have this baby run for another couple years no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuhgeddaboudit Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Buy an external hard drive, do a time machine backup. Nuke the computer hard drive and reinstall OS. Very simple and it could buy you two more years. Didn't think about that, that sounds like a pretty good idea. Thanks, +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuhgeddaboudit Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Chromebook can not run Calibre, just looked it up. My computer is fine, processes are still quick and boot times aren't bad. I've never really run a program too complex on here, sans one or two games but they were smaller ones. Only reason I wanna replace is because of battery issues, but I could buy a new battery and have this baby run for another couple years no problem. I hear you. Battery is not my main concern because I basically use my laptop as my desktop now lol. Not even sure why I got my laptop for school being it was too heavy to carry there and I felt more efficient with pen and paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreaseCrusader91 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Chromebook can not run Calibre, just looked it up. My computer is fine, processes are still quick and boot times aren't bad. I've never really run a program too complex on here, sans one or two games but they were smaller ones. Only reason I wanna replace is because of battery issues, but I could buy a new battery and have this baby run for another couple years no problem. Same thing I told Mike could apply to you. A fresh image will do wonders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuhgeddaboudit Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 This may sound really dumb but do external hard drives hook up to the laptop via USB? Or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 USB, firewire, thunderbolt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRangers92 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 When you buy an external hard drive make sure it can work on both Mac and windows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Falco Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 This may sound really dumb but do external hard drives hook up to the laptop via USB? Or what? Yes, they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 When you buy an external hard drive make sure it can work on both Mac and windows That has to do with formatting. I believe any drive can be formatted to work on both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRangers92 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 My dad and I couldn't figure out how to format the one my sister has to work on my PC without it losing Mac functionality. It was some Seagate model btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 That has to do with formatting. I believe any drive can be formatted to work on both. This needs to be done on the Mac side with Disk Utility, the HD needs to be partitioned. If the OS is too old, it can't be done, AFAIK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 This needs to be done on the Mac side with Disk Utility, the HD needs to be partitioned. If the OS is too old, it can't be done, AFAIK. Right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuhgeddaboudit Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 my OS is probably too old then, at least I think it should be compared to the releases Apple came out with in the last 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreaseCrusader91 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 This needs to be done on the Mac side with Disk Utility, the HD needs to be partitioned. If the OS is too old, it can't be done, AFAIK. You can write in so that it reads on both without partioning. I believe FAT 32 and Journaled works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreaseCrusader91 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 my OS is probably too old then, at least I think it should be compared to the releases Apple came out with in the last 5 years. What OS do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuhgeddaboudit Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 What OS do you have? 10.5 I believe. I always forget the damn name of it lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindG1000 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 You can write in so that it reads on both without partioning. I believe FAT 32 and Journaled works. FAT32 should be just fine for Macs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 You can write in so that it reads on both without partioning. I believe FAT 32 and Journaled works. Correct, but if you are FAT32 formatted, you are limited to 4GB for file transfers. Nothing over 4GB will transfer without an error. It will read on both Mac/PC, but that's the only drawback to not having it OSX Journaled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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