MacBook.

[freecat]

that's what i did. i now have 3gb of ram + western digital scorpio black 320gb 7200 trm, and my first ever generation macbook now runs like a brand new mbp.

and my mac osx is originally from my ibook g3 running panther and has been upgraded with tiger then leopard. i really should do a clean install but i'm too lazy and don't have leopard (i downloaded it and mounted on an hdd).

[b.e-n]

I'm going to upgrade my macbook to 4gb of ram and 500 gb 7200 rpm hard drive. The ram part is easy but i've never upgraded my hard drive. How do I backup everything (microsoft office, all documents, leopard). I basically want to swap hard drives and turn on my computer like i still had the old hard drive (except faster), with all the settings and applications and everything in place.

[b.e-n]

Yeah i guess the enclosure could work. it just bothers me to install leopard again and then the applications etc. for my music i guess the enclosure works but not for apps, when i can't just drag an app off the hard drive and it would work (or does it?).

i posted something on macrumors.

[freecat]

buy the new one

get a 2.5" hdd enclosure too (even the cheapest one)

put the hdd in the enclosure and plug it, then format

download carbon copy cloner

create a bootable backup and do not uncheck anything

swap hdd

i've done it lately you can send me a pm if you need more details

[b.e-n]

ah ok i see what you mean, they told me basically the same thing on macrumors. They also told me that the Western Digital 500gb 5400rpm is better than the Seagate 500gb 7200rpm... It's like 30 or 40 bucks cheaper, why not? This is what i'll go for:

hard drive: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/602630-REG/Western_Digital_WD5000BEVTRTL_500GB_Scorpio_Blue_2_5_.html

enclosure: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/572384-REG/Iogear_GHE7125S3_2_5_eSATA_3Gbps_and.html

ram: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/583498-REG/Crucial_Technology_CT2KIT25664BC1067_4GB_2x2GB_SO_DIMM_Memory.html

and for the carbon copy cloner, i basically just put the new hd in the enclosure, do a clone of the hard drive in the macbook, then swap hd's right? It's that easy? Once i download it though, i'll ask you for which settings exactly to check and all cause i'm worried something will go wrong.

[ProfMonnitoff]

anyone know how much apple charge for a hard drive upgrade on a pre-unibody macbook pro? can i just bring in a hard drive of my own and have them put it in there?

[freecat]

^ innit kinda suimple on a mbp ?

ben mayeb the 5400rpm wd be better but 7200rpm brings a biig improement in speed, in gerneral

[b.e-n]

I don't know, the guys at macrumors forums showed me this report:

http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/17010/14

according to it, the wd 5400 is actually better and often faster than the 7200 seagate. I would get the 7200 if it was faster but it doesn't seem to be the case? i was kind of confused with this as well... i'm also worried about getting more vibrations on my macbook. would 7200 make it vibrate a lot more?

[freecat]

i haven't perceived any change in the vibration.

[16steps]

there is a cd stuck in my mbp

im gonna have to take it to apple, arent i?

[DaBestSpoona]

anyone know how much apple charge for a hard drive upgrade on a pre-unibody macbook pro? can i just bring in a hard drive of my own and have them put it in there?

do it yourself, you just need to replace like 30+ screws

http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repair/MacBook-Pro-15-Inch-Core-2-Duo-Models-A1226-and-A1260-Hard-Drive-Replacement/670/1

[freecat]

there is a cd stuck in my mbp

im gonna have to take it to apple, arent i?

try to restart with the "C" touch pressed

[Appleseed]

^ Yeah, multiple ways to do it now. I still miss the old days of forcing the eject with a bent paper clip. Always a first-gen PowerPC concept.

[ben_253]

noob question... just got a MPB 13" and wondering where's the best place to download office 2008..? cheers

[lovethrust]

if you had a pc you could just plug in both hard drives via SATA and then Norton Ghost->raw clone that shit, then pop the new one in

[b.e-n]

hows that working out for you?

and i'm assuming the external is for your hdd that you'll replace?

i decided to go with just getting the 4gb for now (too hard not to buy anything while sales are going on) and the macbook is definitely speedier. I don't need the 500gb for now, i might even wait for end of the year to see if a larger options comes out.

[ben_253]

i managed to download it via a torrent and all is well..

still trying to get used to using a mac, not a pc but am loving it so far.

[ProfMonnitoff]

yo i got an issue

all the sudden itunes is messed up

i can't use arrow keys, space, backspace, etc. to navigate the program

also all of my plugins are gone

still works fine other than that though :confused:

[Egpt]

time machine for the win?

[samsikle]

i'm at the apple store waiting for my genius bar appointment. my macbook is hella jinxed, been conking out the past few days, can't have it fuck up when i'm on holiday

[freecat]

my macbook's screen doesn't even function anymore (the backlighting was already broke). maybe it's because it slipped off my hands from 2m high last week.

[samsikle]

fix that shit macgyver, all you need is a teddy bear and an avacado

[freecat]

hahahahah. i'll fix it when i move out in early september. it's plugged to my 22" lcd for now and is fine. i need to resolder the backlighting thing and buy a new inverter board and replace it. and if i'm too lazy to do it i'll end up selling the screen and top case and use my macbook as a mac mini with a keyboard on it.

[sircheesecake]

Fuck you firefox. Stop fucking crashing, especially about 30 second before a download is about to finish.

[shark jacobs]

nevermind firefox, fuck safari, this shit is still so unstable its retarded

i can't go an entire day without having it crash on me

this was tolerable when it was still a beta but if they're going to claim its a finished product they've gotta finish it first

[ProfMonnitoff]

i use safari right now but im tempted to switch to camino

[home]

i've asked this before, but i need to buy asap so im asking again

anyone had experience w/ the 17" macbook pros?

trying to decide between that and the 15". both will be 2.8ghz / 4gb.

won't be moved around all that much, and i think i could do with the higher resolution (and matte screen, to a lesser extent) for PS, CAD, etc.

but fuck, 17" is a big fucking laptop.

its a shame they don't offer anything higher than 1440x900 in the 15". if they did, my decision would be easy.

[kpnv]

i have a 15" and i find its the perfect size for mobile computing. if I needed a powerful mobile device for cad etc, i'd go with 17". the extra screen space is crucial plus your situation sounds fine.

its not really that big, go in store, pick it up for 5 minutes or so. give it a whirl then pull trigger. either way, you'll be a happy chappy. i'd pay the xtra $300 for more screen space based on what you said

[DJ2xTech]

make sure you guys look at the refurbished macbooks on the apple site to get it for cheaper, they still have the same 1 year warranty and might get a free upgrade if you're lucky.

if you're going to do ps,cad,etc. Go with a macbook that has the dual graphics cards at least. i think thats the higher end 15 at least.

[ProfMonnitoff]

15 is the biggest size that fits into most bags

buy a 15" and an external monitor for home. 24" beats 17".