Everything Apple (the Mac heads thread)

^ where is that out of interest?

^ where is that out of interest?

Apple is one of our clients. We have an employee purchase program.

good deal - I'm in the market for a Mac Book Pro - are there any savings to be made buying in the US/Canada?

good deal - I'm in the market for a Mac Book Pro - are there any savings to be made buying in the US/Canada?

You should be able to save quite a bit by purchasing in the states. Only issue is if customs get you for import tax at the airport... also beware of state tax which wont be quoted on the Apple US site.

My mate's in 'the stan' and gets a fair whack off apple stuff. Due to be back soon too. I was going to get him to get me a pro, but I dinnae have the cash at the mo.

What's the best option for connecting a mbp to a HDTV?

^ I'm with Spenceey... you don't need the extra 0.1Ghz on the i7 and then upgrade the HDD and Ram yourself...

2.2GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7
4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
750GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
MacBook Pro 15-inch Hi-Res Antiglare Widescreen Display
Backlit Keyboard (British) & User's Guide (English)
AppleCare Protection Plan for MacBook Pro - Auto-enroll

£2,061.60 incl. VAT

Hmm, so tempting... It's a little complicated tho' as I have to buy it through my company, I'll speak to my accountant...

I need the portabilities, Ed...

?????? / Hahahaha

What's the best option for connecting a mbp to a HDTV?

They sell the lead in the Apple shop, about £16, not sure which one, it's all a bit confusing.

Hmm, so tempting... It's a little complicated tho' as I have to buy it through my company, I'll speak to my accountant...

Let me know. I should just be able to give you the link and you can buy it yourself...

Let me know. I should just be able to give you the link and you can buy it yourself...

Ooh! :D

sorry to ask but does anyone have the 10.5 disc/s to lend me please? i'm in e8. thanks

oK, Mac heads........

My MacBook Air has a problem. Its working fine when its plugged into the mains, but at the top right hand of the screen, it says "Not Charging" and the battery charge is 0%. Won't work without the mains lead.

I assume this means the battery is dead, and it needs a replacement.

Or is that too obvious ? Is it an Apple trick ?

sounds like the battery is gone yeah

I was told today by the IT guy at my regular gig that there's a rash of viruses aimed directly at the MacBook's battery... Apparently there's a chip in there that's really easy to hack, anyone else heard about this?

How old is it and how many times has the battery been charged/cycled?

Its 18 moths old, and is used pretty much everyday. So plenty of cycles.

I was told today by the IT guy at my regular gig that there's a rash of viruses aimed directly at the MacBook's battery... Apparently there's a chip in there that's really easy to hack, anyone else heard about this?

Info here:
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/07/23/security_expert_finds_vulnerability_exposing_macbook_batteries_to_bricking_malware.html

At the moment, it's only a security company looking for publicity by releasing info on the vulnerability and then offering to publish a fix... not sure there are actually any viruses or malware that make use of this.

TS keep an eye on the used and recinditioned section of the mac store website for what you need. Sometimes takes a few weeks to find what you want but everything comes with 1 yes apple care and TBH they are normally as good as new but 15-20% cheaper than the store.

yep. the guy found an exploit, and aims to get it sorted. I don't think there's viruses about doing it though.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/22/charlie-miller-finds-macbook-battery-security-hole-plans-to-fil/

too slow.

Play it dumb and go to the Mac store, you never know you could get a free swap out, its always worth a try

Great ! I'll try tomorrow. you never know........

sorry to ask but does anyone have the 10.5 disc/s to lend me please? i'm in e8. thanks

anyone??

anyone??

Yup. I have them and 10.6...

In W12 this weekend and NW1 during working hours.

cool,
pm'd

Anyone know when Apple will be dropping the price / updating the specs of the iPad 2 and/or releasing the iPad 3? Macrumors.com says possibly mid-late September -- does anyone have more info on this?