Might buy a Mac - Page 4

Matblack · 20-04-2010, 13:08

One of my friends is poised to give me his old MacBook Pro, due to his wife giving birth this has been delayed however I will be visting soon under the guise of wanting to see him new born baby girl (joking) and hopefully he'll have it for me

. Needs a new battery apparently but thats hardly a showstopper.

MB

LeperousDust · 20-04-2010, 15:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matblack

Needs a new battery apparently but thats hardly a showstopper.

MB

Yeah just swap it out... Oh wait...

Joe 90 · 20-04-2010, 18:00

I would of done a system reinstall but the guy I bought it off set things up for me.
Because of the issues with his name still knocking about I guess he didn't completely clean it out but he did install all the apps I wanted (including his licensed copy of coda!!) and setup my account etc so I have left it as it is.

Joe 90 · 11-05-2010, 22:17

Think I need some more RAM for this thing. Its got it's standard 1gb and tends to not be all that responsive when I've got lots of things running.

I've been looking around @ 2gb Corsair sticks for about £40 - am I correct in thinking that these intel macs will just take the standard laptop memory?

Burble · 11-05-2010, 22:22

Not really, I've found Apple machines to be extremely fussy about memory timings.

Feek · 11-05-2010, 22:26

Have a shufti at Crucial, you can put your exact Mac type in and it'll tell you what you need and the prices are sensible.

Joe 90 · 11-05-2010, 22:40

cheers guys. (I hate apple for putting the details right at the bottom!)

I've got a 2118 - iMac (20-inch Late 2006)

its currently got 2x 512mb 667mhz DDR2 sticks.

Burble · 11-05-2010, 22:44

I'd quite like 8Gb for my i7 MacBook Pro, but not enough to pay £380 or so for it.

Joe 90 · 11-05-2010, 22:53

lol.

this thing can only take 3gb max

Joe 90 · 13-05-2010, 20:21

hurrah. 2.5gb of RAM is mine

20-04-2010, 13:08	#31
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	One of my friends is poised to give me his old MacBook Pro, due to his wife giving birth this has been delayed however I will be visting soon under the guise of wanting to see him new born baby girl (joking) and hopefully he'll have it for me . Needs a new battery apparently but thats hardly a showstopper. MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

20-04-2010, 18:00	#33
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	I would of done a system reinstall but the guy I bought it off set things up for me. Because of the issues with his name still knocking about I guess he didn't completely clean it out but he did install all the apps I wanted (including his licensed copy of coda!!) and setup my account etc so I have left it as it is. __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

11-05-2010, 22:17	#34
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	Think I need some more RAM for this thing. Its got it's standard 1gb and tends to not be all that responsive when I've got lots of things running. I've been looking around @ 2gb Corsair sticks for about £40 - am I correct in thinking that these intel macs will just take the standard laptop memory? __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

11-05-2010, 22:26	#36
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Have a shufti at Crucial, you can put your exact Mac type in and it'll tell you what you need and the prices are sensible. __________________

11-05-2010, 22:40	#37
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	cheers guys. (I hate apple for putting the details right at the bottom!) I've got a 2118 - iMac (20-inch Late 2006) its currently got 2x 512mb 667mhz DDR2 sticks. __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

11-05-2010, 22:22	#35
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	Not really, I've found Apple machines to be extremely fussy about memory timings.

11-05-2010, 22:44	#38
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	I'd quite like 8Gb for my i7 MacBook Pro, but not enough to pay £380 or so for it.

11-05-2010, 22:53	#39
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	lol. this thing can only take 3gb max __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

13-05-2010, 20:21	#40
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	hurrah. 2.5gb of RAM is mine __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter Last edited by Joe 90; 14-05-2010 at 16:06.