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04-08-2009, 11:30 PM
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#26 | | Got MOD?
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doesn't cost $20. And who cares.. it just comes with lifetime warranty. The thing is it's cheap.
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04-09-2009, 12:00 AM
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#27 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
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i guess you go could with 2 of these, they are on sale and are even cheaper, $33.99 each! if you dont want to pay for shipping just walk in to any ncix. http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...Y&promoid=1029
previously i was quoting the following 4gb ram kit... buying ram in matched pairs/kits does have its advantages but you probably wont notice difference except for the extra $100 missing from your wallet. http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...acture=Corsair | |
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04-09-2009, 08:26 AM
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#28 | | Got MOD?
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Yeah I just googled and found a few forums that mentioned most users had no problems using Kingston before I bought. BTW. I totally agree with the applecare. It's great to have and you can buy it anytime before your 1 year runs out. Will probably be my next purchase as I've already got the ram and hdd upgraded.
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04-09-2009, 08:55 AM
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#29 | | God of Unce
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Ahh ic, i'll just purchase the apple care as my 1 year expires when i go buy it or something =)
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04-09-2009, 12:58 PM
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#30 | | God of Unce
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Would 2GB of RAM consider good enough for running adobe programs?
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04-09-2009, 01:04 PM
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#31 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Originally Posted by Armind  Would 2GB of RAM consider good enough for running adobe programs? | Should be fine as long as you're not running multiple heavy-load programs (Photoshop, Final Cut, Lightroom, After-Effects) etc at the same time. It's HDD that's probably going to slow things down because it'd be swapping files if more than 1 or 2 are running at the same time.
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04-09-2009, 01:35 PM
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#32 | | God of Unce
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Where would you guys recommend buying a macbook from? My buddy told me to stay away from bestbuy and futureshop.. but i dont know why =S
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04-09-2009, 04:07 PM
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#33 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Are you a student? Then your respective student bookstore if you happen to go to UBC or SFU... they've got the discount pre-applied.
Otherwise, go downtown to the Apple Store at Pacific Mall. If you're too lazy, try Simply Computing on West Broadway and Pine.
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04-09-2009, 04:09 PM
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#34 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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The guys at Futureshop (less so at Best Buy) will harass the crap out of you to buy extra accessories and services.
Prices, products, and warranties are the same no matter what Apple reseller you get it from, but the service and return policies may vary.
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04-09-2009, 04:23 PM
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#35 | | God of Unce
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There's no where else that I could get the $100 off for students? Just the Apple Store and online right? T_T
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04-09-2009, 06:34 PM
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#36 | | Got MOD?
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What's wrong with getting it from the Apple store?
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04-09-2009, 07:02 PM
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#37 | | God of Unce
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Too far.. for me.
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04-09-2009, 07:14 PM
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#38 | | Unofficial Tin Foil Hat Specialist.
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Order online....Simple as that.
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04-09-2009, 07:26 PM
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#39 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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How easy is it to swap in a new harddrive into the new Macbooks?
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04-09-2009, 09:01 PM
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#40 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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really easy to do
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04-09-2009, 09:17 PM
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#41 | | God of Unce
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So hmm.. do you guys think it's worth upgrading the ram from 2gb to 4gb? The loading time difference is only 18 secs with Photoshop CS3 http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/apple...ory_Benchmarks
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04-09-2009, 09:28 PM
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#42 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Originally Posted by Armind | Load time is not the issue - performance during usage of application is. More RAM, smoother the app is.
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04-09-2009, 09:35 PM
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#43 | | God of Unce
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I totally forgot about that -_-"
So where may I find the performance etc based on this?
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04-10-2009, 04:33 PM
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#44 | | God of Unce
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So I called the Apple Store in downtown. They do the ram upgrade on the spot too, but it might take from 30 mins to 1 hour. T_T
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04-10-2009, 04:38 PM
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#45 | | Got MOD?
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Yeah that's reasonable. Because you have to take the entire baseplate off before you can get at the RAM
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04-10-2009, 04:43 PM
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#46 | | God of Unce
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Oh well, hopefully I feel better tomorrow. I'm so sick right now, GG.
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04-10-2009, 05:00 PM
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#47 | | OWNER/C.F.O./MONEYMAN
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they can, you just buy 2x2G, and u can swap a 500G hdd in a macbook. Quote:
Originally Posted by InvisibleSoul I believe it just uses regular DDR2 SODIMM, and you can get 2GB sticks for $24.
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04-11-2009, 05:55 PM
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#48 | | God of Unce
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Okay, I got my very first mac today 
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04-12-2009, 07:40 PM
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#49 | | I don't get it
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Originally Posted by Armind Okay, I got my very first mac today | congrats
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04-12-2009, 07:58 PM
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#50 | | God of Unce
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Still trying to figure out which torrent program is best for torrents. Gotta get my hands on adobe cs4 and install it =\
Vuze vs Transmission vs uTorrent?
If anyone have done this before, PM me 
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