Comments on: A first, quick review of my Macbook Pro 17' http://www.techiteasy.org/2006/10/11/a-first-quick-review-of-my-macbook-pro-17/ A Technology and Business Weblog provided to You by a Global Group of Friends. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:29:11 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: lissa peterson http://www.techiteasy.org/2006/10/11/a-first-quick-review-of-my-macbook-pro-17/#comment-5015 lissa peterson Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:01:34 +0000 http://jeremyfain.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/a-first-quick-review-of-my-macbook-pro-17/#comment-5015 what happnd to the laptop? what happnd to the laptop?

]]> By: Gutlic http://www.techiteasy.org/2006/10/11/a-first-quick-review-of-my-macbook-pro-17/#comment-1085 Gutlic Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:59:27 +0000 http://jeremyfain.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/a-first-quick-review-of-my-macbook-pro-17/#comment-1085 Be sure to have a look at the health of your battery. I was changing mine for a new one (warranty) two months after I bought my MBP (2,33Ghz - Dez 2006 - Diferent breed I guess) And the battery I was complaining WAS NOT on the list of faulty batteries (apple web site). "it just happens" the guy at apple said. In fact I started a thread about battery life, where people can post info about their own macbook battery experience. We have people with perfect batteries after 2years, and people with crazy batteries after 2 months. (using cocconut batery app) Every battery with a lost of more then 10% capacity under a year has a good chance of beeing exchanged at apple. (at least here in Portugal) By the way in Europe we have 2year warranty in every product, incluind of course bateries. Cheers, Be sure to have a look at the health of your battery.

I was changing mine for a new one (warranty) two months after I bought my MBP (2,33Ghz – Dez 2006 – Diferent breed I guess)

And the battery I was complaining WAS NOT on the list of faulty batteries (apple web site).

“it just happens” the guy at apple said.

In fact I started a thread about battery life, where people can post info about their own macbook battery experience.

We have people with perfect batteries after 2years, and people with crazy batteries after 2 months. (using cocconut batery app)

Every battery with a lost of more then 10% capacity under a year has a good chance of beeing exchanged at apple. (at least here in Portugal)

By the way in Europe we have 2year warranty in every product, incluind of course bateries.

Cheers,

]]> By: A review of my MacBook Pro « “Tech IT Easy” - Jeremy Fain’s blog http://www.techiteasy.org/2006/10/11/a-first-quick-review-of-my-macbook-pro-17/#comment-1084 A review of my MacBook Pro « “Tech IT Easy” - Jeremy Fain’s blog Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:13:35 +0000 http://jeremyfain.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/a-first-quick-review-of-my-macbook-pro-17/#comment-1084 [...] using an Apple MacBook Pro for a little more than 3 months now. Although I had initially written a quick review one week after receiving it, I felt I had to share with potential buyers my feelings about this [...] [...] using an Apple MacBook Pro for a little more than 3 months now. Although I had initially written a quick review one week after receiving it, I felt I had to share with potential buyers my feelings about this [...]

]]> By: Jeremy Fain http://www.techiteasy.org/2006/10/11/a-first-quick-review-of-my-macbook-pro-17/#comment-1078 Jeremy Fain Mon, 16 Oct 2006 22:33:04 +0000 http://jeremyfain.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/a-first-quick-review-of-my-macbook-pro-17/#comment-1078 Thanks Kari, you've just saved my hands. A very handy tool indeed. Thanks Kari, you’ve just saved my hands. A very handy tool indeed.

]]> By: Kari http://www.techiteasy.org/2006/10/11/a-first-quick-review-of-my-macbook-pro-17/#comment-1079 Kari Mon, 16 Oct 2006 06:19:20 +0000 http://jeremyfain.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/a-first-quick-review-of-my-macbook-pro-17/#comment-1079 Jeremy, http://homepage.mac.com/holtmann/eidac/software/page5/page5.html Jeremy,

http://homepage.mac.com/holtmann/eidac/software/page5/page5.html

]]> By: Jeremy Fain http://www.techiteasy.org/2006/10/11/a-first-quick-review-of-my-macbook-pro-17/#comment-1083 Jeremy Fain Wed, 11 Oct 2006 20:12:40 +0000 http://jeremyfain.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/a-first-quick-review-of-my-macbook-pro-17/#comment-1083 Vince, I don't think I have the guts to do such a thing, although I have to say that lowering the heat is extremely tempting. Vince, I don’t think I have the guts to do such a thing, although I have to say that lowering the heat is extremely tempting.

]]> By: Kari http://www.techiteasy.org/2006/10/11/a-first-quick-review-of-my-macbook-pro-17/#comment-1081 Kari Wed, 11 Oct 2006 10:01:54 +0000 http://jeremyfain.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/a-first-quick-review-of-my-macbook-pro-17/#comment-1081 Hacking with Mac's kernel extensions is something I wouldn't go do, as it can/will break stuff in case of updates and otherwise too. That hint has its own share of voodoo surrounding it... Hacking with Mac’s kernel extensions is something I wouldn’t go do, as it can/will break stuff in case of updates and otherwise too. That hint has its own share of voodoo surrounding it…

]]> By: Vincent van Wylick http://www.techiteasy.org/2006/10/11/a-first-quick-review-of-my-macbook-pro-17/#comment-1080 Vincent van Wylick Wed, 11 Oct 2006 07:24:40 +0000 http://jeremyfain.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/a-first-quick-review-of-my-macbook-pro-17/#comment-1080 regardless of the ram-issue, I didn't know it drained that much battery, you should definitely treat your laptop differently while unplugged: set screen-brightness to low, minimise application-usage, turn off bluetooth and other stuff you don't use at the time, etc. There's also <a href="http://www.lifehacker.com/software/macbook-pro/cool-down-your-mac-laptop-206093.php" rel="nofollow">this hint</a>, which won't help your battery/ears, but will make it use its fans more and thus make it cooler. regardless of the ram-issue, I didn’t know it drained that much battery, you should definitely treat your laptop differently while unplugged: set screen-brightness to low, minimise application-usage, turn off bluetooth and other stuff you don’t use at the time, etc.

There’s also this hint, which won’t help your battery/ears, but will make it use its fans more and thus make it cooler.

]]> By: Kari http://www.techiteasy.org/2006/10/11/a-first-quick-review-of-my-macbook-pro-17/#comment-1082 Kari Wed, 11 Oct 2006 05:55:42 +0000 http://jeremyfain.wordpress.com/2006/10/11/a-first-quick-review-of-my-macbook-pro-17/#comment-1082 Didn't I say you that the extra RAM you put in probably will drain your battery life? Display, hard drive and RAM are the biggest drainers of battery power. Wireless probably too. Didn’t I say you that the extra RAM you put in probably will drain your battery life? Display, hard drive and RAM are the biggest drainers of battery power. Wireless probably too.

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