Yeah, but MacBooks get HOT before the fans kick on, and I firmly
believe the stress on the solder is a leading cause of failures (this
is true of PC laptops and even cards using the same video chips).
Chip temps get up to 100C before you know it, and hotter yet in heavy
use.
The cure is
Peter Frederick wrote:
I just revived a 2006 MacBook Pro with flaky video by reflowing the
logic board and cleaning fans. I've got some Arctic Sliver 5 thermal
paste I will be installing when I get a chance, along with blowing out
all the dust from the radiators.
For most uses, I think
is the newest mac pro even out yet?
The answer to that has ever been yes. And no.
Depends when you ask, and of what you are thinking
when you ask it.
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i think it is either yes or no and it sounds like no
On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 2:08 AM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
is the newest mac pro even out yet?
The answer to that has ever been yes. And no.
Depends when you ask, and of what you are thinking
when you ask it.
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I donated my IBM luggable to Goodwill when we moved two years ago. It came
with an 8088, 256kb memory, and dual 5¼ floppies. I had to buy a new BIOS
to install an ST225 hardrive in on of the drive bays.
I bought it with an AVL board (that had it's own CPU running CPM) and used
it for many years
Hi Richard and Alex,
Got the laptop apart and found that it doesn't have a filter. I'm guessing
that the fan assembly is a heat pipe system with the fan pulling air in
through various places in the case and blowing it out through two
radiators that cool the two heat pipes. The radiators are
Last time I had mine (t61p) apart, I used some arctic silver...
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On Oct 11, 2013, at 4:48, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote:
Hi Richard and Alex,
Got the laptop apart and found that it doesn't have a
John Reames wrote:
Last time I had mine (t61p) apart, I used some arctic silver...
I use this stuff, bought it from FrozenCPU last year but they don't seem to
carry it any more:
http://www.heatsinkfactory.com/timtronics-grey-28g.html
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1727278
Ever wonder how well Mustard or Chocolate work as thermal paste on a CPU?
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Thermal-Compound-Roundup-February-2012/1490/5
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Stuff from Radio Shack is fine. Spread it thin to win (c:
On Friday, October 11, 2013 9:50 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Ever wonder how well Mustard or Chocolate work as thermal paste on a CPU?
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Thermal-Compound-Roundup-February-2012/1490/5
How about that! mayonnaise does as well as many commercial pastes!
That list has let me make a decision. Since there doesn't seem to be much
difference between the commercial brands with only a few exceptions, I went
ahead and used Radio Shack paste. It's been running about an hour and the
Got the laptop back together after cleaning the fan/radiators, cleaning the
dried heat paste off the cpu, etc., and rebedding with RS heat sink paste.
Ran it for an hour on battery, and it's been running about three hours on
110v.
THE POINTER HASN'T MOVED ONE MILLIMETER!!!
You were obviously
I just revived a 2006 MacBook Pro with flaky video by reflowing the
logic board and cleaning fans. I've got some Arctic Sliver 5 thermal
paste I will be installing when I get a chance, along with blowing out
all the dust from the radiators.
I think Jobs had to go bite himself half to
the first macs i encountered were late 90s and i thought it was some of the
nicest hardware i'd ever seen. i used to really enjoy taking 2 or 3 junk
pismos and making 1 good one, generally in under an hour. similarly with
the g3 imacs. and my g4 dual powermac was really fantastic in look, feel
Pre 2006 things were pretty good except for flaky logic boards in
Powerbooks -- way too many have video and ram slot solder failures in
normal use. A ton of them around with folded paper under the ram door
to hold the connections together.
Apple was even forced to eventually have an
I retired my 20 C2D iMac for the youngest son to take to college to augment
his Toshiba i7 laptop. To replace the iMac, I bought a Mac Pro 1,1 from a
fellow Mac buddy for $400 shipped to my house. That included a 128GB SSD
boot drive.
The Mac Pro blows my iMac away, and i's only running
I use a Chromebook (c:
On Friday, October 11, 2013 7:51 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
I retired my 20 C2D iMac for the youngest son to take to college to augment
his Toshiba i7 laptop. To replace the iMac, I bought a Mac Pro 1,1 from a
fellow Mac buddy for $400 shipped to my
i hate laptop/netbooks in general. i like big screens and lots of them
On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 8:07 PM, Richard Hattaway
rhatta...@rocketmail.comwrote:
I use a Chromebook (c:
On Friday, October 11, 2013 7:51 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
I retired my 20 C2D iMac for the
I bought a broken 17 PowerBook G4 for less than $100 a few years
ago on eBay (the keyboard cable was incorrectly installed, worked fine
when I put it on the right way round), but I never use it.
Way too big and heavy to drag around as a laptop, although the screen
is nice. I use a 15 all
at some point in the next year or so i'm getting an i5 or i7 mini, if i can
run at least to monitors off of it
On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 9:13 PM, Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.netwrote:
I bought a broken 17 PowerBook G4 for less than $100 a few years ago on
eBay (the keyboard cable was
When I was working at USF, faculty, staff and students in the College of
Education got a subsidized price on Macbooks and Macbook Pros. I bought a 15
MBP with the CD Intel processor and all the goodies including AppleCare for
$1100 - this was in 2006. A new one retail was close to $2k.
A
On Oct 11, 2013 6:18 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote:
at some point in the next year or so i'm getting an i5 or i7 mini, if i
can
run at least to monitors off of it
Two 1920x1200 monitors are no problem for a 2010 or later Core Duo Mac Mini
with the right adapters. Got proof right
yeah, that's the setup i'm going ot go to. what do they call that new IO
plug? lightning or something? that should be fast enough to run a second
monitor
that new mac pro appeals to me too but sooo muc money
On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 9:38 PM, Alex Chamberlain
apchamberl...@gmail.comwrote:
On
Nor are they for a Mac Pro. Like the two 30 Apple monitors I'm looking at.
Also, seriously consider a refurb if you're buying new. Almost everything
Apple I have purchased has been from their refurb site, and it is as-new with
full warranty. I have never had an issue with a refurb product,
is the newest mac pro even out yet?
On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 9:45 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
Nor are they for a Mac Pro. Like the two 30 Apple monitors I'm looking
at.
Also, seriously consider a refurb if you're buying new. Almost everything
Apple I have purchased has been from
No, and you don't want one, believe me.
insert NDA here
Dan
On Oct 11, 2013, at 9:48 PM, Gary Hurst wrote:
is the newest mac pro even out yet?
On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 9:45 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
Nor are they for a Mac Pro. Like the two 30 Apple monitors I'm looking
it's gonna be a new or recent mini
On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 9:52 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
No, and you don't want one, believe me.
insert NDA here
Dan
On Oct 11, 2013, at 9:48 PM, Gary Hurst wrote:
is the newest mac pro even out yet?
On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 9:45 PM,
Happy 17 MBP user here, Dan can go pound cheese in Wisconsin.
On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 7:48 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote:
is the newest mac pro even out yet?
On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 9:45 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
Nor are they for a Mac Pro. Like the two 30
I didn't say there was anything wrong with 17 MBPs, just that they are a PITA
to lug around campus all day, that's all.
Dan
On Oct 11, 2013, at 9:59 PM, Brian Toscano wrote:
Happy 17 MBP user here, Dan can go pound cheese in Wisconsin.
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No, a 17 Powerbook is a lovely machine. Just weighs a lot more than
a 15 and that counts when there is a fairly long hike from the
parking lot to the desk every day!
They also fit rather tightly in my computer bag, so I have to carry
the power supply and cord in the pocket rather than
you remember the original portable compaq systems from back in the day?
On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 11:28 PM, Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.netwrote:
No, a 17 Powerbook is a lovely machine. Just weighs a lot more than a
15 and that counts when there is a fairly long hike from the parking lot
Just hold out for the new MacPro. I am thinking the mini is going away. The
new Pro is tiny and black. Like Gary Coleman.
clay
On Oct 11, 2013, at 6:18 PM, Gary Hurst wrote:
at some point in the next year or so i'm getting an i5 or i7 mini, if i can
run at least to monitors off of it
and it will be EXPENSIVE
On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 1:21 AM, clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote:
Just hold out for the new MacPro. I am thinking the mini is going away.
The new Pro is tiny and black. Like Gary Coleman.
clay
On Oct 11, 2013, at 6:18 PM, Gary Hurst wrote:
at some point in
Yes I remember the luggable machines. They ran CPM as I remember,
and the really fancy ones had 5 MB hard drives, partitioned into at
least three partitions.
Hard to believe people spent thousands of dollars for something with
less capability than a calculator today...
Peter
my friend bought an AST PC AT clone. 20 meg HD. 2400 modem. 4 grand and
change in mid 80s
On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 1:46 AM, Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.netwrote:
Yes I remember the luggable machines. They ran CPM as I remember, and
the really fancy ones had 5 MB hard drives,
Grandson gave me his Lenovo Thinkpad the school provided after he graduated.
It worked fine for several months, but then developed a crawling pointer
fault. The pointer very slowly crawls toward the hinge after the computer
warms up.
I'd very much appreciate your opinions on the likeliest
Check/clean the fan filter. If the case has unusual heating situations, it
will do funny things with a touchpad or pencil eraser mouse.
On Thursday, October 10, 2013 9:54 AM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com
wrote:
Grandson gave me his Lenovo Thinkpad the school provided after he
On Oct 10, 2013 8:48 PM, Richard Hattaway rhatta...@rocketmail.com
wrote:
Check/clean the fan filter.
Seconded. I've BTDT with Thinkpads before. Luckily they're very easy to
take apart, as laptops go.
Alex
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