![]() ![]() MacBook keyboard among best ever, glass trackpad less than intuitive, TiBook desktop mod, and more, The ‘Book Review, 2009.01.09.How to get the headphone jack on Unibody ‘Books working again, no more dual 1.8 GHz G4 upgrades, and a letter of appreciation. MacBook design limits USB ports, Unibody audio prolem solved, G4 upgrades disappearing, and more, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 2009.02.18.If your ‘Book won’t power up, shuts down while your working, or has other power issues, resetting its internal power manager may clear things up. Mac ‘Book Power Management Adventures, Charles W Moore, ‘Book Value, 2009.05.19.How it works, and how to change how it works. Safe Sleep mode is enabled by default on modern MacBooks. The Safe Sleep Mailbag, Charles W Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 2009.06.15.What is Safe Sleep mode? Which Macs support it? How can you enable or disable it? And more. Low End Mac’s Safe Sleep FAQ, Dan Knight, Online Tech Journal, 2009.06.15.The new 13″ and 15″ MacBook Pro have FireWire 800 and SD Card slots, but ExpressCard is gone, left for the 17″ MacBook Pro. Low-end MacBook Pros: SD Card and FireWire in, ExpressCard out, Charles W Moore, ‘Book Value, 2009.06.16.Applications compiled for your Mac’s CPU can load more quickly and run faster than ones compiled for universal use. Optimized Software Builds Bring Out the Best in Your Mac, Dan Knight, Low End Mac’s Online Tech Journal, 2009.06.30.Also problems with 7200 rpm drives, more iTablet speculation, the subsidized netbook rip-off, bargain ‘Books from $179 to $2,144, and more. Optical drives on way out, MacBooks can’t display millions of colors, MacBook Air doomed, and more, The ‘Book Review, 2009.07.17. ![]() ![]() Tips on preventing theft, securing your data, and recovering from a lost, stolen, or broken notebook. 10 percent of laptops are lost or stolen every year. Protect your notebook against loss, theft, data loss, and security breaches, Charles W Moore, ‘Book Value, 2009.08.25.Thunderstrike Malware: Could It Still Be a Threat to Your Mac?, Low End Mac Tech Journal 2018.02.01.drive bus: PCIe 2.0 x2 (over 700 MBps real world read and write speeds – 200-300 MBps faster than SATA Rev.allows mirroring to external display or extended desktop mode.display: 13.3″ glossy 2560 x 1600 227 ppi color active matrix.Video out: HDMI or Thunderbolt digital video port, which is backward compatible with Mini DisplayPort (VGA, DVI, HDMI, and DisplayPort supported with optional adapters).VRAM: uses up to 1.5 GB of system memory.RAM: 8 or 16 GB from factory, no future upgrades.Level 3 cache: 3 MB shared cache in i5, 4 MB in i7.CPU: 2.6 or 2.8 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, 3.0 GHz dual-core i7 build-to-order option.Requires Mac OS X 10.9.4 Mavericks or later.3.0 GHz dual-core i7 build-to-order option This will wake up your ‘Book and restore use of the built-in display. To resume use of the internal display, you need to disconnect the external display, put the computer to sleep, and then open the lid. The built-in display will remain off, and the external monitor will become your only display. Your ‘Book will go to sleep, but you can wake it by moving the mouse or using the keyboard. Power up your ‘Book until the desktop appears on the external display and then close the lid. To used closed lid mode, your ‘Book must be plugged into the AC adapter and connected to an external display and a USB or Bluetooth mouse and keyboard (you might also want to consider external speakers). This model shipped with OS X 10.9 Mavericks and supports all later versions, which are free updates.Ĭlosed Lid Mode: All Intel ‘Books support “lid closed” (or clamshell) mode, which leaves the built-in display off and dedicates all video RAM to an external display. Best of all, Apple uses the same port for USB 2.0 and 3, while the standard in the PC world is separate ports for each protocol.īattery life is claimed to be 9 hours of wireless productivity. There are a lot of USB 3.0 drives on the market, and they are far more affordable than Thunderbolt drives. The USB 3.0 specification is over 10x as fast as USB 2.0 and has half the bandwidth of Thunderbolt. The Mid 2014 Retina MacBooks is essentially a speed bumped version of the Late 2013 model with the base model also boosted from 4 GB of system memory to 8 GB.Īs with all Retina MacBook Pros, this one is built around SSD technology for enhanced speed and ruggedness, not to mention allowing for a slimmer, cooler running design.Īs with the previous model, it has USB 3.0. ![]()
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