MacBook Pro - common problems or not??

4d001 · 4d001 #1 (**permalink**)

06-13-2006, 02:50 PM

i am looking at getting a macbook pro however i have herd there are some problems with them! however i have herd mixed oppinions... could people who have had props please post them... and also people who think there great and especially people who know how to fix any previous problems

i think this might also be helpful for other people to have a cumulative section detailing any problems with this great piece of kit...

iRizzo · iRizzo #2 (**permalink**)

06-13-2006, 03:25 PM

I have the latest revision and it has no heat problems, no whine, and I love it.

Bonzaisushi · Bonzaisushi #3 (**permalink**)

06-13-2006, 03:51 PM

Same here recieved mine yesterday, put about 3-4 hours on it, no heat issue, no whine. everything was perfect.

iWonder · iWonder #4 (**permalink**)

06-13-2006, 05:06 PM

I had Used a MBP at an electronics store and it had no show of heat, I'm not sure about the whine though.

ShillAT · ShillAT #5 (**permalink**)

06-13-2006, 06:48 PM

i have a relatively older one, and no probs. except that i had to get my cd drive replaced because my kid sister stuck a knife into it and moved the knife around. ugh.....last time i trust my sibs with this awesome machine.

hotpursuit · hotpursuit #6 (**permalink**)

06-13-2006, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ShillAT

my kid sister stuck a knife into it and moved the knife around.

Thats classic!

4d001 · 4d001 #7 (**permalink**)

06-14-2006, 03:47 AM

hey thanks for the response so far. keep em comming, and shillat - - - nice one!

will j ford

Bonzaisushi · Bonzaisushi #8 (**permalink**)

06-14-2006, 08:55 AM

Last night had a little freak out, the battery level was dropping really fast like mabye a percent every 10-20 seconds, i didnt have many programs open mabye safari, and itunes, and ichat. it said my ram was at like 112mb free, and my processor was like 89%....... i had a little yellow box pop up on the screen then go away. the pinwheel popped up one time. then i shut down and restarted...... has me worried.

4d001 · 4d001 #9 (**permalink**)

06-14-2006, 02:29 PM

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the pinwheel popped up one time. then i shut down and restarted...... has me worried.

what is the pinwheel!

please excuse me for being dense when it comes to macs... (havent used on properly yet)

surfwax95 · surfwax95 #10 (**permalink**)

06-14-2006, 02:40 PM

The "pinwheel" is Mac's version of Window's hourglass. It means the processor is busy or hung up on a process. A lot of people call it the SBOD, or Spinning Beach Ball of Death.

It's not good.

rman · rman #11 (**permalink**)

06-14-2006, 03:03 PM

Some people call it the spinning beach ball, some call it the spinning pizza, and also the pin wheel.

iRizzo · iRizzo #12 (**permalink**)

06-14-2006, 04:04 PM

Why is it "not good"?

surfwax95 · surfwax95 #13 (**permalink**)

06-14-2006, 04:30 PM

Because it means an application has stopped responding to inputs. Sometimes this is normal, like when you're saving a large file, but sometimes the program is stuck in a loop and will crash without you saving. Basically, I could not see the SBoD and be happy...

iRizzo · iRizzo #14 (**permalink**)

06-14-2006, 05:06 PM

I've seen it a couple of times but it hasn't done anything. It just came up for a couple seconds then went away. Should I be worried?

ShillAT · ShillAT #15 (**permalink**)

06-14-2006, 05:06 PM

trust me, it was neither classic nor a "nice one"!

if I was gonna have a general complaint, though, it would be the battery life. kinda...iffy. I usually get 2 1/2-3 1/2, depending what I'm doing, and it's kinda a pain.

4d001 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 07, 2006 Location: hertfordshire, uk Posts: 17 Mac Specs: Macbook PRO 2.16Ghz, 2Gb Ram, 80GB HDD, 15inch	06-13-2006, 02:50 PM i am looking at getting a macbook pro however i have herd there are some problems with them! however i have herd mixed oppinions... could people who have had props please post them... and also people who think there great and especially people who know how to fix any previous problems i think this might also be helpful for other people to have a cumulative section detailing any problems with this great piece of kit... Last edited by 4d001; 06-13-2006 at 02:52 PM.
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ShillAT #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 20, 2006 Location: Bay Area Posts: 340 Mac Specs: Mac Book Pro, 1.83 GHz, 1.5 gigs RAM, 80 GB, AND NO HEAT ISSUES!!	06-13-2006, 06:48 PM i have a relatively older one, and no probs. except that i had to get my cd drive replaced because my kid sister stuck a knife into it and moved the knife around. ugh.....last time i trust my sibs with this awesome machine. "You can play your electric guitar but it ain’t gonna change the world You can get all emotional on me and cry like a little girl" -Electric Six- Rock 'n Roll Evacuation- Señor Smoke
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Bonzaisushi #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 05, 2006 Posts: 144	06-14-2006, 08:55 AM Last night had a little freak out, the battery level was dropping really fast like mabye a percent every 10-20 seconds, i didnt have many programs open mabye safari, and itunes, and ichat. it said my ram was at like 112mb free, and my processor was like 89%....... i had a little yellow box pop up on the screen then go away. the pinwheel popped up one time. then i shut down and restarted...... has me worried. :yinyang: Mac Book Pro 17" 2 Gig Ram, 120 gig Canon 1dMarkII // Canon 20D// Some Lenses Bonzai Photography!Click me!
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surfwax95 #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 27, 2005 Location: Fayetteville, AR Posts: 2,410 Mac Specs: 15" Powerbook G4 • 24" iMac • iPhone 3Gs	06-14-2006, 02:40 PM The "pinwheel" is Mac's version of Window's hourglass. It means the processor is busy or hung up on a process. A lot of people call it the SBOD, or Spinning Beach Ball of Death. It's not good. I try to Command+Shift+/ when I can. They're - Their - There \| Two - Too - To \| You're - Your \| MAC - Mac I was on the M-F honor roll for October, 2006.
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Inactive Staff Member Since: Dec 24, 2002 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 12,591 Mac Specs: 2 x 3.0GHz Quad-Core, 6GB OS X 10.6.8 \| 15in MacBook Pro 2.2GHz OS X 10.6.8 \| 64GB iPad 2 WiFi	06-14-2006, 03:03 PM Some people call it the spinning beach ball, some call it the spinning pizza, and also the pin wheel. Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, It's about learning to dance in the rain!
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iRizzo #2 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	06-13-2006, 03:25 PM I have the latest revision and it has no heat problems, no whine, and I love it.
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iWonder #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 09, 2005 Location: My world Posts: 632 Mac Specs: iBook 12" G4, 30 GB, 768 MB RAM. iPod 5G 30GB.	06-13-2006, 05:06 PM I had Used a MBP at an electronics store and it had no show of heat, I'm not sure about the whine though.
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4d001 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 07, 2006 Location: hertfordshire, uk Posts: 17 Mac Specs: Macbook PRO 2.16Ghz, 2Gb Ram, 80GB HDD, 15inch	06-14-2006, 03:47 AM hey thanks for the response so far. keep em comming, and shillat - - - nice one! will j ford
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iRizzo #12 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	06-14-2006, 04:04 PM Why is it "not good"?
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surfwax95 #13 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 27, 2005 Location: Fayetteville, AR Posts: 2,410 Mac Specs: 15" Powerbook G4 • 24" iMac • iPhone 3Gs	06-14-2006, 04:30 PM Because it means an application has stopped responding to inputs. Sometimes this is normal, like when you're saving a large file, but sometimes the program is stuck in a loop and will crash without you saving. Basically, I could not see the SBoD and be happy... I try to Command+Shift+/ when I can. They're - Their - There \| Two - Too - To \| You're - Your \| MAC - Mac I was on the M-F honor roll for October, 2006.
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iRizzo #14 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	06-14-2006, 05:06 PM I've seen it a couple of times but it hasn't done anything. It just came up for a couple seconds then went away. Should I be worried?
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ShillAT #15 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 20, 2006 Location: Bay Area Posts: 340 Mac Specs: Mac Book Pro, 1.83 GHz, 1.5 gigs RAM, 80 GB, AND NO HEAT ISSUES!!	06-14-2006, 05:06 PM trust me, it was neither classic nor a "nice one"! if I was gonna have a general complaint, though, it would be the battery life. kinda...iffy. I usually get 2 1/2-3 1/2, depending what I'm doing, and it's kinda a pain. "You can play your electric guitar but it ain’t gonna change the world You can get all emotional on me and cry like a little girl" -Electric Six- Rock 'n Roll Evacuation- Señor Smoke
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