2012 macbook pro

I have a mid 2012 MacBook Pro 15, Model: A1286, 2.3 GHz Core i7, 500gb SATA hard drive running Mojave 10.14.6. I bought this from a friend that never used it and added 16gb of ram. Problem is that it's really slow. I'm always getting the dumb spinning beach ball. QUESTIONS: 1) Is it possible...

I'm looking for a used MacBook Pro and have been doing some research. I know the models up to 2012 can be upgraded (RAM), I've also seen people say that the 2015 15" models are great because they have a lot of ports, I've seen a few on eBay with the i7 and 16gb for ~$300. I've also read that...

hello, im looking at upgrading my macbook pros gpu to 4gb. i know on the mac pros you can run a non efi flashed gpu to have open core as the boot screen. but my question is can i use any 4gb boot rom, to flash to the apple 650m gpu in my macbook pro and then get the 4gb of vram on there and then...

I updated a 2012 MBP from Sierra to High Sierra a few weeks ago. As an external monitor I always use a 2011 iMac in Target Display Mode (Thunderbolt). The iMac runs Sierra. Weird thing is, ever since the MBP HS update, the iMac seems like it's been running extra hot and the fans are definitely...

Hi. Just wondering if I should upgrade my 2012 MBP from 1TB SSD to 2TB or 4TB? A new MBP will cost me $4,000+. May consider upgrading next year 2022 and keep my 2012 as a backup machine. Currently my 1TB is almost full. I bought a S20 Plus Android recently so I will be shooting more 4K content...

I am trying to run Apple Hardware Test. When I try to boot into it I get sent to internet recovery, then after a while I get an error on a black screen: Error message: Cannot Load "EFI/DRIVERS/TESTSUPPORT.EFI This thread on the Apple forum suggests it's broken now for older systems. I did...

Good morning y'all I have a MacBook Pro 13" 2012 and my cat spilled hot coffee on it ;( and it doesn't boot up.So I m planning to take it to the service centre but would like to erase the entire hard drive and factory reset the system. If I remove the internal hard drive use a connector and...

Hi, hope someone here can help me solve this: I have a 2012 MacBook Pro 16gb RAM, running the latest Mojave OS X. I had a 500gb SSD drive seemingly go bad. Replaced it with a new 500 gb SSD. Running fine until a few days in when screen goes blank and MacBook restarts then 5 seconds later...

Hi All So, I have a MBP, 2012, that isn't 4k capable, so I was wondering what would happen if I connected my MBP to a 4K TV or 4K Monitor? What resolution, if anything, would be displayed on the device? Reason: I have spotted a great offer for a 40" 4K TV on Amazon. I am not a gamer so am not...

Hi everyone, I just replaced the battery of my mid-2012 15" MacBook Pro for the first time. After calibrating it (steps I took below), I checked the battery with coconutBattery and It's showing that the design capacity is around 88%-90% after only 1 cycle. This isn't normal, right? I didn't...

Dear Friends, I planned to purchase ssd for my Mac Pro mid 2012. Can any one suggest me best ssd brand in India. I googled and found Crucial MX500 500GB 2.5-inch SSD , but I am not sure how it will perform , I need your opinion friends.

Now that Apple has declared the original Retina MacBook Pro to be "vintage", I though I would write up a quick retrospective on the first Mac I ever owned. I recently noticed that many people in this thread were critical of the price at the time. Yes, it was more expensive, but I'd argue...

Description of problem For some reason at random times throughout the day the fan will spin up and the computer will become extremely laggy. Although the indicators say it's hitting 128 the computer doesn't get any warmer. The freezing last anywhere from 10 seconds to 5 minutes. I have attached...

I just picked up a 13" Retina MacBook Pro 2012 for the bargain basement price of $125. Of course there's a catch - the screen is broken and one USB port is flaky. But it works great as a Mac mini - in fact I'm making this post with it. Given the price point, I'm content to use it as a Mini, but...

My System: 2012 MacBook Pro • 2.6GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 • Intel HD Graphics 4000, and • NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 512MB of GDDR5 memory (automatic graphics switching) • 1Tb HDD • 8gb ram After the first portion of the install (where it switches from the shell-like GUI to the more...

Hi everyone I'm thinking of putting a 2.5" 15mm thick Hard drive into my '12 MBP. Looking around amazon and it seems CD caddy's will only fit 12.7mm drives. I'm new here so is it possible? Thanks,

Hi, Had the flashing question mark appear on startup on my 2012 MacBook and tried to erase and start from scratch. I don't know exactly what I did as it's been a few weeks but I did accidentally deleted the internal hd mounted under volumes in disk utility. So now I only see the base volume in...

So I already have a 2011 MBP that's 11 inches I use as my primary laptop but want to upgrade it to a larger display. I've been getting into web development and while the 11" MBA is awesome the tiny screen isnt great for coding. (And I'll be going to a classroom as a student so an external...

Hi there. 2 days ago my 2012 MacBook Pro crashed and I've Had to do a start up recovery because my mac kept crashing when it was starting. Before it crashed, it froze and I had to press the restart button. Is like to know what the error message was as shown attached. I play a multi player game...

Hello! A week ago or so, my beloved sturdy workhorse (Macbook Pro model A1278 mid-2012) became suddenly and unreasonably slow, freezing constantly and beachballing while performing even the easiest tasks. However, before I managed to assess the situation, the infamous flashing question mark on...