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  1. Barbel

    MP 6,1 2013 Mac Pro 6.1 is it still worth?

    Hello there, I have the opportunity to buy a Mac Pro 6.1 at a low price (about $150). The specs are one of the weaker ones available - quad-core processor, d300 and 32GB ram. I am currently using a Lenovo Y700 laptop with an i5-6300HQ processor, GeForce GTX960m and 16GB ram along with an...
  2. s1oplus

    What is the best option? Mac mini or Macbook air

    Im wondering what should i get because the two are solid options. I plan on doing light gaming on the mac and i think the macbook air is small but i love the portability and design what should i get?
  3. R

    Plastic 2009 MagSafe 1 MacBook not accepting charge

    Bought off of eBay for basic use, for an elderly relative. The item in question is an early-mid 2009 MacBook (the plastic one) and it has the T style charger. It will not go orange, despite how much I clean the charger and port. I have got it to go orange only once, which lasted around 10...
  4. whosdnc

    iPhone X that got in contact with water

    Hello everyone, I was given an iphone X that was dropped in a toilet. Phone stopped turning on. I opened it and (surprisingly) i was the first person that did so. I found green corrosion on most of the connectors, i cleaned them with 70% alcohol, but the phone still doesnt turn on. What could be...
  5. Z

    Unable to boot using USB Bootable drive on Mac

    Hi everyone. My dad has an iMac late 2011 with Mac OS x lion. He has not used the machine for a while and the certification is out of date. He was unable to browse on the internet and occurring error popped up «Your clock is ahead of time» researched it and came to the conclusion that...
  6. T

    Apple Care+ Help

    Hey guys. I live in Brazil, here you cannot hire Apple Care for iPhone, but it is covered by apple. I'm trying to hire through the website but an error appears when typing the SN. "Sorry, but we are unable to process your request. Please try again later or contact us". They ask to contact me by...
  7. A

    Can't start up Mac from opencore boot menu

    Hello, first time posting here. I have a MacBook pro from a couple of years ago, the Mac got jailbroken and i accidentally tried updating the software to the newest version not knowing i wasn't supposed to do that. This caused it to stop working, everytime I try too start it the "OpenCore boot...
  8. A

    MacBook Air m1 gap between lid and base at only one side

    Using MacBook Air m1 and notice there is gap between lid and base of MacBook m1 . Already this is my 2nd replacement unit and still there is same gap issue. What should I do and is it normal for all MacBook users.
  9. ondert

    I need a MBP but don't know which

    Well.. totally confused these days. I'm leaning towards used market since M2 doesn't seem that much of a deal over M1 and getting M3 later on seems like a better decision. So, I need a macbook for coding. (iOS development and front-end mostly React) It will mostly stay on my desk at home...
  10. B

    Stuck in assistive access

    Hello, I was trying the new assistive access mode in iOS 17 and I was curious what it was like. I locked the phone and it has gotten into this weird passcode menu... it has a grey background with a big input bar asking for a passcode except it shows up with a standard keyboard. No passcodes...
  11. B

    What chargers work with iBook G3 clamshell?

    Hello, I recently ordered an iBook G3 Snow and it comes with this power adaptor as shown in the image below, I'm not quite sure what power adaptor it is but would it work with an iBook G3 Clamshell? The charger looks like this charger (Link) but this one is for a different model. Thanks for all...
  12. P

    iBook g4 boot keys not working

    As the title suggests the boot keys on my iBook g4 (open firmware, boot picker, etc) don't work. When I hold a key during boot it just ignores it and boots normally. All don't work except single user mode. Please help!
  13. C

    Downloading Messages from iPhone

    Question about downloading messages: I need to download all my text messages on my iPhone between myself and another number as legal evidence. There are a few thousand messages. Ideally I'd like a copy of them as PDF. I tried AnyTrans and iExplorer but neither worked for me on MacOS 13.2.1...
  14. P

    Apps are being transparent

    I'm having weird transparency issues on my 2019 21.5 inch mac running Ventura 13.3.1. Some apps like CleanMyMacX are see through, and I cannot see the app. Also the dropdown when I search in safari is transparent. I've rebooted, and I've turned off transparency in Accessibility but it's not...
  15. T

    I need help deciding on what Macbook is better value.

    So, I'm looking at 2 different MacBook Pros. 1. 15" 2017 Macbook Pro - Core i7 - 2.9 GHz - SSD 512 GB - RAM 16GB 2. 15" 2018 Macbook Pro - Core i7 - 2.6 GHz - SSD 512 GB - RAM 16GB I'm not too good with tech specs, but it appears the 2017 has a higher ghz than the 2017. Would the 1st choice...
  16. EKO00

    What do you think about the 2020 Macbook Air M1 256/512Gb?

    Hi, I'm going to buy my brother a MacBook Air. 2020 model M1 processor with 8Gb RAM 256Gb SSD 8 cores is cheap right now. My brother controls his business mostly from an internet-based system, so he downloads very few programs to the computer. He keeps more documents on the computer, such as...
  17. A

    iPhone How is my phone taking 4 solid minutes to power on even from a total power off state and LDrestarts

    My phone literally takes 4+ solid minutes SOLID MINUTES to turn on It don’t matter wether it’s from a total powered off state ( so it’s booting into non jailbroken state Or a ldrestart ( so it’s already been jailbroken Ive tried turning ALL TWEAK OFF VIA ICleaner And it...
  18. S

    Help with Duel Displays (please!)

    Hi guys, I recently bought a "Anker 553 USB-C Hub (8-in-1)" dock so that I could connect my Macbook Air (the one with the USBC connector) to two monitors, but it is only detecting one monitor at a time even though they are both turned on. Am I missing something? Is there a way around this...
  19. smg4fan8473

    Help - MacBook 2008 only outputs through Digital Out

    I have a 2008 MacBook and it only outputs through the non-existent digital out. Also when I connect headphones to it, it only outputs on the left speaker. I reset the PRAM and SMC, but it didn't fix it. There is also no audio software like soundflower on it.
  20. S

    Help, MagSafe 3 on a new MacBook Pro 16" 2021 won't charge

    Hey guys, I have a "new" MacBook Pro 16" 2021 with the 140 Watts power adapter. For the first two Day no Problems at all, but now when i got Home yesterday I noticed the mac doing the charging chime very few seconds. Didn't think much about it. But now the mac won't charge at all. Only flashing...