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macbook 15 2018

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    Should i buy 65w ankar charger or the original?

    Hi guys , my macbook pro is 2018 core i7 6 cores 16 ram ,original charger is 87w I use it on external monitor and headphones My charger suddenly stoped working I found an Anker 65W PIQ 3.0 PPS Fast Charger and the original charger from apple i mostly use it for browsing the ankar charger is...
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    Applications cannot enter full screen -- full screen option greyed out

    My computer recently started refusing to go into fullscreen mode in any of my applications. I have noticed this behavior in browsers (with video), video apps (zoom, facetime), with my virtual machines (e.g. vmware horizon), and with mac games (for example crusader kings 3). Until this behavior...
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    Are these the dead pixels?

    Hey, i bought MacBook Pro 15" 2019 about 4 months ago. Yesterday i've noticed some purple-red dots on the screen, and i've no idea what it can be and how they have appeared. May be it was faulty when i bought it, as it didn't fall or smth like this. I hope someone knows about this kinda issue...
  4. hackertronix

    I have a MacBook Pro 2018 15-inch Core i7 and sometimes it becomes abnormally slow

    I own a 15"MacBook Pro 2018 core-i7 and sometimes it becomes abnormally slow. The animations will lag and it will behave worse than a pentium machine. If I close a few apps and wait for a while it becomes usable/normal again but it's super annoying, can anyone tell me what might be the cause...
  5. formidify

    Is this legit?

    I recently bought a 2018 MBP 15 with 16 RAM 512 SSD and 560 Redeon Pro 2.6GHz on B&H for 2580 ish with taxes, but then saw one with the exact same spec on this eBay site https://www.ebay.com/itm/173681036479 for 2500 but also includes an AppleCare+. Does the ebay product seem legit? BTW, it does...
  6. Loksan3

    MBP 2018 scrolling lag /boot time /cinebench

    I have a few days old MacBook Pro 2018 i7 2.6ghz ,512gb. I've noticed a scrolling lag in Safari and especially in chrome since the day I've got it ,but after reinstalling Mac OS after failed boot camp installation and installing Windows successfully the issue seems a little bit worse and the...
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    MBP 2018 15 Inch - Horrible video quality on GPU

    UPDATE: after a second SMC reset as a last resort before going in to replace it, the issue seems rto have disappeared... UPDATE 2: The problem has returned after about 20 minutes of use... I recently picked up a 15 inch mbp (2018 model. i7/16gb/512gb/560x) i noticed that whenever i disable...
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    2018 MBP 15 Running Hot When Sleeping

    I recently got the 2018 Macbook Pro 15 2.6GHZ/32GB/500GB. I also have a HooToo dongle and I'm finding that the MBP is running when. The MBP is plugged into power, the Hootoo is plugged into the MBP and my phone is plugged into the dongle. This is with the lid closed and the MBP sleeping. My...
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    2018 MacBook Pro parallels running solidworks

    ]So I’m thinking of replacing my trustworthy mid 2014 MacBook Pro with one of the new models but I’m struggling to figure out if it runs parallels smoothly or not. with 16gb or ram split in half so 7 or 8gb for parallels and the rest in mac os. I am a Product design student and have to work a...
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    startup 2018 Macbook Pro with lid closed on plugging in power?

    I recently switched from a 2017 MBP to the new MBP. I don't quite remember what combination of settings I had on the older MBP, but I used to be able to plug it in (with the lid closed), and it would turn on automatically. I would plug it into a USB-C hub that was connected to power and to an...
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    MacBook Pro 2018 - Speakers Crackling

    Anyone else noticed their speakers randomly crackling on the new MacBook Pro 2018? It happens every so often for me. Only saw one other report so far here: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8466796 =============== Edit by Weaselboy Moderator Note: Also see the discussion in the news...
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    Bluetooth Headphones sound weird on new 2018 15in MBP

    Hi, I just connected Bluetooth headphones to my new MacBook Pro, 15inch 2.6ghz 512 gb, and the music doesn't sound right. I connected beats x and bose soundsport free and the same problem happens. I connected both to my phone and they sounded perfect.