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  1. calsci

    Creating a Mac OS Lion boot drive in Catalina

    I'm trying to install Lion on an old MacBook that I bought. I have been able to download the installer that would have been downloaded off the App Store. I am having trouble making a bootable flash drive installer. It seems like most of the guides that had been created are now out of date for...
  2. I

    Clear Matte Skin for 2020 MacBook Air

    I just ordered a 2020 MacBook Air and was looking for a clear matte skin for the top/bottom case, sides, palm rest, and trackpad. I saw one from BestSkinsEver, but it’s for the 2018-2019 MBA. Same with Slickwraps, except I’m not sure if their “full body” kit includes the palm area. I’m guessing...
  3. mohame0603

    MBP15 - Battery Max capacity dropped to 90% in 8 months (220 charge cycles)

    Hey I am having a really bad battery issue on my 8-month MacBook pro 15 inch 2019 model. I have the vega 16 one with 16 GB of ram, my battery newer really lasted for more than 4-5 hours. Does anyone know if this is normal?
  4. EEzycade

    Which used MacBook should she buy?

    I have a friend who's a girl. She wants to buy a computer, as she doesn't own one and is sick of her using her mom's outdated slow Windows laptop. She had the idea to buy a pixel book, which I promptly but politely shot down as ChromeOS is limited, not to mention the price tag. She also does not...
  5. S

    iPad Pro use iPad Pro while plugged or charging?

    Thinking of using the iPad Pro as main computer mainly because the performance, screen quality is miles better than the Macbook and the availability of keyboard, trackpad, multiwindow, file system is available on iPad while the price of the two are very close and it's lighter too. usage...
  6. J

    Used MacBook 12" Buying Advice

    I have a near 10 year old iMac with a gradually failing hard drive and am looking to replace it, though not in kind. I've moved as much as possible towards using my iPad Pro for daily work, but there are two common applications I do probably need to keep using Mac OS X for in some form. These...