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Originally Posted by SiRV
- no paint =( .. makes it hard to 'prntscrn' and crop photos quickly.. (does anyone have a solution for this?)
- magic mouse is pretty good for websurfing and other tasks that doesn't require too heavy precision.. but I don't find it that great for gaming (can probably fix with a new mouse)
- can't see my hard drive anymore...
- removing programs now doesn't give me peace of mind anymore because I can't go into the 'add-remove programs'.. I just move everything to the trash bin..
- PS CSS5 etc. do NOT use it on a 13'' screen.. I personally have a hard time understanding how people can even do word processing on a small screen like that.. 15'' minimum!
- I was with a buddy a few days ago, we were trying to start up heavy programs to see who would load faster (he had the latest MBA 13'').. his loaded up faster, even though he had a slower CPU/GPU combo.. his SSD is noticeably faster than my 5200rpm HD
- his computer cost 500$ more than mine... he has 256G SSD vs my 5200rpm 500G.. he basically paid double for speed and got half the space (space more important than speed for me)
- SSDs have a pretty bad rep of breaking down a year or so into their use.. haven't seen apple specific reports, but if you google SSDs.. it's an issue for a lot of people
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- double click to open the screenshot in Preview, select the area you want, press cmd-k to crop, close/quit and call it day, done in 5 secs. If you must use a different app then try Seashore or Pixelmator.
- magic mouse look cool but it blows, grab a logitech instead
- by default all drives/volume are hidden from the desktop and finder sidebar. open the Finder (aka windows explorer), go to Finder menu > Preferences, under General check the items you want on your desktop, under Sidebar do the same
- removing programs is quick/easy and works, support files (if there were any) will remain, same with preference/settings files. good thing if you plan to reinstall, if not then these may take up some space, maybe a few 100kb or maybe gigabytes if its something with fonts/loops/clips/etc. in this case you can use an uninstaller tool if available, Adobe has one for the CS suites, also give this a try…
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/25276/appcleaner
- 13" screen works fine for word processing, for working on video/graphics projects then go larger or connect to an external monitor. My first mac laptop was a 12", then a 17", 15", 13" and now another 13". I love the size for portability
- a last gen SSD can be double the speed of conventional hard drive, latest gen SSD can be 4x the speed
- ditch your 5400 rpm drive, they are too slow. go with a WD black drive or the new 7200RPM hitachi travelstars, i just got a 750gb on myself. The Seagate Momentus XT hybrid drive is pretty good too. Also you can ditch your optical drive and install a second hard drive. Maybe a large HDD for storage and a smaller SSD for OS/apps
- I have never heard of SSDs only lasting 1 year