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caulktel
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 Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 10:26 pm Post subject: I got a new Macbook Pro today |
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I picked up the new Macbook Pro 13 inch today. What a great piece of hardware, I am totally impressed. I got the bottom line one with only 2 gb ram in it, but plan to upgrade to 4 gb soon. Sorry, just had to tell somebody. 
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Fox
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| Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 10:50 pm Post subject: |
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Congrats on your purchase, caulktel. It is a great laptop; I have one, too. I quickly upgraded mine to 4 gb RAM and a 320 gb 7200 rpm drive. This really speeds it up and doing the installation is quick and simple on this model. Enjoy!
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dungeon92
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Must be quite a step up from your 1.42GHz G4 mini eh?
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caulktel
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| Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:27 pm Post subject: |
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| dungeon92 wrote: | | Must be quite a step up from your 1.42GHz G4 mini eh? |
Oh yeah, I'm in heaven, I just love this laptop. Does anybody know whether this processor supports virtualization as I would like to run Parallels. Oh, and I have to replace the G4 with a new Mini soon. 
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Fox
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Yes, your can readily run virtualization software on your MacBook Pro. I run both Vmware Fusion and VirtualBox on mine. Parallels will run as well.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Fox wrote: | | Congrats on your purchase, caulktel. It is a great laptop; I have one, too. I quickly upgraded mine to 4 gb RAM and a 320 gb 7200 rpm drive. This really speeds it up and doing the installation is quick and simple on this model. Enjoy! |
I now have 8gb of ram and a 640GB hdd in mine. My virtual lab is now completely mobile. 
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caulktel
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After installing Windows XP in Virtual Box, I figured out that I need at least 4gb of ram, so I'm looking for the best deal. Any ideas where?
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philiparcario
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231294&cm_re=gskill-_-20-231-294-_-Product
400 for a pair of 4gb sticks total 8gb bing dot com has 2 or 4 % discount on top so 392 or 384. free shipping. you can buy a single 4gb stick and use it with 1 of your 1 gb sticks cost is 204. 5gb ram will work in your machine if it is the latest model.
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JAKE DW
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Congrads! im also thinking about getting a 13" macbook pro. i have a 15" and its awsome but id like to use it as a desktop replacement and use the 13" as my portable. but then again im also thinking of getting a new imac... i just cant make up my mind all macs are just so amazing its just so hard to decide
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| Posted: Wed May 05, 2010 7:12 am Post subject: Macbook Pro today |
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Macbook Pro today is very popular today. It has 2.26Gz,2GB and the age of item is 3 months. Its battery is 98% healthy and preinstalled software. Its price around $900.
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