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Hi All, I've had a 2006 Mac Pro with ssd drives, 32gb RAM and 1gb Radeon 5770 for a few years now, it's served me well but keep having issues with it mainly down to bodging El Capitan to work and after an update it won't boot. I'm looking to replace it but don't have a very big budget, I was...

Right, I've had enough messing around with this MP to get it working with newer versions os OS X and having no boot screen, basically I'm after a new (second hand) mac but unsure which to do for, I've just got a new GoPro Hero 4 and my MP struggles with 1080p @ 60fps so need something that can...

Hi all, I've just sold my late 2011 MBP (spec in sig), and I'm looking to replace it with a desktop, I've only got a budget of around £800 and was looking at a 27" iMac or a Mac Pro, I know if I get the mac pro I'm prob only going to get a 2008 model but I thought I could upgrade it and I'd...

Hi all, I'm looking to buy a NAS drive to work with my mac, iPad and PS3, basically I'll be using it to stream media to my PS3, backup my mac via Time Machine and it will also be used as an iTunes server. I haven't got a fortune to spend as if I did I'd go for a Synology straight away so...

Hi all, I've just sold me 2009 2.26 13" MBP and my 2.5 i5 Mac Mini to get an i7 MBP, basically with my £1100 I was looking on eBay and I can either get an early 2011 17" model or a 15.4" Oct 2011. I've always wanted a 17" MBP but I wondered if the performance of the late 2011 15.4" will be...

Hi all, I'm looking for a NAS enclosure to use for time machine backups and as an iTunes server, so far the only ones which say they're compatible are the QNAP or Synology ones which are expensive even without drivers, I've found the ZYXEL NSA310 for £34.99 on eBay but I don't think they are...

I recently setup a VPN on our draytek router which works fine, problem is that when at home the VPN connects fine but I can't ping or browse the mac mini server (running 10.6), the VPN connection picks up an address on the same range as the server 192.168.1.X. Another weird thing is that is...

Hi Guys, I have an i5 Mac Mini and a 2009 MBP (both running Lion) so I thought I'd download Lion server for the Mac Mini just so I can have a play with a Mac network (my GF also has a MBP (2011 running Lion), I wondered what the opinion was from you guys regards lion server as the reviews on...

I have just bought a Macbook Pro off eBay and it has been upgraded to Lion, I wondered if I wanted to put a new HDD (upgrade to SSD) how would I get Lion back on it would out having to enter the old owners Apple ID and password? Thanks in advance Paul

Hi, My friend has a pptx file which he can open in Office 2004 on his Mac but the clips which have video are just blank (black) and don't show anything. I've tried opening with OpenOffice, tried initialling flip4mac just incase they are WMV files but that hasn't helped, his colleagues can...

I have a new spec mac mini and want a video capture card for camcorder and console recording, I was looking at a black magic intensity because it has hdmi but it's USB 3.0 only and the thunderbolt version is £100 more at £250, does anyone know of other options apart from the hauppauge he pvr as...

Hi guys, I've sold my C2D 1.83 (2.5gb RAM) Mac Mini as although it was ok for internet it struggled with Aperture, I'm looking to get an iMac off eBay for about £650 but I have a question, I am looking at either a 2009 21.5" or a 2008 24" (2.8 or 3.06 C2D)but wondered is their much different...

Hi guys/gals Basically I've convince my GF to buy a mac, she doesn't have much (about £150) so just as a starter I was going to get her a G5 Poermac off ebay, she will just be using it for Photoshop, internet, email and basic tasks, regards to Photoshop will she need something beefy or would...

Hi guys, I'm having a problem when trying to burn DVD's, I have get the error 'failed to calibrate the laser power level for this media', I get this error with the internal super drive and also the external Pioneer DVR-116D, I have tried 2 different brand of discs but still the same results...

I'm having a problem with my USB HDD, basically I had it set up as my time machine drive and have all my backups on there, I have a Macbook Pro and when ever I connect the drive the MB see's the drive and mounts it on the desktop but it won't allow me to view anything in the folders listed, it...

Hi guys, I was invited by Apple to a careers seminar on 15th July, I attended and at the end I completed a form with my details and hours I could work, I specified 8-8 and FULL TIME, anyways I got invited back for an interview on Saturday 25th July, I went along and my interview was delayed...

Hi guys, I bought my mac mini last week but I'm returning it tomorrow for the new version, question I have is I want to wipe the mini and return it to the original state so when you turn it on you get the welcome screen rather than restoring it and having to return it with all my address, etc...

Hi guys, I've just sold my Macbook, which was a 2ghz Intel Core Duo, 2gb RAM, 200gb HDD, etc and now want a desktop, I don't know if I should go for a new mac mini or I should get a Powermac G5 dual 1.8? Basically I'll be using it for dvd editing, encoding, burning, internet browsing and...

Hi guys, I have a macbook with Leopard installed and an Elgato EyeTv, thing is I'm sick of turning my macbook on when I have something in the schedule to record as it kinda defeats the object. I was looking to get a G4 Powermac (around 800mhz) as a media/tv server and storage server, I...

Hi guys, I've used macs for nearly 9 years now and I currently work in IT, I've got to the point where I cant stand supporting PC's any longer and want to get a career with Macs, I want to do an Apple certification but I dunno if it would be repairing, supporting or selling them because I just...