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re: 2012 MacBook Pro basically unusable after latest update
Posted on 10/1/20 at 10:38 am to gsvar2004
Posted on 10/1/20 at 10:38 am to gsvar2004
what type of hard drive do you have? another possibility if its magnetic is to see if you can update it to SSD which could potentially be a huge help especially when booting up.
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Posted on 10/1/20 at 10:50 am to CAD703X
It’s the factory hdd, I’ve never upgraded anything on the computer. Didn’t feel like i needed to til now.
Posted on 10/1/20 at 10:52 am to gsvar2004
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It’s the factory hdd, I’ve never upgraded anything on the computer. Didn’t feel like i needed to til now.
when i upgraded my 2007 asus laptop to windows 7 i also swapped the drive for an SSD and it have to say it made all the difference in the world. in 2014 it was booting up and running better than when i bought it new.
its going to be more work to swap the drive (not sure how easily you can access the drive on that model) but its going to get you a few more miles out of that laptop.
Posted on 10/1/20 at 12:44 pm to gsvar2004
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It’s the factory hdd
Is it the older school non-retina version that is a little chunkier than the current models? If so, those came with mechanical hdds that are slow, I believe. Drop a decent SSD in there and it'll be a huge difference.
Posted on 10/1/20 at 1:22 pm to bluebarracuda
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Has nothing to do with Windows though
Eh. We're talking about complete systems. Not Windows 10 in a vacuum. Discussions about macs are the combo of hardware and software.
I would be remiss if I didn't include the value of being able to use Logic Pro X (for an extra $200) that is my favorite DAW and comes with insanely good plugins and virtual instruments. It is so great for recording and mixing because it runs so smoothly. No drivers issues, reduced latency, never crashes, etc. I don't install anything. Just plug any audio interface in and go. It's all part of the deal.
This post was edited on 10/1/20 at 1:23 pm
Posted on 10/1/20 at 2:13 pm to BeepNode
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I would be remiss if I didn't include the value of being able to use Logic Pro X (for an extra $200) that is my favorite DAW and comes with insanely good plugins and virtual instruments. It is so great for recording and mixing because it runs so smoothly. No drivers issues, reduced latency, never crashes, etc. I don't install anything. Just plug any audio interface in and go. It's all part of the deal.
we're getting off topic but the ability to upgrade individual components so easily with PCs is their 'killer app'. sure at some point the motherboard itself becomes the gating factor but by upgrading video cards, hard drives, etc. you can get alot of mileage out of older hardware.
Posted on 10/1/20 at 2:27 pm to BeepNode
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Eh. We're talking about complete systems. Not Windows 10 in a vacuum. Discussions about macs are the combo of hardware and software.
True. Even though Windows PCs and Macs cant keep the higher end Intel CPUs from thermal throttling
Macbooks and Windows laptops (in the similar price range as macbooks) are outstanding machines and will last a long time
Posted on 10/1/20 at 3:35 pm to bluebarracuda
Pretty much. I got a cheap Acer laptop (with a Ryzen 3) for somebody in my family and I'm honestly pretty impressed with it.
Posted on 10/1/20 at 7:44 pm to BeepNode
really any machine with an SSD these days is going to be snappy. So nice not having to deal with spinning disks anymore
Posted on 10/3/20 at 7:59 pm to bluebarracuda
Ended up dropping in 16gb of ram and a 500 Samsung ssd, then used a cradle to put the wiped originally 750 hdd where the cd Drive was, also updated to Catalina. Seems to run it well but was a bitch to save everything and start all over.
Posted on 10/3/20 at 8:09 pm to gsvar2004
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This post was edited on 1/10/21 at 11:58 pm
Posted on 10/3/20 at 8:12 pm to efrad
Migration assistant kept failing. I think my computer was more screwed up than I thought. It’s been a mess.
Posted on 10/4/20 at 9:37 pm to CAD703X
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it. i bet you $100 i can reformat that machine & put Windows 10 on it and have it zipping along.
Bet!
Posted on 10/5/20 at 8:09 pm to gsvar2004
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Migration assistant kept failing. I think my computer was more screwed up than I thought. It’s been a mess.
I suspect your hard drive was failing.
Posted on 10/6/20 at 5:19 am to C
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Bought a dell computer about 4 years ago for my son to play around on and do school work. It’s so slow it just sits collecting dust. We’ve reboot it multiple times thinking there must be a virus. It’s just crap.
found the boomer who can't operate basic computers correctly
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