harsaphes
Supreme [H]ardness
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Hey all. Yesterday I bought a rMBP. This is my first Apple computer. I ran through the tutorials on the Apple site and its pretty straight forward. Any hints or tips from you users?
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Where exactly can you choose a specific resolution? You can click on an icon that says More Space, but there's nothing that offers a choice of resolutions, at least not on my rMBP.Why use that app? You can use the native resolution of the display by going to "system preferences" then "displays". Chose scaled and pick the resolution you want.
They intentionally cap the max at 1920x1200. This is because on a 15" Retina for example, 2880x1800 native would be microscopic.Why use that app? You can use the native resolution of the display by going to "system preferences" then "displays". Chose scaled and pick the resolution you want.
Wether you treat you laptops with great respect (and keep them spotless) like I do (my 2012 rMBP still only has one scratch on the back of the LCD and I have no idea where it came from), or like my son... trash it with food all over your hands or accidentally ripping off keys while you are playing games (NO, he does not have a MBP... I would have to break him if he trashed it), get the Apple Care + protection plan. Yeah, its $399 or something like that, but if you have an accident or need tech support after a year it will be well worth it.
I would just point them to their own documentation. It states it is designed for 1000 cycles and to retain 80% charge, if your battery only has 500 cycles and is only holding 50% or less charge then by their own site it is not living up to manufacturer standards and should be replaced under apple care. You may have to argue it with them, but its pretty clear they saying the battery should last for a while.AppleCare doesn't cover batteries. They tell you that but if you have a battery that is not holding a charge then it'll be counted as normal wear and tear. If it's defective they'll replace it, but that requires their diagnostics indicating that it's defective, not just refusing to hold a charge.
That said, I have had a battery replaced on my rMBP under AppleCare but that was because the trackpad was defective and everything is glued together apparently. I've tried it six different ways to Sunday under all kinds of conditions otherwise and always no joy.
That's always been the place I see it the least expensive.Every time I've been in the market, B&H has always had the best deals on Applecare.
cmd-space opens up the spotlight menu like the windows key opens the start menu. I probably use that more than anything
I'm just throwing this out there because I just woke up and dont want to think about it. The great thing about Apple care is you can just walk into the store and have a problem fixed, which is covered of course. But still. Walking in has an advantage over shipping something.