Re: Trying to find May 2009 Macbook (new)
There are quite a few online sites... Perhaps google shopping? Don't forget craigslist and local brick and mortar stores... Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Trying to find May 2009 Macbook (new)
I've heard horror stories about Craigslist but I've had nothing but wonderful experiences and I've met some great people that I continue to call friend. I think the key to good experiences on Craigslist (at least as far a the vintage Mac collector) is to deal locally only. Face to face and if you are not sure or if someone seems the least bit creepy, meet in a public place. My most recent experience was several weeks ago. A gentleman was moving across the country and didn't have room to take everything. He was selling a Color Classic, an SE 30, several SE Superdrive's in need of some work, a box of hard drives, another box of 20 or 30 card's (mostly modems but video and other types of cards) and a lot of software. So I called him to see how much he wanted and he said a thank you was all he wanted for them. I love the F word. . . free. I've also gotten a Mac Classic, a Mac clone, a 512ke, a Plus and an Apple IIc from. The Classic and the clone was free. The 512ke and the Plus were apart of a lot. I sold everything else and tripled my money. So it was like getting the 512ke and the Plus for free. And I paid $60 for the Apple IIc. Very reasonable. Since this is the iMac list, I should mention my two iMacs. Both are about 10 years old. One of them came from the school that my sister teaches. When they were done with them, they game them away. I took one. About a year later, I got another, slightly newer iMac from a thrift store for $10. I brought the thrift store iMac home and installed Tiger. It has a 20 gig hard drive. Much bigger then the first. Thats when the sound disappeared. That was about 6 months ago. I've been trying to get the sound back since then. I tried everything I could think of. Yes, I checked to see if the volume is turned up. And, yes, the computer IS plugged into an electrical outlet and the computer IS turned on. Anyway, Craigslist has been a great experience for me. Just a little caution, common sense and a lot of patience and you can net some great deals. My better deals then I could have gotten on eBay. On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 1:57 PM, Judith Rosenbaum jmr2...@att.net wrote: Elliott wrote: Try posting over at the LEM list, looking on eBay, or posting on your local Craigslist. The LEM list is great for buying/selling Macs and Mac related stuff. With eBay, you might have to watch for a while for one of those particular models to show up. Thanks for the suggestions. I've had mostly great experiences with eBay, craigslist, etc., but when it comes to a big-ticket item, I'm hesitant. I've had one new iMac, three used iMacs; this time I want brand, spankin' new MacBook! I will look into the LEM list, though. Regards, Judith Rosenbaum -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.comimaclist%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Trying to find May 2009 Macbook (new)
Thanks for the suggestions. I've signed up for alerts and continue to hunt zealously. Regards, Judith -- Original message -- From: epic93d...@gmail.com There are quite a few online sites... Perhaps google shopping? Don't forget craigslist and local brick and mortar stores... Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Is Time Machine Bullet Proof Yet?
Well, it's a notebook drive, the enclosure is smaller then a 3.5 HD. So I'm not sure how a fan would fit... maybe one of those tiny little Pismo fans, I have an extra one of those. I'll have to try that, thanks for the suggestion. Photos would be nice. :) -Elliott Price Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services hobbittech.com/quoit On Mar 10, 2010, at 3:59 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 5:19 PM, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: I have no idea how or why, but whenever that Iomega drive is hooked up, I have troubles with sleeping, waking, system crashes, etc. that all go away when I unplug it. It's a flaky USB or Firewire enclosure on the Iomega. Betcha your system log (see Console in /Applications/Utilities) is full of USB or Firewire errors when the Iomega is plugged in. MY old Beige used to have similar problems with a Iomege external CDRW drive. Just a quick question: Does the enclosure have a fan? I know that a certain revision of the WD MyBook drives are nortirious for overheating (The controller, not the physical drive) and would crash, but the system would still spend as much as it possibly could on trying to access the drive, rendering the system useless until the disk was unplugged. You might want to attach a fan on there (It's real easy, Red wire to red wire, black to black, or use a chained Molex style if that's your thing... (mine is SATA, so I just hardwired it), and then mount the fan on the electronics some how... (I can link to a picture of mine if you'd like, for inspiration sake) Try that before ruling the whole enclosure off... (But, for a long-term fix, a fan-included enclosure would be best, just pop the drive out and into it's new home) -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- -Proudly Sent from a Windows PC -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Is Time Machine Bullet Proof Yet?
Well... I did the mod a few weeks ago now Basically zip-tied an old Penta-cool fan from a Pentium 266mhz overclocking kit onto the metal mesh grille thing that was protecting the electrical half of the drive, and wired the red to red, and black to black. Took the case to my uncle's house where we dremeled it, beveled it, and sanded it. Looks pretty spiffy. http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs468.snc3/25677_361418435657_619385657_4168391_2926252_n.jpg http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs259.ash1/18638_307055205657_619385657_4000183_499880_n.jpg I ran a 4 hour stress test on it (the same one it would fail after 15 minutes normally) and passed with flying colors. I do know also that a cold pop\beer\glass of something will keep them relatively cooler than just sitting there... Enjoy On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 10:20 AM, Elliott Price callmemrp...@gmail.com wrote: Well, it's a notebook drive, the enclosure is smaller then a 3.5 HD. So I'm not sure how a fan would fit... maybe one of those tiny little Pismo fans, I have an extra one of those. I'll have to try that, thanks for the suggestion. Photos would be nice. :) -Elliott Price Quoit - Macintosh Computer Services hobbittech.com/quoit On Mar 10, 2010, at 3:59 PM, Christian Wacker wrote: On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 5:19 PM, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: I have no idea how or why, but whenever that Iomega drive is hooked up, I have troubles with sleeping, waking, system crashes, etc. that all go away when I unplug it. It's a flaky USB or Firewire enclosure on the Iomega. Betcha your system log (see Console in /Applications/Utilities) is full of USB or Firewire errors when the Iomega is plugged in. MY old Beige used to have similar problems with a Iomege external CDRW drive. Just a quick question: Does the enclosure have a fan? I know that a certain revision of the WD MyBook drives are nortirious for overheating (The controller, not the physical drive) and would crash, but the system would still spend as much as it possibly could on trying to access the drive, rendering the system useless until the disk was unplugged. You might want to attach a fan on there (It's real easy, Red wire to red wire, black to black, or use a chained Molex style if that's your thing... (mine is SATA, so I just hardwired it), and then mount the fan on the electronics some how... (I can link to a picture of mine if you'd like, for inspiration sake) Try that before ruling the whole enclosure off... (But, for a long-term fix, a fan-included enclosure would be best, just pop the drive out and into it's new home) -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- -Proudly Sent from a Windows PC -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist -- -Proudly Sent from a Windows PC -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Is Time Machine Bullet Proof Yet?
I've been using TM with Airport Extreme and two USB drives to back up 3 macs and a pc. Every couple of weeks one of the drives, the one backing up the macs, starts dropping off the network. when this happens I hook it up directly to a mac, run disk utility repair on it, and it's good for another couple of weeks. There are thousands of errors, I can't remember what they are at the moment, but repair clears them up in a couple of minutes. On Mar 10, 3:03 pm, Al Poulin alfred.pou...@gmail.com wrote: Any disasters in the past year? There are many people happy with Time Machine, and it seems to have become more stable to run as designed in the past year. True? Here, it has been fine with a Time Capsule supporting four Macs in Leopard and Snow Leopard. Al Poulin -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
Re: Is Time Machine Bullet Proof Yet?
At 3:03 PM -0500 3/10/2010, Al Poulin wrote: Any disasters in the past year? There are many people happy with Time Machine, and it seems to have become more stable to run as designed in the past year. True? Four machines, two different clients - TM failures this past two weeks. Their CCC backups are perfect, of course. But Apple told them to erase their TM volumes. Here, it has been fine with a Time Capsule supporting four Macs in Leopard and Snow Leopard. And you just had to announce that to the world, to see if you could get Murphy's attention. g'luck. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
