Need advice on how to update an older MacBook Pro with a new hard drive. I have a late-2008 MacBook Pro: 2.53 GHz, 320GB hard drive, 8GM RAM (4GB in two slots). My drive is getting full and I don't have the cash at the moment for a brand new laptop. Should I replace the optical drive with a SSD? Or just upgrade the regular hard drive with a new one with 750GB or 1TB?
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posted by barnone
on Nov 23, 2012 -
15 answers
A little over a year ago, I posted
this question about upgrading my home computer to be able to run Revit. I successfully monkeyed with my box to be able to run Revit 2012, but now my firm has upgraded me to Revit 2013, for which my video card no longer works properly. The major complication now is that I got the only video card I could find that worked with Revit and fit my motherboard, so this time it won't be as simple as just switching out the card. What's my best course of action to remedy the current situation? Technical stuff, specs and further questions after the jump.
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posted by LionIndex
on Oct 19, 2012 -
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What's the best way to upgrade my hard drive on my desktop? I have a 40GB SSD that I boot from, and I want to upgrade that to an 80GB SSD. What's the best way to move all of my information from the old drive to the new one, and then have the computer boot from the new drive?
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posted by nickhb
on Aug 23, 2012 -
6 answers
Firefox - how to be only a little bit up to date ?
Selenium (and a whole swag of other plugins/addons/extensions) don't work under FF 12 - what to do ?
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posted by southof40
on May 21, 2012 -
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Time to upgrade and consolidate three plans and four phones. We want smart phones but I seriously do not know where to start. Can you help me?
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posted by raisingsand
on Apr 23, 2012 -
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Will OS X Lion kill my old MacBook (10.6.8, 2GB RAM, 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo)? It seems like upgrading is serious risk.
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posted by Hermanos
on Jan 24, 2012 -
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Upgrading smart phones with Verizon, January 2012 edition: moving from an original Motorola Droid and a Droid Eris, and unsure how critical 4G LTE and Super AMOLED are for phones we'll have for another 2+ years. More thoughts inside.
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posted by filthy light thief
on Jan 13, 2012 -
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In what order should I make my Apple purchases? Any advantages or disadvantages to buying an iPad now and waiting on an iPhone 4s till July? Should I swap the order?
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posted by SNWidget
on Dec 21, 2011 -
18 answers
I think I've bricked my HTC Desire by following the 'official' procedure to upgrade the OS to Android 2.3. Please help me restore it to its original state or do anything else to make it work again.
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posted by murtagh
on Oct 21, 2011 -
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If I upgrade the video card in my Mac Pro to allow me to upgrade Final Cut Pro X, can I be confident that I will be able to continue using the software with this computer for the foreseeable future?
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posted by Grangousier
on Sep 24, 2011 -
6 answers
Will an upgrade to OSX Lion from Snow Leopard preserve or destroy my /Applications symlink?
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posted by Caviar
on Aug 2, 2011 -
6 answers
I have a well aged Dell e1505. I'm thinking about upgrading to a 11.6"/12.1" sized AMD Fusion based netbook. Performance-wise, will I suffer a setback, be about equal, or ahead of my Dell?
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posted by bionic.junkie
on Jul 17, 2011 -
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I have a few questions regarding upgrading from one Macbook to another and transferring data/settings.
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posted by 4ster
on Apr 8, 2011 -
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Linux filter: I'm backing up my Home folder and preparing to upgrade to the latest Ubuntu flavor, 10.10. Presently running 10.04. I want to keep my settings for apps and reinstall my extra PPAs. Do I simply copy my old Home folder back in or do I have to do something special so I don't destroy the new install?
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posted by artof.mulata
on Mar 11, 2011 -
13 answers
Reality check on upgrading my trusty Dell Latitude D820 (Win XP, 2GB) by adding a Crucial 128 GB SSD and upgrading to Win 7.
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posted by mojohand
on Mar 8, 2011 -
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Hi there - I am about to upgrade a Black Macbook laptop running Tiger OS X to Snow Leopard (using a $29 Snow Leopard upgrade disk I bought off Amazon.com) (yes, I know this is sort of late in the day). Do you have any tips? Is there anything I should watch out for?
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posted by Bwithh
on Jul 24, 2010 -
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I'm currently running Windows 7 x86 fine and everything runs great. I did however run a routine pc audit with
Belarc Advisor and noticed my PC was "64-bit ready". Here are the details of my dv6700 (dv6780se as stated on the bottom sticker)
--1.67 gigahertz Intel Core2 Duo--
--64 kilobyte primary memory cache--
--2048 kilobyte secondary memory cache--
--3072 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory--
System info does state I'm running a 32-bit OS. I have access to a win 7 x64 and would assume a performance increase.
Also HP dropped all support of windows 7 drivers on older machines.
posted by isopropyl
on Jun 28, 2010 -
14 answers
How upgradable is this iBook? A friend has an old iBook G4 he's indicated he'd be willing to let me have pretty cheaply. I use an iMac at home, but could use a nice portable laptop for occasional travel. The iBook as it is seems a little slow and sluggish to me - I'm just wondering, how "upgradable" is this model, for how much money, etc.? (details inside.)
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posted by dnash
on Jun 22, 2010 -
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Question on upgrading my getting-on-ancient Dell Inspiron 9300's hard drive - what kind of drive do I need, and is there an actual limit to what I can throw in it?
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posted by SNWidget
on Jun 10, 2010 -
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I'm ready to buy a new desktop PC with Windows 7, and I can't decide whether to spend more money on a faster CPU or more memory, if either. Which would be better in the long run: i7-860 (or even i7-920) with 6 GB RAM, or i5 with 8 GB of RAM? Considering the CPU alone, is an i7 instead of an i5 worth the extra money?
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posted by Tin Man
on May 7, 2010 -
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I'm interesting in upgrading the processor on my computer, but I'm having a hard time getting good information on how to determine a viable upgrade.
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posted by SpacemanStix
on Jan 6, 2010 -
10 answers
Help me spend my Christmas money! I want to know what item or gadget has changed your life for the better. What am I missing that once I have I won't want to live without. For around $50.
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posted by TooFewShoes
on Dec 29, 2009 -
32 answers
Help me choose a legit new cellphone that's on the market now that can meet all of my 21st century needs and demands.
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posted by shoebox
on Oct 7, 2009 -
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Does the $29.99 upgrade version of Apple's OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard come with iLife and iWork 09 like the box set, or will it update older versions of iLife and iWork to the 09 version?
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posted by Science!
on Sep 29, 2009 -
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I want to upgrade a WPMU (WordPress Multi-User) install from 1.3.3 (a year old) to 2.8.3 (the current release). Can I just upload and configure 2.8.3 and run the included upgrade.php script, or do I need to "step through" each release, upgrading each time (1.3.3 to 1.5.1, then 1.5.1 to 2.6, 2.6 to 2.7, and 2.7 to 2.8.2)?
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posted by pzarquon
on Jul 29, 2009 -
5 answers
Is DDR2 PC2-6400 memory backwards-compatible with a laptop that uses DDR2 PC2-5300?
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posted by DB Cooper
on Apr 10, 2009 -
7 answers
PSP n00b Filter: How to upgrade the firmware of a PSP that has custom firmware?
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posted by Admira
on Feb 2, 2009 -
5 answers
Where can I find an unzipping program for Vista that has a shell extension for Explorer?
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posted by flatluigi
on Jun 3, 2008 -
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