Just got my first mac: Macbook Pro


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Hey hey,

Just want to update everyone. I bought a MPB, the base model, and I love it. Setting it up and transfering files from my Windows PC. I got a long day of software installation but the experience is great. I have a second monitor hooked up and it works flawlessly.

This thing is fast too! One thing tho is that it is feels freakishly hot.

Question: I have speakers hooked up. Is there a way to make the output volume 100% but the onboard speakers lower? I don't want to have to turn it down and up everytime i disconnect it.

Thanks again everyone.

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Question: I have speakers hooked up. Is there a way to make the output volume 100% but the onboard speakers lower? I don't want to have to turn it down and up everytime i disconnect it.

I don't know about the Pro, but on my Macbook it remembers the last setting for onboard and when I plug in headphones e.g. set it at 6 with headphones in and 10 without headphones in, I plug in headphones and it changes to 6 :)

Thanks for the welcome boys.

Another issue: I'm transferring files between my old laptop and this one over wifi and it works. The problem is that when I'm doing this, I lose web connection and keep timing out...everyone on the network does.

Is there a way to limit the amount of bandwidth used? I'm on a G network so I figure there is enough bandwidth for everything.

Thanks for the welcome boys.

Another issue: I'm transferring files between my old laptop and this one over wifi and it works. The problem is that when I'm doing this, I lose web connection and keep timing out...everyone on the network does.

Is there a way to limit the amount of bandwidth used? I'm on a G network so I figure there is enough bandwidth for everything.

My Mac gets greedy I think as well, and I sometime loose connection to the Web.

where are the unboxing pics? and the UPS guy pics too LOL

haha it was sent within canada with canada post so it was the regular mail man. He knew I was waiting for him since I opened the door before he rang the door bell.

As for unboxing, I was thinking of taking pics but that would have slowed me down!

Everything is up and running now, including parallels (amazing). All my torrents were downloading excrutiatingly slowly and I went through about 5 clients before I reluctantly got Azureus, which works a lot better, read faster.

I love how it automatically enables and disables my secondary monitor when I connect it.

I need to get/make a stand for it, approx. 3-4 inches high so that it is level with my monitor and a front row remote (so frustrating that they don't include it).

EDIT: solved the stand problem with a plexiglass magazine rack.

Edited by Ashiaveli

Congrats! I started with a MAC about 6-7 years ago with a Dual 1GhZ MDD. It is still great today. Last year I left my Dell Inspiron laptop behind as it started to lag and upgraded to a 17" MBP on which I use bootcamp and Vista Ultimate as well. MAC OS is my preferred OS but as a Windows developer, I still need the Windows world.

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