Tag Archives: Upgrade

Q. What Memory and Drives fit my iMac Intel?

Posted on February 17, 2012 by quill

Apple has released a variety of iMac intel machines, which have used four different kinds of RAM. Different models of iMac have had either two RAM sockets or four RAM sockets. In iMacs, installing a single RAM is permissible, however … Continue reading →

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Q. What Memory and Drives fit in my iMac PowerPC?

Posted on February 17, 2012 by quill

The Apple iMac has shipped in several versions.  The earliest ones ran the PowerPC processors, G3, G4 and G5. Lists of RAM and drive compatibility for all Macs Model / Identifier CPU/ Speed/ Screen/ Date/ Designation RAM Type & Speed … Continue reading →

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Q. What Memory and Drives fit my MacPro?

Posted on February 17, 2012 by quill

There have been several models of Mac Pro over the years, and there have been four types of memory modules used. MacPro1,1 2,1 and 3,1 Mid 2006 – Early 2008 Aluminum tower The Mac Pros that use FB-DIMMs (either 667 … Continue reading →

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Q. What memory and drives fit my Mac Mini?

Posted on February 17, 2012 by quill

Apple Mac Mini models have gone through several design changes over the years. They have become slimmer, and recently Apple has dropped the Optical drive from the while Mini model line (which they had earlier done with the Server configurations). … Continue reading →

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Q. What Memory and Drives fit my MacBook Pro?

Posted on February 17, 2012 by quill

Apple MacBook Pro machines feature Intel processors and an Aluminum body Following is a chronological chart of all of the MacBook Pro models, the types of RAM and hard drives that can be installed. Newest machines are at the bottom. … Continue reading →

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Q. What Memory and Drives fit my MacBook?

Posted on February 13, 2012 by quill

There have been a number of different MacBooks, and three different types of RAM have been used in them. The MacBook started with the White and Black Lexan polycarbonate machines. Then in later 2008, Apple switched to an alumninum unibody … Continue reading →

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Q. I downloaded and installed Lion OSX10.7, but I don’t have a disk?

Posted on January 26, 2012 by quill

What will happen if I have to reinstall or if my hard drive has problems? Apple offers the Lion OSX 10.7 operating system upgrade for sale by download, but no longer sells it on DVD. If you have installed Lion … Continue reading →

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Q. How do I get the data off my hard drive so I can reformat or replace it?

Posted on January 16, 2012 by quill

The easiest way is to buy an external hard drive. Yes, it will cost some money but you really need to have a backup drive for your data. Don’t ever trust your data to one media device only.  Every hard … Continue reading →

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Q. Can I upgrade the video card in my machine?

Posted on January 13, 2012 by quill

You can upgrade the video card in a desktop Windows machine as long as 1) The motherboard has an available PCIe x16 slot, 2) There is physical space in the case for a full length, double width card (most modern … Continue reading →

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The hidden MacBook RAM upgrade

Posted on July 28, 2011 by quill

Apple has consistently published specifications for machines that state limitations on how much RAM the machine can take. In some cases, experimentation has found that certain Macs can take more than the ‘official’ amount of RAM. iMac, MacBook and MacBook … Continue reading →

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Q. Can I build a $1500 – $2000 gaming computer?

Posted on July 27, 2011 by quill

See the previous article on building a sub-$1000 gaming computer Once we get to a $1500 – $2000 budget for a gaming machine, we can look at a better-appointed case and some serious graphics power. We’ll start with the over-clockable … Continue reading →

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Q. How can I secure my Mac?

Posted on May 27, 2011 by quill

What? Secure my Mac?  Why? Mac owners sometimes exist in a bubble of avoidance – believing that since Mac OS X is more resistant to viruses, they don’t have to worry about a thing to do with security. Bubbles inevitably … Continue reading →

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Q. I can’t read new Word docx files in my older Word

Posted on May 27, 2011 by quill

With Office 2007 (Win) 2008 (Mac) and later, Microsoft has moved to new file formats for documents – .docx instead of .doc for Word, .xlsx for .xls in Excel, .pptx for .ppt in PowerPoint.  Older versions of Office applications cannot … Continue reading →

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The Best Of: Video Cards

Posted on May 18, 2011 by quill

Here is an ongoing collection of highly rated and best value video cards and reviews, last update May 2011 Video card performance is not critical for office-based software or web browsing, the built in graphics in any machine made in … Continue reading →

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Add a SSD to a 2012 or older MacBook Pro or Unibody MacBook

Posted on May 18, 2011 by quill

One way to increase the performance of a MacBook Pro is to change the hard drive out for a fast Solid State Drive (SSD).  The problem is that large SSDs are still more expensive than hard drives, so getting faster … Continue reading →

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