DoogyRev Posted July 26, 2014 Posted July 26, 2014 Is it stable enough so far? I'm running it on a VM, wasn't ready to fully commit Got iOS 8 on beta on my phone, really want to try out the handoff stuff. Seems to be fine so far, everything I use on Mavericks seems to work. I have it on a Mac Mini (16gb RAM) it does say you need a certain spec to run it. These are the "known" issues that apple point you to before installing . . . afari Safari may hang when playing certain Netflix content. iPhoto and Aperture iPhoto 9.5.1 and Aperture 3.5.1 are required on OS X Yosemite. Update to these versions from the Mac App Store. When entering edit mode in iPhoto, a black screen may be displayed instead of the selected photo. Photo Stream and iCloud Photo Sharing may not function properly when both iPhoto and Aperture are installed. iCloud The shared purchase history page on the Mac App Store is disabled for Family Sharing accounts. iCloud Drive may appear empty in the Finder after first time setup. Restart to resolve this problem. AirDrop AirDrop may not show nearby Macs. Sending files to another Mac using AirDrop may not work. I never updated yet as I was worried about all the know bugs and issues. Also that iCloud doesn't update on devices without iOS8 Is it worth downloading the beta? This is the public beta, so most of the issues were sorted out in the dev versions. As for if its worth it depends if you mind the odd weirdness creeping in. I dont sync much between my devices using iCloud, but I think when iOS8 comes out I will do more. Quote
Neilp Posted July 26, 2014 Author Posted July 26, 2014 Is it stable enough so far? I'm running it on a VM, wasn't ready to fully commit Got iOS 8 on beta on my phone, really want to try out the handoff stuff. Seems to be fine so far, everything I use on Mavericks seems to work. I have it on a Mac Mini (16gb RAM) it does say you need a certain spec to run it. These are the "known" issues that apple point you to before installing . . . afari Safari may hang when playing certain Netflix content. iPhoto and Aperture iPhoto 9.5.1 and Aperture 3.5.1 are required on OS X Yosemite. Update to these versions from the Mac App Store. When entering edit mode in iPhoto, a black screen may be displayed instead of the selected photo. Photo Stream and iCloud Photo Sharing may not function properly when both iPhoto and Aperture are installed. iCloud The shared purchase history page on the Mac App Store is disabled for Family Sharing accounts. iCloud Drive may appear empty in the Finder after first time setup. Restart to resolve this problem. AirDrop AirDrop may not show nearby Macs. Sending files to another Mac using AirDrop may not work. I never updated yet as I was worried about all the know bugs and issues. Also that iCloud doesn't update on devices without iOS8 Is it worth downloading the beta? This is the public beta, so most of the issues were sorted out in the dev versions. As for if its worth it depends if you mind the odd weirdness creeping in. I dont sync much between my devices using iCloud, but I think when iOS8 comes out I will do more. I updated to this but then took it back off again. Really don't like the graphics on it. Was far too much of a change for me at the moment. Think I will wait until the final version is released Quote
spursmaddave Posted July 26, 2014 Posted July 26, 2014 Just updated too, bit early for comparisons but seems very slick Quote
spursmaddave Posted July 27, 2014 Posted July 27, 2014 I like the flat ios7 type look, so far so good. Also liking iTunes 12 some nice thought out changes there too Quote
Suits Posted July 27, 2014 Posted July 27, 2014 Sounds like my optical drive is failing in my iMac, Ive got an appointment with the Genius Bar(Dear Lord) on Thursday so they can take a look at it. Quote
spursmaddave Posted July 27, 2014 Posted July 27, 2014 Sounds like my optical drive is failing in my iMac, Ive got an appointment with the Genius Bar(Dear Lord) on Thursday so they can take a look at it. Optical drive? What's that??? 1 Quote
Suits Posted July 27, 2014 Posted July 27, 2014 Optical drive? What's that??? No idea mate. A friend came round and said that it was the cause of the issue, or rather the fan that supports it. It just clicks and chirps all the time, its pretty annoying. Sounds like a squeaky fan CONSTANTLY. Quote
Stutopia Posted July 27, 2014 Posted July 27, 2014 Optical drive? What's that??? No idea mate. A friend came round and said that it was the cause of the issue, or rather the fan that supports it. It just clicks and chirps all the time, its pretty annoying. Sounds like a squeaky fan CONSTANTLY. Whilst they've got it open, why not pop in an SSD? My authorised apple repair fellow installed a 500GB solid state drive on mine and she rips along nicely, plus you can pop the old drive in a caddy for backup. Quote
Suits Posted July 28, 2014 Posted July 28, 2014 Whilst they've got it open, why not pop in an SSD? My authorised apple repair fellow installed a 500GB solid state drive on mine and she rips along nicely, plus you can pop the old drive in a caddy for backup. I'm pretty sure it's already got a 500GB SSD mate, it's a Spring 2011 model. Quote
spursmaddave Posted July 28, 2014 Posted July 28, 2014 Whilst they've got it open, why not pop in an SSD? My authorised apple repair fellow installed a 500GB solid state drive on mine and she rips along nicely, plus you can pop the old drive in a caddy for backup. I'm pretty sure it's already got a 500GB SSD mate, it's a Spring 2011 model. I think he means pop another one in, far more useful than a DVD drive... Quote
Suits Posted July 28, 2014 Posted July 28, 2014 I think he means pop another one in, far more useful than a DVD drive... Ah, right got cha. Even that is no real use to me, i just don't need it. If I did anything, I'd put another 8GB of RAM in it I think. Oh and I got it wrong it's a Spring 2012 version. Quote
Stutopia Posted July 28, 2014 Posted July 28, 2014 My late 2011 came with a spindle for the boot drive, so it was great mod getting an SSD in to replace it, worth 50bhp at least But if you've already got one, happy days. Quote
spursmaddave Posted July 28, 2014 Posted July 28, 2014 My late 2011 came with a spindle for the boot drive, so it was great mod getting an SSD in to replace it, worth 50bhp at least But if you've already got one, happy days. I replaced the 500gb HD in my mini mac with an SSD then fitted another one, TT now Quote
ATTAK Z Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 The screen resolution on my iMac has suddenly reduced ... is it on its way out or is there an adjustment somewhere ? Well it's finally gone - the iMac is dead - haven't checked any fuses yet but appears to be as dead as a Dodo Quote
Neilp Posted September 10, 2014 Author Posted September 10, 2014 hmm thats not good! Have you taken it into apple to see whats happened to it? Do you have apple care? Quote
ATTAK Z Posted September 10, 2014 Posted September 10, 2014 No and no I might just bite the bullet and get a MacBook Pro but I'll wait a while to see if son no.2 can fix it Quote
Neilp Posted September 11, 2014 Author Posted September 11, 2014 (edited) I would honestly take it to mac. My buddy's 8 year old macbook pro hd failed and he got it replaced under good will. MBP is the business! Love mine and on it constantly. Infact my life basically revolves around it. I no longer use my work laptop at work because the mbp is just so much quicker and efficient. Edited September 11, 2014 by Neilp Quote
glrnet Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 I would honestly take it to mac. My buddy's 8 year old macbook pro hd failed and he got it replaced under good will. MBP is the business! Love mine and on it constantly. Infact my life basically revolves around it. I no longer use my work laptop at work because the mbp is just so much quicker and efficient. that was exceptional good will Neil. Sent from my Zed using Nangkang tyres front, RE040's rear Quote
Neilp Posted September 11, 2014 Author Posted September 11, 2014 I would honestly take it to mac. My buddy's 8 year old macbook pro hd failed and he got it replaced under good will. MBP is the business! Love mine and on it constantly. Infact my life basically revolves around it. I no longer use my work laptop at work because the mbp is just so much quicker and efficient. that was exceptional good will Neil. Sent from my Zed using Nangkang tyres front, RE040's rear t'was mate, they said that it was an uncommon issue that had caused it and it shouldn't have happened. They did look at his records and seen he had paid for apple care etc, he had also taken it to them over the years for servicing and repairs etc. So, as usual, with apples phenomenal customer service, they done him a favour. Quote
ATTAK Z Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 Well I can't believe it ... mine's working again ... maybe cos it's cooled down ? Quote
DoogyRev Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 Well I can't believe it ... mine's working again ... maybe cos it's cooled down ? Perhaps it was just having a sulk Quote
ATTAK Z Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 Well I can't believe it ... mine's working again ... maybe cos it's cooled down ? Perhaps it was just having a sulk Maybe jealous of the resolution on my phone and pad ?? Quote
glrnet Posted September 11, 2014 Posted September 11, 2014 Well I can't believe it ... mine's working again ... maybe cos it's cooled down ? There's a known fault with MBP's from 2006, video card overheats and they intermittently die. Quote
Xashskylinex Posted September 13, 2014 Posted September 13, 2014 Can someone tell me I just bought a 2013 retina 13" and I want to regiseter owner ship it to me can that be done?? Can I find out if it's already been done Quote
Adrian@TORQEN Posted September 13, 2014 Posted September 13, 2014 (edited) Try here: https://supportprofile.apple.com Edited September 13, 2014 by octet Quote
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