Question: Q: connecting my macbook pro to a hp laptop so, i'm wondering if I can hookup my 2012 macbook pro to my hp laptop to use the hp as a second (duel) screen. I'd like to be able to work on my macbook and have access to two screens at the same time to make my line of work easier. Mar 22, 2017 - My Switch From Mac To PC For Video Editing. I am keeping my Retina MacBook Pro and will use it as my portable solution and for. Benchmarks, but I didn't really know what that was going to look like for my exact setup.

[Page updated: 17 January 2019] Before I finally broke down and bought a MacBook Air computer, I laughed at them for years. I had a MAC 17 inch G4 Powerbook back in 2001 I think it was. It looked great, but the user experience was junk. I couldn’t even get the cursor to move fast enough using the trackpad, I’d have had to use a mouse. I sold it the next day on EBay. It took me over a decade to consider Apple computers again.

I am SO glad I did. I had lost my faith in Microsoft Windows and I was ready to throw all my computers out the window and do something drastic, like start a brick and mortar business. Instead, I continued writing Here is the Video – or, scroll down to see it printed out for you. 25 Reasons I LOVE Writing with My MacBook Air in 2019: I updated this post to reflect my latest purchase – the MacBook Pro 13″ Retina notebook. Same basic thing, but even better. I have no problem with carpal tunnel syndrome, my wrists can remain straight and I have zero problems with hand strength and pain in my wrists though I am writing for hours every day. This is a MAJOR plus, for those of you with Carpal Tunnel now that are ready to give up writing.

Try a MacBook Air. MacBook Pro 13″ Retina – not as thin, and heavier by 1 lb. Sweet Keyboard. Though it wasn’t perfect when I first started using it, I am now very accustomed to the keyboard travel, the spacing between keys, and the layout of the keys. I still wish like hell there were separate backspace and delete buttons and HOME and END keys, but I am so happy with typing on this keyboard overall that I cannot complain. If you want to upgrade to a different MacBook Air or MacBook Pro, the keyboard remains the same size! No more relearning a different keyboard every time you switch computers!

MacBook Pro 13″ Retina Keyboard – really nice too (pre-2016). Slightly more key travel.

Want to see the MacBook Keyboard Differences Guide? It’s on our home page right now,. Keyboard Backlighting. Essential in this age of working when the kids and wife have fallen asleep and the overhead light needs to be off. There are 15 levels of backlighting brightness – more than enough.

MacBook Pro 13″ Retina – has same. My wife, being on the shorter end, and not being able to see up high on the shelf where I slid this ultra-thin Air, pushed a box up on the shelf and off slid my $1,200 MacBook Air. It crashed like thunder on the hard tile floor.

It was a horrible sound that still replays in my mind. It works perfectly, even after a fall from 6 feet to the hard tile floor.

There are 2 very minor spots, I won’t even call them dings, that is evident after the fall. It runs perfectly.

It’s an absolute tank. MacBook Pro 13″ Retina Durability? I think the Air might fair better in falls because it’s just so light. Made of same aluminum. Build Quality. To go further about the build and aesthetics of the Air, it is as if aliens made this thing.

In summary: I was never ab;e to get the PC to read from a Mac format HFS drive. I needed both the Mac and a PC to get the job done. Just get a hard drive formatted as FAT32 and you can plug it into a Mac, get your files and plug it into a PC. And you're done. When you connect a Mac-formatted drive to Windows, you’ll be informed that “you need to format the disk in drive X: before you can use it.” Don’t click the “Format disk” button or Windows will erase the contents of the drive–click “Cancel”! This message appears because Windows doesn’t understand Apple’s HFS+ file system. Now, let’s take a look at some ways you can format your USB drive on Windows 10. Method 1: Format USB Drive using File Explorer This is the easiest way and simply requires you to plug in your USB Drive, open the Windows File Explorer and right click your drive to view a number of actions that you can perform. How to Format a Hard Drive For Both Windows and Mac - How to Format an External Drive in OS X Connect the drive to the Mac. Open Disk Utility. The easiest way to do that is hit CMD and the spacebar at. Select the drive you want to format. Give the drive a descriptive name. Format mac hdd on pc. How to Convert a Mac-Formatted Drive to a Windows Drive Back Up the Drive’s Data First. First, back up the data on the Mac-formatted drive. Erase the Mac Partitions, Including the EFI System Partition. Create an NTFS or FAT32 Partition. You can now open the Disk Management window again.

Next time you’re in a Best Buy, Apple Store, wherever take a close look at the keyboard. Type with it. Turn the machine over and check out the seams where the anodized aluminum meets. It’s 3-4 levels above anything anybody else puts out – even the ASUS that looks similar.

It is absolutely STUNNING, pure and simple. MacBook Pro 13″ Retina Build Quality – is awesome, and just like the Airs. Base Model is Perfect.

There is no need to upgrade the RAM, Hard Drive, or processor. The MacBooks are super fast while opening apps, and don’t crash. I had one minor lockup but I was able to put it in sleep mode, turn it back on, and it worked fine since. The price has dropped since I got mine, you can now get them for just $999 with 128GB SSD – solid state drive (hard drive storage), and 4 GB RAM.

You don’t need to worry about operating system and licenses, it comes with the computer – not like Microsoft’s nonsense. MacBook Pro 13″ Retina – the base model is just right for writers. No point in upgrading processor unless you’re doing heavy video editing. I haven’t had any virus found with the antivirus program in nearly one year of use.