Adam Kuban: Kublog

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Tag: computers

Hitachi Travelstar 2.5-inch hard drive FAIL

I love that Flickr user Hitachi GST favorited this photo. Do you know what happened to this hard drive? IT FAILED. Less than a year after I installed it. Then guess what? I ordered a new Hitachi hard drive for my MacBook. That one failed, too. I then ordered a TOSHIBA HD to replace the [...]

My advice to a first-time MacBook buyer

A friend recently asked for advice on buying a MacBook. Here’s what I told her. What you quoted (2GB) is the default amount of RAM. The MacBook supports up to 4GB. You totally want to max out the RAM in that thing. But if they offer to sell you RAM in the store, don’t buy [...]

Say hello to my little friend

Just picked up an extra power cable/charger for my Macbook. After the umpteenth time of leaving my original one either at home or the office. Should save me some trouble having one in each location, even at the steep $79 price point. Hell, I could have paid for one with the cab fare I’ve spent [...]