Lowyat.NET: Latest topics by Krakenburg

Incipio Feather case for MacBook Air

Krakenburg — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:03:15 +0800

To sys admin: could u kindly push this topic under "All Macbook Casings,Screen Protector,Sleeve,Bags.. " ? I couldn't find a way to do it. sorry.

http://www.incipio.com/cases/macbook-cases...shell-case.html

Is there an Incipio dealer for Malaysia? I'm looking for this matte black Feather case.

For those who buy Mac for serious work and not to show off, this hard cases are great stealth covers.

From what I have read, it's better than Speck, as it's lighter and has perforations for the bottom part of the case.

Incipio is sold in Singapore at S$99.

screen protector/keypad cover and MacGuard

Krakenburg — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 16:05:27 +0800

Just bought the 3 stuff from iservice, a small outfit in Puchong specialising in apple ipads, tablet repairs.

all in they cost around RM150 for the 13-inch MBA.

made in china products......OK lah...nothing exceptional to say about them. \

they do their job they were made for

What external drive for MacBook Air?

Krakenburg — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 23:42:30 +0800

Am planning to get the new MacBook Air, 128GB, 13".

Mostly used for word processing, surfing and occasional light video editing (short 3-4min video clips).

I figured 128GB is quite enough. But am planning to get a external drive of 500GB to 1TB. Which brand of external drive is most reliable esp with Macs? Buffalo, Seagate, ....?

At same time, looking for the rubberised cover for some protection.....any leads on where, what brand i can get? full rubbers may not be a good idea esp for the base which needs to dissipate heat.

As there's no actual Apple store in Malaysia, Which reseller provides the best pre-sales and aftersales service?

From what I have seen, prices are tightly regulated and all resellers sell Macs at the same prices.

There's one - Machines I think in MidValley - that offer short user courses for buyers which i think is good esp for newbies to Apple.

There's a MacStudio store in Paradigm Mall, near my place. Good choice, bad choice, do let me know.

Pls recommend handyman

Krakenburg — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 00:34:51 +0800

Im in KL....would like to get a reliable/honest handyman or contractor to fix up small damages in my condo.

things like broken/leaking plumbing, broken chair leg, and broken mirror, electrical rewiring, painting, etc

any recommendation would be helpful.

cheers.

/mike

Crackin' question

Krakenburg — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:40:25 +0800

I have been told by pirate software vendors that the crack code on the CDs are not a virus and will not infect a PC even though an anti-virus software (AV) will flag it as one.

So is this a case of false positive by the AV or are the vendors spouting bullshit to get people to buy their stuff?

Want Lenovo U410 without fark-up WiFi adapter

Krakenburg — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:56:02 +0800

Heard generally good reviews about the Lenovo Ideapad U410 and the excellent keyboard except for the Wifi issue.

I have been planning to get the Lenovo Ideapad U410 but a check with FCC in Mid Valley, Cap

square and Digital Mall seem to come up short.

Either not the colour i want (graphite gray) or no stock, they say. Was told to check back

in 2 weeks.

I suspect Lenovo Malaysia is not restocking the market with new batches yet as they try to fix

the well documented problem of the short WiFi range prevalent in Lenovo's U series.

Anyone esp an insider can confirm this?

One brochure says there are 2 variants of the U410, differing by hard disk space. One is 320GB; the otjer is 500GB. Are they still selling the 320GB version?

Since the battery is built in, wouldn't the battery life be shortened as a result of the

constant recharging if a user prefers to plug the lappy into the mains most of the time?