Comments on: Apple MacBook: Using an external monitor is PAINFUL

By: niahuntio94

niahuntio94 — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:06:13 +0000

Apple MacBook? I would like to get an Apple Macbook, but I don’t experience much regarding it. My dad told me that it’s kinda, a entirely intelligence scheme to relearm and so on. what are the pros and cons regarding taking an apple macbook? or any apple computer

By: Red Leader

Red Leader — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:24:26 +0000

Back to the topic at hand…has anyone heard of a way to keep the laptop in clamshell mode and be able to unplug the macbook?

I've gone through two batteries over the years by using a macbook or pro as a desktop.

Granted you can just remove the battery and it works fine…i would just rather not do that..it's PAINFULLY annoying

By: brabbel

brabbel — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:53:05 +0000

You dont have to have the power plugged in… I figured out a way to let it run without power supply:

Go into closed clamshell mode, with the MacBook Monitor turned off and the external monitor on.
Then open up the MacBook (screen will remain off) and plug out power supply. Voila!

By: Amir

Amir — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:35:49 +0000

Actually I find it silly that I have to have the power plugged in all the time when I want to use my notebook as a "desktop", as Apple say on their battery information page that they do not recommend having the power plugged all the time, and in this case I have to have it plugged all the time, or I'll just be forced not to use an external screen. I guess I'll go to InsomniaX, which I don't think is very safe in other cases.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:44:03 +0000

He is definitely not trolling you idiot. I did not know about the clam shell mode.

Thanks for the article.

By: falsepod

falsepod — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:32:14 +0000

why would you want to use the macbook keyboard with an external display? the macbook screen will get in the way. its hardly an issue using a power supply either, if your connecting to a desktop monitor then your going to be near a power source?

By: OutOfLine

OutOfLine — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:14:32 +0000

Connecting an external screen to a mac is ridicolously easy, as you yourself show with your little writeup. So whats with the off-topic subject. Are you just tolling for hits? If so, it seems to be working..

And by the way; You say “Apple Mac OS X is older than Microsoft Windows.”

Microsoft Windows 1.0 was released in November 1985.
Mac OS X was first released June 22, 2001 (replacing Max OS 9).

By: Sushubh

Sushubh — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:35:01 +0000

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