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    Yahoo! Just Bought Refurb i5

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Trvlngnrs, Jun 8, 2010.

  1. Trvlngnrs

    Trvlngnrs Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks to this forum, I just purchased a refurb 2.53GHZ i5/500GB MBP. It should be here in a few days!

    I've spent many hours on this forum reading and learning....thanks to all you guys for your input. Also thanks to Dell for pushing me over the edge.

    Now for my first stupid question.....

    How do you "drag and drop" something with the touchpad, since there isn't any right/left buttons?

    Regards,
    Trvlngnrs
     
    Trvlngnrs, Jun 8, 2010
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  2. Seshan

    Seshan Rawrrr!

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    The whole track pad is a button. :|
     
    Seshan, Jun 8, 2010
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    Trvlngnrs Notebook Enthusiast

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    I understand.

    So if I want to move a file into a folder, do I push the trackpad down with one finger while sliding across the trackpad with another finger?
     
    Trvlngnrs, Jun 8, 2010
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  4. Seshan

    Seshan Rawrrr!

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    Yes. 10char
     
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    Seshan, Jun 8, 2010
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    snork Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes, or you can do a tap-hold-drag. PCs could do this too, it's not multi-touch dependent.
     
    snork, Jun 8, 2010
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    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    click down with 1 finger, while moving with a second finger (like pretending there is a button at the bottom of the trackpad) is the easiest for me.
     
    doh123, Jun 8, 2010
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  7. haquocdung

    haquocdung Notebook Virtuoso

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    May I ask how much does it cost?
     
    haquocdung, Jun 8, 2010
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  8. Trvlngnrs

    Trvlngnrs Notebook Enthusiast

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    $1699

    There was also an i5 with 320GB hard drive. I think it was around $1529 or so.
     
    Trvlngnrs, Jun 9, 2010
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    haquocdung Notebook Virtuoso

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    after tax?
     
    haquocdung, Jun 9, 2010
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  10. Trvlngnrs

    Trvlngnrs Notebook Enthusiast

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    No, before tax.

    Here is the link to the refurb page:

    http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac/macbook_pro?afid=p201|227502&cid=AOS-US-AFFC

    Trvlngnrs
     
    Trvlngnrs, Jun 9, 2010
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    haquocdung Notebook Virtuoso

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    I wonder if there will be higher res screen in the low end model show up sometimes in the near future.
     
    haquocdung, Jun 10, 2010
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    there is also a setting that you can set up so that if you tap on a window bar, then you can move it around freely, and tap again to release.
     
    masterchef341, Jun 10, 2010
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