• Get a Bic pen • Take the tips off and pull the cartridge out • Take a lighter and gently heat one end up until it is soft • Use something to 'bell' the soft end out --you're trying to match the diameter of the end of the pen with the diameter of the lock • Take the lighter and gently heat up the end again --get it soft • Jam the heated end of the pen down into the lock --leave it there so it can cool and harden. • Turn the pen --the lock should turn with it. Source: I'm a reformed bike thief. I would normally recommend a tubular lockpick - it will save you the most headache - but this one looks like it only has 4 pins. I haven't come across any 4-pin tubular picks before.
Last summer, Tobias' report on how to use a ballpoint pen to hack tubular locks - locks with circular key interfaces, like those made by Kryptonite - made headlines coast to coast. How to unlock Lojel TSA Lock Back. This video demonstrates how to open your luggage right out of the box. How to Pick a Tubular Lock (Basics) Easy trick to unlock a suitcase luggage's password English Version (248) Defeat Dishonest Baggage Handlers. Breaking into a Suitcase with a Ballpoint Pen and What You Can Do About It.
Southord has picks for 7,8, and 10 pin tubular locks. It looks like you might need to build your own here. There are a few tutorials out there that will walk you through the process (I know there used to be one on lockpicking101 and a few YouTube videos as well). Just make sure you include some type of adjustable tension device (This is usually done by adding a nut to the outside of the pick. You can screw the nut tighter or looser to secure / loosen the teeth of the pick.) You'll find a few different recommendations on how to use these - the best approach that I have found is to loosen the tension, push all of the teeth past the end of the pick, then press it onto a flat surface to align them all with the end of the pick. Tighten your tension all the way.
Press the pick into the lock and wiggle it a bit from side to side (front to back and side to side will help a bit too on older, dirtier locks). Remove the pick, lessen the tension (I usually do about a quarter turn of the outer nut with each attempt), then repeat. In most circumstances, the lock will open after the third or fourth adjustment. If you reach the point where you no longer feel tension in the screw (the teeth move entirely freely), you've gone too far and should start over. These guys are a little intimidating at first, but are SO EASY once you get the hang of them. It's actually a little terrifying how easily I got into my home safe.
Click to expand.I don't know about the MAG Safe v2 part, but is there any reason that the connector that the rMBP has would expected to fray? I also read that the rMBP connector is easier to pull out. This is kind of important to me as I have 2 dogs and I'd rather if something happens where one gets caught on the cord, that it pulls out rather than take the system with it (this happened yesterday actually). Also, I understand the concern about brighter screen, to some extent but my eyes can't handle too much brightness. I'm at about 60% on my rMBP right now and its perfect. Another pro for the Retina I would think would be the cooling system, which is more sophisticated, and almost certainly more effective. That includes the vents cut into the lower case.
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Also the MBPR has an improved speaker system. A possible pro for the MBP is it has the same video card, but only has to drive a 1440x900 display, rather than 2880x1800, and thus is more capable in graphics performance. As a side note, I just love the 1440x900 resolution. Not too big, not too small. I might want a higher resolution if I was doing creative work, but I'm not. I use my MBP for surfing and gaming, and a little writing.
Lighter than 13' uMBP You might want to remove that one. The 13 is still lighter. The actual figures for the 13 UMBP, 4.5lbs to 4.7lbs for the RMBP. Or a difference of 0.2lbs. The 13 is 24mm or 0.95 inch to 18mm or 0.71 inch in thickness or 25%.
The actual figures for the 15 UMBP are 5.6lbs to 4.7lbs or 0.9lbs less than a pound or around 19%. Do you want a better quality display and a laptop that is 25% thinner and%20 lighter.
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Or one with better upgrade ability, slightly heavier and slightly thicker with more ports and less problems right now. Each are good but each person will have one which fit's their needs better. What is important to you? Listing the pro's and con's will not have any meaning to someone who needs something one gives over the other.
Another pro for the Retina I would think would be the cooling system, which is more sophisticated, and almost certainly more effective. That includes the vents cut into the lower case.
Also the MBPR has an improved speaker system. A possible pro for the MBP is it has the same video card, but only has to drive a 1440x900 display, rather than 2880x1800, and thus is more capable in graphics performance. As a side note, I just love the 1440x900 resolution. Not too big, not too small. I might want a higher resolution if I was doing creative work, but I'm not. Itunes 64 bit 11 0 4.
I use my MBP for surfing and gaming, and a little writing. I dunno dude, I grabbed machines with identical chips in them (i7-3615QM and GT 650M). Ran Prime95 and SmallluxGPU for an extended period of time. Made sure to balance the loads across GPU and CPU so that utilization was around 100% on CPU, and 90% on GPU.
The rMBP settled 10 C cooler on both GPU and CPU than the uMBP. I'd be super happy to see more data on this, refuting or otherwise. The video memory quantity was not playing a role. It is possible that 4GB vs 8GB of system memory was an issue. That said, 100%/90% is what it is, on both machines. Having an SSD or not doesn't make a difference in this test. Anand's test was between 2011 MBP with SBN/Turks and 2012 rMBP with IVB/Kepler.
That is a much different test than mine. Con's Software support (particularly Adobe CS) for retina display 1-3 months away. Designed for an OS that won't be released for a few weeks.
Base price is expensive iFixit gives it a 1 out of 10 for repairability meaning any faults or upgrades would mean a trip to an Apple store. Thunderbolt hardware right now is limited. You have to buy thunderbolt adapters for legacy functionality (Ethernet, Firewire) Noticeable UI performance issues at 'more space' settings in Lion First gen product, not for late adopters. Niche product - probably best suited to Audio, Motion Designers and developers New mag safe socket incompatible with the last without $10 adapter.
Limited supply, 3-5 week shipping on some models. I hope this is fair. If anyone wants to add pro's and con's, or contest the above, please go ahead. Click to expand.I won't comment about MBP because it's complete. I want to comment about retina cons *Software support (particularly Adobe CS) for retina display 1-3 months away. (try to browse, those who have installed CS6 have no complains) *Designed for an OS that won't be released for a few weeks. (is this really a con?) *Base price is expensive (Nope, my early 08 MBP is more expensive compared with current price - don't start talking about the inflasion bla2) iFixit gives it a 1 out of 10 for repairability meaning any faults or upgrades would mean a trip to an Apple store.
(let say.hmm. You hope that you break the laptop? And mostly techies guys that brave enough to open laptop.nerds like us lol. Most of the ordinary users can't or don't want to open their laptop) Thunderbolt hardware right now is limited (facepalm) You have to buy thunderbolt adapters for legacy functionality (Ethernet, Firewire) (if 30$ is expensive search ebay please. Or used items, this, I'll do you a favor: ) Noticeable UI performance issues at 'more space' settings in Lion First gen product, not for late adopters.
(not an issue, repaired in ML) Niche product - probably best suited to Audio, Motion Designers and developers (all great products are niche products at the 1st time) New mag safe socket incompatible with the last without $10 adapter. Limited supply, 3-5 week shipping on some models. (facepalm again. Bring your own charger for your own laptop!
Do you plan to use old charger while yo have a new one?). I understand that the lowest tier Retina MBP comes standard with 1GB for the GPU, but to say that it's '512MB more than uMBP' isn't completely true. If you get the top tier MBP, it also comes standard with a 1GB GPU.