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Buying a MacBook.
Replies: 22Last Post July 18 5:27pm by audibleSIN
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I've been considering buying a Mac for a while now.
My only problem is the price.
The average MacBook is around 1,500 dollars.
Whilst it isn't that much, I've owned a EEE PC 701 that did everything pretty well for me.

Any input on alternatives Mac related?

(I'm a bit of a Mac 'noob' excuse me.)

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if you buy one now you'll get a free ipod touch with it!!

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Quote: from BrittBee at 3:35 pm on July 6, 2009

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I've seen this before, do you actually use it?

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Well, I bought one a month or so ago for college. It was well worth the money, if you want a user-friendly computer that won't let you down. I love it, personally. Does everything I want it to do. Payed around $1800 for a MacBook, iPod touch, Printer, and the insurance program. So I'd say I got a dirt cheap deal.

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I have a mac and I enjoy it, but I'm using it to run Adobe software and do design work on it.

You should ask yourself what you want form your computer and go from there.


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Quote: from AudibleSin at 3:36 pm on July 6, 2009

Quote: from BrittBee at 3:35 pm on July 6, 2009

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Don't do that, Buy it straight from Apple.

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I'm kind of in the same position, but the cheapest is about £750..
but im not sure whether the extra money is worth paying jus tfor the nice interface

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why are people so fucking dumb they buy macs they are shit they have 2006 tech in them and cost 3 times more than a windows based laptop thats loads more powerful

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Quote: from AudibleSin at 3:36 pm on July 6, 2009

Quote: from BrittBee at 3:35 pm on July 6, 2009

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I want to try it, but I'm too broke right now to buy bids. I think it's legit though, I did a little research, who knows.

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Quote: from yebuddy at 6:38 pm on July 6, 2009

why are people so fucking dumb they buy macs they are shit they have 2006 tech in them and cost 3 times more than a windows based laptop thats loads more powerful

because I'm shallow, duh.


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Quote: from melodramatic at 6:36 pm on July 6, 2009

Well, I bought one a month or so ago for college. It was well worth the money, if you want a user-friendly computer that won't let you down. I love it, personally. Does everything I want it to do. Payed around $1800 for a MacBook, iPod touch, Printer, and the insurance program. So I'd say I got a dirt cheap deal.

where'd you get that deal?


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Quote: from BrittBee at 3:38 pm on July 6, 2009

Quote: from AudibleSin at 3:36 pm on July 6, 2009

Quote: from BrittBee at 3:35 pm on July 6, 2009

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I've seen this before, do you actually use it?


 

I want to try it, but I'm too broke right now to buy bids. I think it's legit though, I did a little research, who knows.


It is legit, it would just be annoying.
I remember that there's a fee for bidding.
For example, every bid costs 10 cents.
It ends up costing 50 dollars after 500 bids?
2500 Dollars right there.  

Post edited at 3:44 pm on July 6, 2009 by audibleSIN

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Definitely worth it. So well built, I've never had a problem with my macbook i bought 3 1/2 years ago, they feel so much more sturdy/well designed than most normal laptops, and OS X is such a better operating system.

Go for it. Macbook Pro would be even better if you could afford it.

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Quote: from big mac at 3:36 pm on July 6, 2009

I have a mac and I enjoy it, but I'm using it to run Adobe software and do design work on it.

You should ask yourself what you want form your computer and go from there.


I'd use it right now for portability.
Maybe some design and programming stuff.
I plan to use a laptop to work with an Arduino board.
I'd really like to use garage band for mixing some tunes when I get bored.
Some media editing and image editing(Photoshop perhaps?)
Light gaming if possible.

I look at that list and all I can see possible is a Mac.

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