New MacBooks!
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- ok_not_ok0
i'm getting the one in the middle.
- mirrorball0
Was thinking the middle one, it's not worth the extra £160 for just another .1ghz really, or is it? Bit shite that they don't even include the Apple Remote in the box!!
- mg330
BTW - There are some ridiculous deals on MBP refurbs at the moment.
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-…
Now that's all I need to do: tempt myself to get a refurb at low prices rather than the new one for $2,000.
- arthur0
I got a refurb macbook pro a few months ago - like new, no issues.
- underlow0
Shit. I just picked up the top level black MacBook (2.2GHz, 160GB) three days over a month ago. Anybody know anything about a "trade up" plan?
- lol, there is no trade up plan after that amount of time but if it does what you got it to do well than don't sweat the updatefreeskihp
- can you feel steve jobs's dick sliding in and out of your rectum?Llyod
- I wouldn't know what it's like to take it up the ass, Lloyd. Maybe you could enlighten us.underlow
- rafalski0
I would buy a refurb. They're likely new unsold previous spec anyway. Get the top refurb and you're sorted, just make sure it's 2.4 not 2.33 as the latter is an older model (old chipset, wifi, display).
$1,649.00 is a good deal, just keep one word in mind: matte! :)- yes...Meeklo
- no glossy screen then?mirrorball
- I wish I'd spent the money on this rather than applecare that prevents me from doing it http://forums.macrum…rafalski
- mg330
Sorry for more questions, but 99% sure I'm going to get a refurb MBP.
In comparing the 2.2 vs. 2.4 Ghz, both come with 2 GB ram. If I were fine with a 120 GB hard drive, is it worth the extra $200 for the 2.4 to get a small processor increase, and the 256 MB video ram?
I'm figuring the 2.2 and max out the ram to 4 GB for around $100 at Crucial. I guess it's just cool to think I can now get the computer I almost bought a week ago for $500 less than that.
- mg330
Done. Over. Finally.
Got the 2.2 Ghz Refurb for $1449. Couldn't resist that it was $500 less than i almost paid for it less than a week ago before the updates.
Honestly, the multi-touch doesn't thrill me that much. I'll be using it as a desktop most of the time anyways with mouse and keyboard and external monitor.
Now just hoping it ships to my by Friday!
- Good for you! That's probably the one I'll be upgrading to as well soon.rafalski
- Jaline0
Don't worry, mg. I harassed madirish everyday on AIM until I bought my Macbook.
Hmm...I guess I used him.
I feel bad now...
- Meeklo0
I was hoping for a big update..
like multi touch screen or something cool like that..not much happening here
- mirrorball0
Yeah same here! Not sure whether to sell the G5 now or just go out and get these ones, with new ones probably coming out around October - November 08
- mg330
It's funny, it's a big expense, but I feel like a giant weight has been lifted from my brain. Seriously. Contemplated the new one that just came out, but considering I'm upgrading from a 2.0 Ghz Celeron with 1.5 GB ram, I'm going to feel like I just bought a supercomputer.!
Already bought an external hard drive last weekend. I bought the 2.2 MBP with 120 gig hard drive, but that doesn't bother me. It comes with 2 GB ram, but will probably upgrade to 4.
BTW Jaline - Your Apple links have been helpful.
- No problem. I stressed about it for a long time too. I went around trying to find deals and watching YouTube videos...Jaline
- rafalski0
Still, very unimpressive update, just upping the specs. That design is 5 years old now.
http://www.apple-history.com/?pa…
It is a brilliant piece of metal, I just don't like the keyboard.This is what iPod from the same year looked like:
http://www.apple-history.com/?pa…- the keyboard is the best thing for me, better than typing on any other keyboardMeeklo
- Spookytim0
I love the way the "capital deficit per country" thread gets bumped by the "New ways to give Apple your money" thread.
- mg330
Let's talk about this for a moment:
I'm making the switch from a 2003 built 2.0 Ghz Celeron with 1 GB Ram that is slowly dying. I'd love to not spend a fortune on a new computer, new software, etc and am trying to stay around $2K - $2.5K total.
I used the current MBP's at the store and they were great, so fast. I'd be using this at home 85% of the time with an external keyboard and mouse.
The new specs are great. I get a discount through work, and with tax am looking at $2,004 for the low end MBP.
But with the prices on refurbs, and knowing the huge improvement that will be over my current comp., it almost seems like the right thing to do - get a refurb. Hell, I'd almost get an imac and a macbook for better portability.
I could save a ton by getting a refurb - who has them and what was the quality like when you received it? Did you feel like you were getitng a brand new computer?
- I've not tried the multi-touch yet. Is that worth it? Is it a great, breakthrough thing?mg33
- i have gotten 3 refurbs in the past and had 0 problems.....all of them were just like a brand new one.linearch
- ie. ipods must get new casings as they get new serial numbers which are engraved.rafalski
- what new parts come in refurb computers? Any?mg33
- they look and work 100% new, that's all we know. the rest is apple's secretrafalski
- do it. had my last iPod and it works fine. never heard anything bad. sometimes they come with more in it than describedpascii
- mg330
Now just need to get CS3 (a factor in buying the MBP I did at a lower cost) and I'll be in business. Goodbye Windows, goodbye frustration, goodbye paying for virus scan and spyware each year.
Looking forward to freeing up space under my desk where two towers currently sit (One of which is my 350 Mhz Compaq Presario I got in 1998! :D
Getting an external enclosure to plug in non-sata drives so I can access old files and such. Brings me to a good question: Is there any issue viewing an external drive that is NTFS from a Mac?
- rafalski0
I saw refurb ipods and macbooks - looked and worked like 100% new. The boxes they come in are grey though. Some say, you're less likely to get a dead pixel on a refurb, as they're well tested.
- i got a refurb that had about 10 dead pixels. apple replaced it no questions asked, but the replacement had a dead pixel as well.effort
- but, the only time i notice the dead px is when a DVD is firing up and the screen is 100% blackeffort
- otherwise it works like a charm and looked just like new -- gray box aside.effort
- linearch0
when the f are they gonna put out new cinema displays? i've been waiting for a year with this piece of shit pink screen.......