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- ********0
The truth hurts, baby.
- Jaline0
Thanks a lot, Ross.
I appreciate the offer :)
I'm still thinking about it though.
- Jaline0
Anyone know of any macbook resellers, such as http://newegg.com ?
I'm trying to find the best price and possibly 2GB Ram in either black or white (with HD 120GB +)
- rafalski0
I got mine from amazon us, with $100 rebate. It had a stuck pixel though but I didn't know that until it was smuggled to europe. Still it was worth it.
I wouldn't buy applecare until the laptop is 10 months old, who knows if you still own it by then.
Apple care is cheaper on amazon too.
- D_Dot0
Why don't you ask a student to order it for you. That way it's cheaper and you get a free iPod Nano ... or just get a refurb:
- Jaline0
thanks, raf.
Unfortunately there are no Apple systems at the Canadian Amazon site.
- Jaline0
I am a student, so I'm definitely getting that discount.
The Apple Canada refurbished site is okay, but there are usually only 1 or 2 macbooks available per 2 weeks or so (compared to the U.S.A. one, which has a lot more to choose from).
I heard about this site:
http://www.macmall.com/macmall/f…
- epigraph0
Hey jaline, I just got a refurb 2.33ghz mbp c2d and I love it, have had it a week. It looks and acts perfect, and was a lot cheaper.
I was using a amd 4400 machine I built (2.2 ghz, dual core, 4 gigs ram), and the mbp is a lot faster...
Can't you order from the US site?
- Jaline0
don't think so :(
- trevedda0
I swithed to a MAC in Nov of last year. Got a MBP.
Nice computer - small, light etc. battery power good too. BUT, I really haven't found the world of Mac anything as good as the hype. It boots up quick and that's useful. However, most of my clients are on PC and to be honest, most of the web sites I vsist for whatever reason, look better on IE. (even NT looks better on IE than on Safari). Don't get me wrong, I want to love the Mac, but she's not quite what I expected.
For some reason, I just feel less professional with a Mac than with previous laptops.
Build quality on the MBP is not brilliant either.
I use bootcamp and windows mainly now. I use OSX for i-tunes.
I'd love to say the switch was easy but sadly it wasn't/isn't so.
- Jaline0
thanks :)
I actually just bumped the thread to find resellers, but I appreciate the info.
I've decided to buy one next week, but I have to get a great deal on it. I've never had more than 1GB of RAM and I need it now.
- rafalski0
You're not alone trevedda, I use both and while I find lots of OSX features extremely useful, quite a few are still annoying enough to make launching Windows a pleasant experience.
It is often simple things, like resizing or maximizing windows, tiny scrollbars and x-+ buttons.
Still, after a year of use, I feel Windows non-accelerating mouse pointer more precise.
If apple ripped off m$ the way m$ always did rip off them, OSX would be the ultimate system
- Jaline0
I have about 5 other PCs in my house right now, so I figure having a faster Mac around wouldn't hurt.
- Dancer0
5) I need some info on the differences between a PC and Mac for designers, or if there are any at all.
Jaline
(Jun 10 07, 08:07)*Closes laptop and goes to bed
- Jaline0
I just got my Macbook today and I discovered that it came with the 120 GB HD instead of the 160 GB.
So now I have to return the entire thing and I'm pissed. I won't even be here next week, so I have no idea what's going to happen or how long it'll take (still waiting for the Apple Care email that will tell me how to proceed with sending my new machine away).
- slappy0
All the dudes at my work run Vista and OSX at the same time on their powerbooks. Both systems boot at the same time then you just flick between them. You can even copy in one then past in the other. They share the same desktop and files etc.
I'm waiting for 10.5 then grabbing one.
- joyride0
I'm with slappy! But gonna see how bootcamp runs, heard it's part of 10.5 and I'm sure it will just have everything parrallels does
- Jaline0
I wouldn't run Parallels unless I had more RAM. It lags a bit.
- ribit0
Jaline I think you can take back/send back the Macbook for a replacement within 7 days...you dont neccessarily have to go through Applecare. They have basically not sent you the computer you ordered, so its still a sales issue, not an Applecare issue (at least thats how it works here in UK).
I once bought a 30" display.. they delivered it, I decided I didn't like it after a week (too big!), so they came and picked it up again and gave me a full refund... not bad service... not sure if that was normal..
- Jaline0
Yeah, they said they'd give me more info on how to send it over. The only problem is that I won't be here next week and I'm not having anything delivered before then in case it gets stolen / lost.