HELP!!! Apple Laptop
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- Jimbo82
Hi everyone,
I'm after a Mac laptop that I can surf the web, use two programs (CS2) at once and just generally get by on nicely. It's not going to be my main machine, I've got a G5 for heavy jobs (sounds like I use it for having a poo) but I want something I can use when I'm on the train or at the missus'.
So, I've got £500 and I'm not afraid to go second hand ebay style. Reckon a G4 laptop would do the job? I'm kinda not technical at all.
Oh, and feel free to abuse me, I kind of get off on it...
HELP!!!
- mistermik0
i'd go and bet that £500 in ladbrokes on liverpool winning tonight.
Will give you more to spend.
- autoflavour0
well if you get off on it, its no fun..
- Ruffian0
Have you checked out Apple refurbs?
- meffid0
I bought my g4 for that, try gumtree.com
- Shepstar150
not sure if CS2 would run very nicely on an old G4. A MacBook 13" starts at 699,- so either spend a little more or get the older version. I'd think that would be the best solution and make sure to get one that can have max. 4 GB RAM.
- CS3 runs fine on a PPC G4. Just make sure that you max out the RAM.pylon
- JerseyRaindog0
If you're going to run CS2 I wouldn't bother with anything other than an intel based mac.
- nigo0
I've got CS2 and OSX 10.5 running on my 1.5 powerbook G4, and its fine...just max out the RAM and you'll be sorted.
- Shepstar150
Perhaps it will run on a G4 without problems, but once you wan't to go to CS4 no chance, new Apple apps no chance. Everything is now being developed only for the Intel macs.
So i would rather invest 200,- more and next time you won't to upgrade to a new software you don't have to buy the software and a new mac.
- designbot0
I dunno man that is pretty cheap. I think your best chances are to comb craigslist or similar sites and get lucky on finding a really good deal...or buy a Mac that someone will sell cheap because it has issues and fix it.
I have a friend who got a brand new MacBook Pro for like $400 because it was "broken" and was able to fix it in about 30 minutes. Best of luck. On your budget you may be better off going with a PC laptop, you can get some pretty nice setups these days for really cheap. Doesn't help you much if you own CS3 or other expensive programs on Mac though.
- Jimbo820
Think I'm gonna go with nigo's suggestion and get myself a powerbook G4, they seem to be going for about £400, so I'll get one of them and up the ram.
Don't need to be running the latest system etc on them, CS2 works just dandy, and I'll mainly be using it for logos etc in Illustrator, which you can save out backwards and forwards between newer systems so thats all good.
Looking forward to being able to work in bed...
- Samush0
october 14th - new macbooks released
- kerus0
maxed out ram and a faster HD will do wonders