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11-04-2008, 09:41 AM
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Group: Regulars
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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go big-style.. MacBook Pro for sure.
plastic is for kids toys and car bumpers.
the two times I've had to choose between iBook vs PowerBook and MacBook vs MBPro, I went to the better machine..
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11-04-2008, 10:34 AM
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One of them crazy ones...
Group: Regulars
Location: Sydney
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Originally Posted by mechcon
When I switched back in '05, I had that same scenario.. iBook or Powerbook... I thought screw it, first mac, need to get something beefy, and went with a Powerbook. You won't be disappointed mate
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Wow that sounds exactly like my switch story! Still holding onto the trustworthy Leopard equipped PowerBook.
Mate whatever choice you make, just know that either one will be the best computer choice you'll ever make.
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Still an Apple fan but cannot forgive them for pulling FireWire support from the MacBooks!
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11-04-2008, 10:34 AM
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Member
Group: Member
Location: Canberra
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I've seen ppl talking/posting that there's gonna be updates to MBP in June. So should I wait till then to get the MB/MBP or should I get it now?
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11-04-2008, 10:35 AM
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Beware the Robot Mafia
Group: Administrators
Location: St. Albans, Melbourne
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Originally Posted by ina
I've seen ppl talking/posting that there's gonna be updates to MBP in June. So should I wait till then to get the MB/MBP or should I get it now?
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Nup, the MacBook Pro just got a nice update and is pretty new. Buy now, get the EDU discount and iPod offer  |
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11-04-2008, 10:42 AM
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Group: Regulars
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if you're going to carry the notebook around alot then go for the macbook. the 13" is alot more portable than the macbook pro. if it's a desktop replacement go for the macbook pro
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11-04-2008, 11:00 AM
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Member
Group: Member
Location: Canberra
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It's to replace my current laptop which has Vista and I'm unhappy with it.
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11-04-2008, 11:56 AM
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Regular
Group: Regulars
Location: Melbonia
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Originally Posted by alexc
... I *think* the MBP has a decent display, but I'm not sure? Anyone know if it's true 24bit? Different for matt or glossy maybe?
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I'm pretty sure that the MBP screen is also only 6 bits per pixel, and not 8.
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11-04-2008, 05:07 PM
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Member
Group: Member
Location: Canberra
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ok...so if i'm not gonna be using much softwares that are gonna be hard on the graphics i should go with the MB right? also...how long can it last until it needs an upgrade?
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11-04-2008, 05:23 PM
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Regular
Group: Regulars
Location: Brisbane
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Just to be pedantic.. it's not converting to mac...
It's a dawning of elightenment
Go with whatever your heart desires.. you won't be disappointed..
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11-04-2008, 05:30 PM
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Regular
Group: Regulars
Location: Streaky Bay, South Australia
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+1 for refurb MacBook Pro. if I was getting my Mac around this time, I'd definetly get the refurb.
:-)
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MacBook White (Mid '07) Core2Duo 2.16GHZ - 120GB HDD, 3GB RAM, Mac OS X Leopard + AppleCare.
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11-04-2008, 05:40 PM
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Regular
Group: Regulars
Location: Melbourne
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If you're only going to use it for that, you may as well just go with the MacBook.
It's better value than ever (comparable to Lenovo at the moment)
You could buy a 20-inch screen with the $900 that you save.
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11-04-2008, 05:52 PM
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Member
Group: Member
Location: Canberra
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Beau
+1 for refurb MacBook Pro. if I was getting my Mac around this time, I'd definetly get the refurb.
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I was looking at the refub...but is there a risk in getting it? I just don't trust getting a macbook that was faulty..coz maybe not all the problems have been fixed..?
Currently, even tho most have been saying to get the MBP, I'm leaning more towards getting the MB coz I just can't fork out and splurge on the extra $900. I'm gonna have another week of thinking and go into the store to look at it.. |
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11-04-2008, 06:05 PM
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Regular
Group: Regulars
Location: Adelaide, SA
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we need moar votes for the macbook pro :\
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11-04-2008, 08:06 PM
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Regular
Group: Regulars
Location: Streaky Bay, South Australia
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Originally Posted by ina
I was looking at the refub...but is there a risk in getting it? I just don't trust getting a macbook that was faulty..coz maybe not all the problems have been fixed..?
Currently, even tho most have been saying to get the MBP, I'm leaning more towards getting the MB coz I just can't fork out and splurge on the extra $900. I'm gonna have another week of thinking and go into the store to look at it..
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The refurbs are (or should be) 100% working, especially coming from Apple :-)
They even come with the 1 year warranty from Apple, so I'd defintely go with the refurb if you want to save some cash :-)
Either way, I love my MacBook so you should be happy with either choice.
Good luck! 
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12-04-2008, 01:57 PM
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Regular
Group: Regulars
Location: Jakarta (formerly Melbourne)
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I just purchased my MacBook a few weeks ago and went through the same process. I ended up buying a used 2.2GHz white MacBook with 8 months of warranty remaining. This saved me a whole lot of dough and the spare was used to buy AppleCare which is as far as I'm concerned, mandatory for any Mac notebook purchase.
What saved me even more money was that it came with mini DVI to VGA adapter, keyboard cover (which I don't use anyway), and 4GB of RAM.
So if you're on a tight budget, don't blow it all on an MBP, go for the highest MacBook you can afford with AppleCare Protection Plan.
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