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Hi all,
I have come to my favourite Mac forum to ask some advice, as I trust the opinions of the people on here. So, here goes.
I currently have a G4 PowerMac with a Sonnet 1.4ghz processor in it; it's a massive improvement on the original 450mhz but I'd like something with a bit more oomph.
I also have a Toshiba PC laptop, which is a P4 mobile 1.9ghz with 512mb ram, Nvidia Geforce 4 Go graphics, and XP Media Center on it. I need this for work, as I have to use a lot of software that's only available for Windows.
I plan to purchase a new computer which can combine my needs; the obvious choice here is a MacBook or MacBook Pro. Using Boot Camp, I can hopefully run all the Windows apps I need when at work, and use the laptop as a Mac system for all other things.
I have seen a refurb MacBook Pro on the Apple store for £899; it's a 2.0ghz Core Duo (not Core 2 Duo) with superdrive, 15.4in glossy widescreen, 80gb HDD, and 512mb ram. All boxed and with the year's warranty.
This seems very good to me - a MacBook Pro for less than a new MacBook (I know the new ones are core 2 duo, but the graphics card is poor and the screen is quite small). But, here's the question - would it be adequate for my needs?
My PC needs aren't particularly great; just running a few emulators from mobile phone operators and a couple of dev tools for J2ME development. My Mac needs aren't that in-depth either; mainly using Logic Express, Reason and Final Cut.
Does this seem like a) a good deal and b) something that will meet my needs? I know I could probably do with getting at least another gig of memory for it, and possibly a larger HDD (although I can probably just use an external box for that), but I still think that this might be more cost-effective than dropping a grand and a half - which I can't really afford - on a brand new Pro.
All advice gratefully received!
I have come to my favourite Mac forum to ask some advice, as I trust the opinions of the people on here. So, here goes.
I currently have a G4 PowerMac with a Sonnet 1.4ghz processor in it; it's a massive improvement on the original 450mhz but I'd like something with a bit more oomph.
I also have a Toshiba PC laptop, which is a P4 mobile 1.9ghz with 512mb ram, Nvidia Geforce 4 Go graphics, and XP Media Center on it. I need this for work, as I have to use a lot of software that's only available for Windows.
I plan to purchase a new computer which can combine my needs; the obvious choice here is a MacBook or MacBook Pro. Using Boot Camp, I can hopefully run all the Windows apps I need when at work, and use the laptop as a Mac system for all other things.
I have seen a refurb MacBook Pro on the Apple store for £899; it's a 2.0ghz Core Duo (not Core 2 Duo) with superdrive, 15.4in glossy widescreen, 80gb HDD, and 512mb ram. All boxed and with the year's warranty.
This seems very good to me - a MacBook Pro for less than a new MacBook (I know the new ones are core 2 duo, but the graphics card is poor and the screen is quite small). But, here's the question - would it be adequate for my needs?
My PC needs aren't particularly great; just running a few emulators from mobile phone operators and a couple of dev tools for J2ME development. My Mac needs aren't that in-depth either; mainly using Logic Express, Reason and Final Cut.
Does this seem like a) a good deal and b) something that will meet my needs? I know I could probably do with getting at least another gig of memory for it, and possibly a larger HDD (although I can probably just use an external box for that), but I still think that this might be more cost-effective than dropping a grand and a half - which I can't really afford - on a brand new Pro.
All advice gratefully received!
