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Hi All,
I would love some feedback/recommendations on what computer to purchase. I'm looking at a MB or MBP (new or refurbished), but I really want to try and keep my total close to $1,000.
I will be triple booting via rEfit/BootCamp to run Snow Leopard, Win7 & Ubuntu and will need it for web surfing, music, updating website weekly, Adobe Dreamweaver/Photoshop, light to medium programming, some Netflix, Skype, and general student "stuff" like reports/presentations, etc.
I recently upgraded my 1st gen MBP RAM and HD so I am definitely interested in keeping my new purchase for years so I can tweak it in the future. Additionally, I prefer a replaceable battery, as running Win7 or Ubuntu on my current MBP sucks up juice and I'd rather change out the battery myself if needed.
I want a new, 13.3" for school because my 1st gen is too big, too heavy to tote around all day and the battery issue. I don't need firewire or the SD slot at the moment, but considering the future I may use the SD slot for vacation pics. I'm looking at the following:
Refurbished MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo ($1,019.00 w/Student Discount)
- 13.3-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display
- 4GB (2 x 2GB) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM
- 250GB Serial ATA @ 5400 rpm
- 8x double-layer SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
- NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory
- Weight 4.5 lbs
- Two USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire 800 port, one SD card slot
MacBook 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo ($949 w/Student discount)
- 13.3-inch
- 250GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
- 2GB of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x1GB
- 8x double-layer SuperDrive
- NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics
- Built-in 10-hour battery
- Weight 4.7 lbs
-Two USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps), Mini DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet port
I'm equally sold on both models, but price is my biggest hurdle at the moment. I want to make sure that whatever I get will be upgradeable and last like my MBP. I LOVE it, but my gf uses it a lot and with the bulk/battery it's best MBP stay home, lol. Also, if you have any other suggestions where to look at refurbished items, I'm all ears.
Thanks!
I would love some feedback/recommendations on what computer to purchase. I'm looking at a MB or MBP (new or refurbished), but I really want to try and keep my total close to $1,000.
I will be triple booting via rEfit/BootCamp to run Snow Leopard, Win7 & Ubuntu and will need it for web surfing, music, updating website weekly, Adobe Dreamweaver/Photoshop, light to medium programming, some Netflix, Skype, and general student "stuff" like reports/presentations, etc.
I recently upgraded my 1st gen MBP RAM and HD so I am definitely interested in keeping my new purchase for years so I can tweak it in the future. Additionally, I prefer a replaceable battery, as running Win7 or Ubuntu on my current MBP sucks up juice and I'd rather change out the battery myself if needed.
I want a new, 13.3" for school because my 1st gen is too big, too heavy to tote around all day and the battery issue. I don't need firewire or the SD slot at the moment, but considering the future I may use the SD slot for vacation pics. I'm looking at the following:
Refurbished MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo ($1,019.00 w/Student Discount)
- 13.3-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display
- 4GB (2 x 2GB) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM
- 250GB Serial ATA @ 5400 rpm
- 8x double-layer SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
- NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory
- Weight 4.5 lbs
- Two USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire 800 port, one SD card slot
MacBook 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo ($949 w/Student discount)
- 13.3-inch
- 250GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
- 2GB of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x1GB
- 8x double-layer SuperDrive
- NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics
- Built-in 10-hour battery
- Weight 4.7 lbs
-Two USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps), Mini DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet port
I'm equally sold on both models, but price is my biggest hurdle at the moment. I want to make sure that whatever I get will be upgradeable and last like my MBP. I LOVE it, but my gf uses it a lot and with the bulk/battery it's best MBP stay home, lol. Also, if you have any other suggestions where to look at refurbished items, I'm all ears.
Thanks!