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- Getting a Macbook Pro i7 in June. I also own an iPhone 3GS.
I have been a PC user since AOL was first released. The only Mac products I have ever owned have been the iPhone (I have owned all the generations) and the flat Apple keyboard that I use with my desktop PC. I have even built my past three desktops.
Honestly, I'm sick of all the upgrading and the random problems I have with each computer... all the frustration and money spent on various stupid things. I want a computer that works without all the headache.
I'm getting into schooling for Graphic Design, and I need a laptop mostly for Adobe software and also for Pro Tools on the side (I have an audio engineering certificate). Obviously Macbook Pro is the way to go. I have been doing a bunch of research on the MBP and have come to the conclusion that once I get it, I no longer have a need for my Desktop PC as the MBP will be more powerful and more reliable.
I have been frantically trying to figure out how to come up with the money early by selling some things (including my self built PC), but it looks like I won't have enough total money to buy the computer until June when I get my financial aid for summer classes at school. I thought about the credit card that you can get through the online Apple store, but my credit isn't great and I hear that it's bad for your credit to get a card and automatically max it out.
It's going to be a long month and a half, but I'm definitely looking forward to the switch.
I have some questions. I have read some articals about the difference between the glossy and antiglare screens, but I still can't make up my mind. I will be using my MBP away from home in classrooms with bright lights. I know for a fact that having horrible reflections and glare will drive me crazy... but I wonder... is it really as bad as I'm assuming it is? A Mac friend of mine went with glossy and he said it isn't as bad as I think. If I'm going to be working with art applications, I definitely want rich color and contrast. Regardless, I'll be going high res.
Also, I can't decide which hard drive to get. The SSD has less space and is more expensive, but it's faster... which would definitely make me happy. However I can get considerable more space for less by going with the 500g 7200rpm drive. My friend says that having the space is more important until SSD prices go down. What do you think?
I am going to read through all of the links in the stickies.... I have already started. Any other advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
Oh and I can't wait for iPhone 4!
Honestly, I'm sick of all the upgrading and the random problems I have with each computer... all the frustration and money spent on various stupid things. I want a computer that works without all the headache.
I'm getting into schooling for Graphic Design, and I need a laptop mostly for Adobe software and also for Pro Tools on the side (I have an audio engineering certificate). Obviously Macbook Pro is the way to go. I have been doing a bunch of research on the MBP and have come to the conclusion that once I get it, I no longer have a need for my Desktop PC as the MBP will be more powerful and more reliable.
I have been frantically trying to figure out how to come up with the money early by selling some things (including my self built PC), but it looks like I won't have enough total money to buy the computer until June when I get my financial aid for summer classes at school. I thought about the credit card that you can get through the online Apple store, but my credit isn't great and I hear that it's bad for your credit to get a card and automatically max it out.
It's going to be a long month and a half, but I'm definitely looking forward to the switch.
I have some questions. I have read some articals about the difference between the glossy and antiglare screens, but I still can't make up my mind. I will be using my MBP away from home in classrooms with bright lights. I know for a fact that having horrible reflections and glare will drive me crazy... but I wonder... is it really as bad as I'm assuming it is? A Mac friend of mine went with glossy and he said it isn't as bad as I think. If I'm going to be working with art applications, I definitely want rich color and contrast. Regardless, I'll be going high res.
Also, I can't decide which hard drive to get. The SSD has less space and is more expensive, but it's faster... which would definitely make me happy. However I can get considerable more space for less by going with the 500g 7200rpm drive. My friend says that having the space is more important until SSD prices go down. What do you think?
I am going to read through all of the links in the stickies.... I have already started. Any other advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
Oh and I can't wait for iPhone 4!