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I posted a couple of months ago that I was interested in switching to a Mac Mini or an iMac. Well, some things came up and I never made the purchase. Which is actually a good thing, because it would have been an impulse buy.
I've had time to reconsider, and am now looking at Macbooks. My mind is pretty much set on a Macbook Pro 15" 2.4ghz (i guess waiting wasnt such a good thing for my wallet though).
I have a few questions. First, Apple Care, is it a really bad idea not to take it?
Second, RAM, most people recommend not taking the Apple RAM and buying in computer stores and installing yourself. Ok, but would it cause the warranty to be voided on a MBP?
Third, for some reason i'd be tempted to upgrade the hard drive to the 200GB 7200RPM. Would there be a noticeable difference in doing this?
I plan to get Photoshop CS3, it's probably gonna be the most intensive thing i'll do with it (i do have the habit of opening 4 to 6 10 megapixels RAW pictures at the same time). Other than that, i'll be using it mostly for internet, iTunes, movies, porn (... what? ), and lastly travel. That lastly is the main reason i'm looking at laptops now, i plan on traveling some, with my camera. I tend to shoot a lot and sort out later, which is why I settled on getting a laptop.
Lastly, will the remote i got with my iPod Dock work? ;D
I posted a couple of months ago that I was interested in switching to a Mac Mini or an iMac. Well, some things came up and I never made the purchase. Which is actually a good thing, because it would have been an impulse buy.
I've had time to reconsider, and am now looking at Macbooks. My mind is pretty much set on a Macbook Pro 15" 2.4ghz (i guess waiting wasnt such a good thing for my wallet though).
I have a few questions. First, Apple Care, is it a really bad idea not to take it?
Second, RAM, most people recommend not taking the Apple RAM and buying in computer stores and installing yourself. Ok, but would it cause the warranty to be voided on a MBP?
Third, for some reason i'd be tempted to upgrade the hard drive to the 200GB 7200RPM. Would there be a noticeable difference in doing this?
I plan to get Photoshop CS3, it's probably gonna be the most intensive thing i'll do with it (i do have the habit of opening 4 to 6 10 megapixels RAW pictures at the same time). Other than that, i'll be using it mostly for internet, iTunes, movies, porn (... what? ), and lastly travel. That lastly is the main reason i'm looking at laptops now, i plan on traveling some, with my camera. I tend to shoot a lot and sort out later, which is why I settled on getting a laptop.
Lastly, will the remote i got with my iPod Dock work? ;D