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- MACBOOK *white* 2.4GHz; 2GB RAM; 160GB HDD
hey guys,
so i'm about to make a purchase on a refurbished macbook.
i've done alot of research over the last month on notebooks. . .there's alot of great notebooks out there, but nothing has come close to taking my breath away like a macbook, or macbook pro does.
i've never used an apple before (well in the past 15 years at any rate). . .so this will be my first mac purchase, and first time using the apple operating system (which looks amazing, and is a major factor on why i want a macbook over a windows notebook).
i don't currently own a computer (have to goto my parents to use a computer). . .which is driving me crazzy. i want something easy to take along with me (i do alot of photography, so i want something to take with me so i can edit my raw files on the go).
but here's my dilema. . .
macbook
vs.
macbook pro
hrm. . .that's a tough one.
i can get a macbook, with 2gigs of ram, and 160gb hard drive for $1099 refurbed.
that's a great deal in my eyes. . .and i absolutly love the looks of the white case.
but, it's not so great at gaming. it will play my most important games (magic online, flashflashrevolution, and wow). . .but anything knew, and it probably wont run very well.
this will more then likely be the only computer i own for at least the next 2 years, maybe even 3.
i don't know that i want to skip out on a computer with not very good graphics.
then i have a macbook pro. . .i can get one with a 15.4 glossy screen, 2gigs of ram, 200gb hard drive, and an nvidia dedicated graphics card (which from what i've seen, is more then enough of a card for me).
this really is my dream system.
not only is it dam powerfull (2.4ghz core 2 duo), but it's amazing looking, thin, and light (5.4 pounds is extremely light compared to my mom's 8 pound notebook, that doesn't even have nearly has high of specs).
but it's quite a bit more $. refurbed it'd cost me $1699. that's a $600 increase over the macbook.
and honestly i don't even know if i'd ever get all the power out of the book. i'm not a huge pc gamer, but i do love trying new games out.
i also use photoshop cs3 alot. . .but both the mb, and mb pro will run that program.
so help me decided.
i've been thinking this over for awhile now, and i still can't come up with a decisive answer for myself lol.
i think i'll probably end up going with the pro, i mine as well get more then what i need as this will be the only computer i'll own for quite sometime. it's better to be safe then sorry.
thnx.
so i'm about to make a purchase on a refurbished macbook.
i've done alot of research over the last month on notebooks. . .there's alot of great notebooks out there, but nothing has come close to taking my breath away like a macbook, or macbook pro does.
i've never used an apple before (well in the past 15 years at any rate). . .so this will be my first mac purchase, and first time using the apple operating system (which looks amazing, and is a major factor on why i want a macbook over a windows notebook).
i don't currently own a computer (have to goto my parents to use a computer). . .which is driving me crazzy. i want something easy to take along with me (i do alot of photography, so i want something to take with me so i can edit my raw files on the go).
but here's my dilema. . .
macbook
vs.
macbook pro
hrm. . .that's a tough one.
i can get a macbook, with 2gigs of ram, and 160gb hard drive for $1099 refurbed.
that's a great deal in my eyes. . .and i absolutly love the looks of the white case.
but, it's not so great at gaming. it will play my most important games (magic online, flashflashrevolution, and wow). . .but anything knew, and it probably wont run very well.
this will more then likely be the only computer i own for at least the next 2 years, maybe even 3.
i don't know that i want to skip out on a computer with not very good graphics.
then i have a macbook pro. . .i can get one with a 15.4 glossy screen, 2gigs of ram, 200gb hard drive, and an nvidia dedicated graphics card (which from what i've seen, is more then enough of a card for me).
this really is my dream system.
not only is it dam powerfull (2.4ghz core 2 duo), but it's amazing looking, thin, and light (5.4 pounds is extremely light compared to my mom's 8 pound notebook, that doesn't even have nearly has high of specs).
but it's quite a bit more $. refurbed it'd cost me $1699. that's a $600 increase over the macbook.
and honestly i don't even know if i'd ever get all the power out of the book. i'm not a huge pc gamer, but i do love trying new games out.
i also use photoshop cs3 alot. . .but both the mb, and mb pro will run that program.
so help me decided.
i've been thinking this over for awhile now, and i still can't come up with a decisive answer for myself lol.
i think i'll probably end up going with the pro, i mine as well get more then what i need as this will be the only computer i'll own for quite sometime. it's better to be safe then sorry.
thnx.