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I know this has come up a decent amount, and i've read through old posts using the search function. But i'm looking for a few opinions, in addition to info I couldn't find.
I'm trying to determine which Mac laptop would be best for me. My options are to either go with a (relatively) cheap one with the money I have now, or wait until tax return season if it's a wiser decision to spend the extra money for something better. I'm usually a believer in buying used, as most of the time you get a lot more bang for your buck...provided you know what you're buying. I don't do any gaming or video editing. Mainly just web-browsing, listening to music, and some light music recording...nothing that heavy, just with freeware programs on my PC right now.
So i've been curious about the 1.83Ghz 13" Macbook, or the 2.16Ghz 15" Pro. I want a laptop for portability, and the 17" is huge...also much more expensive. When buying new, the 2.16 Pro is twice as much as the 1.83. And seeing as the main difference that isn't upgradeable is the graphics capability, i'm wondering if it's even worth it. I'm not that concerned with the hard drive capacity, I have an external drive that I store all my music and videos on, and an iPod that I use for music.
I would be able to snag a used or refurbished 1.83 on eBay for $750-800. If I needed more RAM, at my leisure I could upgrade to 1GB, or even 2GB for $200 give or take. Used 15" Pros run about $1200. For light use like this, is the Pro really worth the extra $500+ used, or the extra $900 new? I have about $800 to spend now, just about enough for a used 1.83 13". Or...if buying the better machine makes more sense, I can wait for tax returns to come around, when i'll have enough for the Pro.
Any opinions?
Also...Currently, I have a Dell PC, so my iPod is configured for that. I also have an external 160GB hard drive (USB), which I formatted in FAT32. What would I need to do in order to use that with a Mac without loosing all my files? Would I need to reformat the iPod for use with a Mac?
Sorry for the lengthy post. But i'm pretty new to Macs, so I naturally have a lot of questions.
Thanks in advance,
-Nick
I'm trying to determine which Mac laptop would be best for me. My options are to either go with a (relatively) cheap one with the money I have now, or wait until tax return season if it's a wiser decision to spend the extra money for something better. I'm usually a believer in buying used, as most of the time you get a lot more bang for your buck...provided you know what you're buying. I don't do any gaming or video editing. Mainly just web-browsing, listening to music, and some light music recording...nothing that heavy, just with freeware programs on my PC right now.
So i've been curious about the 1.83Ghz 13" Macbook, or the 2.16Ghz 15" Pro. I want a laptop for portability, and the 17" is huge...also much more expensive. When buying new, the 2.16 Pro is twice as much as the 1.83. And seeing as the main difference that isn't upgradeable is the graphics capability, i'm wondering if it's even worth it. I'm not that concerned with the hard drive capacity, I have an external drive that I store all my music and videos on, and an iPod that I use for music.
I would be able to snag a used or refurbished 1.83 on eBay for $750-800. If I needed more RAM, at my leisure I could upgrade to 1GB, or even 2GB for $200 give or take. Used 15" Pros run about $1200. For light use like this, is the Pro really worth the extra $500+ used, or the extra $900 new? I have about $800 to spend now, just about enough for a used 1.83 13". Or...if buying the better machine makes more sense, I can wait for tax returns to come around, when i'll have enough for the Pro.
Any opinions?
Also...Currently, I have a Dell PC, so my iPod is configured for that. I also have an external 160GB hard drive (USB), which I formatted in FAT32. What would I need to do in order to use that with a Mac without loosing all my files? Would I need to reformat the iPod for use with a Mac?
Sorry for the lengthy post. But i'm pretty new to Macs, so I naturally have a lot of questions.
Thanks in advance,
-Nick