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- Surrey or Sheffield, UK.. or I might even be in Aa
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- iMac 24" (mid-2009 edition), 2.66Ghz, 4GB, 640GB HDD
Hello one and all!
I'm popping into town later today, which just so happens to have an Apple Store. I'll be 'having a look' at the MacBook Pros.
I'm sure you all probably recognise 'having a look' as the early stages of 'walking out of the shop with...' but I digress.
I have a couple of queries about my potential purchase
1. One of the things that causes me hesitation is 'only' having the 1 year warranty. For something that'll cost me nigh-on £2,000 when I factor in the software, I can't help but wonder if 1 year isn't long enough. Would you advise going for the AppleCare Protection Plan? Is it necessary? Will I need to use it?
2. The Battery. From experience of working in the PC field, I see so so many laptops that are abused when it comes to their battery. People leave them plugged into their mains supply constantly; first the battery 'dies', so they HAVE to use it plugged in, and then the charging circuit. How could I best look after a MBP battery?
3. Boot Camp. I'm toying with the idea of Boot Camp (as I bet many potential switchers do). If it's something I decide to hold off on for a couple of months and then decide to implement it, would I lose my data/settings/anything I've 'done' in OSX when I go for it?
Thanks
I'm popping into town later today, which just so happens to have an Apple Store. I'll be 'having a look' at the MacBook Pros.
I'm sure you all probably recognise 'having a look' as the early stages of 'walking out of the shop with...' but I digress.
I have a couple of queries about my potential purchase
1. One of the things that causes me hesitation is 'only' having the 1 year warranty. For something that'll cost me nigh-on £2,000 when I factor in the software, I can't help but wonder if 1 year isn't long enough. Would you advise going for the AppleCare Protection Plan? Is it necessary? Will I need to use it?
2. The Battery. From experience of working in the PC field, I see so so many laptops that are abused when it comes to their battery. People leave them plugged into their mains supply constantly; first the battery 'dies', so they HAVE to use it plugged in, and then the charging circuit. How could I best look after a MBP battery?
3. Boot Camp. I'm toying with the idea of Boot Camp (as I bet many potential switchers do). If it's something I decide to hold off on for a couple of months and then decide to implement it, would I lose my data/settings/anything I've 'done' in OSX when I go for it?
Thanks