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AbsolutCR
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Ok, I'm buying the MacBook sometime this week. I have some last minute questions....
1) Should I get that USB Modem? I'm assuming it's for a situation where you wouldn't have wireless, but is it only for dial-up? We have ethernet ports all over campus, so would I need an ethernet cord, or this modem?
2) I'm upgrading the hard drive to 80GB, but I'm told that upgrading the RAM with apple is overpriced. Would I be saving THAT much money if I bought RAM myself? Who would install it?
3) I want to do light video editing.... I have had a Canon ZR 200 for awhile, and I have never had the oppurtunity to get it online or on a disc, because I don't have a firewire port. Now I will.... but can the 2.0 Ghz white MacBook cope with video editing?
4) Which brings me to the SuperDrive.... I'm showing my ignorance here, but I've never had a DVDRW. Can I burn copies of DVDs with it...? How is that possible if there's only one disc drive? I'm hoping I can upload and edit my video footage, and then burn it onto a playable DVD.... is this how a DVDRW works?
Is there anything else I need to buy? I bought a laptop tote today. I can't think of anything else.
Thanks!
1) Should I get that USB Modem? I'm assuming it's for a situation where you wouldn't have wireless, but is it only for dial-up? We have ethernet ports all over campus, so would I need an ethernet cord, or this modem?
2) I'm upgrading the hard drive to 80GB, but I'm told that upgrading the RAM with apple is overpriced. Would I be saving THAT much money if I bought RAM myself? Who would install it?
3) I want to do light video editing.... I have had a Canon ZR 200 for awhile, and I have never had the oppurtunity to get it online or on a disc, because I don't have a firewire port. Now I will.... but can the 2.0 Ghz white MacBook cope with video editing?
4) Which brings me to the SuperDrive.... I'm showing my ignorance here, but I've never had a DVDRW. Can I burn copies of DVDs with it...? How is that possible if there's only one disc drive? I'm hoping I can upload and edit my video footage, and then burn it onto a playable DVD.... is this how a DVDRW works?
Is there anything else I need to buy? I bought a laptop tote today. I can't think of anything else.
Thanks!