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A Second Laptop for my wife...ideas?
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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 775161" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>I did about the same as you.</p><p></p><p>Got my wife just the basic model MB, no DVD-burner. She browses the web, e-mail, IM and plays some 2D games on it.</p><p></p><p>Mac's hold their value so well, am not really into advising looking for a used machine. Would not suggest getting a machine with a PPC chip in it at this point, stick with Intel. Yes, it will cost a little more. But, I can't see buying a 3 year old used machine for $500-600 when you can get a <a href="http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac?mco=MTE3NjY" target="_blank">refurb from Apple</a>, with warranty, for $750-$850. Cheapest they have today is $850, but I saw one on there last week for $750.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 775161, member: 24160"] I did about the same as you. Got my wife just the basic model MB, no DVD-burner. She browses the web, e-mail, IM and plays some 2D games on it. Mac's hold their value so well, am not really into advising looking for a used machine. Would not suggest getting a machine with a PPC chip in it at this point, stick with Intel. Yes, it will cost a little more. But, I can't see buying a 3 year old used machine for $500-600 when you can get a [URL="http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac?mco=MTE3NjY"]refurb from Apple[/URL], with warranty, for $750-$850. Cheapest they have today is $850, but I saw one on there last week for $750. [/QUOTE]
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