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natoryy
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I'm completely and totally new to the Mac world, so bear with me.
I'm thinking of buying a MacBook but wanted to know about the following:
-Heat issues. Plugged in, left running, can a MacBook handle itself for a few days without overheating? If not, how often does it need to be turned off. Any other heat issues (other than the: it gets too hot for my taste) that I should know about?
-Memory. I know that a MacBook will eat up memory different than my PC. Will 1GB be enough? I want to do some photo editing and maybe an occasional movie editing (very occasional) but mostly lots of web surfing, word processing, music, DVDs, et cetera.
-Hard drive space. I'm assuming that, too, is different on a Mac? On my PC I've got 60 GB and use only 14. Will that translate to a Mac?
-Speakers. I've read that they stink. Like...how bad? And will my Dell speakers work with a MacBook? If not, how much to Mac speakers run for?
-In a nutshell, I'm selling my PC (rather exchanging it...my parents are paying for my Mac and I'm giving them my PC) so more or less money (so long as it's under $1,250 or a little over) isn't an object. But is it worth the trouble? I really think I want a MacBook, for more reasons than one, but are there any glaring things about it (or Mac computers in general) that I should know?
-Will it last? I really don't want to buy this if it doesn't at least have a good chance of surviving 5 or more years.
Thanks for all the help everyone! I really appreciate it.
I'm thinking of buying a MacBook but wanted to know about the following:
-Heat issues. Plugged in, left running, can a MacBook handle itself for a few days without overheating? If not, how often does it need to be turned off. Any other heat issues (other than the: it gets too hot for my taste) that I should know about?
-Memory. I know that a MacBook will eat up memory different than my PC. Will 1GB be enough? I want to do some photo editing and maybe an occasional movie editing (very occasional) but mostly lots of web surfing, word processing, music, DVDs, et cetera.
-Hard drive space. I'm assuming that, too, is different on a Mac? On my PC I've got 60 GB and use only 14. Will that translate to a Mac?
-Speakers. I've read that they stink. Like...how bad? And will my Dell speakers work with a MacBook? If not, how much to Mac speakers run for?
-In a nutshell, I'm selling my PC (rather exchanging it...my parents are paying for my Mac and I'm giving them my PC) so more or less money (so long as it's under $1,250 or a little over) isn't an object. But is it worth the trouble? I really think I want a MacBook, for more reasons than one, but are there any glaring things about it (or Mac computers in general) that I should know?
-Will it last? I really don't want to buy this if it doesn't at least have a good chance of surviving 5 or more years.
Thanks for all the help everyone! I really appreciate it.