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Should I buy a MacBook Pro for my degree (Aero MEng)...
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<blockquote data-quote="Ctrl-Opt-Del" data-source="post: 1298819" data-attributes="member: 215112"><p><strong>Thank you both for your quick replies</strong></p><p></p><p>Taking into account what you both said, and considering a few other factors, I think I will go for the PC laptop now, Mac desktop soon option.</p><p></p><p>I realised, considering the kind of workshops & other environments I'll be working in, as wonderfully engineered as MBPs are they're probably considerably less rugged than a cheaper plastic laptop; when I finally get me a beautifully-crafted aluminium & glass Mac I don't want to take it to places full of denting/scratching/cracking hazards! I'll let the PC be the sacrificial pawn that only needs to last the four years of my degree & the Mac will have pride of place safe on my desk! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p></p><p>Also, the fact that my father is very generously paying for it; but has said he's only willing to stretch to ~£800 - enough for either an entry-level 11" MacBook Air (at education pricing), or a PC laptop with the kind of killer specs I'm gonna need - kind of sways the debate firmly away from getting a Mac just yet!</p><p></p><p>I'll make do with the iMacs in the university computer labs for now & hopefully be able to get a student job & save-up to buy my own soon. When I finally do have one, this will most definitely be my first port of call for advice & generally showing it off <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ctrl-Opt-Del, post: 1298819, member: 215112"] [b]Thank you both for your quick replies[/b] Taking into account what you both said, and considering a few other factors, I think I will go for the PC laptop now, Mac desktop soon option. I realised, considering the kind of workshops & other environments I'll be working in, as wonderfully engineered as MBPs are they're probably considerably less rugged than a cheaper plastic laptop; when I finally get me a beautifully-crafted aluminium & glass Mac I don't want to take it to places full of denting/scratching/cracking hazards! I'll let the PC be the sacrificial pawn that only needs to last the four years of my degree & the Mac will have pride of place safe on my desk! :P Also, the fact that my father is very generously paying for it; but has said he's only willing to stretch to ~£800 - enough for either an entry-level 11" MacBook Air (at education pricing), or a PC laptop with the kind of killer specs I'm gonna need - kind of sways the debate firmly away from getting a Mac just yet! I'll make do with the iMacs in the university computer labs for now & hopefully be able to get a student job & save-up to buy my own soon. When I finally do have one, this will most definitely be my first port of call for advice & generally showing it off ;) [/QUOTE]
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