Hi everyone! I've been willing to switch from a PC to a Mac ever since I actually spent time to read about it these past couple of months. I'm in the process of raising the money, but now I just don't know what to get.
If I get a macbook, it will be small and portable, but I don't have a Mac desktop already and i'm ready to trash my PC. It's old and out dated.. and getting a macbook wouldn't be much use as to the only places it will travel will be out of my room into the kitchen..
Also, is the 512 MB of RAM good enough for the 17-inch iMac? Or would I have to upgrade it to 1 gig for it to run really smoothly?
The price of both have also torn me. I'm only 16 in high school with a minimum-wage job. I was looking at a refurbished product, and I was unsure how good the product was. (It was an iMac 17-inch). Are refurbished products as good as the brand-new ones? Can I upgrade the RAM?
I guess I will list my questions here:
1) Should I get a macbook even though I don't travel much (a.k.a is it a good replacement for a desktop)?
2)Should I upgrade the RAM (for both the macbook and iMac) to 1 gig in order for it to run really smoothly?
3)Are refurbished products bad? Do they not last as long as brand-new products?
4)Can I upgrade the RAM in a refurbished product?
5)Can the iMac run bootcamp?
6)Should I get the iMac or the Macbook?
If I get a macbook, it will be small and portable, but I don't have a Mac desktop already and i'm ready to trash my PC. It's old and out dated.. and getting a macbook wouldn't be much use as to the only places it will travel will be out of my room into the kitchen..
Also, is the 512 MB of RAM good enough for the 17-inch iMac? Or would I have to upgrade it to 1 gig for it to run really smoothly?
The price of both have also torn me. I'm only 16 in high school with a minimum-wage job. I was looking at a refurbished product, and I was unsure how good the product was. (It was an iMac 17-inch). Are refurbished products as good as the brand-new ones? Can I upgrade the RAM?
I guess I will list my questions here:
1) Should I get a macbook even though I don't travel much (a.k.a is it a good replacement for a desktop)?
2)Should I upgrade the RAM (for both the macbook and iMac) to 1 gig in order for it to run really smoothly?
3)Are refurbished products bad? Do they not last as long as brand-new products?
4)Can I upgrade the RAM in a refurbished product?
5)Can the iMac run bootcamp?
6)Should I get the iMac or the Macbook?