Advice on buying MBP

[mark.spiro]

Well I've fallen in love with my Mac, and am going to buy one for school (I'm on a CAD design course).

I'm in a dialemma and was wondering if anyone had advice. In going to New York on Thursday, and Dixons in the Duty Free offer the 15inch MBP (higher spec) at $2851 (£1445), or i can get the 17" MBP in America with Tax for $3040 (£1540). It's only £100 more ($200) but there are other factors to consider, like i will have an American charger, and American Keyboard and OS. From anyones experiance, is the Keyboard much different? and can i reinstall the OS with English Language settings?

Thanks,,

Mark

 

[VanillaEps]

Well I've fallen in love with my Mac, and am going to buy one for school (I'm on a CAD design course).

I'm in a dialemma and was wondering if anyone had advice. In going to New York on Thursday, and Dixons in the Duty Free offer the 15inch MBP (higher spec) at $2851 (£1445), or i can get the 17" MBP in America with Tax for $3040 (£1540). It's only £100 more ($200) but there are other factors to consider, like i will have an American charger, and American Keyboard and OS. From anyones experiance, is the Keyboard much different? and can i reinstall the OS with English Language settings?

Thanks,,

Mark

Those prices, in USD, are a little steep. You can get them cheaper through the Apple site.

The highest spec 15'' MBP is $2,499 USD
The 17'' MBP is $2,799 USD

Even with tax, its more than you should be paying......are you adding memory or something like that???

 

[mark.spiro]

nah thats just the plain spec. Ive added New York Tax on both of the computers which brings them up to the much higher prices.

 

[cwa107]

Apple's power adapter for the MBP has an interchangeable plug that can be replaced by different kinds of international plugs. You just need to order the add-on international adapter kit.

I'm not sure about the keyboard, but would imagine that it would lack a £ key, with a $ in its usual place.

 

[VanillaEps]

nah thats just the plain spec. Ive added New York Tax on both of the computers which brings them up to the much higher prices.

That's the tax rate I used as well. Still too high.

$2,499 + 8.5% tax = $2,711
$2,799 + 8.5% tax = $3,036

The 17'' is actually in line with my calculation, but the 15'' is a bit overpriced.