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<blockquote data-quote="Geeky1" data-source="post: 514696" data-attributes="member: 34442"><p>Both of the previous posters hit it dead on; I only have two things to add:</p><p>1. You don't necessarily have to buy Office or iWork. You can use OpenOffice as well, which is free and works on Windows and MacOS, and will save files in Microsoft-compatible formats.</p><p></p><p>2. You might consider upgrading the hard drive-after you buy the machine-to a 7200rpm drive. I'm not sure what effect that would have on the warranty with the MacBook. I think it's ok to do because it's technically user accessible (and you can always put the old drive back if you have to send the machine in), but I'm not 100% sure. It'd make a respectable difference in loading times and boot times, along with the 2GB RAM upgrade. This is by no means necessary, just something to consider.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Geeky1, post: 514696, member: 34442"] Both of the previous posters hit it dead on; I only have two things to add: 1. You don't necessarily have to buy Office or iWork. You can use OpenOffice as well, which is free and works on Windows and MacOS, and will save files in Microsoft-compatible formats. 2. You might consider upgrading the hard drive-after you buy the machine-to a 7200rpm drive. I'm not sure what effect that would have on the warranty with the MacBook. I think it's ok to do because it's technically user accessible (and you can always put the old drive back if you have to send the machine in), but I'm not 100% sure. It'd make a respectable difference in loading times and boot times, along with the 2GB RAM upgrade. This is by no means necessary, just something to consider. [/QUOTE]
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