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Hey I'm a sixteen year old kid who is in need of a new computer badly. I have an old iBook G4 and am looking for a new computer that will be the laptop I take to college with me. I am looking very much at a nice deal on ebay for a black macbook with 2.0ghz C2D, 2GB Ram, 200 GB HD, obviously 13" screen for 1500 dollars. I have many questions so bless the kind soul who can answer at least some of them... I would like answers from people who have used both the MacBook and the Pro if you can.
1) Is the screen too small? Can you use it at a desk or do you need to use it on your lap? Can you see whats on the screen clearly from a decent distance (watching a movie or Front Row)
2) If I want to use Photoshop or iMovie/Final Cut Pro will the RAM be good enough?
3) Can I use Boot Camp or Parallels easily with this amount of RAM?
4) Will the Integrated Video be okay for iMovie/FCP and Photoshop?
5) Can you name a few programs that a kid my age might use that need Video Memory?
6) How is its portability? Is it nice to walk around with? Does it strain your back?
7) Hows the glossy screen? Does it glare a lot?
Thanks in advance and hope to talk to you from my new MacBook/Pro soon,
Burton8219
1) Is the screen too small? Can you use it at a desk or do you need to use it on your lap? Can you see whats on the screen clearly from a decent distance (watching a movie or Front Row)
2) If I want to use Photoshop or iMovie/Final Cut Pro will the RAM be good enough?
3) Can I use Boot Camp or Parallels easily with this amount of RAM?
4) Will the Integrated Video be okay for iMovie/FCP and Photoshop?
5) Can you name a few programs that a kid my age might use that need Video Memory?
6) How is its portability? Is it nice to walk around with? Does it strain your back?
7) Hows the glossy screen? Does it glare a lot?
Thanks in advance and hope to talk to you from my new MacBook/Pro soon,
Burton8219