Mattwilko92 Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 Ive always been a fan of apple products, at the minute i have a mid range Packard Bell laptop which is ok, but everyone keeps going on about the Mac experience. As theyve just bought out a new Macbook, im seriously considering one and i hate windows vista at the minute. However for a decent Macbook you are looking at about £900.Your thoughts please,is the Mac experience really worth it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putney Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 Yes.....I was looking at the 13 inch macbook.... 2.4gig and 4 gigs of RAM..... its £999 before VAT.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattwilko92 Posted October 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 Looking as in you havent purchased one yet?I just think that the Mac operating system is so much better than PC. Plus they look so much sexier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoopyLing Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 I wanted the old macbook as my gf has one and i love it but the new one has come out and it's stunning! love the CNC'd lower half and the glass-to-edge screen.. V V V Cool even for £1K.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattwilko92 Posted October 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 I wanted the old macbook as my gf has one and i love it but the new one has come out and it's stunning! love the CNC'd lower half and the glass-to-edge screen.. V V V Cool even for £1K..My thoughts exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alice Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 Once you go mac, you dont go back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattwilko92 Posted October 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 Once you go mac, you dont go back Haha i've heard that, grrr cmon clublupo push me over the edge to buy one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alice Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 Im on the, now "old" white macbook and have also got an imac as a desktop and they are both amazing. I would highly recommend them. So much faster and easier to use. Also you are MUCH less likely to get a virus on a mac and hackers dont develop them as much.2 word .... Do it You wont regret it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putney Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 I have a 12 inch and a 17 inch.... just missing the 13 inch and 15 inch.... i had A g4 CUBE too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfbr Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 I absolutely love mine Gona be upgrading to a 15" New style MBP in the new year ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putney Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 i was going to do the same but now decided to get the macbook top spec one as this is more portable (13inch) and the 15 inch is a lot more expensive... i also don't like glossy screens so will wait till the offer a non reflective one for the 15 inch... have you looked at the 17? it says new but its slower than the 15 and looks like the old mac book pro's! do you think they are going to make a new new macbook pro 17 inch soon.. or is this it?I absolutely love mine Gona be upgrading to a 15" New style MBP in the new year ! what is the spec of your black book? and how much do you want for it when you upgrade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simpo Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 Another thing to remember is the student discount, find someone who is eligible to buy the laptop for you and you save loads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putney Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 and get a free ipod too after a rebate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordonbrown Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 theyre sweet but for the love of god dont try using them to network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_273 Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 theyre sweet but for the love of god dont try using them to network.Actually, I find they do windows networking better than windows does! Well, that was until Leopard came along At the end of the day you get what you pay for. If you can justify spending that much then go for it, I did and I don't regret it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordonbrown Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 Actually, I find they do windows networking better than windows does! Well, that was until Leopard came along At the end of the day you get what you pay for. If you can justify spending that much then go for it, I did and I don't regret it i didnt pay a penny lol its what my college runs. its sinfully bad it really is lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfbr Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 i was going to do the same but now decided to get the macbook top spec one as this is more portable (13inch) and the 15 inch is a lot more expensive... i also don't like glossy screens so will wait till the offer a non reflective one for the 15 inch... have you looked at the 17? it says new but its slower than the 15 and looks like the old mac book pro's! do you think they are going to make a new new macbook pro 17 inch soon.. or is this it?what is the spec of your black book? and how much do you want for it when you upgrade?2.0 GHZ, 200gb 7200rpm SATA3.0 Hard drive, 2.0gb Ram (2x1gb) - I want £600 back from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putney Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 Does it have a dedicated graphics card or is it on the cpu like the new one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_273 Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 i didnt pay a penny lol its what my college runs. its sinfully bad it really is lolMy second comment was intended for Mattwilko92!Do you really think OS X is that bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukus 9N Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 I thought the nVidia chipset is used in conjunction with a 9600MGT card? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putney Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 the new macbook 13 inch shares ram.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfbr Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 Does it have a dedicated graphics card or is it on the cpu like the new one?Combined graphics iirc. Up until this current generation, the mac-book has never had dedicated graphics! Only the Pro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alice Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 Will it be possible to get a new macbook with a matt screen? I would have thought they will always be doing glossy ones now!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfbr Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 gona say they stopped doing the mat finish screens on the macbooks a while back. I'm not so keen on the mat screens as you can't clean them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordonbrown Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 My second comment was intended for Mattwilko92!Do you really think OS X is that bad?from my experience using it at college its direthink theyre awesome stand alone machines but once theyre on the network it makes me want to die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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