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College

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 12:03 pm
by Shiv
so heres the deal

im getting a mac for college. however, i dont know if i should go the extra money for a 15" screen, or will 13" be enough. are there any differences between the 13 and 15 screens besides length? (like battery power, laptop size, etc.)

i would love to just get teh 15" screen, but this laptop is comming out of my own heard earned money, so if there are no real plusses to it then i might as well just get the 13"

here are the specs:
13-inch
2.53GHz
Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB memory
250GB hard drive1
SD card slot
Built-in 7-hour battery2
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics
$1,399.00

or the 15:
same specs but it costs $1,599.00

is it worth it? i'm going to get applecare protection too
help much appreciated

Re: College

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 1:45 pm
by Boni
If it's for college you should just get on of those Asus EEE netbooks with linux pre-installed, there only £250 ($300 maybe). There fast little fuckers and there small too, It's what I used through college and it still come in handy at home.

Re: College

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 5:51 pm
by Shiv
Boni Boy Blue wrote:If it's for college you should just get on of those Asus EEE netbooks with linux pre-installed, there only £250 ($300 maybe). There fast little fuckers and there small too, It's what I used through college and it still come in handy at home.
thought about it but then realized i wasnt gay :devious:

Re: College

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 6:44 pm
by Madjid
Shiv wrote:
Boni Boy Blue wrote:If it's for college you should just get on of those Asus EEE netbooks with linux pre-installed, there only £250 ($300 maybe). There fast little fuckers and there small too, It's what I used through college and it still come in handy at home.
thought about it but then realized i wasnt gay :devious:
LMFAO IBS!

Re: College

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 3:48 am
by d4rkst4r
id say stick with the 13", only pay the extra money if you get the macbook pro (which i got, 15"), either go all the way, or dont go all the way

Re: College

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:27 am
by Jeremy Kill
d4rkst4r wrote:id say stick with the 13", only pay the extra money if you get the macbook pro (which i got, 15"), either go all the way, or dont go all the way
Yeah, this.

Re: College

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 3:32 pm
by Shiv
d4rkst4r wrote:id say stick with the 13", only pay the extra money if you get the macbook pro (which i got, 15"), either go all the way, or dont go all the way
i AM getting the macbook pro
thats why i want to know to get the 13" macbook pro or 15" macbook pro

Re: College

Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:54 pm
by Jeremy Kill
Shiv wrote:
d4rkst4r wrote:id say stick with the 13", only pay the extra money if you get the macbook pro (which i got, 15"), either go all the way, or dont go all the way
i AM getting the macbook pro
thats why i want to know to get the 13" macbook pro or 15" macbook pro
I'd say 15". I got the 15". It's lovely.

Except mine cost me $2500. What the fuck?!

Re: College

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:08 am
by Shiv
Gunner wrote:
Shiv wrote:
d4rkst4r wrote:id say stick with the 13", only pay the extra money if you get the macbook pro (which i got, 15"), either go all the way, or dont go all the way
i AM getting the macbook pro
thats why i want to know to get the 13" macbook pro or 15" macbook pro
I'd say 15". I got the 15". It's lovely.

Except mine cost me $2500. What the fuck?!
so it IS worth it to pay the extra 200 for the big screen?

Re: College

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:23 am
by Jeremy Kill
Shiv wrote:
Gunner wrote:
Shiv wrote:
d4rkst4r wrote:id say stick with the 13", only pay the extra money if you get the macbook pro (which i got, 15"), either go all the way, or dont go all the way
i AM getting the macbook pro
thats why i want to know to get the 13" macbook pro or 15" macbook pro
I'd say 15". I got the 15". It's lovely.

Except mine cost me $2500. What the fuck?!
so it IS worth it to pay the extra 200 for the big screen?
I would say so. You're already playing $1300 anyway so another $200 probably won't hurt. Plus, you can never go wrong with the one you really want and Macs last a while.

Re: College

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:50 am
by Shiv
Gunner wrote:
Shiv wrote:
Gunner wrote:
Shiv wrote:
d4rkst4r wrote:id say stick with the 13", only pay the extra money if you get the macbook pro (which i got, 15"), either go all the way, or dont go all the way
i AM getting the macbook pro
thats why i want to know to get the 13" macbook pro or 15" macbook pro
I'd say 15". I got the 15". It's lovely.

Except mine cost me $2500. What the fuck?!
so it IS worth it to pay the extra 200 for the big screen?
I would say so. You're already playing $1300 anyway so another $200 probably won't hurt. Plus, you can never go wrong with the one you really want and Macs last a while.
thats exactly why im gettin a mac over a pc
im hoping the mac will last me for 4+ years
now do i spend the extra money for the 7200 rpm.....?

Re: College

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 10:19 am
by Boni
Shiv wrote:
Gunner wrote:
Shiv wrote:
Gunner wrote:
Shiv wrote:
d4rkst4r wrote:id say stick with the 13", only pay the extra money if you get the macbook pro (which i got, 15"), either go all the way, or dont go all the way
i AM getting the macbook pro
thats why i want to know to get the 13" macbook pro or 15" macbook pro
I'd say 15". I got the 15". It's lovely.

Except mine cost me $2500. What the fuck?!
so it IS worth it to pay the extra 200 for the big screen?
I would say so. You're already playing $1300 anyway so another $200 probably won't hurt. Plus, you can never go wrong with the one you really want and Macs last a while.
thats exactly why im gettin a mac over a pc
im hoping the mac will last me for 4+ years
now do i spend the extra money for the 7200 rpm.....?
Hold on, you paying over a grand for this the the hard drive isn't even 7200rpms, fuck sake, what a rip off.

But I would go for the 13'' screen man, That $200 could be spent on something else that might be needed and a 13'' screen on a laptop is a big size, 15'' is a bit of useless weight that you'll have to carry about, but the finally decision is up to you. Other than the size, the better reason to get a 13'' is a better battery life. Remember the bigger the screen, the more power it will need and more work for the graphics processor card/ship.

And personally for me the thing I look for when I buy a laptop is battery life, that's why I bought my EEE is can last on a full charge for 12 hours, with the wireless active. but I use Ubuntu Netbook Remix.

Anyway, I suggest the 13'' and spend extra $200 on something else that you might need.

Hope this helps

Re: College

Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:03 pm
by Shiv
Boni Boy Blue wrote:
Shiv wrote:
Gunner wrote:
Shiv wrote:
Gunner wrote:
Shiv wrote:
d4rkst4r wrote:id say stick with the 13", only pay the extra money if you get the macbook pro (which i got, 15"), either go all the way, or dont go all the way
i AM getting the macbook pro
thats why i want to know to get the 13" macbook pro or 15" macbook pro
I'd say 15". I got the 15". It's lovely.

Except mine cost me $2500. What the fuck?!
so it IS worth it to pay the extra 200 for the big screen?
I would say so. You're already playing $1300 anyway so another $200 probably won't hurt. Plus, you can never go wrong with the one you really want and Macs last a while.
thats exactly why im gettin a mac over a pc
im hoping the mac will last me for 4+ years
now do i spend the extra money for the 7200 rpm.....?
Hold on, you paying over a grand for this the the hard drive isn't even 7200rpms, fuck sake, what a rip off.

But I would go for the 13'' screen man, That $200 could be spent on something else that might be needed and a 13'' screen on a laptop is a big size, 15'' is a bit of useless weight that you'll have to carry about, but the finally decision is up to you. Other than the size, the better reason to get a 13'' is a better battery life. Remember the bigger the screen, the more power it will need and more work for the graphics processor card/ship.

And personally for me the thing I look for when I buy a laptop is battery life, that's why I bought my EEE is can last on a full charge for 12 hours, with the wireless active. but I use Ubuntu Netbook Remix.

Anyway, I suggest the 13'' and spend extra $200 on something else that you might need.

Hope this helps
lol
honestly, i was going to upgrade my hard drive anyway. so i was gonna get the 7200 rpm. but now im going to get the 15" screen anyway :hehe: . unfortunately i like big screens :happy:

Re: College

Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 6:27 pm
by Max
If it's 2GB RAM as standard then it might be cheaper to buy the extra 2GB and put it in yourself or pay someone a lot less to do it. I dunno, work it out.

Re: College

Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 11:51 pm
by Shiv
Max wrote:If it's 2GB RAM as standard then it might be cheaper to buy the extra 2GB and put it in yourself or pay someone a lot less to do it. I dunno, work it out.
i already got it lol
it was 4 gig standard