Hey guys,
So I've finally decided to take the plunge on a macbook pro.
I'm going into Engineering next year, and have read up about as much as I can, and it came down to the 13 or the 15, and I decided on the 15.
A couple things I wanted to just nail down were specs/addons.
I've seen that the upgrade to the 2.53 i5 isn't really worth it, and the i7 I can't afford regardless, nor is it useful.
Harddrive-wise, should I upgrade it to a 7200rpm? Or just leave the 320g/5400rpm in there until I upgrade to an SSD? I have an external terabyte drive so space isn't really an issue for now.
As well, I know I want the high-res, as that's what I'm used to, but I'm unsure of Glossy or AG. We don't have an apple store close by, and BB doesn't carry High-res models. So I'm wondering if it's worth it or not? Or anywhere (pics?) I can get a comparison.
I'll decide on iwork/msoffice as I can pick those up later...
Regarding applecare, I've seen people on here suggest that buying it off ebay is a hell of a lot cheaper, which I saw, but is it legit? And how can we tell?
I think that's it for now...
Thanks!
Wes
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Get it from Apple for peace of mind. BTW, you don't have to buy the Applecare up front. You have up to a year to buy it. -
Ebay has a thing where you can "rate" sellers. Some people are "top rated sellers". They have like 100% feedback on 1000 items. You can check if people have already bought apple care from them.
I think if you buy something from one of these people its like $135 for Applecare for a 15 inch. That is a pretty good deal. I guess you could spend $200 more for the 15 minutes it would take you to research an Ebay server. -
Also consider upgrading yourself to Seagate Momentus XT. It delivers a close to SSD experience.
Downside is a slight increase in noise and vibration.
Buying a new MBP this weekend, need help with the final touches.
Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by DefconZero, Aug 13, 2010.