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    On verge of purchasing MacBook Pro

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by overtonis, Jul 4, 2007.

  1. overtonis

    overtonis Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have pretty much decided this is the laptop for me. A few questions for those who recently purchased:

    1) Which upgrades are most important:
    a) 128mb to 256mb for graphics card (extra $300)
    b) 120gb @5400 rpm to 160gb @7200 rpm for harddrive (extra $225)


    Also, What do I need to bring with me for Student Discount (college ID?) and does apple sell bootcamp or will I need to purchase that from 3rd party.

    note: I do minimal gaming.
     
    overtonis, Jul 4, 2007
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  2. CajunCARTFan

    CajunCARTFan Notebook Evangelist

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    Bootcamp is a beta download from Apple. It is free. It will be included in Leopard when it is released.
     
    CajunCARTFan, Jul 4, 2007
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  3. Harper2.0

    Harper2.0 Back from the dead?

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    minimal gaming - 128mb video card, and hdd depends on if u want it to load up faster.
     
    Harper2.0, Jul 4, 2007
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  4. zadillo

    zadillo Notebook Virtuoso

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    Honestly you don't need to do either upgrade really. The 5400rpm drive is plenty fast, and the extra VRAM isn't really going to benefit you if you're doing minimal gaming.

    For the student discount, your college ID would be fine. If you don't bring it with you, they might ask you to login to your college e-mail account as proof.
     
    zadillo, Jul 4, 2007
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  5. thegsrguy

    thegsrguy Notebook Deity

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    The 128MB model is plenty powerful, even for light gaming. I myself just picked one up with the student discount and got my free iPod Nano too.

    Stick with the 128MB model, but do get the Apple Care.
     
    thegsrguy, Jul 4, 2007
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  6. Bona Fide

    Bona Fide Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    For the student discount, all you need to do is log in to your school's website if you can, or show a student ID. If you're going to be starting in the fall, bring your letter of admission.
     
    Bona Fide, Jul 4, 2007
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