Help me decide on what apple laptop i want to get. PLEASE HELP ME!!!!
hi, as you can see, i am new to the discussions. i grew up on a mac and have had a mac for a family computer all of my life.
well i started really getting into video games, (especcially computer games). and went to buy my first computer that i didnt have to share. of course it was a pc (acer aspire 3500 laptop). i was into games.
so i got used to windows, and its ok. but not vary fun. and after a while i started to get jealous of my best friend and his ibook G4 and all of its capabilities. i was really into blizzard games. and i now reallise they are mac compatible Doh! of course i also liked CS. as anyone with a pc does. anyways im getting old of games but still like to play the accasional. and i went to apples website and was amazed with tiger. and found out about bootcamp and all that stuff. i wanted a laptop, since i do alot of travelling. and i was intruiged by the macbook. i would go for the higher end one. with some upgraded ram.(white) but then there is the macbook pro with some great graphics capabilities. but comparing the two i found that macbook performs just as well, sometimes better than the IMO overpriced macbook pro. i am not really willing to spend 3000 dollars on a laptop or any computer really. i just want a good reliable Apple lappy that will last me a while. now i AM willing to spend 2000 dollars on a macbook pro or an upgraded macbook. but what one is the better deal? i think it is pretty obvious that its the macbook. BUT- i have heard many many a bad things about some of these macbooks. such as battery problems, overheating issues. and random shut downs. i dont want those hassles! is a macbook pro less prone to theese sort of things and is it worth getting over a macbook? Or are all of these problems with the macbook just early production problems and i should wait a while for them to be resolved? please help me make this decision. this is the only place i could find to post this so i hope its ok to have this topic here. and sorry about the life-story. i just need to get some honest opinions, because i need a new laptop soon (mine is on the way out) and this is a big chunk of change here. thanks in advance.
acer aspire 3500 laptop with a 30 minute lasting battery and has fallen apart. Windows XP i need a mac....
I think that you should go with the MacBook also and get it maxed out.
I know you have heard this now from everyone that has posted on this topic but it is true that a maxed out MacBook is better then a MacBook Pro.
The games work perfectly on my MacBook and the games that I have played have been, The Sims, Orgeon Trail, Halo, Tiger Woods, Madden 07.
No problems and graphics are stunning.
I also like the size in the Macbook since I also travel a lot and I my brother has the MacBook Pro and he hates lugging it around on airplanes and stuff since it is a lot bigger.
So...
Final Answer: MacBook with 2gb of RAM and a 120gb hardrive since you are willing to spend 2000 dollars.
Good Luck and Have Fun!
Sam
"Once you go Mac, you never go back!"
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I will apologize as I previously posted this topic in the wrong forum. However, I think this area might be better. Anyway...
I am going to be buying an Apple laptop and want some opinions and assistance selecting the model.
The last Apple I had was an Apple //e. Yes, I would like to return to the fold...
I would like to produce audio for podcasts and make DVDs from video of my family/children.
I program (not for a living) and mainly would use the laptop for writing, web/blog updates, and audio (iTunes and other).
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