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Anyone got one of these? I know I can get a better specced windows machine and the MacBook is expensive but after many years of using them I fancy a change.
Will only be used for surfing and photo editing in Elements.
They just seem slightly dated with the Duo processor rather than an I3 / I5 and screen resolution doesnt seem that high.
One thing I do like is the reported 10sec boot up time or is that rubbish?
for what you're looking to do I'd go for the plain old macbook - it wo'nt fall over doing the stuff you're going to ask of it and you can put what you save towards a good peripheral i.e. airport express/apple TV to wirelessly stream music thorugh your hifi.
My two penneth
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by the way, lovely things to use. well worth the cash if you've got it.
Ive had one for 2 weeks and its very good, the battery life is superb, which is why i bought it. Gives you the power when you need it unlike many ultra low voltage PC laptops. They are £890 at costco at the moment inc VAT.
My wife had one for 1 week. She liked it but the HDD died after a week so swapped it for a laptop.
One thing I do like is the reported 10sec boot up time or is that rubbish?
The ones I've seen are more like 15-20, not that it makes too much difference really.
What I would suggest though is simply closing the lid down to sleep it when not in use. It resumes in about a second, and saves tonnes of time as you don't have to open all your apps, folders etc again.
All sounds good at the moment then -my laptop takes about 5minds to boot up with all the little extras, anti-virus etc.
What would a 13" screen be like for editing photos, I know its small but is it too small?
Go to an apple store and have a play with one is my best suggestion you'll soon see how good they are.
Ditto retro, shutting down computers is so 2002. I think I reboot about once a month, usually only if a software update requires it.
If you're serious about the pics, about £150 would get you a cheap 1920x1080 panel in about 22-23 (or an ok 24" with some shopping about)
If you're serious about the pics, about £150 would get you a cheap 1920x1080 panel in about 22-23 (or an ok 24" with some shopping about)
Now thats something I hadn't thought of - good idea 🙂
Are they ok to carry about when in 'sleep' mode - ar there no problems in it getting jarred with power going through it?
Ditto retro, shutting down computers is so 2002
the battery on my laptop last about 4 hours in sleep 😯 hours
Fine to carry about in sleep mode. All they do is keep power to the ram. If they loose power it will restore from a hibernation image on the HD.
You should get a few days in sleep off battery at least. I got that on my older MBP with far worse batter than the new ones.
Cheers guys, thats been very helpful - I think an order to Amazon will be on the cards this weekend 🙂
About a year ago I purchased my first Mac (MacBook Pro) after years of using a PC laptop and I love it.
For "productivity" I can't fault it, I use iWork and iLife and for my needs I find them better than the M$ equivalents.
I am never left feeling I wish it was faster unlike pretty much every PC laptop I've used.
I'm not some Mac fanboy I still use a Quad core Desktop PC for intensive applications but for everything else the MBP is my first choice.
I bought a refurbished one about 2 years ago direct from Apple. Perfect condition, like new and still going strong.
Selection changes daily but there are some bargains to be had.
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find a student and then get them to buy it for you. i got my macbook unibody for 720 and i think the standard MBP comes to 850 with the discount.
I have had a macbook Pro 13 for about a year and its awesome. I never reboot, just shut the lid and then reopen when you need and boom its there an ready. I use VMWare fusion if i ever need a windows specific app, and use the MBP with an output to my 40" samsung TV to watch HD movies etc. Cant be beat 🙂
How on earth do you get a macbook pro to boot in 15 sec?! is that with ssd hard drive? I have a 13 inch MacBook pro with 4Gb ram and snow leopard. From pressing the on switch, it's more like 30-40 sec to get to desktop. That is with nothing set to boot automatically too. But i only close the lid, a full restart once a week maybe.
I'd say my Macbook Pro is about 25 seconds to desktop including opening a few apps. More RAM helps but 10 secs is impressive if true.
Guy at work has his kitted out with SSD HD - seriously quick to boot but £££. I have considered a small HD in the card slot but can't really justify the expense...
35 sec for mine but runs smc fan control. i like to crank it up when using handbrake! next purchase-ssd!