Macbook Pro Laptop
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I am posting this on a 13 inch MacBook Pro which was purchased mid 2010. I use it daily and it has never crashed. No virus protection but I am careful where I go on the Internet and with only a few exception I only run programs that I get from the Mac App Store. I use Openoffice instead of MS Office and for my needs it works just fine and it's free. I also support and code 2 web site on this MacBook Pro. It runs today just as good as the day I first used it and will continue to use it until it fails. I also have a 2009 iMac and while I don't use it as much it is on 24 hours a day and has been since 2009. Like my MacBook Pro it too has never missed a beat. I use it mostly for editing video and managing my personal finances.
Thanks for help everyone and for your PMs Ron, very much appreciated, I knew I would get some helpful advice on here, I'm pretty much sold on one now, I just need to decide if I need the 2.2GHz Processor 256 GB Storage or 2.5GHz Processor 512 GB Storage as there is quite a price difference :?
Tim.
Tim.
Being a Mac user for many, many years, I thought I would just add my thoughts on the subject...
I would suggest buying the best you can afford, Mac's last for years and that extra cost spread over 5 years will repay you many times over. However the 1Tb disk is a whopping £400 extra, so personally I would go for 16gb Ram, 3.1 processor and the 512 hard disk this will cost you £370 over and above the base spec, but the Ram is a no-brainer and the extra processor, although not totally required, at £170 is worth having. Then if in the future you need more disc space you can use one of these.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00WGARJGU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I hope this helps!
I would suggest buying the best you can afford, Mac's last for years and that extra cost spread over 5 years will repay you many times over. However the 1Tb disk is a whopping £400 extra, so personally I would go for 16gb Ram, 3.1 processor and the 512 hard disk this will cost you £370 over and above the base spec, but the Ram is a no-brainer and the extra processor, although not totally required, at £170 is worth having. Then if in the future you need more disc space you can use one of these.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00WGARJGU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I hope this helps!
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My last 3 or 4 Macs have all been from the refurb store. All have the same warranty, and Applecare warranty is also available.
Saved about £600 on my 5k iMac - which enabled me to go for the faster CPU, GPU and larger SSD.
In one case - the first one I bought - I got a free upgrade when it arrived (it had a 512gb SSD in it instead of the advertised 1TB HDD).
Choice can be a bit random, but just keep checking - and don't be afraid to check out the refurb store on other EU Apple websites as sometimes they've got more on offer, at different prices.
Saved about £600 on my 5k iMac - which enabled me to go for the faster CPU, GPU and larger SSD.
In one case - the first one I bought - I got a free upgrade when it arrived (it had a 512gb SSD in it instead of the advertised 1TB HDD).
Choice can be a bit random, but just keep checking - and don't be afraid to check out the refurb store on other EU Apple websites as sometimes they've got more on offer, at different prices.
not a big fan of apple tbh but i do have a mac book pro and from computing id never go back to windows based units..... I've had mine since 2012 and absolutely love the thing, never let down and is on all day everyday without fail. i was lucky enough to grab one of the last 17" units at the time , its so good!!
ShaunKC said:
That's true but the new 2.2Ghz MBP comes with 16GB ram (the most you can install for that) and really the 2.2Ghz will be absolutely fine compared with the 2.5Ghz and saves you £400. Unless you're doing some pretty processor intensive stuff then the 2.5Ghz is a waste of money. It also comes with the 256GB SSD and again, unless you're planning on video work or storing your entire life on the laptop then I'd stick with the 256gb SSD and just buy an external HD.
mmm-five said:
Gotta say. Me too. Bought my Mac Mini and Air from the Refurb Store and they're as good as new.
They do have this 2.2Ghz MBP for £1,359 at the moment http://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/FJLQ2B/A/refurbished-154-inch-macbook-pro-22ghz-quad-core-intel-i7-with-retina-display
Yes, well like I said, always best to buy the best you can afford, you will never wish your Mac was slower!
Personally though if I had to make a choice, I would not go for a 256 hard disk as once its full you have no choice but to go for an external hard disk, and then you have to decide which files to leave at home or carry another piece of kit around.
Anyway, just my opinion
Personally though if I had to make a choice, I would not go for a 256 hard disk as once its full you have no choice but to go for an external hard disk, and then you have to decide which files to leave at home or carry another piece of kit around.
Anyway, just my opinion
elevensies
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i have a imac and its about 5 yeas old now, but does everything without drama, cost a fortune as im sure all those who have one will testify, but they dont suffer the same conflicts and slowing like the microsofts do.
will be money well spent
will be money well spent
I'd recommend speccing it up as much as possible if you're buying it to be a keeper and last many years. If you're tech handy you can sometimes upgrade mac components but if not - consider getting the largest HDD available. The overpriced upgrade costs are not that bad when you price it into the extra years it may last you if you dont need to upgrade for disk space issues.
FWIW - i'm a techy by trade, spend 95% of my time running linux systems, and use an OS X macbook (15" pro) to do so. In fact have used quite a few over the past 6-7 years. My personal laptop is.... a Macbook (12") that i carry everywhere. I use my PC (windows) purely for gaming really. For my work specifically, i'd rather bastardise some dell laptop, or a mac into a linux lappy before i considered using Windows.
Macs are definitely not flawless, as some have suggested - and there is definitely case for investigating windows laptops as there is some quality hardware out there now (surfacebook is nice, lenovo/asus/dell make good kit). Macs have different issues to PCs that, depending on your use, could possibly affect you more.. or less, but they have issues of their own (we run a ~100+ userbase on macs, our junior IT guys have seen it all). You will end up paying more for Apple stuff (no s**t), but if it works for you - it's probably worth it.
Finally - worth mentioning if you cant get discount by the mainstream methods (various govt dept schemes/edumacation etc), you can buy refurbs direct from apple with a decent discount, i don't really see any negatives to doing so. http://www.apple.com/uk/shop/browse/home/specialdeals/mac
FWIW - i'm a techy by trade, spend 95% of my time running linux systems, and use an OS X macbook (15" pro) to do so. In fact have used quite a few over the past 6-7 years. My personal laptop is.... a Macbook (12") that i carry everywhere. I use my PC (windows) purely for gaming really. For my work specifically, i'd rather bastardise some dell laptop, or a mac into a linux lappy before i considered using Windows.
Macs are definitely not flawless, as some have suggested - and there is definitely case for investigating windows laptops as there is some quality hardware out there now (surfacebook is nice, lenovo/asus/dell make good kit). Macs have different issues to PCs that, depending on your use, could possibly affect you more.. or less, but they have issues of their own (we run a ~100+ userbase on macs, our junior IT guys have seen it all). You will end up paying more for Apple stuff (no s**t), but if it works for you - it's probably worth it.
Finally - worth mentioning if you cant get discount by the mainstream methods (various govt dept schemes/edumacation etc), you can buy refurbs direct from apple with a decent discount, i don't really see any negatives to doing so. http://www.apple.com/uk/shop/browse/home/specialdeals/mac