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soemochris
Dec 16, 2007, 01:18 PM
i have a budget of £250-1000 ($500-2000) well i will do, i dont have a job at the moment

with my budget what laptop could i be looking at, i think if its best if i go with used looking at my budget.

help would be helpful



MarlboroLite
Dec 16, 2007, 02:11 PM
Macbook...or Macbook Pro reburbished.

Mydel
Dec 16, 2007, 02:17 PM
Thats quite a spread..It seems like refurbished MB would be best for you. Dont buy anything you cant afford or you will have major troubles with paying for it. technology is getting cheaper each day so it doesnt make much sense to get broke just to get something you dont really neeed.
Refurbished MB is affordable and will do all you want it to do.

heatmiser
Dec 16, 2007, 02:24 PM
Thats quite a spread..It seems like refurbished MB would be best for you. Dont buy anything you cant afford or you will have major troubles with paying for it. technology is getting cheaper each day so it doesnt make much sense to get broke just to get something you dont really neeed.
Refurbished MB is affordable and will do all you want it to do.

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Tom B.
Dec 16, 2007, 03:45 PM
I would say the middle model MacBook is the best choice. £829 leaves you with £171 change.
For just over £200, you could dramatically increase the useful lifetime of the MacBook by upgrading the RAM to 4GB (£105 from Crucial (http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/listparts.aspx?model=MacBook%202.2GHz%20Intel%20Core%202%20Duo%20%2813-inch%20White%29%20MB062LL/B)), and the hard drive to a 7200 RPM 200GB one (£104 from ebuyer (http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131435)).

jnc
Dec 16, 2007, 03:59 PM
I don't see much point in a SuperDrive, because all I do is store on external HD, so I went for the low-end MacBook, which, coupled with a higher education discount, cost just £601.

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ivan1234
Dec 16, 2007, 04:26 PM
macbooks are great laptops and affordable too! :o

ktbubster
Dec 16, 2007, 08:13 PM
What do you need the computer to do? If it's just basic tasks I would even look into the last gen macbooks refurb as you will save a nice chunk of change there and the last version will still do more then you need it to if you just want it for basic movie watching, email, word/office etc.

heatmiser
Dec 16, 2007, 08:29 PM
You can get a refurbished Macbook from the UK Apple Store for 749.

basesloaded190
Dec 16, 2007, 08:30 PM
yeah i think that you would be very happy with a middle level or even the entry level macbook. they are well within your budget and are great machines for the price!

acearchie
Dec 17, 2007, 06:46 AM
I would also suggest a macbook

It would ofcourse be helpful if the OP came back and checked this forum!

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