Hello all.
I'm a freshman and been a PC user my whole life. I'm planning on getting a 15" rMBP (the base model, 2.3GHz quad-core i7 and 8GB of RAM) this month or the next. But I have some worries since I'll be spending $2200+ on it (even with the education discount!). Macbooks here (UAE) are very expensive, but I guess you get what you paid for.
1- Will it last for 4 years (for university)? And will it do the job and run programs like photoshop, autocad and other video programs with no problems even after 3 years? (Ignore that treatment point, I'm talking about the hardware).
2- I'm also concerned about the repairability of the machine, since that we don't have AppleCare plans here and I don't think there is this 3 years hardware warranty for education buyers because it's not mentioned in the Apple online store anywhere (even in the policy) and only the discount is mentioned. So if the rMBP passes the 1 year limited warranty with no problems, is it likely to fail after that? Because repairing it then would cost a fortune here.
Thanks for your help and sorry if this took you long to read. Can't make it more brief since English isn't my mother language
I'm a freshman and been a PC user my whole life. I'm planning on getting a 15" rMBP (the base model, 2.3GHz quad-core i7 and 8GB of RAM) this month or the next. But I have some worries since I'll be spending $2200+ on it (even with the education discount!). Macbooks here (UAE) are very expensive, but I guess you get what you paid for.
1- Will it last for 4 years (for university)? And will it do the job and run programs like photoshop, autocad and other video programs with no problems even after 3 years? (Ignore that treatment point, I'm talking about the hardware).
2- I'm also concerned about the repairability of the machine, since that we don't have AppleCare plans here and I don't think there is this 3 years hardware warranty for education buyers because it's not mentioned in the Apple online store anywhere (even in the policy) and only the discount is mentioned. So if the rMBP passes the 1 year limited warranty with no problems, is it likely to fail after that? Because repairing it then would cost a fortune here.
Thanks for your help and sorry if this took you long to read. Can't make it more brief since English isn't my mother language