Hello,
I am currently a student looking to save up for a new mac to purchase sometime in the near future.
My current macbook pro is the aluminum unibody from 2008 with 500gb hard drive 2.4 ghz dual core 8gb of ram running 10.8. I currently also own an ipad 3 that i use a lot for school and almost always leave my macbook at home.
my macbook is dying off and i need a new macbook. for the longest time i wanted a 15 inch laptop and i have had my eyes on the retina display mac for a while...the only problem is the price is kind of throwing me off...even the macbook pro non retina is expensive compared to an iMac for some reason....
i cannot make my decision between the following
Macbook Pro Retina 15 Inch,
Macbook Pro 15 Inch
iMac 2013 and Second hand new specs macbook Air
Or any other suggestions...
I still want to be able to always use my ipad or get one for my textbooks and school but I always bring my laptop to my friends to play some select few games.
i am not looking to buy a laptop or computer for games because i have the ps3 and 360 and hopefully the next gens when they are out but i want to feel like i have freedom if i need it.. there have been times where i brought my ipad and laptop to school but rarely do i do that on average.
I am lost guys but I know i will be happy with the following:
new mac
16GB Ram at least
dedicated graphics
at least 500GB hard drive
i5 or i7 process( if its substantially better than i5 and worth the money)
what do any of you think?
thanks
I am currently a student looking to save up for a new mac to purchase sometime in the near future.
My current macbook pro is the aluminum unibody from 2008 with 500gb hard drive 2.4 ghz dual core 8gb of ram running 10.8. I currently also own an ipad 3 that i use a lot for school and almost always leave my macbook at home.
my macbook is dying off and i need a new macbook. for the longest time i wanted a 15 inch laptop and i have had my eyes on the retina display mac for a while...the only problem is the price is kind of throwing me off...even the macbook pro non retina is expensive compared to an iMac for some reason....
i cannot make my decision between the following
Macbook Pro Retina 15 Inch,
Macbook Pro 15 Inch
iMac 2013 and Second hand new specs macbook Air
Or any other suggestions...
I still want to be able to always use my ipad or get one for my textbooks and school but I always bring my laptop to my friends to play some select few games.
i am not looking to buy a laptop or computer for games because i have the ps3 and 360 and hopefully the next gens when they are out but i want to feel like i have freedom if i need it.. there have been times where i brought my ipad and laptop to school but rarely do i do that on average.
I am lost guys but I know i will be happy with the following:
new mac
16GB Ram at least
dedicated graphics
at least 500GB hard drive
i5 or i7 process( if its substantially better than i5 and worth the money)
what do any of you think?
thanks