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13 inch MacBook Pro

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Patdt13

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I'm getting one of the new MacBook Pros for college and I need help deciding which one to buy. I will be using it for college stuff, iWork, iLife, Safari, Movies, etc. any suggestions on what to use?
 
I pretty much have the same needs as you along with a few minor video and photo editing. And will be getting the baseline model or something used as soon as I can get the money together. I don't have it yet, but I know i'll be happy.
 
And remember if you don't want the free iPod or free Printer you should get them and do the rebates anyway so you can sell them to save money. Textbooks are expensive!!! Here's how to save $250 that could buy half your books!!!

Edu Discount 13" MBP = 1099
Cost of MBP 13" plus iPod Touch 8GB with Back to School = $1099
Cost of MBP 13" + iPod Touch 8GB + Free Printer with Back to School and free printer deal = $1099
Sell iPod Touch for $200 = (-$200)
Sell Printer for $50 = (-$50)
New Cost of 13" MBP = 849.99

Savings of $250!!
 
qacjared said:
And remember if you don't want the free iPod or free Printer you should get them and do the rebates anyway so you can sell them to save money. Textbooks are expensive!!! Here's how to save $250 that could buy half your books!!!

Edu Discount 13" MBP = 1099
Cost of MBP 13" plus iPod Touch 8GB with Back to School = $1099
Cost of MBP 13" + iPod Touch 8GB + Free Printer with Back to School and free printer deal = $1099
Sell iPod Touch for $200 = (-$200)
Sell Printer for $50 = (-$50)
New Cost of 13" MBP = 849.99

Savings of $250!!
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Where do you get the printer I only see the iPod Touch?
 
go base 13MBP. if you need it down the road you can always swap the HDD and/or the RAM. the MBP even comes with instructions on how to do this...:D
 
Go for the base model, it sounds fine for your requirements and it should manage to meet your computing needs through college admirably. Time enough to upgrade/sell when you graduate and there have been enough technological advances to justify it in the meantime.

Cheers and good luck
 
Don't for get tax on all of that, you still pay tax on ipod and printer too. So you probably need to add at least another 100 bucks to that price. Probably more don't know where you are. But its there too.
 
the deal runs til september. if you want it now, get the one you can afford now, if you're happy to wait, save up a bit more cash and then get whichever one you can afford in sept.
 
If i was me, i would wait until it's closer to the school year, save up and get the 13" macbook pro. I know, he doesn't need it, but I sure like the looks a hell of a lot better! :)

(not to mention in Georgia, there is a back-to-school tax-free weekend around august that covers computers and such...so that would be another nice discount.)
 
nyte3k said:
If i was me, i would wait until it's closer to the school year, save up and get the 13" macbook pro. I know, he doesn't need it, but I sure like the looks a hell of a lot better! :)

(not to mention in Georgia, there is a back-to-school tax-free weekend around august that covers computers and such...so that would be another nice discount.)
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I think they are talking about the Macbook pro not the regular one
 
I pulled the trigger on the 13 inch Macbook Pro after WWDC and i have no regrets. This is my first apple laptop and i love it.

Never going back to windows!
 
thats assuming you can sell the iPOD for $200! I've had my iPOD (NIB) on craigslist.org for since the new mbp was released and it has not sold. I even lowered it to 175.:(:(
 
Any current apple portable should work for your intended purposes, including the whitebook.

You may see if you can scout around on craigslist for a last gen unibody macbook for a discount. Just make sure it was bought in 09 to avoid the crap screens they put in some of them in late 08.

A refurb whitebook (with the 9400 video card) can be had on the apple refurb store for @750. Pretty good macbook for the money.
 
clyde is right... the whitebook would be just as good a computer for the tasks you stated... the only reason to go to the mbp is the unibody at which point you have to ask yourself is it worth the extra $200+ dollars for that... if it is, go for it... i will admit that the mbp will probabally last longer both due to more upgradable RAM in the mbp up to 8gb and the unibody design... if money is a factor you could seriously consider the whitebook though...
 
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