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17' mac weight issues and suggestion

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rachellarissa

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Jan 16, 2011
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Hello world .
I'm from singapore and this year i'm admitting myself into a poly .
Recently i've been psycho ed by an apple promoter about bootcamp . and
have found myself inclined to get a macbook and i've settled on the macbook pro 17'. .

I know it weighs 3kg by default so it's rather i wont say heavy but yeah .
so i thought if people could remove the optical drive from the mac to replace it with a hdd. Can i remove the optical drive for a lighter macbook since i dont need an extra hdd until i max out the 500gb hdd that comes with it.
Any suggestions on this or has anyone tried it before?
 
rachellarissa said:
Hello world .
I'm from singapore and this year i'm admitting myself into a poly .
Recently i've been psycho ed by an apple promoter about bootcamp . and
have found myself inclined to get a macbook and i've settled on the macbook pro 17'. .

I know it weighs 3kg by default so it's rather i wont say heavy but yeah .
so i thought if people could remove the optical drive from the mac to replace it with a hdd. Can i remove the optical drive for a lighter macbook since i dont need an extra hdd until i max out the 500gb hdd that comes with it.
Any suggestions on this or has anyone tried it before?
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Downgrade to a MacBook Air.

You can move chit around but it will be like +/- alittle bit of chit.
 
rachellarissa said:
I know it weighs 3kg by default so it's rather i wont say heavy but yeah...Any suggestions on this or has anyone tried it before?
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Use these for a while then buy the 17" MBP (they may be a new one available then)

If the difference in weight between the other MacBooks and the 17" MBP is an issue you need to work out. Apple makes really thin and light notebooks. Even the 17"s
 
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rachellarissa said:
i want the big screen to play games on.
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Then you must accept the trade-off of weight.

It never ceases to amaze me that people want cheap/big/powerful/lightweight. Typically you can only have 2 of these at any one time.

And no, the optical drive weighs little to nothing in the big picture.
 
It's so heavy because it is a 17 foot screen size. :rolleyes:

Seriously though, workout if you honestly think it is heavy. I have one and move it around with one hand and I'm not big AT ALL.
 
croooow said:
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Use these for a while then buy the 17" MBP (they may be a new one available then)

If the difference in weight between the other MacBooks and the 17" MBP is an issue you need to work out. Apple makes really thin and light notebooks. Even the 17"s
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This.

Start working out, or if you already are, lift heavier weights and you will barely feel it :D
 
It's not the weight of the 17" I am concerned about. I had a PowerBook 5300cs and several PowerBook G3s in my day, so I know a thing or too about weight. It is the sheer bulkiness of the thing. The 17" model is HUGE and not really portable at all. It is just BIG and wide. It isn't really a nice little laptop that you can throw in your backpack and put on your lap. It's meant to place on a table, to be used like a full desktop replacement with a 17" screen. It's not really PORTABLE at all. It's HUGE.
 
WardC said:
The 17" model is HUGE...It is just BIG and wide...It's meant to place on a table, to be used like a full desktop replacement with a 17" screen...It's HUGE.
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This makes more sense. No matter how light the 17" is, it is a 17" monitor which isn't the best for small spaces (airplane, train, etc) where an 11" or 13" Mac would fit nicely.

I went with the 15" for my own needs but I have lots of respect for the 17"
 
croooow said:
This makes more sense. No matter how light the 17" is, it is a 17" monitor which isn't the best for small spaces (airplane, train, etc) where an 11" or 13" Mac would fit nicely.

I went with the 15" for my own needs but I have lots of respect for the 17"
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This is exactly how i feel, which is why im picking up a 15" next time :D
 
Although the 17 would be a gorgeous laptop, it would be more practical to get a smaller machine for carrying around to classes, and maybe a large monitor for home.
 
I have been eyeing both the 15" and the 17" -- been out to the Apple Store several times to look them over and compare them and get a really good feel for the size and feel of the machines. I have finally decided on my next purchase, which will be the 15" MacBook Pro with the high resolution antiglare display. I think the 15" with that display is large enough that it gives you a good amount of screen real estate and a fairly large display, but still small enough that it can easily be considered portable, fit in a backpack or small carry case, go on an airplane, or fit comfortable in your lap for use when sitting down or on the couch. I think that the 15" is really the best of both worlds. I wouldn't go with the 13" because I think it's outdated technology (C2D and 1280x800 is simply not enough screen real estate for me, plus there is no antiglare option at all.) I think the 15" is really the best of all worlds. It is just the right size. Some people who really need the larger screen space for 3D work and business presentations, and as a total desktop replacement might prefer the 17" model, but it's just not my favorite one, for size and portability reasons alone.
 
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