Advice/Recommendations For My New Apple Setup

[Hydrocity]

Hey guys, I think I have my purchase planned out, so here it is:

2010 MacBook Pro
-2.66GHz Intel Core i7
-4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
-500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm
-SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
-MacBook Pro 15-inch Hi-Res Glossy Widescreen Display
-Backlit Keyboard (English) & User's Guide
-iWork preinstalled
-Final Cut Express preinstalled
-Accessory kit

iPad 16GB WIFI

Apple iPad Dock

Apple Wireless Keyboard

Apple Magic Mouse

RainDesign mStand

Incase 15" Sleeve

Griffen Power Dock (Holds up to 2 iDevices)

Bose Companion 3 Series II

HP 2509m External Monitor (Full HD LCD)

Total: About $4000 CAN 🙁

And I will be getting the new iPhone, but Ill get my dad to get it as a BDay gift 😉

So any advice or recommendations? I will also be getting the free iPod Touch and probably a free printer. I got around $3000 right now, so in about a months time I will purchase. My goal is July 20 🙂

 

[hzamani]

What are you going to use it for?

 

[miles01110]

iPad 8GB WIFI

This doesn't exist.

 

[Hydrocity]

This doesn't exist.

Sry, meant 16GB

Fail on my part...

And I will be using it for school, rec, video editing, and website making

 

[calderone]

What exactly do you need advice for? Other than purchasing an iPad that actually exists.

 

[Dr.Pants]

You might want to consider dropping the HP monitor for something like the newer Dell 2311H. You save a few $CAD (I'm an american, I looked up some prices but I don't know what you're paying) and you get a nicer monitor. Find a friend or a friend of a friend with a colour calibrator, hook it up, call it a day. Long story short its IPS as compared to TN - take your pick.

That's just my advice, I'm anal retentive about screens. The uniformity would be nice for video editing, just FYI.

 

[thegoldenmackid]

Wouldn't get the Bose.

 

[The Final Cut]

seems like a lot bulk, your really just need the laptop itself. the rest is all personal preference. for one thing i don't suggest owning a macbook, iphone, and iPad all together. Also the magic mouse is rather a poor performer and uncomfortable for extended media work.

 

[alust2013]

My personal suggestion is to drop the iPad. thats $500 US, and the i7 is quite a bit extra, not sure if you need it, especially if you are using FCE and not looking at adding at least one external HDD (which I would recommend). If you get the hi-res screen, I don't see a big need for another monitor, and the speakers are pretty expensive. Personally, I don't need any more than my 13" MB, relatively inexpensive 20" LCD, and keyboard/mouse.