Hey guys.
I've been a huge Mac "fan" for a long time, although I've never owned a Mac before. I have, however, had more then my fair share of iPod's and iPhones.
Anyways, here's the straight facts:
- As a graduation present, my parents are willing to put about $600 towards a laptop for me for school.
- By my guess, I'll be able to save up about $1000 by the time school starts in September, and maybe more. My total budget is in the $1500-$2000 range.
- I'm going to be taking computer science, so I won't need a lot of graphics power, although I would need to do simple photoshop work and stuff occasionally. Nothing heavy.
- In a perfect world, I'd like to be able to run two 24-inch displays, which I currently have. They're 1920x1080. I'd need to be able to run at least one, but REALLY want to be able to run two.
- I want to spend less then my budget if possible.
With this in mind, what would you recommend? I'd love the Macbook Air, although I'm not sure if this has the graphics power to do what I need to do. I also wouldn't mind the 13-inch MBP, but I'm also not sure if it can run the two monitors. Then, the fifteen inch entry level would be great, but it seems really pricey. Is the i5 really worth the price for the kind of work I'll be doing (generally programming, word processing, very light photoshop, etc.)?
Thanks so much everyone.
I've been a huge Mac "fan" for a long time, although I've never owned a Mac before. I have, however, had more then my fair share of iPod's and iPhones.
Anyways, here's the straight facts:
- As a graduation present, my parents are willing to put about $600 towards a laptop for me for school.
- By my guess, I'll be able to save up about $1000 by the time school starts in September, and maybe more. My total budget is in the $1500-$2000 range.
- I'm going to be taking computer science, so I won't need a lot of graphics power, although I would need to do simple photoshop work and stuff occasionally. Nothing heavy.
- In a perfect world, I'd like to be able to run two 24-inch displays, which I currently have. They're 1920x1080. I'd need to be able to run at least one, but REALLY want to be able to run two.
- I want to spend less then my budget if possible.
With this in mind, what would you recommend? I'd love the Macbook Air, although I'm not sure if this has the graphics power to do what I need to do. I also wouldn't mind the 13-inch MBP, but I'm also not sure if it can run the two monitors. Then, the fifteen inch entry level would be great, but it seems really pricey. Is the i5 really worth the price for the kind of work I'll be doing (generally programming, word processing, very light photoshop, etc.)?
Thanks so much everyone.
