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I have $200+ to spend on accessories/add-ons/whatever for my Early '08 MBP

gohome190

gohome190

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Any suggestions? I'm thinking of upgrading the RAM to 4 gb. Would that be worth the ~$43? What other upgrades are feasible?

Any must-have accessories? I have a great carrying case, that's about it.

I also have an iPhone, maybe I should invest something in that?

I use these devices every day, I figure I should spend the money to improve my experience with them.

Thanks a lot!
 
I got 4gigs a few months ago. Not much difference, but for the price I figured might as well. It's even cheaper now. Newegg had some OCZ for $35.
500g hard drives are around $110, or 7200rpm 320g for 90.

Good kb/mouse?

If you don't really need anything you can always save it until you find something, or save up for a big external display.
 
If you haven't got it already the best accessory for your MBP would be Applecare. You can get it on Ebay for under $200.00.
 
I would upgrade the ram. Hands down it'll give you the best performance for your buck.
 
alphaod said:
How about putting it into the bank?
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Looking at the thread title, I have to wonder: how is putting it in the bank an accessory? Maybe I am missing something.

Having said that, I would put it into a ram upgrade. That's good value, IMO.
 
RAM and external hard drive or an extra power adapter instead of the RAM trust me you'll need it if you dont already.
 
thanks guys/gals, all great advice.

I think i'll put it towards ram and an external HDD. It's crazy how my internal one is full already, what with the vista partition! :)

Again, thanks for the help!
 
I just ordered 4 GB RAM for my MBP. Next on the list is Apple Care, a must have IMO. Then an external drive in the near future.
 
gohome190 said:
thanks guys/gals, all great advice.

I think i'll put it towards ram and an external HDD. It's crazy how my internal one is full already, what with the vista partition! :)

Again, thanks for the help!
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Could do 4gb + a 500GB 7200 rpm drive. Should notice a decent bump with those.
 
lcd display

if u use gonna use it at home get a lcd display its really cool u can do loads of stuff with it (u all so need an mini dvi to vga adapter)
 
fatcat23 said:
Is this compatiable with all Macbook's (and MBP)? I have a May 06(1st ed) Macbook, not sure if it will like SATA2 with 16mb buffer.

That's a good price too. Thanks.:)
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Lots of other people in the forums have been talking about this drive. I believe it will work in most 06" MacBooks and all since. Serial ATA is the key term.
 
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