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Plug it in and go. Enjoy!
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Apple - Find Out How online tutorials on many topics
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DO NOT plug it in and go. Keep it in the box so that when the brand new MBP's are announed in the next couple of weeks you can just get your money back and buy a computer that isn't several months out-of-date.
GGJ Studios: How did you compile that reply within a minute?
GGJ Studios: How did you compile that reply within a minute?
Not everyone needs the absolute latest release of everything. It's quite likely the OP's new MBP will do everything they need it to do, so there's no need to wait for a new release.
But surely everyone wants the best value for their money.
Aaaaanyway - how did you compile that reply so quickly?
OP: I'm not so sad that I trawl MR hour after hour and build-up a personal profile of each user.
But I would honestly advise you to reconsider your purchase considering how close we are to the release of a new range of MBP's (even if it is a refurb).
But if you're happy, I agree, plug-in and go. My first Mac I screwed-up completely and had to re-install the OS after about 48hrs, but it was fun playing and discovering.
Hi
I thought about waiting for the updates but the truth is I dont do anything big with it. I will be takiing online classes but just writing papers. And other then that all I really do is surf and email watch youtube. I have never had a new computer always hand me downs so I did get a new one (refub store didnt have any of the 1199 MBPs only the loaded ones) lol.
Thanks guys...........I have learned so much on this site!!
I thought about waiting for the updates but the truth is I dont do anything big with it. I will be takiing online classes but just writing papers. And other then that all I really do is surf and email watch youtube. I have never had a new computer always hand me downs so I did get a new one (refub store didnt have any of the 1199 MBPs only the loaded ones) lol.
Thanks guys...........I have learned so much on this site!!
If you don't have hours to devote to that, all it takes is a quick click on their profile, then "Find all posts by". Voila! Less than 20 seconds!
OP: Enjoy your new MBP! Congrats!
This was kind of a dick thing to say. Maybe he has been advising him for a while.
I hope you were joking, and I am just on the outside of this.
Plug and play is basically one of the great advantages of buying a Mac.
Mac: Name, password, ID picture.
PC: Would you like to connect to the internet? No s**t.
Would you like to buy antivirus software? It will protect your computer against viruses. Wow, I didn't know. *clicks on options*
OMG ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE IS EXPENSIVE AND NEEDS RENEWAL WTF
Mac: Name, password, ID picture.
PC: Would you like to connect to the internet? No s**t.
Would you like to buy antivirus software? It will protect your computer against viruses. Wow, I didn't know. *clicks on options*
OMG ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE IS EXPENSIVE AND NEEDS RENEWAL WTF
Funny thing is that you might not even need to plug it in...my new mbp was well charged when I recieved it.
Just enjoy it, it is such a great experience. I love the smell of a new mac.
Looking forward to the new MBP smell again once they announce the refresh! I seem to be living Tuesday to Tuesday lately!
Looking forward to the new MBP smell again once they announce the refresh! I seem to be living Tuesday to Tuesday lately!
Enjoy the machine, so plug it in and go.
I have an 08 MBP and its an awesome machine. Pay no attention to the people who tell you to keep it packed up and wait. Using their logic, they would have people not buying/using their laptops for 3 months (December -> February).
From your post, you made an informed decision and enjoy.
I have an 08 MBP and its an awesome machine. Pay no attention to the people who tell you to keep it packed up and wait. Using their logic, they would have people not buying/using their laptops for 3 months (December -> February).
From your post, you made an informed decision and enjoy.
Congratulations! You are going to love it. The more you use your Macbook Pro the more you will like it.
The proposition that you should have waited for the upcoming latest and greatest makes my eyes glaze over. The fact is that computers change all the time, usually for the better. Thus, the argument that you should have waited, carried to its logical extreme, means that you would never buy a new computer because something even newer, and probably better, is always coming down the road. If you need it and can afford it, buy it and don't look back.
+1
I've seen enough posts these past few months advising people to hold off because an update is imminent and while at some point they'll be right, I've seen this starting around late november/december (probably earlier I just don't remember). Given that some people have gone without a laptop now for 1/4 of a year (Dec through Feb) What happens if apple holds off for another month or two months. Stranger things occur.
I go back to the logic many people use here. If you need one now, buy one now. If you can wait, then wait.
Two other points regarding the extended wait.
First when apple finally does update the line, there will be a fair number of people crumbling/complaining because their expectations are so far out of line at this point. They'll be, we waited for this???
The second point that the current crop of laptops are more then enough power for the majority of users. Getting a faster one will not "future proof" you any further. My 08 MBP is more then enough for me, I use some demanding apps Simultaneously (vmware/aperture/photoshop/rapid weaver) and my 08 MBP handles them quite well. Waiting for a faster machine won't help many people that much when they're just surfing and doing office apps.