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Just starting 6th form... which MBP?
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yes it is ok.
MS if you will share with others and they expect to get MS docs.
If it is only for you, stick with iWork...or OpenOffice.
MS if you will share with others and they expect to get MS docs.
If it is only for you, stick with iWork...or OpenOffice.
Gaming benchmarks, try NeoOffice for a free word processor to see if it fits your needs, and it sounds like the 13" MacBook Pro will fit your needs, the processor is plenty powerful. Only thing you might want to check is the 9400 and see how much of a gamer you are. (It'll handle games like the Sims fine though)
I think that ill get office just incase I ever have to print sometjing at school
So the garphice is okay for Photoshop too?
Yes, the 9400M is fine for light photoshop editing.
Any current mac made today should work just fine your your intended purposes. I'd also pop the money for the ms office student edition.
What does "heavy word processing" even mean? If you need publication-quality "word processing" skip Office entirely and get yourself a LaTeX editor.
You're in luck! I saved the details when I was browsing last time (I actually used the online chat feature on the Apple store and the person chatting with me brought it up and made it possible for me to view it for fifteen minutes).
Also bear in mind you can get an iPod rebate (it's up to a max of £145 in the UK, so some iPods (i.e. up to that price) are free, whereas others you just get that £145 back.
There's also the printer rebate.
These are with the Higher Education discount, and the prices online are the same as in-store. If you buy online you get a three year warranty thrown in, but not the 3 year AppleCare phone support - you pay a very reduced price for this (around £46 for a Macbook Pro). In store, you pay £46 for the three year warranty including the phone support.
13" MacBook 2.13Ghz - £644.00
13" MBP 2.26Ghz - £772.80
13" MBP 2.53Ghz - £987.85
15" MBP 2.53Ghz - £1116.65
15" MBP 2.66Ghz - £1274.20
15" MBP 2.8Ghz - £1444.40
17" MBP 2.8Ghz - £1572.05
The iMac pricing starts from £834.90.
Mac Mini starts from £449.65.
Macbook Air starts from £987.85.
The percentage is different according to the machine - you can work it out based on the figures. I remember the iMac was 11% and the MBPs is either 14 or 15%, can't be bothered working it out heh
You're in luck! I saved the details when I was browsing last time (I actually used the online chat feature on the Apple store and the person chatting with me brought it up and made it possible for me to view it for fifteen minutes).
Also bear in mind you can get an iPod rebate (it's up to a max of £145 in the UK, so some iPods (i.e. up to that price) are free, whereas others you just get that £145 back.
There's also the printer rebate.
These are with the Higher Education discount, and the prices online are the same as in-store. If you buy online you get a three year warranty thrown in, but not the 3 year AppleCare phone support - you pay a very reduced price for this (around £46 for a Macbook Pro). In store, you pay £46 for the three year warranty including the phone support.
13" MacBook 2.13Ghz - £644.00
13" MBP 2.26Ghz - £772.80
13" MBP 2.53Ghz - £987.85
15" MBP 2.53Ghz - £1116.65
15" MBP 2.66Ghz - £1274.20
15" MBP 2.8Ghz - £1444.40
17" MBP 2.8Ghz - £1572.05
The iMac pricing starts from £834.90.
Mac Mini starts from £449.65.
Macbook Air starts from £987.85.
The percentage is different according to the machine - you can work it out based on the figures. I remember the iMac was 11% and the MBPs is either 14 or 15%, can't be bothered working it out heh
Thanks!!!. so this is college pricing right?
It's University pricing. Whether college and uni mean the same to you I'm not sure. It's the Higher Education discount so it's the top one... there is a Further Education discount which I don't have the details of but I assume that's what you get if you're in a further education college so typically 16-18 but not 6th form?
I wasn't sure if you meant your brother is 16-18 or at a higher education place? So usually 18+?
If I've posted the wrong thing then just go onto the Apple store website and use the live chat and ask the person talking to you if they can show you the further education pricing as you're not on campus at the mo and want to check it out etc etc. That's what I did, they were very helpful
Further education discounts are less than higher though.
I just finished sixth form and I can tell you first hand that any current apple laptop will be more than powerful. If you want to save money I suggest you get a older generation refurb, either the first gen unibody or the classic will be plenty. For word processing and light photoshop you will not notice the difference between a core duo and the latest.
Agreed, with one caveat: if you get a classic, try to avoid ones with nvidia 8600 graphics. Many users have reported that these things fry like bacon at a denny's at 6 in the morning.
The 9400m is actually quite a good chip (for integrated). I can play BF2 and BF2142 quite comfortably using it on my macbook air. With the macbook having a faster processor im sure it will run most things quite comfortably. You will have no problems with word haha!
