Then go to a country where education is not a business but a right
I don't owe to my university a single cent
because taxes pay for it...
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MacBook Pro Updates Imminent (Really), Part Numbers Appear
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Then go to a country where education is not a business but a right
I don't owe to my university a single cent
because taxes pay for it...i work in the graphics/print industry and i can tell you that every single computer and server is a mac at my joint. (in prepress anyway) it might be only at my work but im sure there are many others that do too. the people that i know who are in the business (graphics/print) 70% use MBPs the rest use a mix of iMacs, Mac Pros or top end PC's
What is "professional-grade computing"? Does using a computer for work qualify? Does working on a thesis with a computer qualify?
Perhaps... I should go back to paper and pencil... if I don't qualify as a professional of my field
LOL, I like the way you're thinking.
At $1799 for a 15" MBP I'll be getting a lenovo... just not worth it for me.
No easy way for me to consolidate the issues in a quick forum posting here. Go read the SEC filings for AAPL over the past five years.
Students already get a break via educational discounting. A couple of percent in gross margin does make a difference.
If you want a bigger discount, ask Steve, not me.
Dont' worry, you'll pay back what you owe once you start paying the taxes.Then go to a country where education is not a business but a right
I don't owe to my university a single cent
That's right, if you had purchased AAPL shares the last time the MacBook Pro was updated (June 8, 2009), you would have made +68%.
In other words, if you had set aside the $1200 for the low-end 13" MBP and invested it in AAPL, the money you would have earned could upgrade you to a 17" model next week.
Most of these whiners are probably in a tax bracket where they wouldn't even be paying capital gains this year, so it truly would have been free money.
+1 haha
What people buy is their choice. i said ill never buy a mac (mainly of the apple tax here!) but i got one (because i needed a laptop) i still use/own a PC desktop but i dont regret the mac. i have no loyalties. i use what ever will get the task done my it be a PC or Mac. but like i said i dont regret either choice.
I was never expecting Apple's price points to come down in the next refresh since that doesn't happen that often. $1799 for the entry level 15" MacBook Pro is a $100 price increase. For me, I'll have to see if Apple meaningfully is using more expensive hardware than the previous generation. Something like an IPS screen, higher performance class GPU or maybe bigger battery would do it. Although being in Canada with the dollar now at parity, if Apple is finally offering Canada-US price parity at $1799 then that'll already eat the price difference since the current entry level 15" $1699 model sells for $1799 in Canada.
I'm a student planning to buy a MBP but the current discount is only about $100. Lots of my friends have switched from Apple to PC simply because they can't afford Apple pricing. Lenovo is offering around $300 off already way lower priced laptops!
So you think that price is enough reason to switch to an unreliable, unsecure, infected plataform? Win7 is far better than Vista, but you still need antivirus, antispyware, antieverything.
Im not going back to PC just for a matter of cash. I prefer to buy a refurbished C2D and stay in MacOSX wonderland...
I agree with not being able to afford higher-end Apple products as a student. Luckily, a really close friend of mine is an Apple employee so I'm getting her 25% discount when I get my MBP.
what he said haha..
i bet you coulda been first reply
But seriously, I don't see Apple ever integrating Blu-ray. It would be nice, but I forecast the whole market moving towards cloud based operations and losing the optical drive.
What is "professional-grade computing"? Does using a computer for work qualify? Does working on a thesis with a computer qualify?
Perhaps... I should go back to paper and pencil... if I don't qualify as a professional of my field
I assure you I know many true "professionals" who don't need professional-grade computers. However, Apple is branding the MB as a "pro" as in professional-grade when it certainly has no business having
"pro" stamped on it when it doesn't have a dedicated graphics card, express card slot for expandability, nor even capable resolution options. Maybe the 17" MBP could merit such a title, but certainly the 13" Pro branding is a complete JOKE. The Mac Pro is a real "pro" computer, while certainly most Mac notebooks aren't.
I would certainly consider myself a business professional, but about the last computer in the world I need is a professional-grade computer. I can accept the professional-grade computer as being far above my needs. At the same time, I could outwork a MBP if I tried. The point isn't to offend anyone... certainly not our resident doctors, professors, accountants, lawyers, consultants, experts, and alternative professionals of any sort. The point is Apple is branding the MBP as something it truly isn't, especially in the 13/15" varieties.
Go for it.
Buy Lenovo. They make good products. Apple needs strong competitors, and I heartily encourage Lenovo to be one.
Nothing you mentioned is required, and even if it were, there are dozens of free possibilities out there.
ghostsp23 said it well, buy what suits your needs. If your needs are: low cost computer for school, a windows laptop will work wonderfully.
Absolutely. You can get great deals this way on perfectly good systems. I bought a 24" refurb imac a year or so back right after the next generation was introduced for many hundreds of dollars less than the new ones.
I've purchased several Apple refurb systems and every one of them has been indistinguishable from new. All new accessories, same warranty, only difference is you don't get the ego boost from the glossy box (refurbs generally come in plain white cardboard).
You have a really good point. The virus problem is my big turn off from PCs as well. But we're both mac users. On the flip side, those students currently using PCs don't have a great incentive to try out Apple.
prices seem reasonable. and it's clear that a low end 15" and the cheaper 13" will be released weeks or month after the release of the more expensive 15" and 17" models. after all apple wants to sell premium priced products.
for the 13" it doesn't matter any way because in this size portability is the only deciding factor and that won't change much with the update anyway. performance is secondary. for the 15"/17" performance is more important so the update matters more.
for the 13" it doesn't matter any way because in this size portability is the only deciding factor and that won't change much with the update anyway. performance is secondary. for the 15"/17" performance is more important so the update matters more.