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yeah sounds like a decent price on the macbook pro, its not outdated its just not the latest greatest, i am sure in 4 years or so all of the cheap computers will be running the c2d >_< instead of the athlons =D hehe but i hear next year will have some pretty sick upgrades that will suite you a little better so you will be able to save up some dough and the 13" will still be worth a few bills.

 

Apple hardware diagnostic

 

Do you know what programs you'll be using with your 3D animations course? If so, why not test those programs on the MBP to make sure it can manage

 

You could ask your school or the college of where the classes are under. It shouldn't be a secret at all.

I'm not in that field, but I've used Maya when I took an animation intro class. There is also 3D Studio Max(or 3ds Max, dunno the exact name) and Blender(free). I know Maya is used professionally and they should have a demo version up.

When I used Maya, it worked fine with a Dual Core processor, before Core 2 Duo came out. The only time when using a Core i5/i7 processor would help would be when you render the animation. This is from my experience when I took that animation class for one semester.

 

Dunno if this is your first Mac or your first Mac laptop but you'll soon learn that except for a small subset of hardware, flash blows on OS X, NOT Apple computers (since flash runs better in windows on the same hardware). However, the latest flash update added Hw accel for the 9400m, so install that and try YouTube again.

Also since the battery is used you won't see 10 hour performance, which is like very light usage with a fresh battery. The condition will depend on whether or not your friend tool adequate care.

Apple hardware test is on the disks that are included with the computer, so you may not have them. If your friend doesn't have them, you'll have to buy a new set.

Wonder why it's being sold..

 

no, the battery is probably fine. I mean, for a fairly new battery.

Apple lets us know how they got their 10 hour battery life which it specifically calls "wireless productivity". What's that mean?

which means, if you want 10 hour battery life, you'll need to reinstall the OS, install ABSOLUTELY NOTHING except OS updates, then open textedit and maybe one webpage in safari (that doesn't have flash), decrease the brightness to 50% and voila

This is my version of their text:

 

I just took the plunge on the 2010 13" MBP, knowing that they'll update eventually. It's inevitable really, technology is constantly changing, and changing fast, so I thought I'd may as well suck it up, since I needed a laptop, and wanted a MacBook Pro, I bought the 2010 13" model.

Basically, if you don't really need a MacBook Pro right now, it may be worth while to wait for the next update. Sandy Bridge is coming soon and if we're lucky, Apple puts it into the 13" model. Although, if you need one right now, I'd snatch up that MBP for $800! That's cheap, and it's only 1-2 months used?! No brainer right there.

 

lol.....and only if you lucky you will get that 10 hours....i have only seen it get 10 hours when its asleep....haha

 

New processors developed by Intel. Personally, I don't know to much about them, but they're supposed to be good.