After the death of my iBook and the leaving of my school that supplied me with a macbook, I am mac-less (might as well be computer-less). I have enough money to buy a used macbook but have heard the rumors about an apple tablet. Should I wait to see if this tablet could be the right thing for me, or should I go ahead and buy the macbook. I loved my other macbook, but I'm afraid I will regret not waiting for the tablet to drop. Please let me know what you think.
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Should I wait to buy my macbook?
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. Also, does anyone have any suggestions on where I can buy my used macbook? The only seller I ever bought from was powerbook guy and he focuses on powerpc models. I heard macmall was a good place to buy from.
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It's great for the price and has the new 9400M, I would wait for it to be in stock.
I have pc's. I'm not sure what to make of this question unless the rumored tablet won't run os x. Then I see where you are coming from.
It all depends on what you would use the tablet for. If it's just for a gimmick because it'll be a 'touch screen Mac', and you think there's possibly a chance of the novelty eventually wearing off, buy a refurbished Macbook White. If it's for graphic work, illustrating and drawing, or needed for your job, then buy a refurbished Macbook White and sell it when the tablet comes out to pay towards the tablet.
Or buy this.
At $750, depending on where you live, you could potentially buy a used unibody MacBook. I got mine on Craigslist for far less than this, and it still has nearly 8 months of warranty left.
If there is ever going to be a Mac tablet, you will not be able to afford it at your current budget.
If there is ever going to be a Mac tablet, you will not be able to afford it at your current budget.
if you live in a big state. or not... lol
try searching craigslist, my sister bought hers off of craigslist, it's 2.1GHz and had a superdrive WhiteBook. It's sweeet and mint!
we bought it for $500 everything was working, and it came with the backup disks. * no apple remote though :/ *
I want to get a new WhiteBook, preferably the one with the other intel gfx card or the nvidia if i get lucky!
try searching craigslist, my sister bought hers off of craigslist, it's 2.1GHz and had a superdrive WhiteBook. It's sweeet and mint!
we bought it for $500 everything was working, and it came with the backup disks. * no apple remote though :/ *I want to get a new WhiteBook, preferably the one with the other intel gfx card or the nvidia if i get lucky!
Agreed, but I think this is the year for the Apple tablet. However from the rumors, it'll just be some sort of bigger iPhone...
At $750, depending on where you live, you could potentially buy a used unibody MacBook. I got mine on Craigslist for far less than this, and it still has nearly 8 months of warranty left.
If there is ever going to be a Mac tablet, you will not be able to afford it at your current budget.
I am amazed that you were able to find a unibody at such a low price. I live in LA so there I imagine I can find a similar deal. My overall budget is $850 so I will definitely look for a unibody. Thanks guys, if you come across any sales online feel free to PM them to me. Thanks again