Want Current Uni MBP, but it's too expensive.

[mrj205]

I agree a separate monitor is required to make it a primary computer. Additionally, I bought the macbook 13" for the exact same reasons as you both mention but the size argument fails soon after you realize the macbook is not that small. It only weighs one pound less than the MBP. If the extra screen size is too much for you to fit in your bag their might be something else wrong with you.

trolling, trolling, trolling...how long must you keep this up...

 

[Insulin Junkie]

I agree a separate monitor is required to make it a primary computer.

'is required' - you're making it sound like it's a fact. It's not - it's an opinion. There are plenty of people for whom the macbook & its screen size suffices as a primary computer, student or not.
And why would the macbook only suffice if you're a teenager? That's total bs.

 

[Unprocessed1]

Actually you are talking out of your ass. Have you owned the most recent macbook? Never say decent graphics card with an integrated video card again. The 94000m is bad, great on a budget, but still bad. I wonder if the OP will remain a teenager after 4 years in college. You own a pro, would you trade it for a macbook and cash back?

Save money buy a dell mini 9 load mac and spend the rest on booze. It will fit your needs.

WTF? You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. I'm in college and the MacBook is perfect for 95% of the students; very, very few students own a MBP. 95% of college students use their laptops for internet and writing papers. Most students that play video games do so on a system, and the Macbook is more than capable of playing many games, which won't be the biggest use of the laptop if the student goes to a decent school.

You guys have completely unrealistic views of what colleges students need/want/do. You don't need a monitor to make it a primary computer--they don't need a desktop, they'll be in class or the library. Probably 5% of the kids at my school use a monitor w/ their computer and they own PC's.

To the OP, if you want a MBP get a job and pay the difference, it would be worth it if you really want it.