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I want to buy a Mac Book Pro 15" with 128GB SSD (I will buy one from newegg). The price is around $2000 but then I realize it's better to wait for SSD to get mature and since I am still not in BUSINESS, there is no need for such an expensive machine.
I am only a college freshmen. Do you think I really need a laptop now? Do I need a laptop during class time?
I don't like to spend time arguing with my parents about getting a Mac. I am also applying to transfer out to MIT, Columbia, and a few other better college (though CCNY's Grove School of Engineering has a very high reputation as a Engineering School)....
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Posted 07 July 2009 - 09:39 AM
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If it is not needed, then I would not get it. Its tough getting by.
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Posted 07 July 2009 - 09:41 AM
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You have to ask yourself, will you use it? Will you actually carry it with you to places and use the "mobile" aspect of it? Once you get to college you will probably want a laptop a lot more than a desktop but I don't see why you couldn't survive with either. In college I think it is easier because you can take the laptop to class with you and record the teacher and/or takes notes or surf the web while your fellow classmates are still trying to figure out what the teacher said.
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Posted 07 July 2009 - 09:51 AM
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Yeah I agree. I forgot to mention that I was going to get a MBP 13 2.26Ghz the one that cost $1,099 with a free iPod Touch and a free printer up to $100 which I can have it for free if I spend $1200 on the Mac...
I don't know what to decide. I know I will give up on the expensive one ($2000+), and to be more serious there is no need for such an expensive machine now. I am not people like Jordan or Showstopper, you guys are in the field already and has a job to support yourself.
But even with the $1,099 one , I know I have free time and gaps between classes almost everyday. I could go to the school library and use the computer or just not to use the computer at all, because I might spend most of the time reading, solving problems or trying to study my notes....
It's a tough decision....
I could also use my phone to navigate the web though the screen is -,- small...
I don't know what to decide. I know I will give up on the expensive one ($2000+), and to be more serious there is no need for such an expensive machine now. I am not people like Jordan or Showstopper, you guys are in the field already and has a job to support yourself.
But even with the $1,099 one , I know I have free time and gaps between classes almost everyday. I could go to the school library and use the computer or just not to use the computer at all, because I might spend most of the time reading, solving problems or trying to study my notes....
It's a tough decision....
I could also use my phone to navigate the web though the screen is -,- small...
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Posted 07 July 2009 - 10:56 AM
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Have you thought about getting a netbook? What you described above would be a perfect use for it and is very cheap compared to what you want to spend.
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Posted 07 July 2009 - 11:18 AM
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Jordan said:
Have you thought about getting a netbook? What you described above would be a perfect use for it and is very cheap compared to what you want to spend.
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Posted 07 July 2009 - 11:23 AM
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My wife got a netbook for that exact reason: to be able to surf between classes. Then she found out her school's IT department REQUIRED a particular anti-virus program before they'd let her connect, even though the AV wouldn't run on her Linux box. :/
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Posted 07 July 2009 - 07:30 PM
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Thank you WP. I emailed our school technical help desk, and should receive a reply soon.
And great thanks to every reply I received. As of now, I decided to get my sister's 4 years old Acer laptop as she has complained about the **** slow speed and since my father just got a 2nd hand Sony Vaio laptop. I told her to get that Sony computer so I could load up Ubuntu (and XP if they do REQUIRED AN AV) to her old machine...
I think this will cut down budget. I checked many netbooks today and found they are pretty decent. IMO I will only get the $250 HP 110 Mini one but I think since there is a left over laptop, I will give that good one to my sister since she isn't into computer, I guess she won't spend time fixing problems (heat and the booting are problems on her old laptop)... so instead I will take it....
And great thanks to every reply I received. As of now, I decided to get my sister's 4 years old Acer laptop as she has complained about the **** slow speed and since my father just got a 2nd hand Sony Vaio laptop. I told her to get that Sony computer so I could load up Ubuntu (and XP if they do REQUIRED AN AV) to her old machine...
I think this will cut down budget. I checked many netbooks today and found they are pretty decent. IMO I will only get the $250 HP 110 Mini one but I think since there is a left over laptop, I will give that good one to my sister since she isn't into computer, I guess she won't spend time fixing problems (heat and the booting are problems on her old laptop)... so instead I will take it....
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Posted 09 July 2009 - 01:20 AM
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Well, if you're going to use the laptop for surfing, programming,emailing,chatting and nothing more?
Then go for a netbook, however if you're going to use a laptop for light-gaming,surfing,programming,emailing,chatting and editing movies slideshows and etc. Buy a macbook.
However if your into really into to do everything and want to have a mobile station for it. Then you should get a Macbook Pro(Max the specs) or get a high-end PC.
P.S - Make up your mind !
Then go for a netbook, however if you're going to use a laptop for light-gaming,surfing,programming,emailing,chatting and editing movies slideshows and etc. Buy a macbook.
However if your into really into to do everything and want to have a mobile station for it. Then you should get a Macbook Pro(Max the specs) or get a high-end PC.
P.S - Make up your mind !
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Posted 09 July 2009 - 10:08 AM
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hehehe I had already made up my mind. I took my sister's old laptop (it's Acer, Mobile Celeon M CPU) 512mb that's around 3-4 years already. I loaded up 9.04 Ubuntu last night, very good. Smooth. I am trying to load up Server edition later, putting Nignx instead of Apache (I did that to my P3 CPU 128MB machine)
Now I could get back to Linux world, I guess???
Now I could get back to Linux world, I guess???
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Posted 09 July 2009 - 10:46 AM
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jwxie518 said:
hehehe I had already made up my mind. I took my sister's old laptop (it's Acer, Mobile Celeon M CPU) 512mb that's around 3-4 years already. I loaded up 9.04 Ubuntu last night, very good. Smooth. I am trying to load up Server edition later, putting Nignx instead of Apache (I did that to my P3 CPU 128MB machine)
Now I could get back to Linux world, I guess???
Now I could get back to Linux world, I guess???
Sure you can !
Linux FTW, however I seem to be out of luck, my laptop has an AMD CPU and an ATI graphic card so no Linux for this one :(
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Posted 09 July 2009 - 11:27 AM
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If you think that a Linux laptop will suffice your needs to take notes and browse the internet.. I think it would suite you fine.. you don't need an $2000 (which is quite cheap if you ask me) Mac
