Mac Book

2006-08-13 12:10:01

#1

Kimosabe-sa: Member; +11|6687|Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Hey ppl, i have been thinking about getting a MACBOOK. here in South Africa they are insanely expensive! like 25,434 rand a pop...3,744.23 USD So its mad!
I was wondering if any of you guys have one and if so is it worth getting one?

2006-08-13 12:12:40

#2

diglow~Flow: Member; +32|6624|British Columbia, Canada

you can get a nicely running desktop for that price and would run anything...

2006-08-13 12:19:17

#3

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|6730|St. Andrews / Oslo

You could get an awesome desktop for that price..

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2006-08-13 12:33:35

#4

Kimosabe-sa: Member; +11|6687|Port Elizabeth, South Africa

ALready have the awesome desktop, but arent the editing software and the ease of use make up for the price?

2006-08-13 12:40:23

#5

=W=GeneralSherman: Banned; +83|6554

yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes eys yes yes yesye yes yesye yesy yes yes yes yes yes yes yes...macs are way easier to use and its rare to see one crash....i have one...my brother has one my parents EACH have one...theyre great...if something goes wrong which occasionaly it willl...its something besides the computer....get it

2006-08-13 12:54:27

#6

Kimosabe-sa: Member; +11|6687|Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Hmm ok, thats it i will get one!.

Just a question, it seems that the american ones are far cheaper, is there any way that i can have one shipped from the US to SA. Maybe another site?

2006-08-13 12:57:54

#7

=W=GeneralSherman: Banned; +83|6554

apple.com ?????

2006-08-13 12:59:12

#8

BigmacK: Back from the Dead.; +628|6748|Chicago.

=W=GeneralSherman wrote:
apple.com ?????

2006-08-13 13:01:59

#9

DaReJa: BF2s US Server Admin; +257|6624|Los Angeles, California, US.

Get A PC Laptop, Cheaper, Better, Unless you have something you specificly need to do with a Macbook.

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2006-08-13 13:07:30

#10

Kimosabe-sa: Member; +11|6687|Port Elizabeth, South Africa

But do Apple.com Deliver to South Africa?

2006-08-13 13:10:11

#11

Kimosabe-sa: Member; +11|6687|Port Elizabeth, South Africa

I would go for a PC laptop, but over the years i want to do something different with my computers, and i am also starting a course in Film and design

2006-08-14 05:42:04

#12

will180: Power Lurker; +27|6665|Jacksonville, Florida

Kimosabe-sa wrote:
Hmm ok, thats it i will get one!.

Just a question, it seems that the american ones are far cheaper, is there any way that i can have one shipped from the US to SA. Maybe another site?

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2006-08-14 08:37:56

#13

Marconius: One-eyed Wonder Mod; +368|6692|San Francisco

A MacBook Pro is a great machine. If you are in school, head over to apple.com and get an educational discount. You'll be able to run OS X and Windows on it seamlessly, so you'll have all the benefits of both systems. They are really fast, have good graphics for a startup system, just make sure to up your RAM to 2GBs as soon as you can.

The Universal versions of Final Cut Studio and Shake run circles around my Dual 2.5GHz G5 production system on the MacBook Pro. You won't be able to run native Adobe apps yet, unfortunately, as Adobe is taking it's sweet time with Universal builds, though you can run everything that isn't Intel-native through OS X's Rosetta emulation. You take a speed hit, but everything still works.

Try different reseller websites like macmall.com if you are looking for more pricing options.

2006-08-14 10:01:59

#14

Kimosabe-sa: Member; +11|6687|Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Thanks guys, given me alot to think about

2006-08-14 10:08:51

#15

TC><Injecter: Member; +4|6826|Berlin, Germany

Its quite great. AND: you will be lucky to get a new revision without all the problems the first few MacBook Pros had (like he whining ...).

BTW: Are you getting the 15" or 17" ?

What I almost forgot to say: Get more RAM!!! Its errr... essential to have 2GB BUT dont buy them in BTOrder. Apples RAMprices are err CRAZY. No warranty is void when you get your own and put it in the slot there in the battery bay.

Although the graphics unit is a x1600 its clocked to x1400level. So its not amazing but ok. BUT Mac OS X is amazing...

Oh yeah: Leopard is coming out in spring so you might wait till then for not having to spend $100 again for getting Leopard. AND probably Apple is making a Core 2 (Merom) version of the MacBook Pro right now and err just waiting for getting less Core (Yonah)s selled. So I would wait till Leopard &/or Core 2 came but I already have my MacBook Pro 15" 2.16Ghz.

2006-08-14 10:14:37

#16

GR34: Member; +215|6543|ALBERTA> CANADA

i would say get that mac thay are good computers. except 4 the fact that that cant play sweet games like bf2 4 instance

2006-08-14 10:27:26

#17

TC><Injecter: Member; +4|6826|Berlin, Germany

GR34 wrote:
except 4 the fact that that cant play sweet games like bf2 4 instance

Now they can... Transgaming is getting Cedega ported (commercial WINEthingie) and Boot Camp is there to boot with windows (Leopard saying hi) and Parallels is also there for other OSes.

2006-08-14 12:02:36

#18

Kimosabe-sa: Member; +11|6687|Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Well i am still in the Information gathering stage, but you've given me loads to think about. I think i will wait a bit to buy one. But i will do as you said,and not buy the RAM from apple.

Was talking to someone from Apple today and they say that there is software enabling you to play pc games, but i will have to look into it.

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