Calling people with Mac Books/Mac Book Pros.

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Im ever to close to buying a Mac Book Pro, but Im not entirely sure its totally warrented spending £1.6k on the 1920x1200 and 160Gb 7200 RPM Version.


So if you could state:

1. What Model and screen.
2. What you do with it. (Eg. mobile photo storage/editing)
3. Pros of your model.
4. Cons of your model.

Cheeers! :)
 
Concorde Rules said:
Im ever to close to buying a Mac Book Pro, but Im not entirely sure its totally warrented spending £1.6k on the 1920x1200 and 160Gb 7200 RPM Version.


So if you could state:

1. What Model and screen.
2. What you do with it. (Eg. mobile photo storage/editing)
3. Pros of your model.
4. Cons of your model.

Cheeers! :)
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Sure!

1. MacBook Pro, 2.4Ghz, 2Gb RAM, GeForce 8600M GT 256Mb, 1440x900 (glossy) screen.

2. I use photoshop CS3 for editing and photo storage, general internet browsing, iTunes, iMovie and also iPhoto.

3. Pros- Nice screen size, sharp screen colours, very fast, light, thin, wide range of interfaces, decent sized HDD, works very well when connected to a big HDTV (42") and (26"), very long battery life for a laptop.

4. Cons- Can get very hot, but I don't really have it on my lap much, and I feel it's a bit limited with 2 USB ports, but can easily be sorted with a USB hub.
 
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1. Macbook top spec, white with glossy screen.
2. General internet, chat, sync with phone, use whole CS3 design suite and Microsoft office
3. Small, good looking does what it says on the tin.
4. Screen resolution can sometimes be a bit annoying, glossy white of the outside case has got scratched a bit quite easily. have to buy adapters for additional displays (tv, lcd etc)
 
So if you could state:

1. What Model: current middle spec macbook, glossy screen
2. What you do with it: photoshop editing, web design, internet, photos, movies, songs and ableton live
3. Pros of your model: Cheap with higher education discount, portability, stylish, good spec imo, nice screen
4. Cons of your model: rather bad graphics, fingerprints, first target for getting nicked probably.
 
1. What Model and screen.

I have the Middle Spec Macbook

2. What you do with it. (Eg. mobile photo storage/editing)

I use it as a general home computer, play Football manager on it, listen to music, watch movies, edit photos.

3. Pros of your model.

It's small, powerful, easy to use, I love it. Oh, good battery life.

4. Cons of your model.

Its white so gets dirty easy, can get hot,
 
Justin said:
Sure!

1. MacBook Pro, 2.4Ghz, 2Gb RAM, GeForce 8600M GT 256Mb, 1440x900 (glossy) screen.

2. I use photoshop CS3 for editing and photo storage, general internet browsing, iTunes, iMovie and also iPhoto.

3. Pros- Nice screen size, sharp screen colours, very fast, light, thin, wide range of interfaces, decent sized HDD, works very well when connected to a big HDTV (42") and (26"), very long battery life for a laptop.

4. Cons- Can get very hot, but I don't really have it on my lap much, and I feel it's a bit limited with 2 USB ports, but can easily be sorted with a USB hub.
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Wasn't there some thing about the Mac Book (pro?) screens only being 12? bit and not the full 14 bit colors and they used dithering to get the full 13.2Million colors or something?

The 15 inch version is £1110, which is very very nice. But I've got to get the HD custom fit cos £150 for a sodding extra 40gb and 1200RPM is a rip off! :rolleyes:

Probably a point to haggle over... :confused:

Probs going to go to the apple store again to install lightroom with about 20 of my photos to see how the performance/space effects my choice.

And I would probably use this thing on my lap, so hot? How hot and does the fan control ability change much? (I don't mind abit of noise)
 
1. What Model and screen.
Macbook Pro 17" / 2.4C2D / 4gb ram / 160gb 7200RPM / 1920x1200 Highres Glossy screen.

2. What you do with it.
Mobile photo storage and processing using Lightroom and Aperture. EveOnline Gaming using Crossover

3. Pros of your model.
Fast, amazing picture quality, great battery life for speed and size... The highres screen is really worth the extra £60 or so for photo work.

4. Cons of your model.
It gets hot, not warm but hot... I've got a Cooler Master NotePalW1 for when im using it on my desk and would recommend it. The price is also quite high, but, it is built to last.
 
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Concorde Rules said:
And I would probably use this thing on my lap, so hot? How hot and does the fan control ability change much? (I don't mind abit of noise)
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I'm not sure about the screen thing, but I have read what you are talking about.

Also your right about them ripping you off for the HDD! Same with extra RAM too.

The bottom gets quite warm, but that's with stock fan speeds, using smcFanControl works wonders and cools it down significantly. Tbh, the fans aren't that loud on full speed.
 
Im looking at the bottom 15 Inch MBP now.

£1100 with the 120gb 5400 or £1250 with the 160gb 7200.

Now as 200Gb 7200RPM drives are out I want one of them in it.

Hate the way you can change HD in MB but not MBP :rolleyes:

Probs Spend £1300 and get the Apple Base station and 3 year applecare for £60.

Lets hope eh?

Oh and 17 inch has pretty much been discounted because its bigger and heavier and while its at home it'll be connected to a 2407 anyway :p
 
1. What Model and screen.
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17" Glossy w/ HD resolution (1920x1200)
2.4GHz Santa Rosa Core2Duo
4GB RAM
160GB Hard Drive @ 7200rpm


2. What you do with it. (Eg. mobile photo storage/editing)
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Photoshop
InDesign
Illustrator
Dreamweaver .. and all the other CS3 apps
ProTools editing
General web browsing

3. Pros of your model.
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Very quick
Slim
Battery life is much improved over previous MBPs

4. Cons of your model.
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Bit pricey if you don't get it on HE discount
Storage space is limited to 160GB on BTO, 200GB if you do it personally.
 
1. What Model and screen.
15.4" MBP 2.2Ghz/2gb/120/8600gt
1440x900 Glossy

2. What you do with it. (Eg. mobile photo storage/editing)

Everything, 90% windows use (:P), uni work (programming/design/office etc.) internet browsing, binary decoding (;)) and gaming occasionally.

3. Pros of your model.
Thin, lightweight, great battery life (in osx anyway!) plenty powerful.

4. Cons of your model.
Lacking a 7200rpm drive, only 128 VRAM hinders it a bit, but its stil very capable in games. Screen resolution is a bit low, also in windows the nvidia drivers are gash!
 
I'm suprised to see so many people with the glossy option.

Thought I was the only one :cool:
 
Off topic but i really would like to know...

Does applecare extend the warranty as well as the support ?

The site didnt make it clear when i read it.
Thanks.
 
Ry@n said:
Off topic but i really would like to know...

Does applecare extend the warranty as well as the support ?

The site didnt make it clear when i read it.
Thanks.
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Yeah both of them to three years.



EVH said:
I'm suprised to see so many people with the glossy option.

Thought I was the only one :cool:
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Your not alone! :)

Glossy for the win.
 
Concorde Rules said:
I don't see how it is, on a bright day on a location its going to reflect surely!?!??!


It annoyed me so much in store not hope in HELL of getting one.

I don't see the point unless your inside? :confused:
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a lot of people say that, but I honestly can't see any reflection when it's switched on, only when it's an all black screen I notice reflections.
 
1. Macbook Pro, base 15.4" lowest model (2.2GHz, glossy)

2. 'General' stuff, some gaming, a fair bit of coding in PHP, C++ and C# in VMware Fusion. I'm hoping to get it set up properly for music soon but oddly I've not been impressed with any music software I've found for it yet despite my having learnt the music tech. ropes on one many moons ago. Weird :confused:

3. Speed - 3D graphics are worryingly fast for a laptop! Size and weight - no one I know has a thinner or lighter laptop. Build quality, and general 'niceness'.

4. Heat is a minor one. I think the HDD is too slow. I might replace it with a 2.5" flash drive if / when they become competitively priced.

I'm very pleased with mine. It feels better than my boss's laptop at work which cost double the price :)

arty
 
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