MBP on finance? How many of you have done it?

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Im intrested in doing it, I don't have enough capital to buy one outright.

Was just thinking the base 13inch model.

What extras would you add to it?

Or should i just spend the extra 500 for the 15 inch retina ?
 
If you have money to spend, why are you considering going the 'Finance' route?

Have a play in-store, unless you already have, then you can decide which is more suited to your needs, or wants...or musts :cool:.
 
13" pro is as useful as a chocolate tea pot. Get the Air 13" or Retina
 
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I got my Air on finance - £30/month for 3 years - process is fairly simple but does delay your order by about a week.
 
Unless you have bad eyes, absolutely hate the keyboard of the Air (most agree that it is poorer than that of the Pro), or absolutely need an optical drive at all times, the Air is the machine to go for now that you can finally get 8GB of memory.

Have a good think about your requirements. If you don't need the extra power but want real-estate, the Air along with an external display would be a great choice (easily pick up any 27" 1440p monitor that you wanted to) for less money than the retina MBP.
 
DefiantAsh said:
Think it would be based on your income (if you work) or your current financial rating.

I'm only 19 myself so I have no clue about this yet...

/learningcurve :mad:
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I heard of ones being offered finance even with a few credit cards and high balances (Like myself :D) but then others being refused with what they thought of a good credit history.

Im also poised between the fact that i would like to have it before October when i start my degree to which i will be award a grant but i dont know how much. Basically, should i take the Retina model over 24 months or 36.

Minus any learning grant i can get the retina entry model from Apple for £1558 which includes free 3yr Apple care and £70 itunes gift card

EDIT: My credit history should be good mind you, i have never missed payments etc.
 
Lorddalron said:
I heard of ones being offered finance even with a few credit cards and high balances (Like myself :D) but then others being refused with what they thought of a good credit history.

Im also poised between the fact that i would like to have it before October when i start my degree to which i will be award a grant but i dont know how much. Basically, should i take the Retina model over 24 months or 36.

Minus any learning grant i can get the retina entry model from Apple for £1558 which includes free 3yr Apple care and £70 itunes gift card
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It won't be £1558 once you include the interest charges, more like £2000 I should think, which is a crazy amount of money for an already in debt student to spend on a laptop!
 
konicky said:
It won't be £1558 once you include the interest charges, more like £2000 I should think, which is a crazy amount of money for an already in debt student to spend on a laptop!
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£1941 to be exact. However, I will be paying at least £500 off by end of December which will bring down the overall amount, monthly payment and overall price.

Im in full time employment, I just dont have £1500 to spend out right but will be looking to get it cleared up well before the 24months
 
seems almost ridiculous to spend that much money on a laptop, bundle in finance as well and i just dont see the attraction of being in debt for it.

maybe its just me but the thought of spending 2k (more thna months wages to me) on a laptop seems crazy
 
Your finances are your own issue but Apple laptops are expensive so if you can't really afford one maybe its better to get a used mac or a normal PC based laptop which will give you the same spec for a lot less money?

just me 2p worth.
 
Personally, unless you're going to see a return on the investment, I think financing £2000 worth of computer is a bad idea. And that goes for any computer, not just Macs.

tbh I'd go for one of the 13" Airs.
 
Noxia said:
9 months 0% available here www.andertons.co.uk They do not inflate the prices either, only issue is they don't get many in but you can still custom spec etc.
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0% a good offer but the monthly payback is far too high plus i would need to add apple care on top of that aswell. Thanks for the info though!!

Dr House said:
Your finances are your own issue but Apple laptops are expensive so if you can't really afford one maybe its better to get a used mac or a normal PC based laptop which will give you the same spec for a lot less money?

just me 2p worth.
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I know what your saying and at the end of the day i haven't gone for anything yet so its still open for discussion. I might turn around and get myself a Dell 15z or something along those lines.

theheyes said:
Personally, unless you're going to see a return on the investment, I think financing £2000 worth of computer is a bad idea. And that goes for any computer, not just Macs.

tbh I'd go for one of the 13" Airs.
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If anything id go the ordinary 15" as the 13" is just too small. I want as much useable screen space as possible. Im going to pop up to Currys next week maybe just to see exactly how good the Retina display is and if im not totally gobsmacked, that will at least rule that model out. Does the SSD make a real big impact over the standard HDD's?
 
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Lorddalron said:
If anything id go the ordinary 15" as the 13" is just too small. I want as much useable screen space as possible. Im going to pop up to Currys next week maybe just to see exactly how good teh Retina display is and if im not totally gobsmacked, that will at least rule that model out. Does the SSD make a real big impact over the standard HDD's?
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The 13" MBA has the same resolution as the standard 15" MBP so screen real estate is the same. The SSD makes a massive difference especially over the 5400rpm drives Apple ships.
 
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