Questions about Switching

panthro · 31 Mar 2011 at 12:24

Hi all, thinking of switching to a Mac because I cant find a laptop I like that is powerful and light enough for me as I travel quite a lot, I need something with good battery life, but able to handle applications like Lightroom and playback HD video. Thinking of the new MBP 15".
Can I still watch all my videos from my old windows laptop, like divx, mpg, Xvid etc?
Are there codecs for Macs?
Does bittorrent work on Mac?
Are there any significant drawbacks of using OSX over Windows? (I know you can use bootcamp but I only have 1 copy of W7 used on another machine).

panthro · 31 Mar 2011 at 12:35

Can I upgade the RAM and HDD at a later date without affecting the warranty?

panthro · 31 Mar 2011 at 12:51

Whens the best time to buy Applecare? Can I leave it for a year and then extend it? Sorry for all the questions.

panthro · 1 Apr 2011 at 05:10

cheef said:
You can buy Apple Care right up to your 12 month period of ownership. After that, you can't.

Does it last for 3 years if you purchase it on the 12th month, or just an extra 2?

Do SD cards fit in the MBP card reading slot?

panthro · 3 Apr 2011 at 03:10

Spoke to Apple and they told me that even if I specced a custom built MBP they still wouldnt be able to offer me the UK keyboard layout if I purchased it through Apple Australia, which I thought was a bit rubbish.
Anyway once I get paid Im going to order mine through Apple over the phone and spec the 500gb 7200rpm drive and the hi res matte screen with no applecare. It works out to be around £1700. Good price? I'll upgrade the RAM myself.

panthro · 3 Apr 2011 at 11:03

Its a no cost option to change from a 750gb 5400rpm drive to the 500gb 7200rpm drive.

panthro · 12 Apr 2011 at 08:32

Just ordered my MBP

Went for the high spec 15 inch with the 500gb 2700rpm HDD with the anti glare hi res screen. Also chucked a world travel adapter in.
I decided not to get the Applecare and buy it from the rainforest instead as its much cheaper.
Got it for roughly (coverting aussie dollars to pounds) £1687, which Im pretty happy about.
Only trouble is that I now have to wait till the 29th April !!!