Thinking of getting a Macbook.....

jesta · 29 Jul 2007 at 14:36

As my PC has gone kaput I think its time for a change.Always wanted a Apple computer and since I'm going uni this September I thought I get a laptop anyways.Currently my sister is in Hong Kong and I have asked her if she can get the Macbook(cheapest one) as it cost about £540.Does anyone know if they use English keyboards or do they use Chinese keyboard layout?Also are Apple Warranty covered worldwide?

As I never had a Mac before I'm not sure if this will be sufficient for my needs. I'm doing an Architecture course and will use it for Uni work,listening to music,internet browsing,MSN,a bit of photoediting and play Football Manager. Will the Macbook 2ghz be ok for this?If not is it just the case of putting more RAM into it?

Thanks.

jesta · 29 Jul 2007 at 15:30

Thanks for the reply,doesn't matter about the buying from Hong Kong now as my sister said she won't have time to look for one for me.

I have a 17" TFT monitor,am I right in thinking I can just plug the laptop in and use the monitor if I need certain programs.I'm not entirely sure what kinda programs I will need for my Architecture course as it be my first year this September.Also is the hard drive user upgradeable?

jesta · 29 Jul 2007 at 18:48

Decisions decisions,when in October is Leopard coming out?When it does release does it replace Tiger straightaway on Macbook or do I have to wait a bit longer in order for them to release the Macbooks with Leopard preinstalled?

Also I heard that there are Macbook revision soon or is that just rumours?

jesta · 30 Jul 2007 at 11:38

I was looking at the Education part of the Apple site and theres a Education and Higher Education part where you can shop.Is there a big difference?I see that the Higher Education says you need to be on campus to order or mail stuff to them but whats the benefit,do you get more of a discount or something?

jesta · 23 Aug 2007 at 00:59

Massive bumpage.
Was wondering how much would Leopard cost to buy on its own?
Also I'm doing Architecture for Uni so would be using AutoCad,Illustrator,Photoshop,etc would a Macbook be fine for these stuff?I can't afford to get a Macbook Pro so thats out the question. I'm thinking of getting 2gb ram in the future aswel.

Cheers

jesta · 23 Aug 2007 at 02:18

Autocad wouldn't be so slow that is not very useable right?
Also I'm not sure whether to go with the lowend or middle spec macbook.I have a 320gb external hard drive for backing things up and I am getting either a 4gb or 8gb USB pen so I'm thinking a DVD-RW won't be necessary?Because I don't think I can justify paying an extra £130 for a 40gb hard drive increase,a tiny .16ghz cpu increase and a dvd rw.Am I right in thinking its better to use the money saved from getting a low-end mac and get 2gb RAM and some accessories for the Macbook?