Everything Apple (the Mac heads thread)

i love my macbook. cant say i've ever had a pro but my friend who does wishes he bought a macbook instead, keeps complaining thats its too big and heavy to lug around.

my g4 took a leap of faith off my night stand... hence my absence from the foum... looks like a mac book investment for me.

Remember you get 3 years of Applecare free with the HE contract. The extra £50 or so is so that you don't have to pay to get it taken away if it needs fixed. My hard drive recently got buggered and once it's back from the data recovery people the Apple Genius just todl me to bring it in and they'll replace the hard drive in the shop so no sending away charge. I've got the middle Macbook and it's very nice. Flatmate just bought the Black Macbook and it's awesome. Have fun with it and you'll be laughing at how bad your iBook is when you switch on the Macbook. I've still got my iBook sitting in the corner to laugh at occasionally.

eeehhhh Thinking about upgrading my 12" iBook G4 to a shiny new Macbook or Macbook Pro. Anyone got either of those on here? Comments?

I think the Pro will be total overkill for what I do. Thinking about it, the most complicated thing I do is deal with increasingly large Word and Excel files.

Neither, just get a PC.

Don't know if this has been said already, but I heartily recommend purchasing through the Apple refurb site. An average 20% off and still totally warranteed. Did someone call me cheap?

i like your style

addie Don't know if this has been said already, but I heartily recommend purchasing through the Apple refurb site. An average 20% off and still totally warranteed. Did someone call me cheap?

that sounds good. they do student discounts of 12percent, i think (not sure) ...

Just recently bought a MacBook after the recent refresh. I also have an Intel iMac and use a MacPro at work. It's a good little machine but worth getting more RAM. Best not to buy the RAM from Apple as they charge a fortune. Crucial do 2gig for £35 and 4gig for £95. I got the base spec machine and got a HD upgrade.

There are rumours of a new enclosure in the new year but you can always wait for the next thing. Tough choice really.

As far as backing up, superduper or TimeMachine would both be worth a look.

As far as the pro version goes. The only reason for me would be the backlit keyboard and better graphics card. I actually prefer the feel of the keyboard on the MacBook though.

addie Don't know if this has been said already, but I heartily recommend purchasing through the Apple refurb site. An average 20% off and still totally warranteed. Did someone call me cheap?

I don't think you can get the HE discount and 3 year free warranty if you buy a refurb

problem with refurbs is you will be getting old stock (not santa rosa ones), so the savings are roughly the components you'd be losing (they can only take 2GB ram also)

andrewleitch86 [quote]addie Don't know if this has been said already, but I heartily recommend purchasing through the Apple refurb site. An average 20% off and still totally warranteed. Did someone call me cheap?

I don't think you can get the HE discount and 3 year free warranty if you buy a refurb[/quote]

That's correct.

hardhat problem with refurbs is you will be getting old stock (not santa rosa ones), so the savings are roughly the components you'd be losing (they can only take 2GB ram also)

Again, that's right. I'm definitely going to upgrade with Crucial to 2gb, I'd like the possibility of 4gb.

lpg [quote]eeehhhh Thinking about upgrading my 12" iBook G4 to a shiny new Macbook or Macbook Pro. Anyone got either of those on here? Comments?

I think the Pro will be total overkill for what I do. Thinking about it, the most complicated thing I do is deal with increasingly large Word and Excel files.

Neither, just get a PC.[/quote]

Never. I'm not going to get into the mac vs pc debate, but I hate using PCs so much now that I usually just wait until I get home now rather than use the PCs in uni, or I boot into RedHat Linux which is installed on all the computers in my department. Macs allow me to do my work effectively. PCs don't.

Anyway... Thanks to all for comments. I'm going to go to the Apple Store tomorrow and pick me up the bottom end Macbook, then order 2GB from Crucial. Going to get a 20/22" monitor to hook up to it for the huge spreadsheets/documents I seem to deal with several times a week, and DVDs (I don't have a tv). Was tempted with the Apple one, but can't justify the amount. Probably get an Acer one off Amazon - when I worked at Comet I used to sell them a lot, they were great.

Anyone want to buy a 12" iBook G4 1.2 ghz, 1GB ram, 80GB hard drive? Well looked after, minor marks. Whisper for more info. Otherwise it'll be on eBay once I've been home in a couple of weeks for the box.

eeehhhh Never. I'm not going to get into the mac vs pc debate, but I hate using PCs so much now that I usually just wait until I get home now rather than use the PCs in uni, or I boot into RedHat Linux which is installed on all the computers in my department. Macs allow me to do my work effectively. PCs don't.
Yeah plus PCs are wank.

[/quote]Yeah plus PCs are wank.[/quote]
+1

Gumby Mac users would say that.. wassamattah? Can't handle two mouse buttons awwww :P

i gots me a intellimouse - five buttons

Macs are nice, much like Rapha: Good stuff, but just very expensive.

A lot of what you're paying for is image and design...

Also, there may be some software on your course that is windows-only. You can use boot camp but it is a bit clumsy. Better ask your tutors..

have you really really used one lpg? i use both PC and mac and i've used mac before ipod and all that. the design bit is actually important. not just how it looks, but in terms of the whole user experience and the user interface.

i have an early macbook pro with 1.5gb ram and i still get that spinning ball all the time whilst doing photo work, when i switch to windows it's well quick for games which is errr the only reason i go to windows

just thought that was funny.

ed - yeah i have used one, i have a macbook pro (long story), they're alright, i think they appeal to designers/artists more for obvious reasons, most people can't/won't justify the extra pricetag for design/user experience...

For pure value for money, PC's win everytime. You can get a spec twice as good if you get a PC. Especially if you know how to build them..

I guess if people want to spend more for the experience, Apple Inc. have done their job successfully. And if you're happy, everybody wins..:)

lpg Macs are nice, much like Rapha: Good stuff, but just very expensive.

A lot of what you're paying for is image and design...

Also, there may be some software on your course that is windows-only. You can use boot camp but it is a bit clumsy. Better ask your tutors..

They're not expensive. Feature for feature, they're probably cheaper than pcs (i'm not going to argue it here, google it) Obviously this doesn't hold for real low end PCs, because you can get a whole pc for £300. But they're crap.

Convinced my Dad to get one of the new flat all-in-one iMacs. He said it was 'neat'. 6 months down the line they are complete Mac addicts and a slowly converting everyone around them ;-)

please don't compare Apple to Rapha..

i like rapha, i like apple they are one and the same, sometimes i call my computer my raphabook by mistake i left the house yesterday wearing my new apple 3/4 shorts they look really cool.

Rapha is overpriced kit for posers.

Apple is for people who want to get work done with the minimum of fuss.

there is a degree of posing involved when it comes to apple.....you have to be blind not to see that.in no way am i denying apples efficiency.