- Mar 8, 2005
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Ok so here is the deal.
A few months back I placed a order for a 24inch imac and canceled it due to the video card options. Now I have some new cash to spend and apple has updated their lineup I'm looking at it again. Of course now I have more saved up so I have more options, and I still qualify for a edu discount, so this is what I'm looking at.
First, my online options:
$2263.00
* Accessory Kit
* MacBook Pro 15-inch Widescreen Display
* 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
* 250GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
* Backlit Keyboard (English) / User's Guide
* SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
* 4GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM - 2x2GB
* AppleCare Protection Plan for MacBook Pro (w/or w/o Display) - Auto-enroll
$2928.00
* 2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
* SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
* Accessory Kit
* 2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB
* 250GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
* MacBook Pro 17-inch Hi-Resolution LED Widescreen Display
* Backlit Keyboard (English) / User's Guide
* AppleCare Protection Plan for MacBook Pro (w/or w/o Display) - Auto-enroll
$2358.00
# 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
# 4GB 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM - 2x2GB
# NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS w/512MB GDDR3
# 500GB Serial ATA Drive
# Apple Mighty Mouse
# Apple Keyboard (English) + User's Guide
# Accessory kit
# AppleCare Protection Plan for iMac - Auto-enroll
# SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
# 24-inch glossy widescreen LCD
# AirPort Extreme
# Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
or, I can go to best buy and pick this up (or any other base model)
$2538.00
* 2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
* 2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB
* 250GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
* SuperDrive 8X (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
* MacBook Pro 15-inch Widescreen Display
* Backlit Keyboard (English) / User's Guide
* AppleCare Protection Plan for MacBook Pro (w/or w/o Display) - Auto-enroll
Of course with all macs I can always upgrade the ram later as needed.
I plan to use this mac for web development (php and java) and hope to get into application programing with cocco. At some point I plan to use it with garage band to record some of my stuff. I also take videos of my competitions and would like to make dvds of them for archives. I also want to play games on it, but that is not a high priority (I still have a workable gaming system and a xbox 360).
Other things to consider, I currently have a 500gig usb drive I plan to use with time machine, and a dell 2001fp monitor I can attach any notebook to that will support the 1600x1200 resolution. I am not 100% sure I really need the portability, but it would be nice.
Finally, i'm not sure if it is worth upgrading to 7200rpm drives. I know in windows notebooks that is a nice speed improvement, but I don't know how aggressively the mac caches ram, so it may not really matter. I am also not sure if the 17inch macbook pro is really worth the cost increase.
Anyways, any feed back would be great. I have cash burning a hole in my pocket and toys to buy
A few months back I placed a order for a 24inch imac and canceled it due to the video card options. Now I have some new cash to spend and apple has updated their lineup I'm looking at it again. Of course now I have more saved up so I have more options, and I still qualify for a edu discount, so this is what I'm looking at.
First, my online options:
$2263.00
* Accessory Kit
* MacBook Pro 15-inch Widescreen Display
* 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
* 250GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
* Backlit Keyboard (English) / User's Guide
* SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
* 4GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM - 2x2GB
* AppleCare Protection Plan for MacBook Pro (w/or w/o Display) - Auto-enroll
$2928.00
* 2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
* SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
* Accessory Kit
* 2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB
* 250GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
* MacBook Pro 17-inch Hi-Resolution LED Widescreen Display
* Backlit Keyboard (English) / User's Guide
* AppleCare Protection Plan for MacBook Pro (w/or w/o Display) - Auto-enroll
$2358.00
# 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
# 4GB 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM - 2x2GB
# NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS w/512MB GDDR3
# 500GB Serial ATA Drive
# Apple Mighty Mouse
# Apple Keyboard (English) + User's Guide
# Accessory kit
# AppleCare Protection Plan for iMac - Auto-enroll
# SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
# 24-inch glossy widescreen LCD
# AirPort Extreme
# Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
or, I can go to best buy and pick this up (or any other base model)
$2538.00
* 2.5GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
* 2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM - 2x1GB
* 250GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
* SuperDrive 8X (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
* MacBook Pro 15-inch Widescreen Display
* Backlit Keyboard (English) / User's Guide
* AppleCare Protection Plan for MacBook Pro (w/or w/o Display) - Auto-enroll
Of course with all macs I can always upgrade the ram later as needed.
I plan to use this mac for web development (php and java) and hope to get into application programing with cocco. At some point I plan to use it with garage band to record some of my stuff. I also take videos of my competitions and would like to make dvds of them for archives. I also want to play games on it, but that is not a high priority (I still have a workable gaming system and a xbox 360).
Other things to consider, I currently have a 500gig usb drive I plan to use with time machine, and a dell 2001fp monitor I can attach any notebook to that will support the 1600x1200 resolution. I am not 100% sure I really need the portability, but it would be nice.
Finally, i'm not sure if it is worth upgrading to 7200rpm drives. I know in windows notebooks that is a nice speed improvement, but I don't know how aggressively the mac caches ram, so it may not really matter. I am also not sure if the 17inch macbook pro is really worth the cost increase.
Anyways, any feed back would be great. I have cash burning a hole in my pocket and toys to buy