I've never bought or used an apple laptop and want to know is this a good one to buy ?
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Just to let you know, this laptop has limitations. If you are the type of person who likes to stay up to date with the operating system, this laptop is not for you. If you are a basic MAC OS user, for documents, web surfing and you know basic stuff; then this laptop is good for you. I do not want to give you the wrong information nor impression but after Snow Leopard you will not be able to upadate the laptop to mountain lion +. Snow leopard, mountain lions are the OSs for Mac. If you need any detail help,contact me via skype. xxkolzinxx Thanks and good luck w/ your decision.
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I'm about to become a switcher (purchasing a macbook for my wife and an imac for myself) so i don't know first-hand, but as far as i've heard, the bottom line is -as usual- the use you'll have for the laptop: Unless you need heavy graphic capabilities (the GPU and the screensize, both for video editing, 3D gaming, etc), i'd say a macbook, not a macbook pro. You can upgrade RAM and HardDisk and have excellent performance without the macbook pro's high price. Hope this helps :)
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Dude just buy the one from the apple site dont cheap out like I did. I had to buy this one and the apple one.
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I bought my Mac on july last year , being my first Mac i was exited and i can say i dont regret buying it. Sure its more expensive than regular laptops but i believe this is the best computer ive owned. And today it runs as new. I bet there is no other Laptop that feels as solid and well maid .
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You should look at my review I always had a Windows PC it is good I bought it 4 my my Mac Book Pro and it is decent.
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Yes, it's fairly easy and is detailed in the manual that comes with the laptop.One of the reviews (page 3, I think) has a link to some RAM that was used to upgrade, if you'd rather not pay extra and buy it from Apple separately.
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Hi Eva, I have this exact macbook, and having used all kinds of laptops for years, I can tell you that it actually runs just a bit cooler than others. All laptops heat up to the point where it's a good idea to have some kind of lap desk (I got an excellent one at my local Barnes n Noble, should find lots of good ones here too...). I'm sure that it's not a good idea to have that much heat in your legs for extended periods of time, and temperature will depend very much on the type of use you give it, and when they're running on battery power they run cooler (and slower) to save energy. I cannot recommend the MacBook enough, I had an HP laptop for 2 years and then came back to a Mac Laptop, I don't know what I was thinking going to something non-Apple, the quality and attention to details in the MacBook is wonderful, and you can run any Windows application using either virtualization (Parallels or my favorite VMWare Fusion) or install Windows using Bootcamp and boot directly as if this were a Windows laptop. It is very fast and I have had zero problems with performance, battery life is also outstanding. Good luck!
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A Macbook Pro is a perfect notebook for your needs. If you don't want an apple check out the toshiba R835
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Hi good day! I'm on vacation in the United States and wanted to buy a macbook pro as this equipment in good condition. edtado wanted to know where this screen and if you have dead pixels. Also the battery life and DVD optical drive running smoothly. You can make a price cut as the currency is very low nuedtra next dollar. thank you very much will edtar in Los Angeles as sending takes?
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As a life long Apple user I'd be the first to tell you if it was worth it for the Apple display, but it's not, not when this screen is $300. This screen would be amazing if it was $600, thats how beautiful it is. Don't get any ideas Asus. Seriously though, don't get the Apple Display. If you buy this screen I personally promise that by the end of month one, you'll love it just as much as the computer you use it with. if you're a gamer I would pass on this display, but for everything else this is what you need. I'm looking at it right now (it's hooked up to my PS4) and i'm smiling. Thats how happy this amazing screen makes me, but to answer your question, it's works perfect with the macbook pro.
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I bought it about 3 yrs ago and still use it. What you can't expect it to do is run anything that needs os10.6 or above. I use it basically as an internet machine although I still record music with garageband which is the main reason I bought it in the first place. If I were looking for an inexpensive mac right now I would get a later model macbook pro, like my wife has. I've seen them on Amazon used for.about 700 bucks and that is a lot of computer for that money She bought hers new from Amazon about 2 years ago for about 2300. If you could find one for 7 or 8 hundred bucks, that would be a good deal. It is, in fact, what I going to do in a couple of months. I bought it about 3 yrs ago and still use it. What you can't expect it to do is run anything that needs os10.6 or above. I use it basically as an internet machine although I still record music with garageband which is the main reason I bought it in the first place. If I were looking for an inexpensive mac right now I would get a later model macbook pro, like my wife has. I've seen them on Amazon used for.about 700 bucks and that is a lot of computer for that money She bought hers new from Amazon about 2 years ago for about 2300. If you could find one for 7 or 8 hundred bucks, that... » Read More I bought it about 3 yrs ago and still use it. What you can't expect it to do is run anything that needs os10.6 or above. I use it basically as an internet machine although I still record music with garageband which is the main reason I bought it in the first place. If I were looking for an inexpensive mac right now I would get a later model macbook pro, like my wife has. I've seen them on Amazon used for.about 700 bucks and that is a lot of computer for that money She bought hers new from Amazon about 2 years ago for about 2300. If you could find one for 7 or 8 hundred bucks, that would be a good deal. It is, in fact, what I going to do in a couple of months. « Show Less
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Hi sterling. Do buy it. I bought mac just after i bought this because this thing gave a lot of hard time and that was mostly because of the Ubuntu and not the notebook. Also, Ipad mini is cheaper and far more functional than this. Cheers. Rashed
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Don't know anything about Macbooks and how tolerant the memory is for those products. I am a Windows based person.
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I, too, agree with dosers and Mark B. Plus, I'd add that you're somewhat looking at the glass as half empty. You've got a Mac G4...that's still working...on Leopard, perhaps. That's got to be at least a 5 year old computer, if not older, that is still working to your satisfaction. There's something to be said for that! If and when you're ready to get a new Mac w/ Intel processors, it will be worth it. But rest assured that your current Mac has exceeded the average expectancy and expectations of personal computers.
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its nice. the hp laptop itself is nice, but the operating system is crap. windows is the wrost operating system. it lacks security in which a virus has slipped through one of the best virus protection (webroot). if you want something reliable, get apple. cause now for the second time we must factory reset the computer. its nice dont get me wrong. but the operating system itself is crap. the virus has also effected the performance and functonality of the computer (encluding the webcam not working) so just make sure ur laptop doesnt get a virus.
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I returned the Lenovo and went for an apple product. I m very satisfied about it and its super fast.
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Hi sterling. Do buy it. I bought mac just after i bought this because this thing gave a lot of hard time and that was mostly because of the Ubuntu and not the notebook. Also, Ipad mini is cheaper and far more functional than this.Cheers.Rashed