Why is this called university ? Can o buy for ms son who is 12 years old and has apple mac pro worn os s version 10.8.2
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The University version has a discounted price and requires you to register with a university/college affiliated e-mail address or select a university affiliation.
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I have Mavericks OS 10.9.4 and it works fine. I don't know how far back it goes. The box it came in was destroyed in our earthquake so I don't have the Mac specs handy, but I would guess it might go back as far as Snow Leopard, maybe earlier, but that is just a guess. Is it not supplied with the sales specs for the product? Sorry, I don't have more info handy at this time. I do have to say that I have moved on to Rosetta Stone. They have a terrific sale (50% and I bought the full program Levels I-V for about $250. Don't know if it's still on, but I received it just before the quake. Now that Our house is about restored, I'm getting ready to load it up.
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Any news on Mac compatability as I'm looking at it as well and have 2 graduations over the next 3 weeks!
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I bought this for my grandson last year and his Mac Book pro is about a year and a half old and I'm not sure if he has the same OS.
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Visit an Apple store to try typing/browsing for yourself on one of their demo machines. If there isn't an Apple store near you, check one of the retailers that are selling MacBooks too (check Best Buy, CompUSA). Good luck.
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no, apple is different from microsoft computers/laptop. this apple is the old edition and is not compatible with technology today. it's really slow, so doing homework on this laptop is not a good idea and because it is apple, it can't be updated like how microsoft computers/laptops
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They are older than the current generation of mac books. Some are older than others, look for one that is as new as possible if you can. You can Google the model numbers to find out when they were sold as the newest generation.
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No, it is not. You should search for older models. The new ones - specially MacBooks Pro with Retina display - are not upgradeable.
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I think its a very nice gift. I switched to Mac in 2005 after using Windows forever, I'm sure he will do just fine. One thing I learned is that you have to not "think" like we did on windows, functions are not too many levels deep, so when he needs something he doesn't use everyday, try not to automaticlly look too deep too fast. Here is a link to some basics Switching Habits, I hope it helps. https://www.apple.com/support/macbasics/pctomac/
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Don't get me wrong I think macbooks are a great computer and I own an early 2008 model. However, while these new aluminum look really nice and have new features such as trackpad, graphics card, etc....the price has gone up 20% over earlier 2008 macbooks with the same processor speed(checkout macworld's benchmarks). This is revision 1 of these new macbooks....thus you are going to pay top dollar for something that has a few known bugs already(screen, trackpad). Like anything else, you will get more bang for your buck if you wait until early next year when revision 2 comes out at cheaper price points. I love the macbooks but can't recommend this one to ppl based on value for your money. Not to mention apple's new improved snow leopard OS will be coming out mid next year too.
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I've been running Lion for a few days now. I don't find it worth even the $30 Apple is charging for it. It seems a determined attempt on behalf of Mr. Jobs to make everything, including Macs, look and function as an iPad. Enough already. If I want an iPad, I'll use an iPad. I'm trying to run a decent laptop here, and Lion's trying to dumb things down to a tablet level. My advice is to stick with Snow Leopard.
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bought mine Saturday, came with old leopard (but i bought snow leopard)best macbook pro ever. snow leopard really makes it come alive (with speed)my adobe and pro apps load up with the greatest of ease (it's scary how fast they run now), heck, even firefox doesn't slow down the system anymore! (though it does take it's time)and now you can add more than 10 items to you dock (when dragging a folder down), soo awesome!
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Forget it, they dropped support a long time ago. I sold it as soon as I found out there would be no new driver for Mac. I think the latest one works with Leopard or something.
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Truth be told, a Mac is more of a luxury compared to other PCs out there. I would not say it is a waste of money. If you do end up buying it you will not regret it. But since I am sure you are a broke college student (like me) it is going to put a dent in your wallet.
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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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Also, give BootCamp a shot. It's a free download on the Apple website. The only downside is that you would have to dual-boot the Mac, which means, if you want to use the Windows apps, you would have to reboot your Mac into the Windows OS. I would recommend Parallels, but if $80 is not in the budget, BootCamp is the best alternative.
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I just received my MacBook today, and was disappointed to find that it had tiger installed, not leopard. I was under the impression that leopard would already be in it. looks like I would have to pay another $100-plus to purchase it. If you have any luck from Amazon, please let me know.