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Apple Macbook update tomo?
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6/468 17poo
After seeing the conversion of dollar to pound the prices are way too steeep!!
£950 notes on a computer seems a shed load to me, very big decision!
£950 notes on a computer seems a shed load to me, very big decision!
Two have been ordered
Which ones?
2.0? 2.4?
I was thinking of getting the 2.0 if any.. but might go for the 2.4 to get the backlit keyboard.
Altho.. I'm sticking to 2GB RAM and 160GB HDD - really easy to change now.. HDD is under the battery!
Won't be for a little while tho.. more expensive than I thought
Need to sell some old stuff.. eBay watch out!
Haha. :rasp:
Power supply isn't an issue - Apple use universal power supplies, and you just change the plug.
The main thing which would annoy me is the £ key.. it wouldn't be printed on the 3 (you'd have a # instead) which would be really annoying.. depends if having £ printed over 3 is worth the extra month I guess.
Revels Mum & Sister
Which ones?
2.0? 2.4?
I was thinking of getting the 2.0 if any.. but might go for the 2.4 to get the backlit keyboard.
Altho.. I'm sticking to 2GB RAM and 160GB HDD - really easy to change now.. HDD is under the battery!
Won't be for a little while tho.. more expensive than I thought
Need to sell some old stuff.. eBay watch out!
2.0
Clio 197
Tom
ClioSport Club Member
EV (s)
I reckon I'll buy a Dell Mini 9 instead and install Leopard onto it
Yeah but does it have mutitouch?
Is it glass and ally?
NEIN!
6/468 17poo
They have them already in the apple store?
Lakeside saturday then
Lakeside saturday then
Clio 197
^^
To make you spend more £££!
To make you spend more £££!
133, 182, Kangoo 182
Exactly, they are trying to make the more expensive one seem like they are actually worth the money.
The cost isn't that bad to be honest in comparison to others.
It's expensive in that it's still 1300quid for the laptop spec I'd want, but, if I wanted a Dell, it wouldn't be cheaper/much cheaper.
The main difference is Apple don't sell a low spec laptop.. everyone else does.. therefore you can find a £400 laptop very easily, but it won't be anywhere near the spec of the Apple.. *That's* what makes them look expensive. If you want a 600quid laptop, great.. but it won't be a new Apple.
I've just done a quick comparison with a like-for-like, as much as possible, for a Dell.
I'm not going into the whole "If I ring Dell I can get it cheaper etc etc" as it'll just confuse this test.. instead, I'll just use both web sites. I'm also basing this on the Latitude.. others need not apply
I chose Dell because IMO, they make some of the best laptops, for the best price.. so it seems fair. Also, if I bought a laptop, I'd buy either the Latitude E4300 or the Macbook.. so they seem the logical choice to compare.
Comparison:
Dell is a Latitude E4300 (13"), Macbook is a Macbook 13"
Both CPUs 2.4GHz.
Both have 4GB RAM.
Dell only has 200GB HDD, Macbook has 320GB.
Dell only has Mobile Intel® GS45 Express Chipsets, Macbook obviously has the NVIDIA.
Dell has 3Y NBD Warranty, Macbook has standard 1 year.
Dell has Vista Ultimate, Macbook has OSX (Vista Ultimate as that's the closest to the Macbook really)
Dell is a price from dell.co.uk and Apple is from www.apple.com/uk/thestore. (Prices as of 12:16pm, Sunday 19th October).
The Dell, inclusive of VAT and delivery is: £1365.35
The Macbook, inclusive of VAT and delivery is: £1319.01
Bar the warranty, the Apple is better spec throughout. And I'd argue that the warranty cost of the Dell (they don't let you select anything lower than 3Y NBD on their website) is less expensive than the better stuff in the Apple.. so kinda cancels each other out. I've not even started on the web cam, glass trackpad etc.. soo... that puts the Apple a bit further ahead.
Quite an interesting study for us resident geeks
It's expensive in that it's still 1300quid for the laptop spec I'd want, but, if I wanted a Dell, it wouldn't be cheaper/much cheaper.
The main difference is Apple don't sell a low spec laptop.. everyone else does.. therefore you can find a £400 laptop very easily, but it won't be anywhere near the spec of the Apple.. *That's* what makes them look expensive. If you want a 600quid laptop, great.. but it won't be a new Apple.
I've just done a quick comparison with a like-for-like, as much as possible, for a Dell.
I'm not going into the whole "If I ring Dell I can get it cheaper etc etc" as it'll just confuse this test.. instead, I'll just use both web sites. I'm also basing this on the Latitude.. others need not apply
I chose Dell because IMO, they make some of the best laptops, for the best price.. so it seems fair. Also, if I bought a laptop, I'd buy either the Latitude E4300 or the Macbook.. so they seem the logical choice to compare.
Comparison:
Dell is a Latitude E4300 (13"), Macbook is a Macbook 13"
Both CPUs 2.4GHz.
Both have 4GB RAM.
Dell only has 200GB HDD, Macbook has 320GB.
Dell only has Mobile Intel® GS45 Express Chipsets, Macbook obviously has the NVIDIA.
Dell has 3Y NBD Warranty, Macbook has standard 1 year.
Dell has Vista Ultimate, Macbook has OSX (Vista Ultimate as that's the closest to the Macbook really)
Dell is a price from dell.co.uk and Apple is from www.apple.com/uk/thestore. (Prices as of 12:16pm, Sunday 19th October).
The Dell, inclusive of VAT and delivery is: £1365.35
The Macbook, inclusive of VAT and delivery is: £1319.01
Bar the warranty, the Apple is better spec throughout. And I'd argue that the warranty cost of the Dell (they don't let you select anything lower than 3Y NBD on their website) is less expensive than the better stuff in the Apple.. so kinda cancels each other out. I've not even started on the web cam, glass trackpad etc.. soo... that puts the Apple a bit further ahead.
Quite an interesting study for us resident geeks
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Rav4
I am seriously considering a getting one of the new macbook pro's just want to wait for the new 17" version to come along. And then will be making my purchase.
I know in the past I have mentioned my dislike but with student discount they are pretty reasonably priced in comparison to similarly spec'd systems and will hold its money better so seems like the better option.
I know in the past I have mentioned my dislike but with student discount they are pretty reasonably priced in comparison to similarly spec'd systems and will hold its money better so seems like the better option.
Audi TT Stronic
The cost isn't that bad to be honest in comparison to others.
It's expensive in that it's still 1300quid for the laptop spec I'd want, but, if I wanted a Dell, it wouldn't be cheaper/much cheaper.
The main difference is Apple don't sell a low spec laptop.. everyone else does.. therefore you can find a £400 laptop very easily, but it won't be anywhere near the spec of the Apple.. *That's* what makes them look expensive. If you want a 600quid laptop, great.. but it won't be a new Apple.
I've just done a quick comparison with a like-for-like, as much as possible, for a Dell.
I'm not going into the whole "If I ring Dell I can get it cheaper etc etc" as it'll just confuse this test.. instead, I'll just use both web sites. I'm also basing this on the Latitude.. others need not apply
I chose Dell because IMO, they make some of the best laptops, for the best price.. so it seems fair. Also, if I bought a laptop, I'd buy either the Latitude E4300 or the Macbook.. so they seem the logical choice to compare.
Comparison:
Dell is a Latitude E4300 (13"), Macbook is a Macbook 13"
Both CPUs 2.4GHz.
Both have 4GB RAM.
Dell only has 200GB HDD, Macbook has 320GB.
Dell only has Mobile Intel® GS45 Express Chipsets, Macbook obviously has the NVIDIA.
Dell has 3Y NBD Warranty, Macbook has standard 1 year.
Dell has Vista Ultimate, Macbook has OSX (Vista Ultimate as that's the closest to the Macbook really)
Dell is a price from dell.co.uk and Apple is from www.apple.com/uk/thestore. (Prices as of 12:16pm, Sunday 19th October).
The Dell, inclusive of VAT and delivery is: £1365.35
The Macbook, inclusive of VAT and delivery is: £1319.01
Bar the warranty, the Apple is better spec throughout. And I'd argue that the warranty cost of the Dell (they don't let you select anything lower than 3Y NBD on their website) is less expensive than the better stuff in the Apple.. so kinda cancels each other out. I've not even started on the web cam, glass trackpad etc.. soo... that puts the Apple a bit further ahead.
Quite an interesting study for us resident geeks
Don't be ghey.. you know Dell owns !
PS. I'm off to Florida in a week, Can't wait to pick up my new Macbook Pro
That is the issue.. as sneeks said above, the Macbook White had a $100 price drop... but it's gone up 30quid here, haha.
Audi TT Stronic
And with the exchange rate being 1.93 when I got my dolla's !!!! :approve:
Its a NIX based OS so I will probably feel at home, just as long as there is a Terminal button hidden away somwhere
