I feel like this is a stupid question, but I need to get a laptop and I'm totally out of the game WRT tech at the moment.
I'll need to use it for photo processing and some internet surfing.
I want:
- reliability (so Mac??),
- as few potential issues with viruses and all that crap as possible (so Mac??),
- high resolution, decent size screen (so ideally 15"+ Retina or 4K)
- quick (so SSD and 8gb+ of RAM)
but I'm also not loaded...
I've been looking at the 'top spec' non-touchbar MacBook Pros from 2015 (because I want a full proper keyboard) but they seem to range from about a grand at CEX:
(https://uk.webuy.com/search?stext=laptop pro 16gb 15" 11,5 4980HQ)
to something like £1900 at Hoxton:
(https://www.hoxtonmacs.co.uk/collec...k-pro-retina-15-inch-core-i7-2-8ghz-mid-2015a)
The latter is refurbished and has 12 months warranty, but is that worth £900 more??
I have thought that I could get one of the MacBook Pros from CEX and then spend a portion of the remaining £900ish on a cheap new laptop with a larger screen and Full HD or better, something like this:
https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/compu...ld-laptop-256-gb-ssd-silver-10195125-pdt.html
as that would mean I could use the Mac for offline photo processing (and avoid any potential issues with viruses) and then the cheap one for online surfing etc.
I recall that it has been suggested that Windows is pretty secure nowadays unless you're a moron who clicks on email attachments from Nigerian strangers, but I thought that attempted access to open ports was still a thing??
(Sorting security is such a ballache - any recommendations on that front would be very welcome.)
I guess I'm just seeking some advice on which way to jump, as the MacBook Pro would surely be fine for years and retain decent secondhand value, even if I bought the £1900 refurbished version, but I don't want to get ripped off by overpaying.
But then I don't want to spend a grand on something from CEX or eBay that becomes a very expensive paperweight just outside of any Returns or warranty period it might have 😕 as it's not really £900 saved if I have to spend it 6 months from now...
I guess buying the expensive version is buying 'peace of mind' with the warranty for the higher cost, but warranties are the thing that you never need when you buy them but always need when you don't... lol
Any advice gratefully received!
I'll need to use it for photo processing and some internet surfing.
I want:
- reliability (so Mac??),
- as few potential issues with viruses and all that crap as possible (so Mac??),
- high resolution, decent size screen (so ideally 15"+ Retina or 4K)
- quick (so SSD and 8gb+ of RAM)
but I'm also not loaded...
I've been looking at the 'top spec' non-touchbar MacBook Pros from 2015 (because I want a full proper keyboard) but they seem to range from about a grand at CEX:
(https://uk.webuy.com/search?stext=laptop pro 16gb 15" 11,5 4980HQ)
to something like £1900 at Hoxton:
(https://www.hoxtonmacs.co.uk/collec...k-pro-retina-15-inch-core-i7-2-8ghz-mid-2015a)
The latter is refurbished and has 12 months warranty, but is that worth £900 more??
I have thought that I could get one of the MacBook Pros from CEX and then spend a portion of the remaining £900ish on a cheap new laptop with a larger screen and Full HD or better, something like this:
https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/compu...ld-laptop-256-gb-ssd-silver-10195125-pdt.html
as that would mean I could use the Mac for offline photo processing (and avoid any potential issues with viruses) and then the cheap one for online surfing etc.
I recall that it has been suggested that Windows is pretty secure nowadays unless you're a moron who clicks on email attachments from Nigerian strangers, but I thought that attempted access to open ports was still a thing??
(Sorting security is such a ballache - any recommendations on that front would be very welcome.)
I guess I'm just seeking some advice on which way to jump, as the MacBook Pro would surely be fine for years and retain decent secondhand value, even if I bought the £1900 refurbished version, but I don't want to get ripped off by overpaying.
But then I don't want to spend a grand on something from CEX or eBay that becomes a very expensive paperweight just outside of any Returns or warranty period it might have 😕 as it's not really £900 saved if I have to spend it 6 months from now...
I guess buying the expensive version is buying 'peace of mind' with the warranty for the higher cost, but warranties are the thing that you never need when you buy them but always need when you don't... lol
Any advice gratefully received!
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