Mac's

[cK]

I'm going to wait until the 14th but i'd imagine the new stuff will be mega expensive and the older stuff which i'm interested in now (2.4ghz macbook £799) will come down in price?

 

[Justin]

I really want MacBook Air!

Anyone got one!?

 

[Dafthead]

I think you're all gay and need to get out more












P.S. Mac's suck big floppy donkey dick but I still want one

 

[Daz]

I'm going to wait until the 14th but i'd imagine the new stuff will be mega expensive and the older stuff which i'm interested in now (2.4ghz macbook £799) will come down in price?

No.
They'll stop the old stuff, and just replace it. Generally, prices are the same or better for equivilent products.

 

[RSi Dave]

Anyone run OSX on pc hardware or vmware on windows?

i really want a mac but a) i cannot afford one and b) i have never used one and wouldnt know where to start.

I have been reading some guides on the vmware installation and seems like a decent choice, i understand it wont be identical to MAC hardware but it will give me a decent trial before saving up

 

[BenWall]

needs to be a intel cpu, and quite a few motherboards wont work. My mate tried it, and unless you buy a copy a copy of OSX it's really hard to crack.

 

[Feirny]

Find yourself a uni student and give them the money to get you one, give them £20 or so for their troubles.

Its 15% of for students, and Apple care is £59 instead of £250ish.

 

[Moby]

New Macs next tuesday.

Doh! I've just bought one

 

[Renshaw]

^ hows that then? LINK??? im in my final year. do you need your NUS card or just your uni id??

Renshaw

 

[Tom]

New Macs next tuesday.

Doh! I've just bought one

fail.

 

[Daz]

^ hows that then? LINK??? im in my final year. do you need your NUS card or just your uni id??

Renshaw

You need to go to the HE Education Apple store from a University PC..
(Well you did a couple of years ago)

They use the hostname of the PC to verify you.. (it has to come from .ac.uk)

 

[Tom]

Just sneek into halls and plug in.

 

[Renshaw]

^ hows that then? LINK??? im in my final year. do you need your NUS card or just your uni id??

Renshaw

You need to go to the HE Education Apple store from a University PC..
(Well you did a couple of years ago)

They use the hostname of the PC to verify you.. (it has to come from .ac.uk)

ok cheers i'll give it a go later! er... can i still buy applecare on its own for my powerbook even though its about 3 years old now?

Renshaw

 

[Tom]

No.

 

[seb]

any ideas on what the new macs are going to be updated on? is it both desktops and laptops?

 

[Tom]

Solid aluminum casing, Multitouch, Led Lit Screens.

Usual processor upgrades, price reductions and increased spec.

 

[seb]

any upgrades in specs etc?

what is multitouch?

 

[Tom]

http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/features.html

 

[Feirny]

You need to go to the HE Education Apple store from a University PC..
(Well you did a couple of years ago)

They use the hostname of the PC to verify you.. (it has to come from .ac.uk)

ok cheers i'll give it a go later! er... can i still buy applecare on its own for my powerbook even though its about 3 years old now?

Renshaw

I went instore and used my Uni Student card, they scan the barcode on it.

 

[Daz]

ok cheers i'll give it a go later! er... can i still buy applecare on its own for my powerbook even though its about 3 years old now?

Renshaw

I went instore and used my Uni Student card, they scan the barcode on it.

Ah. Cool.

Well, not really.. I'm not at Uni any more

 

[Feirny]

I went instore and used my Uni Student card, they scan the barcode on it.

Ah. Cool.

Well, not really.. I'm not at Uni any more

Go make some friends that are freshers lol. They'll do anything for a tenner :rasp:

 

[furry_cup]

ive bought stuff online through the student website when im not even a student.

 

[Daz]

ive bought stuff online through the student website when im not even a student.

That's Student.. around 7%/8% discount I think. Higher Education (where they actually check) is 15% or something.

Oh, and:

http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/09/apple-notebook-event-is-on-october-14th/

If there's a 12"/13" Macbook (Pro or not, depends which looks best ), small, light, but made in aluminum and looks awesome.. then we've hit lucky!

 

[planetx]

I can them VAT free for cash

 

[Tav]

You can't put a price on genuinely good design. I bought a MacBook for university just to try something a little different. Over the last year it has been excellent!

Considering you can run windows on it definitely bumps up the flexibility/appeal.

I still use a PC at home, can't see that changing yet...

 

[cK]

Does anyone know what apple are releasing?

 

[Daz]

Does anyone know what apple are releasing?

Nope. They never release until the event.. unless someone gets a leak, but they are quite rare.

 

[Hixxey]

Wheres best place to purchase a mac laptop?

Needs to be wireless, have plenty of storage space, copy cd/dvd's and mainly just used for web browsing.

Any suggestions on which mac is best suited to my needs?

Here

 

[furry_cup]

ive bought stuff online through the student website when im not even a student.

That's Student.. around 7%/8% discount I think. Higher Education (where they actually check) is 15% or something.

Aaah ok i get it. That will explain why my brother got a bigger discount when i got him to get my MCP through uni. got the (nearly) top spec one apple care and controller for £1499