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07-28-2009, 08:37 PM
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| What comes with a MacBook Pro?
i need a notebook for grad school, first i considered a Vaio FW, but kind of figured that it was a little not practical and the build quality is not the best
refer to http://www.revscene.net/forums/lapto...hlight=fw+vaio
now, i want to know if the Macbook Pro come with MS Office. If not, how do i get a copy version (like the ones for PC for like $10 from a asian place), it is possible for Macs? i don't want to pay another $200.
i am currently considering a 15" Macbook Pro. I get $120 off from employee discount from my job.
thanks!
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07-28-2009, 08:48 PM
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Software - OS X + iLife
Hardware - Laptop, Battery, Charger. If it's an older one, it'll come with a remote and video adapters.
Why would you pay $10 for a pirated copy of Office ? If you're going to pirate it, you may as well do it for free ...
A Sony Vaio is impractical for what you said your purposes are but a Macbook Pro is ? I fail to see how ... A few of the things you want to do will require Windows (+$$$ on MBP) and the Vaio has a slightly better graphics card.
MBP has the advantages of battery life, build quality, and size/weight. How much are you going to be moving this thing ?
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07-28-2009, 09:28 PM
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i want a relatively bigger screen cuz i will be working with multiple documents and spreadsheets and possibly stream a megavideo...
and the 14.1" i have now is just too small.
i am carrying this thing to school from/to the parking lot, and probably work with it in the office or group studies. so i don't want it falling apart after a year.
i have looked at lenovo, they are very expensive for the specs i get, i looked at other sonys and they are too small (the SR series) or too expensive (the z series)
i don't want hp or compaq, i have had bad experiences with the battery and quality.
so next up is Mac.
i hate the feeling when i open up the laptop, the bottom lifts too. that's my pet peeve with the sony FW series.
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07-28-2009, 10:10 PM
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Get a dell then.
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07-28-2009, 10:34 PM
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Dell or Toshiba.
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07-28-2009, 11:38 PM
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lol i am in the same dilemma it also involves getting laptop for grad school and i'm considering the MBP as well as dell lol
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07-29-2009, 08:31 AM
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if it's for school, don't get a Mac. And in my experience, Apple =\= build quality.
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07-29-2009, 09:02 AM
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Dell FTW, I should know I sell both...
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07-29-2009, 10:35 AM
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Should check if the school has a discount for software. If it does it'll be really cheap.
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07-29-2009, 11:17 AM
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^ well you can do that Office for students thing for $60
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07-29-2009, 02:24 PM
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I would go with a Lenovo. They're built well, and they're not too expensive (cheaper than a mac, for sure)
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07-29-2009, 03:31 PM
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dell latitudes are amazing. I use one for school. Its built so tough that i've spilt a whole glass or orange juice on it before and it still is good to go. had to change the keyboard, but that was a 20-30 dollar replacement.
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07-29-2009, 09:36 PM
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just went to the apple store and asked more about the mac.
basically i will not be able to run any programs that are not made for mac, so i will need something like a "parallel" for $100 and run it in windows.
and i need to install stats program like eview on it.. and i don't think i can torrent a Mac version of that easily, that's if they make one at all.
it's also very $$$$... ~$2100-2200 with taxes for the 15"
it's REALLY sexy though.
dell....................... well.......... it's ugly.
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07-29-2009, 10:25 PM
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it kind of defeats the purpose of a mac if you have to run windows on it to do the stuff you want. Might as well just get a normal laptop.
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07-29-2009, 11:01 PM
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that is true
just looked at the Dell XPS16, is it really true that the battery only last 30 mins!? look at one of the review.. lol http://www1.ca.dell.com/ca/en/busine...bsd&cs=cabsdt1 | |
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07-29-2009, 11:55 PM
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Lenovo constantly comes out with 15% off discounts which would highly work in your favor. Monitor RFD for details.
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07-30-2009, 12:15 PM
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dell....................... well.......... it's ugly.
| you're going to use it for school. what does it matter if it doesn't look pretty.
dell's business line is highly regarded for its durability and not much will beat the warranty it comes with it.
if you go with the home series, you're not gonna get the same type of quality.
mac's are great, but like you said, the programs that you need to run cant do it without parallels. Unless you got money growing on tree's it might not be the best option, especially if youre a student.
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08-01-2009, 01:33 PM
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Why did you even bother posting on rs? Every fucking one of them are apple haters.
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08-01-2009, 05:56 PM
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^ no we don't. I don't hate Mac's, I just hate people that buy things ignorantly, and pay too much for something that doesn't do what they really need it to do. There's are people that need Mac's, there are people that need PC's, and there are people that need something that both Mac's and PC's can do. For the most part, students need PC's. The people that I know who have tried to use a Mac as a student have ended up either putting Windows on it, or are using half-working ports or whatever of Windows programs. for a stupid, that isn't very cost effective or productive.
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08-01-2009, 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Rikaro Why did you even bother posting on rs? Every fucking one of them are apple haters. | Ah, the mark of a true fan boy who can't defend Mac any other way 
Like underscore said, most of us don't have macs; they just have certain uses.
I have both.
macbook = photo editing and iPhone programming.
IBM = everything else.
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08-01-2009, 09:29 PM
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Macbooks are overpriced for what you get in performance compared to other brands.
But for a fashionable commodity which has a popularity following you're always going to pay a premium.
There are tons of other viable options which are an overall better value price/performance wise.
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08-03-2009, 05:32 PM
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#22 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by freakshow Ah, the mark of a true fan boy who can't defend Mac any other way
Like underscore said, most of us don't have macs; they just have certain uses.
I have both.
macbook = photo editing and iPhone programming.
IBM = everything else. | not true. I still use both my pc and mac. I'm just saying you're asking in the wrong place.
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