02-13-2011 at 10:35 AM
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ive never had any experiance with 13 inch laptop are they good for watching utube or movies?
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It's perfect for youtube, I have a 10" netbook and that's a bit small, but my GF has a 12" and that's been perfect so far. The only issue with the 13" macbook/Pro is that they're running really old processors (1-2 generations out of date).
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02-13-2011 at 01:02 PM
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It's perfect for youtube, I have a 10" netbook and that's a bit small, but my GF has a 12" and that's been perfect so far. The only issue with the 13" macbook/Pro is that they're running really old processors (1-2 generations out of date).
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are u talking about Intel Core 2 Duo?
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02-13-2011 at 01:46 PM
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While the Core 2 will more likely than not satisfy your needs, it's pretty old now, especially since the 2nd Gen Core i series will be launching in a week or so.
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02-13-2011 at 02:03 PM
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While the Core 2 will more likely than not satisfy your needs, it's pretty old now, especially since the 2nd Gen Core i series will be launching in a week or so.
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i am not buying now im waiting till summer so maybe they will update
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02-13-2011 at 02:18 PM
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Whats the point of wasting $ on a mac if your gonna have to install windows on it? The same price you pay for that mac you can get a PC much more powerful
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02-13-2011 at 02:36 PM
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Oh and one more thing. BUY it with a Credit Card (that has the warranty feature). The standard 1 year warranty then becomes 2 years for free.
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Working in an apple repair centre, I can tell you this: It's not worth it. Just buy the Apple warranty with the student discount if you want more than a year.
If you go through a credit card warranty, you have to bring the computer in for repair, get a quote, fax it to the credit issuer, wait for them to assess it and respond, then initiate the repair, which takes at least a couple days to get the parts and install them. We had one lady's computer for over a month before they replied to her saying they would cover the repair under her insurance.
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02-13-2011 at 06:49 PM
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Working in an apple repair centre, I can tell you this: It's not worth it. Just buy the Apple warranty with the student discount if you want more than a year.
If you go through a credit card warranty, you have to bring the computer in for repair, get a quote, fax it to the credit issuer, wait for them to assess it and respond, then initiate the repair, which takes at least a couple days to get the parts and install them. We had one lady's computer for over a month before they replied to her saying they would cover the repair under her insurance.
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Strange. It seems so much more painless in theory.
When I talked to CIBC, they told me how they initiate the warranty is to have the person bring it to the approve repair center (Apple in this case). Have it repair and charge on the credit card. Once that is done, the credit card company (CIBC) will remove the charge from the monthly statement.
Even then, hmm, a month of wait time or pay $250 for the AppleCare. Hard choice for the cheapskates.
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02-13-2011 at 09:13 PM
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if ur planning to play games, dont get it. if its just for homework/internet/videos, go ahead. else get an asus
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02-13-2011 at 09:54 PM
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Strange. It seems so much more painless in theory.
When I talked to CIBC, they told me how they initiate the warranty is to have the person bring it to the approve repair center (Apple in this case). Have it repair and charge on the credit card. Once that is done, the credit card company (CIBC) will remove the charge from the monthly statement.
Even then, hmm, a month of wait time or pay $250 for the AppleCare. Hard choice for the cheapskates.
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I'm sure that each bank has their own policy on how to do it, but they still need to assess it. no company is going to pay $1500 to repair a computer that would only cost $1000 to replace.
For a student that needs their computer, I'd think downtime is more of an issue, especially when you're already paying that much for the computer.
And FYI, that repair we had for over a month waiting for her insurance...it was a total of $200 and some dollars. imagine what a $700 repair would take.
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will a new one come out this summer? maybe with I3? (for 13" macbook pro)
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02-14-2011 at 05:40 AM
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if ur planning to play games, dont get it. if its just for homework/internet/videos, go ahead. else get an asus
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Or get a decent Asus and both play video games and do your homework on it..
(a.k.a do what I did)
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Or get a decent Asus and both play video games and do your homework on it..
(a.k.a do what I did)
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which kind did u pick and how much was it?
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02-14-2011 at 06:36 AM
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if ur planning to play games, dont get it. if its just for homework/internet/videos, go ahead. else get an asus
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Or get a decent Asus and both play video games and do your homework on it..
(a.k.a do what I did)
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Honestly, with the way he's going about things, he seems like the type of person that'll have his PC loaded with crapware and virus' within a month of use. He's probably the type of person that simply needs OSX to protect him from himself.
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02-14-2011 at 08:48 AM
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The good news is that if you purchase a mac they have almost zero digital protection for their programs, which basically means you can download entire suites of programs and install them just like you purchased them in store.
Not to condone piracy, but if Apple doesn't want to do any DRM it's kind of their own fault, not to mention the fact that their software suites are generally overpriced imo anyways.
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I'm sure that each bank has their own policy on how to do it, but they still need to assess it. no company is going to pay $1500 to repair a computer that would only cost $1000 to replace.
For a student that needs their computer, I'd think downtime is more of an issue, especially when you're already paying that much for the computer.
And FYI, that repair we had for over a month waiting for her insurance...it was a total of $200 and some dollars. imagine what a $700 repair would take.
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Gotcha.
Since you work in a Repair Center, is there a way for us consumers to bypass the normal No Battery clause in AppleCare?
As in, what are some good methods to get the battery replace (normal decay) while still under AppleCare?
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