Mac Desktop or Laptop

Moderator From : U.S.A. OS : Leopard

a mac is a great investment for anyone who does graphics work. anyone who is a student should take advantage of their great student offers. i have a macbook and an imac, both are worth every penny. im a web designer/developer, but i probably dont do as heavy graphics stuff as other types of designers. i cant imaging doing what i do on a pc.
save your pennies guys, its worth it!

Veteran Member From : Florida OS : Mac OS X Leopard

ya i agree. wen i had windows i used PSP and omg it was horrible. barely even ran good. woudnt allow what my mind could imagine. then i got a mac and so many more options, plus the higher detail screen than all my Dells makes it better to design also

Subject: Re: Mac Desktop or Laptop June 30th 2008, 4:46 pm

@lbroskee, right on. The screen looks so much more crisp and clear than my stupid hp laptop. And.. its glossy happy

Its a small 13" screen, but it feels much bigger

Subject: Re: Mac Desktop or Laptop June 30th 2008, 11:37 pm

yeahh

can't wait to get one

Veteran Member From : Florida OS : Mac OS X Leopard

FINALLY, u get y i dont complain that it's only 13" wen u all have 15" and up

Subject: Re: Mac Desktop or Laptop July 1st 2008, 9:20 am

lol. do you think 13" is too small? orrr do you think i should save up for a macbook pro and go for 15"

Subject: Re: Mac Desktop or Laptop July 1st 2008, 9:30 am

We just answered that question. Its not small because the screen is glossy, the resolution is fairly low and the colors are crisp.

MacBook Pro's cost much more... if you really want to you can save up, because a macbook pro is much better. But its your choice at this point

Veteran Member From : Florida OS : Mac OS X Leopard

ok macbook pro is pretty much what u wud want if u did this for a living, not as a hobby

Subject: Re: Mac Desktop or Laptop July 1st 2008, 11:47 am

righto. ill go for the macbook.

Regular Visitor From : Lyon, France OS : Windows Vista

yep, go for the macbook, it might seem pretty small, 13", but you get used to it, and it doesn't bother you anymore, trust me i've had the same problem. Furthermore, if you look at the specs, the default macbook has 1gb of RAM, bu tunlike windows, mac OSX doesn't drain as much RAM, so it is pretty fast. However, if you really want to boost this beast up some more, one 1gb of ram only cost around $25-$40 here is a link to Kingston for the RAM. Anyway, the processor is great and Macs are great for the entertainment, now the problem is to adapt to Mac OSX, if you're used to Windows, it'll probably take you 2-3 days to get really used to the OS. Hope this helps wink

Subject: Re: Mac Desktop or Laptop July 1st 2008, 10:26 pm

Haha yeah true.

thanks, i might grab an extra 1-2GB RAM extra.

lol now i cant wait to get one smile

Regular Visitor From : Lyon, France OS : Windows Vista

If there is something i learned from buying computers, is that RAM doens't matter, cuz for 20 bucks you have already 1 or 2 gb.

Veteran Member From : Florida OS : Mac OS X Leopard

i believe new macbooks hold up to 2 2GB sticks so jus buy a 2 GB nothin less better 4 the future

Subject: Re: Mac Desktop or Laptop July 2nd 2008, 4:32 am

yeah true, theyre only like 50 per gb

Veteran Member From : Florida OS : Mac OS X Leopard

wish i could find that cheap at a store by me. i got a 1 gb for 35 but on sale, rest of the time they are lik 90 :/

Subject: Re: Mac Desktop or Laptop July 2nd 2008, 2:25 pm

woah, nice sale! over 60% discount no? theres a place in Atlanta with amazing prices on RAM, usually i can find it NOT on sale for around 35 or 40 per gig. its called Fry's

Veteran Member From : Florida OS : Mac OS X Leopard

ya i no, it was at best buy 2. lol

Regular Visitor From : Lyon, France OS : Windows Vista

alxmarcond wrote:: woah, nice sale! over 60% discount no? theres a place in Atlanta with amazing prices on RAM, usually i can find it NOT on sale for around 35 or 40 per gig. its called Fry's

That's where i get all my parts for computers and other electronic stuff, but the one i go to is in chicago, 15 minutes away from my house

Subject: Re: Mac Desktop or Laptop July 2nd 2008, 10:53 pm

lol yeah. is there a thread on here with the best mac apps to get?

Regular Visitor From : Lyon, France OS : Windows Vista

there is a website with all the freewares for mac

Subject: Re: Mac Desktop or Laptop July 3rd 2008, 9:10 am

really?
any idea what it is?

Regular Visitor From : Lyon, France OS : Windows Vista

sorry i forgot what the link is

Moderator From : U.S.A. OS : Leopard

this place has a shoot ton of mac apps, not all free http://osx.iusethis.com/

but if you have specific stuff you need, ask away! im a mac app addict, i can probably point you in the right direction smile

I'm New OS : Windows XP

I had to get the Macbook Pro I use for school, simply because the university I go to requires all graphic design majors to purchase one (Macbook or Macbook Pro ) but in reality I would like to get a 24in iMac love

Regular Visitor OS : XP

it all depends how far away you are from entering college