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Here's what I'm currently leaning towards:
13" MacBook Pro
2.9GHz Dual-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM — 2x4GB
256GB Solid State Drive
$1884.33 (tax is $125!!!
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Would be much more excited if it had a better display. Retina is crazy expensive though and no optical drive.![Thumbsdown](https://themustangsource.com/forums/images/smilies/thumbsdown.gif)
For all I know, I'll be back leaning towards the PC tomorrow.
13" MacBook Pro
2.9GHz Dual-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM — 2x4GB
256GB Solid State Drive
$1884.33 (tax is $125!!!
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Would be much more excited if it had a better display. Retina is crazy expensive though and no optical drive.
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For all I know, I'll be back leaning towards the PC tomorrow.
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Here's what I'm currently leaning towards:
13" MacBook Pro
2.9GHz Dual-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM -- 2x4GB
256GB Solid State Drive
$1884.33 (tax is $125!!!
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Would be much more excited if it had a better display. Retina is crazy expensive though and no optical drive.![Thumbsdown](https://themustangsource.com/forums/images/smilies/thumbsdown.gif)
For all I know, I'll be back leaning towards the PC tomorrow.![Screwy](https://themustangsource.com/forums/images/smilies/screwy.gif)
13" MacBook Pro
2.9GHz Dual-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM -- 2x4GB
256GB Solid State Drive
$1884.33 (tax is $125!!!
![Thumbsdown](https://themustangsource.com/forums/images/smilies/thumbsdown.gif)
Would be much more excited if it had a better display. Retina is crazy expensive though and no optical drive.
![Thumbsdown](https://themustangsource.com/forums/images/smilies/thumbsdown.gif)
For all I know, I'll be back leaning towards the PC tomorrow.
![Screwy](https://themustangsource.com/forums/images/smilies/screwy.gif)
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You've gone wrong somewhere. Or more likely, your wife has put her spin into them and you didn't correct it.
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Here's what I'm currently leaning towards:
13" MacBook Pro
2.9GHz Dual-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM -- 2x4GB
256GB Solid State Drive
$1884.33 (tax is $125!!!
)
Would be much more excited if it had a better display. Retina is crazy expensive though and no optical drive.![Thumbsdown](https://themustangsource.com/forums/images/smilies/thumbsdown.gif)
For all I know, I'll be back leaning towards the PC tomorrow.![Screwy](https://themustangsource.com/forums/images/smilies/screwy.gif)
13" MacBook Pro
2.9GHz Dual-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM -- 2x4GB
256GB Solid State Drive
$1884.33 (tax is $125!!!
![Thumbsdown](https://themustangsource.com/forums/images/smilies/thumbsdown.gif)
Would be much more excited if it had a better display. Retina is crazy expensive though and no optical drive.
![Thumbsdown](https://themustangsource.com/forums/images/smilies/thumbsdown.gif)
For all I know, I'll be back leaning towards the PC tomorrow.
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I wish the 13" Pro had the same resolution as the 13" Air though. Then it would be a no brained to have your optical drive.
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Really though, how often does anyone use a optical drive anymore. Heck most software I install for myself or at clients is all downloadable
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If you're going to get the pro, get the SSD and ram 3rd party, and don't bother with AppleCare. You can get both much cheaper, elsewhere, and the pro is actually used upgradable (to an extent).
I wish the 13" Pro had the same resolution as the 13" Air though. Then it would be a no brained to have your optical drive.
I wish the 13" Pro had the same resolution as the 13" Air though. Then it would be a no brained to have your optical drive.
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I still by CDs and like to watch DVDs on mine when I go up north since there's only a VCR up there. Plus downloading anything with our internet takes forever, so if I can get a disk, I'll use the disk.
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I feel ya on the DVD thing though. Of course, you could rip a bunch of DVDs into iTunes and have them on your boot drive, then import the rest onto your external
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True, that is new. It used to be 4gb standard across the board. The $1499 13" MBP is still a good buy. Save up for a few months then upgrade to the SSD. But again, you get almost same work area on 13" Air as you do on 15" Pro ![Heh](https://themustangsource.com/forums/images/smilies/heh.gif)
I feel ya on the DVD thing though. Of course, you could rip a bunch of DVDs into iTunes and have them on your boot drive, then import the rest onto your external![Dunno](https://themustangsource.com/forums/images/smilies/dunno.gif)
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I feel ya on the DVD thing though. Of course, you could rip a bunch of DVDs into iTunes and have them on your boot drive, then import the rest onto your external
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If I could rip them into itunes, that would be helpful...I just feel dumb having to plug the drive into the computer to rip a disk or something though. I feel like it's going backwards in technology, though I guess that's the way of the download age.
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How do you like the Air?
Ok. Doesn't look too bad. Which method would you recommend for re-installing the OS?
Still considering the Air, but the Pro is much higher on the list.
If I could rip them into itunes, that would be helpful...I just feel dumb having to plug the drive into the computer to rip a disk or something though. I feel like it's going backwards in technology, though I guess that's the way of the download age.
Ok. Doesn't look too bad. Which method would you recommend for re-installing the OS?
Still considering the Air, but the Pro is much higher on the list.
If I could rip them into itunes, that would be helpful...I just feel dumb having to plug the drive into the computer to rip a disk or something though. I feel like it's going backwards in technology, though I guess that's the way of the download age.
I understand your reservations with keeping the internal drive - I thought the same way when I got my Air, but ultimately the portability and lack of mechanical parts inside that will fail, lead me to getting the Air. I actually was considering a 13" MBP with SSD option at the time, but for how little I used the optical drive on my iMac, I knew I could make do. And external HDDs are so small and inexpensive these days, I just carry mine around whenever I bring my computer somewhere, just in case. Also, every time I plug in the external (for iTunes stuff), Time Machine automatically backs up everything I've done since the last time I plugged in the drive, in the background. It's awesome.
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How do you like the Air?
Ok. Doesn't look too bad. Which method would you recommend for re-installing the OS?
Still considering the Air, but the Pro is much higher on the list.
If I could rip them into itunes, that would be helpful...I just feel dumb having to plug the drive into the computer to rip a disk or something though. I feel like it's going backwards in technology, though I guess that's the way of the download age.
Ok. Doesn't look too bad. Which method would you recommend for re-installing the OS?
Still considering the Air, but the Pro is much higher on the list.
If I could rip them into itunes, that would be helpful...I just feel dumb having to plug the drive into the computer to rip a disk or something though. I feel like it's going backwards in technology, though I guess that's the way of the download age.
My air does everything I need which isn't much. It's got 256gb ssd and 4mb ram. It's about a year old now.
I use it for Internet, word processing, and spreadsheets. I don't use it for anything else like video editing or anything. That's just not something I do. But for what I do it works fantastic.
I also wait for nothing. Instantly boots to password screen, instantly to desktop, when I open safari boom it's there. I have Kapersky as my antivirus. I bought a 5 computer subscription at work and use the other 4 on my macs at home. So far so good. Plus macs OS upgrades ate much cheaper. I think I paid $20 to go from Leopard to Snow Leopard and another $20 to go to Mountain Lion on my older macs that are at least 4 years old now.
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