The mac upgrade question
While I still qualify for the student discount, do I put out the cash for a serious laptop upgrade?
Options...
MacBook Pro, 13-inch, Aluminium
Specifications
$1504 Canadian minus what I can sell the current laptop for
OR
MacBook Pro, 13-inch, Aluminium
Specifications
$1847 Canadian minus what I can sell the current laptop for
My current laptop is:
MacBook, 13-inch, White
Specifications
The current laptop has issues in terms of the case being oddly cracked (a lot of laptops from this generation do this). Switching laptops would give me the upgrade to Snow Leopard and iLife (value $134), an increase in processor speed, an increase in RAM speed, an improved graphics card, the addition of AppleCare ($299), the value of the iPod ($259), the switch to the unibody, improved battery life, backlit keyboard, and more. Quantifying the value of the increase in processor and RAM speed, or the graphics card or the value of the unibody and battery life, is hard. But of the things that I can quantify trivially, I'd be gaining a value of $692. I should be able to sell my existing laptop for between $500 and $1000 (when changed into Canadian).
So, the total cost to me would be $250 - 650 + tax.
The question is, is an improvement in processor speed, ram speed, graphics card, unibody, battery life, backlit keyboard, etc. worth a middling $450?
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iTouch vs. iPod Classic - which do you prefer, and why?
Options...
MacBook Pro, 13-inch, Aluminium
Specifications
- 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
- 2GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x1GB
- 160GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
- SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
- Backlit Keyboard (English) / User's Guide
- Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter
- Accessory Kit
- OS X 10.6
- AppleCare
$1504 Canadian minus what I can sell the current laptop for
OR
MacBook Pro, 13-inch, Aluminium
Specifications
- 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
- 4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
- 250GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
- SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
- Backlit Keyboard (English) / User's Guide
- Accessory Kit
- OS X 10.6
- AppleCare
$1847 Canadian minus what I can sell the current laptop for
My current laptop is:
MacBook, 13-inch, White
Specifications
- 2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
- 4GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM - 2x2GB
- 300GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
- Keyboard (English) / User's Guide
- SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
- Accessory kit
- OS X 10.5.8
The current laptop has issues in terms of the case being oddly cracked (a lot of laptops from this generation do this). Switching laptops would give me the upgrade to Snow Leopard and iLife (value $134), an increase in processor speed, an increase in RAM speed, an improved graphics card, the addition of AppleCare ($299), the value of the iPod ($259), the switch to the unibody, improved battery life, backlit keyboard, and more. Quantifying the value of the increase in processor and RAM speed, or the graphics card or the value of the unibody and battery life, is hard. But of the things that I can quantify trivially, I'd be gaining a value of $692. I should be able to sell my existing laptop for between $500 and $1000 (when changed into Canadian).
So, the total cost to me would be $250 - 650 + tax.
The question is, is an improvement in processor speed, ram speed, graphics card, unibody, battery life, backlit keyboard, etc. worth a middling $450?
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iTouch vs. iPod Classic - which do you prefer, and why?