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Originally Posted by SuperGreg
I have been considering getting a laptop, and I'm starting to lean towards the MacBook. This is the one I am intereted in thus far:
13" White
* 1.83GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
* 512MB memory (I would upgrade to 1GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x512 for an additional $75
* 60GB hard drive
* Combo drive
Ships: Within 24 hours
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$1,099.00 + $75 memory upgrade = $1,174
Here are my questions:
- For those of you that have one, how do you like it?
- I hear that you can run Apples Mac OS X or Windows XP. Does that capability come standard, or that is an additional software purchase?
- I will assume that if it can run windows XP, that I can install my legal versions of Office 2003, Outlook 2003 etc...??
- In addition, I kind find a spec on how much this thing weighs??
You feedback is appreciated in advance,
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- I have a pro and I love it. Many people have macbooks in my dorm though and they love theirs. Personally the keyboard design is awesome, as is the magnetic latch. Truly ingenious...
- It can run OS X & XP. To run XP, you will have to have a full copy of XP though. Boot camp (Apple's software that lets you run either XP or OS X) is free provided that you own XP. Or you can do Parrelel's, which is more convenient allowing you to run windows apps & mac os apps side by side on OS X. Note: When I say full copy of XP I mean a copy you bought. Dell or other PC makers will give you a stripped down version of XP with a new PC purchase that can't reinstall XP (on a dell, compaq, or any computer) - this won't work with boot camp or parrellel's - just a heads up... (Or you could just pirate a copy... cough, cough)... Also I had vista (beta) running on my macbook pro for a while, so these machines can handle Vista - although it was so buggy that I ended up removing it...
- If your running XP just to run outlook & office, I say just go out and buy the student edition of Office for Mac. At $150 its a bargain - and its the same bundle as the regular version. Plus its no questions asked...
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http://www.apple.com/macbook/specs.html lists it as 5.2 pounds.
I think you should go to an Apple store (
www.apple.com/retail) and play around with one. All demonstration computers in the Apple store are fully functional (connect to the internet, loaded to to the brim with software) and basically let you test drive the machine. Also Apple people can help you with your questions...
If you have any more don't hesitate to ask...