MBP 15" vs. 13" + Where to get it cheap?

**Ed Paris** · 12-15-2010, 04:58 PM

Originally Posted by 3heads

Well, if Senor Panda's discount is not as cheap as the Apple on Campus stuff would be, I might be able to help as well. Since the university here is participating in the program I could probably get you one (still employed there and my last purchase was over a year ago, so I should be eligible for the discount)

gravis told me, that it will be cheaper than the campus discounts. going there tomorow and checking the prices

**maxonemillionone** · 12-15-2010, 05:00 PM

Nothing cheaper than a hackintosh.

The Samsung R580 laptop has an i5 and costs HALF the price of a MPB with BETTER hardware and is a PERFECT hackintosh.

YOU LITERALLY just pop in an iBoot CD, then put in the RETAIL Snow Leopard DVD. Install. Update. Enjoy your not-applebranded cuntware

**3heads** · 12-15-2010, 05:12 PM

Originally Posted by earl panda

gravis told me, that it will be cheaper than the campus discounts. going there tomorow and checking the prices

Well, even better then (just thought I'd offer my help anyways, since I don't see myself buying another Mac during the next year

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Originally Posted by maxonemillionone

Nothing cheaper than a hackintosh.

The Samsung R580 laptop has an i5 and costs HALF the price of a MPB with BETTER hardware and is a PERFECT hackintosh.

YOU LITERALLY just pop in an iBoot CD, then put in the RETAIL Snow Leopard DVD. Install. Update. Enjoy your not-applebranded cuntware

Actually, there is other things to a laptop than sheer computing power. Just thinking about the multitouch-trackpad, the magnetical power chord, the impressive battery runtime, and stuff like that - I really wouldn't want to miss out on that anymore. And with a Windows machine I would have to, most likely

**maxonemillionone** · 12-15-2010, 05:22 PM

Originally Posted by 3heads

Well, even better then (just thought I'd offer my help anyways, since I don't see myself buying another Mac during the next year

)

Actually, there is other things to a laptop than sheer computing power. Just thinking about the multitouch-trackpad, the magnetical power chord, the impressive battery runtime, and stuff like that - I really wouldn't want to miss out on that anymore. And with a Windows machine I would have to, most likely

Multitouch is a software thing not hardware. If you have ever run linux you can turn any laptop with a touch pad into a muti-touch trackpad. Thus it will work, exactly the same as MPB, with the Voodoo PS/2.kext.

Hours of battery time is also a software thing. They are called C-states and are must be individualized to every laptop. So if you wanted the hours of battery life all you have to do is fiddle with the DSDT to get possibly MORE than MPB battery rates. (I think you only get an hour and a half out of a MPB whereas my T60 gets 3 hours on full power off battery....)

Compared to Windows you are definitely right but you are talking to a Linux fanboy homie. We can do anything better than you.

Please, raise another Apple superiority, I dare you.