Ok, so i took on everyones thoughts from my other thread about what things are best or most needed on a new laptop. And im gettin that macbook’s are the best to go for. So now im thinking that maybe selling my Pioneer CDJ1000MK2’s and selling the replacement laptop im due to get for my broken one could possibly fund a macbook pro plus i got a xmas bonus from work so there’s a good chance i could maybe afford one now. So i need advice on which one to go for? ive seen 2 one on ebay and one is a reconditioned one from pc world, here’s the 2 links to those, whats your thoughts on buying a 2nd hand one or a recon one? would you? wouldnt you? all advice is greatly appreciated and im sorry for another thread but i felt with this one being specifically about macbooks i may get some more feedback and help as most of you seem to favour them.
If you decide on the one on ebay you need to make sure it comes with the physical software discs that they’re listing it comes with. Otherwise if you want to clear the hard drive and start from fresh, which I would do if I was buying a used laptop, you won’t be able to reinstall that software.
I’ve bought an iMac, MBP, two iPhones, and and iPod touch refurb from Apple.
thought there would have been more feedback on this subject as everyone seems to have em lol, been to look at them in the shop before and the 13" one doesnt seem too small, but the 15" seems spot on let me know your point of view to which one you have, this is a lot of cash to splash so i wanna know as much as possible so i choose the right one and will be happy with it, the last thing i wanna do is buy one then few months down the linbe think damn i shoulda got the other one!!
Would u think a refurbished 17" macbook pro from pc world would be ok? it comes with a years warranty and i can also purchase the apple care for it from apple themselves for when that 1st 12 months runs out
ok, so i did it, i bought one ordered it this afternoon, its a refurbished Macbook Pro 17" with the following spec:
General Information Processor Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T9600
2.80 GHz
1066 MHz FSB
6 MB L2 cache
Operating System Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard
RAM 4 GB 1066 MHz DDR3 memory
Expandable to 8 GB
Graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT discrete graphics processor with 512 MB of GDDR3 memory
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor with 256 MB DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory (user-selectable to extend battery life)
Screen type LCD widescreen
Screen resolution 1920 x 1200 (Full HD)
Screen size 17-inch
Screen features LED backlight
Glossy
16:10 aspect ratio
Hard drive 500 GB SATA
5400 rpm
Optical disk drive 8x slot-loading SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
Memory card reader No
USB 3 x USB 2.0
FireWire 1 x FireWire 800
Modem/Ethernet 10/100/1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet (1 x RJ-45 connector)
Wi-Fi AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi
IEEE 802.11n draft specification
Also IEEE 802.11a/b/g compatible
Bluetooth Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
Video interface Mini DisplayPort
DVI, VGA, and dual-link DVI output possible with optional adaptors (not included)
Audio interface Combined optical digital audio input/audio line in (minijack)
Combined optical digital audio output/audio line out (minijack)
TV output No
Extension card slot 1 x ExpressCard/34 slot
Sound Built-in stereo speakers
Built-in omnidirectional microphone
Webcam Built-in iSight camera
Keyboard & Mouse Backlit full-size keyboard
Multi-Touch trackpad with support for two-finger scrolling, pinch, rotate, swipe, three-finger swipe, four-finger swipe, tap, double-tap, drag
Battery Built-in 95-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery
Additional features Precision aluminium unibody construction
MagSafe power port
Kensington lock slot
Highly recyclable aluminium and glass enclosure
Mercury-free display
Arsenic-free display glass
BFR-free
PVC-free internal cables
Reduced packaging volume
Meets ENERGY STAR Version 5.0 requirements
Rated EPEAT Gold
Accessories included 85-watt MagSafe power adaptor with cable management, AC wall plug and power cord, display cleaning cloth, install/restore DVDs, printed and electronic documentation
Software included iLife ‘’''09 (includes iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iWeb, GarageBand)
iTunes, Time Machine, Quick Look, Spaces, Spotlight, Dashboard, Mail, iChat, Safari, Address Book, QuickTime, iCal, DVD Player, Photo Booth, Front Row, Xcode Developer Tools
Size 25.0 x 393 x 267 mm (H x W x D)
Weight 2.99 kg
cant wait now, i opted for the 17" cos i thought it was excellent value for money and i wont be just using it for Djing as i dont do giggs no more so i thought the bigger screen would be an excellent choice all round.
Haha. does that one sound ok to you Karlos? ive done nothing but speak to people (friends) apple helplines all afternoon, driving my mrs mad lol, it comes as it would new resealed with everthing new in it, all software dvd’s etc, 12 months apple warranty and im going to purchase the Apple care plan for i think £200 so im then covered for 3 years
Yeah mate thats more than ample. Dont sweat all these i5 and i7 Macs. Your C2D is more than emough… it will FLY dude…
You can get 1 year Applecare with the mac and then buy the next 2 years when the first year is up. Saves you £200 now but you have to buy it before it runs out next year. Apple will ring you near the time. Thats what ive done every time i buy a Mac. I never buy the 3 years in one go.
these refurbs are excellent. You got no worries mate.
Cool, yeah i was speaking to a girl in the apple shop who seemed to know her stuff, and she said with that spec and with the way a mac runs with the operating system it will be really powerful and quick to, and i suppose coming from a acer laptop (even tho this has an i3) it will be mega quick compared to anything ive had.
plus i got a xmas bonus from work so there’s a good chance i could maybe afford one now. So i need advice on which one to go for? ive seen 2 one on ebay and one is a reconditioned one from pc world, here’s the 2 links to those, whats your thoughts on buying a 2nd hand one or a recon one? would you? wouldnt you? all advice is greatly appreciated and im sorry for another thread but i felt with this one being specifically about macbooks i may get some more feedback and help as most of you seem to favour them.