College

[Shiv]

so heres the deal

im getting a mac for college. however, i dont know if i should go the extra money for a 15" screen, or will 13" be enough. are there any differences between the 13 and 15 screens besides length? (like battery power, laptop size, etc.)

i would love to just get teh 15" screen, but this laptop is comming out of my own heard earned money, so if there are no real plusses to it then i might as well just get the 13"

here are the specs:
13-inch
2.53GHz
Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB memory
250GB hard drive1
SD card slot
Built-in 7-hour battery2
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics
$1,399.00

or the 15:
same specs but it costs $1,599.00

is it worth it? i'm going to get applecare protection too
help much appreciated

[Boni]

If it's for college you should just get on of those Asus EEE netbooks with linux pre-installed, there only £250 ($300 maybe). There fast little fuckers and there small too, It's what I used through college and it still come in handy at home.

[Shiv]

If it's for college you should just get on of those Asus EEE netbooks with linux pre-installed, there only £250 ($300 maybe). There fast little fuckers and there small too, It's what I used through college and it still come in handy at home.

thought about it but then realized i wasnt gay

[Madjid]

If it's for college you should just get on of those Asus EEE netbooks with linux pre-installed, there only £250 ($300 maybe). There fast little fuckers and there small too, It's what I used through college and it still come in handy at home.

thought about it but then realized i wasnt gay

LMFAO IBS!

[d4rkst4r]

id say stick with the 13", only pay the extra money if you get the macbook pro (which i got, 15"), either go all the way, or dont go all the way

[Jeremy Kill]

id say stick with the 13", only pay the extra money if you get the macbook pro (which i got, 15"), either go all the way, or dont go all the way

Yeah, this.

[Shiv]

id say stick with the 13", only pay the extra money if you get the macbook pro (which i got, 15"), either go all the way, or dont go all the way

i AM getting the macbook pro
thats why i want to know to get the 13" macbook pro or 15" macbook pro

[Jeremy Kill]

id say stick with the 13", only pay the extra money if you get the macbook pro (which i got, 15"), either go all the way, or dont go all the way

i AM getting the macbook pro
thats why i want to know to get the 13" macbook pro or 15" macbook pro

I'd say 15". I got the 15". It's lovely.

Except mine cost me $2500. What the fuck?!

[Shiv]

id say stick with the 13", only pay the extra money if you get the macbook pro (which i got, 15"), either go all the way, or dont go all the way

i AM getting the macbook pro
thats why i want to know to get the 13" macbook pro or 15" macbook pro

I'd say 15". I got the 15". It's lovely.

Except mine cost me $2500. What the fuck?!

so it IS worth it to pay the extra 200 for the big screen?

[Jeremy Kill]

id say stick with the 13", only pay the extra money if you get the macbook pro (which i got, 15"), either go all the way, or dont go all the way

i AM getting the macbook pro
thats why i want to know to get the 13" macbook pro or 15" macbook pro

I'd say 15". I got the 15". It's lovely.

Except mine cost me $2500. What the fuck?!

so it IS worth it to pay the extra 200 for the big screen?

I would say so. You're already playing $1300 anyway so another $200 probably won't hurt. Plus, you can never go wrong with the one you really want and Macs last a while.

[Shiv]

id say stick with the 13", only pay the extra money if you get the macbook pro (which i got, 15"), either go all the way, or dont go all the way

i AM getting the macbook pro
thats why i want to know to get the 13" macbook pro or 15" macbook pro

I'd say 15". I got the 15". It's lovely.

Except mine cost me $2500. What the fuck?!

so it IS worth it to pay the extra 200 for the big screen?

I would say so. You're already playing $1300 anyway so another $200 probably won't hurt. Plus, you can never go wrong with the one you really want and Macs last a while.

thats exactly why im gettin a mac over a pc
im hoping the mac will last me for 4+ years
now do i spend the extra money for the 7200 rpm.....?

[Boni]

id say stick with the 13", only pay the extra money if you get the macbook pro (which i got, 15"), either go all the way, or dont go all the way

i AM getting the macbook pro
thats why i want to know to get the 13" macbook pro or 15" macbook pro

I'd say 15". I got the 15". It's lovely.

Except mine cost me $2500. What the fuck?!

so it IS worth it to pay the extra 200 for the big screen?

I would say so. You're already playing $1300 anyway so another $200 probably won't hurt. Plus, you can never go wrong with the one you really want and Macs last a while.

thats exactly why im gettin a mac over a pc
im hoping the mac will last me for 4+ years
now do i spend the extra money for the 7200 rpm.....?

Hold on, you paying over a grand for this the the hard drive isn't even 7200rpms, fuck sake, what a rip off.

But I would go for the 13'' screen man, That $200 could be spent on something else that might be needed and a 13'' screen on a laptop is a big size, 15'' is a bit of useless weight that you'll have to carry about, but the finally decision is up to you. Other than the size, the better reason to get a 13'' is a better battery life. Remember the bigger the screen, the more power it will need and more work for the graphics processor card/ship.

And personally for me the thing I look for when I buy a laptop is battery life, that's why I bought my EEE is can last on a full charge for 12 hours, with the wireless active. but I use Ubuntu Netbook Remix.

Anyway, I suggest the 13'' and spend extra $200 on something else that you might need.

Hope this helps

[Shiv]

id say stick with the 13", only pay the extra money if you get the macbook pro (which i got, 15"), either go all the way, or dont go all the way

i AM getting the macbook pro
thats why i want to know to get the 13" macbook pro or 15" macbook pro

I'd say 15". I got the 15". It's lovely.

Except mine cost me $2500. What the fuck?!

so it IS worth it to pay the extra 200 for the big screen?

I would say so. You're already playing $1300 anyway so another $200 probably won't hurt. Plus, you can never go wrong with the one you really want and Macs last a while.

thats exactly why im gettin a mac over a pc
im hoping the mac will last me for 4+ years
now do i spend the extra money for the 7200 rpm.....?

Hold on, you paying over a grand for this the the hard drive isn't even 7200rpms, fuck sake, what a rip off.

But I would go for the 13'' screen man, That $200 could be spent on something else that might be needed and a 13'' screen on a laptop is a big size, 15'' is a bit of useless weight that you'll have to carry about, but the finally decision is up to you. Other than the size, the better reason to get a 13'' is a better battery life. Remember the bigger the screen, the more power it will need and more work for the graphics processor card/ship.

And personally for me the thing I look for when I buy a laptop is battery life, that's why I bought my EEE is can last on a full charge for 12 hours, with the wireless active. but I use Ubuntu Netbook Remix.

Anyway, I suggest the 13'' and spend extra $200 on something else that you might need.

Hope this helps

lol
honestly, i was going to upgrade my hard drive anyway. so i was gonna get the 7200 rpm. but now im going to get the 15" screen anyway . unfortunately i like big screens

[Max]

If it's 2GB RAM as standard then it might be cheaper to buy the extra 2GB and put it in yourself or pay someone a lot less to do it. I dunno, work it out.

[Shiv]

If it's 2GB RAM as standard then it might be cheaper to buy the extra 2GB and put it in yourself or pay someone a lot less to do it. I dunno, work it out.

i already got it lol
it was 4 gig standard