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Gidney N Cloyd

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2. I think we're on the same page...

Reply to struggle4progress (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 6, 2012, 01:00 PM

Jan 2012

I'd like a laptop and it can be low end, though I'd rather it wasn't at the very bottom and could stay a viable machine for a few years. One big difference I see between the Macbook Airs and the Mackbook Pros is the amt of RAM they can handle. Money is ~some~ object but it might be best to spend a couple hundred more now to avoid buying a 2014 doorstop.
What do you think of the MacBook Pro i5 2.4 13 11? It doesn't seem much more expensive than the Airs.

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Need advice on purchasing (some type of) Mac [View all] Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2012 OP

What's the budget? What do most of the student users have? And what does "portable" mean to you? struggle4progress Jan 2012 #1

I think we're on the same page... Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2012 #2

I only actually own a white MacBook, several generations of Minis, and a Mac Pro struggle4progress Jan 2012 #3

I've seen MacBook Pros, the 13 inch model. originalpckelly Jan 2012 #9

I'd go with a 13" MacBook Pro and here's why Stinky The Clown Jan 2012 #4

Very helpful. Thanks. Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2012 #5

A word about Blackboard, specifically . . . . Stinky The Clown Jan 2012 #6

My iMac is the cheap one, and it is better compared to the MBPro 13 inch. originalpckelly Jan 2012 #10

I'd get the 13" MacBook Air CreekDog Jan 2012 #7

I'll check the model out. Unfortunately this is a gummint purchase so no refurbs. Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2012 #8

Damn. originalpckelly Jan 2012 #11

Mac Book - there's an education discount for those REP Jan 2012 #12

If you are needing to troubleshoot things like accessibility, online access/compatibility etc suffragette Jan 2012 #13

I'd guess most students are running Snow Leopard (10.6.8) or Lion REP Jan 2012 #14

I'd also guess most at Snow Leopard with a few on earlier systems suffragette Jan 2012 #15

Yes. I know :-) REP Jan 2012 #16