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So I am in the market for a nice new computer and have had DELL all my life. Have been severely let down with a new one I bought a few years ago so I am moving to MAC.
Should I get the i5 processor or i7? And is the uk the cheapest place to purchase now?
Thanks
I might be able to get you discount if you want. Bird used to work there and I think she still has a few contacts there. Usually 10% but it's coming up on the end of the year so someone might want to sell off their personal discount.
Well sure let me know. Thanks
watch out monday online for cyber monday. i have a macbook pro 13" i wasn't using the disc drive so got rid of it for a ssd and huge upgrade well worth it make sure whatever you buy has a ssd. what would you be using it for? i got mine up the north with the exchange rate back good time to buy. not sure if you travel much or know anyone that does but herd of people buying them in japan for a lot cheaper due to there tax
Buy any Apple product directly from Apple, that way you'll have your warranty with them directly rather than with whatever shop you buy it from. That means worldwide cover with excellent customer service rather than being given a run around from whoever else.
You can get a student discount from the Apple online store by clicking "shop for education" - no questions asked, saved me ~150 Euro ;)
What will you use it for? What's your budget?
I bought a 2016 12" Retina MacBook with the M7 processor and 512 GB PCIE SSD (and 8GB RAM - the only option) and can honestly say it's the best computer/laptop/tech thing I've ever had and couldn't recommend it enough.
Gorgeous 1440p Retina display, fan-less design so totally silent, it weighs 900 grams! And the battery lasts all day and then some + it can be charged with a power bank just like a phone. It's ridiculously quick for bursty CPU usage (3.1GHz turbo boost) and I've had no issues with it since I bought it when it came out in April.
Don't buy it if you want to use it for gaming or connecting a ton of peripherals, but otherwise it's an incredible little machine! You can edit video, audio, and photos no problem whatsoever, but if that's the primary use then I'd say get a Pro!
Another bonus from buying from Apple is you'll have a 14 day window to return it if you don't like it, again no questions asked, so you could always try it out and if it doesn't suit or you need a different one just return it.
Again, depends on what you do.
I have the last gen MBP and it's a brilliant machine. The new while very slightly faster has only got USB-C connections, so for anything you want to connect to it you need an adapter that includes, USB, HDMI, Ethernet, SD card.
The other things with a mac now
Is that the ram is soldered onto the main board, so order the laptop with the most ram is can take. I'm pretty sure that's currently 16GB.
If you're doing anything that requires rendering of images, get one win a dedicated GPU.
Mine is an i7, 512GB SSD, 16GB Ram, 2GB GPU. I can run 2 VM's and the native operating system with minimal impact on performance. The higher spec you buy now the longer you'll have it.
I would look at buying it from DID, they will sell you a warranty the covers accidental for a period of 4 years, so if anything happens to the machine within a 4 year period, outside of loss or damage, they will repair it, if it's beyond economical repair, they'll replace it with a new equivalent or issue you store credit to the value of which you paid.
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Buy today from Apple and get cash back up to 250euro depending on the price!
I always buy directly from Apple and I'd buy about 4/5 computers per annum with work. Great service, quick delivery, same prices.
^ What Dave and Elmo said :)
International Apple warranty suited me better due to travelling but that sounds like a pretty good deal with that insurance. Go for whatever works best for ya!
Is that the Black Friday offer Elmo? It doesn't apply to the new MacBook Pro on the New Zealand online Apple Store sadly, it applies to the 12" MacBooks though!
Some good info there guys thanks. I just want a good laptop that wont get slow or give me bother. The dell I bought not long ago has let me down majorly. I wont be gaming or storing tons of videos etc.
Just something that will work like clockwork and rapidly load pdf's, powerpoints etc.
Budget is 1700 and at that price I dont want to think about another laptop for a long bloody time
Is it more usefull to have a better processor or better capacity?
Id rather have a better processor than capacity. As you said you wont be storing a massive amount. If you then decide to start saving a lot more you can add in an external hard drive
Is it the apple care protection plan you guys think is worth the purchase? Its expensive enough.
I'm 100% Apple! have 5 iMacs in work and a Pro at home. Never had to use Apple Care once over the past 5-6 years of having Macs/iphones/ipads. Very solid computers. BUT if you are going to bring a laptop around with you all the time just cover yourself with the Apple Care. You have a 1 year warranty with Apple anyway.
JohnC is right BTW! Get the better Processor. You can always use iCloud Drive and have up to a TB of space in the cloud which will store more than enough Videos and pictures for ya ... I currently have over 16000 photos on my iCloud plus videos, work documents and I'm now where near my limit.
Will find out monday.Quote:
Originally Posted by schoonerm3
The apple care plan doesn't cover damage
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So I bought directly from apple UK. Was cheaper in the UK than Ireland.
Used a student discount and saved about 300 pounds.
I got a mac pro 13" i7 processor 3.1ghz. 16gb ram and 256 ssd.
With that care package
I hope you bought a lot of dongles [emoji38]
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Why?????? Whats this about dongles now?
As I said in my previous post the new MacBook Pro doesn't have USB, card reader or hdmi, it's all done through USB-C, even the charger.
Eventually they'll be a mainstream interface, a few machines I've bought recently have the port but right now, nothing is using the connection.
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Basically, if you buy a MacBook Pro and an iPhone, you can't connect the two with the supplied connections [emoji23]
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Lol, I knew that alright. But I didnt buy the latest model because of the very reason you said. I got the previous model that has 2 usb3 and 2 thunderbolt crap.
But you can get adapters if you need them to convert between the two.
Same model as I have, great machine, only adapter you're really need, at a push is ethernet
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Congrats on the purchase, you'll love it :)
I'm told that i7 is a waste of money over and above i5 due to the limited benefit of hyperthreading. The only benefit of i7 over i5.
More details here:
https://www.google.ie/amp/lifehacker...?client=safari
No GPU on any of the i5 machinesQuote:
Originally Posted by rebel.ranter
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And the next addition off someone for christmas, http://www.speckproducts.com/apple/m...pro-cases.html
My last 2 Mac's have had one of these, offer superb protection without becoming intrusive or bulky.
Which one did you get Ciaran? Possible to get them in uk as opposed to US