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Mac has an educational discount of roughly 10% for university faculty, staff, and students. At mac.com, go to Store, look on the left. MacBook starts at $999.00 with educational discount.
I switched to an iBook five years ago and will never go back to Microsoft. My wife switched four years ago and says the same thing about her MacBook Pro.
I will never own another desktop PC, or whatever we call those big clunkers nowadays, either. Being tied to one location is simply ridiculous now that wireless is so easy and affordable.
I switched to an iBook five years ago and will never go back to Microsoft. My wife switched four years ago and says the same thing about her MacBook Pro.
I will never own another desktop PC, or whatever we call those big clunkers nowadays, either. Being tied to one location is simply ridiculous now that wireless is so easy and affordable.
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I love Macs, but simply cannot stomach 2-3x the expense for higher-end computing. Their $2800 high-end mac desktop is equivalent to systems you can find for 800-1200 for PC. Same story with their monitors, gorgeous, but wildly overpriced. $500 for a 20" monitor, when that's the going rate for a 24" monitor, and 20's go for 180-200 quite often?
I will likely get a macbook laptop a few years down the road (simply for the aesthetics when working on the road), but their power-desktops need to come down about half (to say 20-50% more, instead of 200-300% more) before I'd realistically consider them.
I will likely get a macbook laptop a few years down the road (simply for the aesthetics when working on the road), but their power-desktops need to come down about half (to say 20-50% more, instead of 200-300% more) before I'd realistically consider them.
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jwinslow;1194728; said:
Buy a Mac Mini for $599, then head over to WalMart and pick out an LCD TV to go with it.
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Muck
Enjoy Every Sandwich
Dryden;1194839; said:Buy a Mac Mini for $599, then head over to WalMart and pick out an LCD TV to go with it.
jwins + photoshop + Macmini = melted mini
Dryden;1191952; said:
I have.
Is my anecdotal info <> yours? :p
(I also supported a shop that more than 2k Mac seats, but that's beside the point.
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Jake
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Gotta admit, so far I'm a bit frustrated with my purchase. Once simple tasks have become needlessly complicated. I'm told I need plug-ins for various things, am given a link, but when I go there it becomes an easter egg hunt trying to find it.
I'd call Apple support but they're "closed" at this hour. Their hours aren't much different than my work hours so they haven't been of any help to me yet.
The potential is there, but I'm wondering how long it will take to get this thing to a point where I can fully utilize it.
I'd call Apple support but they're "closed" at this hour. Their hours aren't much different than my work hours so they haven't been of any help to me yet.
The potential is there, but I'm wondering how long it will take to get this thing to a point where I can fully utilize it.
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scott91575
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I know, a little late, but I will jump into the debate...
Apple is only safer because it is smaller. All Apple users would be served better to not try and get others to join. If Apple gains in popularity, the same problems that happen with MS operating systems will happen to Apple.
As far as Vista goes, I have two different computers running Vista. I have had no issues. The vast majority that complain either didn't have the hardware to run it (it is a resource hog, but if you have it that is no big deal), or had problems at launch.
I like PC's because I get a heck of a lot more bang for the buck. Heck, I run hardware that Apple cannot even offer or match, and I paid as much as a high end Mac. Yet for most users they are just fine.
BTW...I own Apple stock, so go ahead and keep buying. The more competition the better. I get higher stock prices and PC components/software are reduced in price.
In the end, congrats on your new computer. Always a nice little toy and should serve you well. I have used Apple operating systems, and they are easy to pick up on. You won't regret your purchase.
Apple is only safer because it is smaller. All Apple users would be served better to not try and get others to join. If Apple gains in popularity, the same problems that happen with MS operating systems will happen to Apple.
As far as Vista goes, I have two different computers running Vista. I have had no issues. The vast majority that complain either didn't have the hardware to run it (it is a resource hog, but if you have it that is no big deal), or had problems at launch.
I like PC's because I get a heck of a lot more bang for the buck. Heck, I run hardware that Apple cannot even offer or match, and I paid as much as a high end Mac. Yet for most users they are just fine.
BTW...I own Apple stock, so go ahead and keep buying. The more competition the better. I get higher stock prices and PC components/software are reduced in price.
In the end, congrats on your new computer. Always a nice little toy and should serve you well. I have used Apple operating systems, and they are easy to pick up on. You won't regret your purchase.
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Jake
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Replaced my Netgear with an Airport yesterday and the internet performance is noticeably better. For a hundred bucks, it should be. Also found some of the plug-ins.
Any Apple users running Saft, btw?
Still getting used to things but less frustrated because it's actually responding now. Nothing drives me nuts on my computer like watching a webpage take forever to load, given the investment I've made into high speed, hardware, etc.. :hatepc:
Any Apple users running Saft, btw?
Still getting used to things but less frustrated because it's actually responding now. Nothing drives me nuts on my computer like watching a webpage take forever to load, given the investment I've made into high speed, hardware, etc.. :hatepc:
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rocketman
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Weird, you don't have to switch routers to get the internet to work better on a Mac... but if the Airport works, then that's good to hear.
The big things to get are Flip4Mac (lets you play WMV's in quicktime) and VLC for video playing. Perian, is an open-source all-in-one codec pack that lets you play almost any video format in Quicktime - definitely worth a download. Other programs I personally can't live without are Quicksilver and Growl.
I just use regular Safari 3.1 and and Camino, though I hear Firefox 3 is much better for Mac. Definitely need two browsers on a Mac - Safari can handle 99% of whats on the net but every once in a while you'll find something that doesn't work and you'll need Firefox or Camino.
I guess the only "trick" is to not try to make OS X run like Windows. Learn the keyboard shortcuts, take advantage of hot-spots/gestures, Expose, Spaces, etc.
There are literally millions of articles on the net devoted to what apps new Mac users should get to make the transition easier.
The big things to get are Flip4Mac (lets you play WMV's in quicktime) and VLC for video playing. Perian, is an open-source all-in-one codec pack that lets you play almost any video format in Quicktime - definitely worth a download. Other programs I personally can't live without are Quicksilver and Growl.
I just use regular Safari 3.1 and and Camino, though I hear Firefox 3 is much better for Mac. Definitely need two browsers on a Mac - Safari can handle 99% of whats on the net but every once in a while you'll find something that doesn't work and you'll need Firefox or Camino.
I guess the only "trick" is to not try to make OS X run like Windows. Learn the keyboard shortcuts, take advantage of hot-spots/gestures, Expose, Spaces, etc.
There are literally millions of articles on the net devoted to what apps new Mac users should get to make the transition easier.
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Jake
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Muck;1199163; said:
If the OS was my only frustration I'd be happy - I'll figure out the OS.
What really bugs me is that simply surfing the internet has become a chore. Every day is an adventure. One minute I'm connected, the next minute we're configuring the Airport as if we just took the damn thing out of the box.
I only use it in the evening when I'm home, and it's 2-3 times a night. The browser stops working, and it's time to go through the Airport Utility to configure my router. I think I reconfigured my Netgear router on my PC twice in 5 years.
I'm sure I could make some really cool videos on this thing, but my first priority with any computer is the internet. My 10 days with Apple have flat out sucked in that regard, and I've spent almost 2 grand for the pleasure.
The bright side? I see why Apple doesn't have problems with viruses. You have to actually be connected to the internet to get a virus. :ohwell:
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rocketman
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Do a few searching on the Apple support forums: Apple - Support - Discussions - Internet, and Networking the MacBook
There might be other people with similar problems and ways to fix it. I've had no problems with a Linksys and Netgear routers. WIFI is WIFI, it doesn't matter what OS you run it on.
There might be other people with similar problems and ways to fix it. I've had no problems with a Linksys and Netgear routers. WIFI is WIFI, it doesn't matter what OS you run it on.
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Jake
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I agree, the make of the router shouldn't matter but I tried to make it as easy as possible for the computer.
Anyway, just finished my daily chat with the Apple Care folks. Nice guys, I think we'll be spending the holidays together seeing as how often we've spoken the last two weeks. We reset pretty much everything in the Macbook, since by process of elimination the problem resides within. Things are working okay now, but it's too soon to tell if we're good for the long term.
I have to admit I don't have much patience with new, expensive devices that don't work consistently. If the problem persists I'll be looking to unload this for whatever I can get and move on...life is too short to spend my weeknights as an unpaid computer technician.
Time will tell...
Anyway, just finished my daily chat with the Apple Care folks. Nice guys, I think we'll be spending the holidays together seeing as how often we've spoken the last two weeks. We reset pretty much everything in the Macbook, since by process of elimination the problem resides within. Things are working okay now, but it's too soon to tell if we're good for the long term.
I have to admit I don't have much patience with new, expensive devices that don't work consistently. If the problem persists I'll be looking to unload this for whatever I can get and move on...life is too short to spend my weeknights as an unpaid computer technician.
Time will tell...
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What model MacBook did you buy, the standard or the Pro?
Also, is the problem with the disconnecting solely related to WiFi dropping and looking for a signal? Have you tried a wired connection just to rule out if its hardware or the OS?
Also, is the problem with the disconnecting solely related to WiFi dropping and looking for a signal? Have you tried a wired connection just to rule out if its hardware or the OS?
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how old was your netgear router?
i'm willing to bet that the reason you see better speed with the airport is because of draft n - your netgear probably didn't support it and thats what your new macbook is running.
i'm willing to bet that the reason you see better speed with the airport is because of draft n - your netgear probably didn't support it and thats what your new macbook is running.
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