Apple MacBook Pro MA463LL/A 15.4" Notebook PC (1.83GHz Intel Core Duo, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, SuperDrive) I'm looking for a great lap top for my daughter as a H.S. graduation gift. She will be studying graphic design. I know that graphic design uses the Macintosh. Any suggestions? Apple MacBook Pro MA463LL/A 15.4" Notebook PC (1.83GHz Intel Core Duo, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, SuperDrive) I'm looking for a great lap top for my daughter as a H.S. graduation gift. ... » Read More Apple MacBook Pro MA463LL/A 15.4" Notebook PC (1.83GHz Intel Core Duo, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, SuperDrive) I'm looking for a great lap top for my daughter as a H.S. graduation gift. She will be studying graphic design. I know that graphic design uses the Macintosh. Any suggestions? « Show Less
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Without a doubt this is an excellent laptop. That being said, if your daughter plans to use OS X on the laptop it might be slower because programs like photoshop have not yet been written in universal binary for the new intel chips. The INCREDIBLE upside to this laptop is that there currently exists a simple download that will allow Windows XP to run on this laptop, making it immediately incredibly powerful and fast, running all XP programs at full speed.
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this is a wonderful laptop. though it may not be the optimal time yet, but half a year after your precious daughter's graduation, the transtion should be pretty smooth by then, and dual-booting windows XP and OS X on mac book pro would be much more pleasant. at any rate, even now photoshop still runs well. not as fast as it could POTENTIALLY run a bit later, but still very good. it is always good to have the choice of running windows and os x on the same machine. (while doing so on a non-apple pc is illegal)
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I understand you are asking about Apple MacBook Pro MB604LL/A 17-Inch Laptop (2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 4 GB RAM, 320 GB Hard Drive, Slot Loading SuperDrive). There are numerous offerings for this on Amazon currently. It is ASIN: B000VR3P9K. Here are the specs: Built-in lithium-polymer battery. Up to 8 hours of wireless productivity. NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT discrete graphics processor and NVIDIA GeForce 9400M integrated graphics processor; Glossy display 320GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard drive; 512MB of GDDR3 memory 4GB of 1066MHz DDR3 memory; two SO-DIMM slots support up to 8GB SuperDrive 8x (DVDR DL/DVDRW/CD-RW)
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It honestly doesn't really matter. It's all about your preference on which one is the best. If you're talking about the quality and speed, then try and find one that has a 2 g/hz processor or above. I personally like dells, they are a very reliant computer. Plus, they have a very cool look to them. But, to me, if you're willing to spend some money, MacBooks are the way to go. Not only does the software not crash, apple has always had very good products. The only draw-back to it is the cost. So, in conclusion, it's all about what you're willing to spend.
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It mainly depends on what you would be using the Mac for. The MacBook is a newer model and will perform just as well if not better than the older MacBook Pro. It is very easy to upgrade the RAM and HD on the MacBook which would result in better performance. Video cards have the same amount of VRAM, so they are comparable in that regard. Either Mac would be a good option, but I would personally go with the newer MacBook.
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The Mini is very popular for this purpose. Several friends use them (even the previous version) and love them. I'm planning to buy one myself in the next few weeks. I get full 1080p when attaching my MacBook, so I expect no different from the Mini. But I would get it with 2 GB of RAM (you can add it later or order direct from Apple with the RAM upgrade as a build-to-order option).
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For an older computer I thought this computer was awesome. I highly recommend it but if you are looking for a computer for multi-tasking find a new or used Macbook Pro. Macs are awesome at multi-tasking. Plus you can run Windows on a Mac if you have any Windows programs or games you can't live without. You can look up some of my videos on what you can do with a Macbook Pro. Search Craig Wayman on Youtube
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I'm not very knowledgeable on Mac products. All I know it's the Mac laptop that has the i5 processor. It's the most recent one you can buy that is not the air.
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The graphics are the onboard Intel HD Graphics 3000 which has 1.67GB of dedicated memory. Running Minecraft is rough with that, and because it's integrated into the mobo, it isn't upgradeable. I still highly recommend this machine as a former engineering major during college. Great machine with the i7 and 8GB of RAM, but weak graphics.
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I had iPad, MacbookPro, iMac, Mac mini and Pro, I´m a musician and art designer, so the tools are needed and justified, but, when it comes to computer matters, you must be truthful. a PC its not ever comparable to a Tablet. a movil device is not as good as a x86 processor. ok. way to long the differences.an iPad is a Movil device, complementary to the other devices from apple. beautyful, practical, delightful, but not complete.instead this samsung is just perfect. its a PC, is a Tablet, and it could be use as a Graphic Tablet device. or even as a future wheel drive for a space car... I had iPad, MacbookPro, iMac, Mac mini and Pro, I´m a musician and art designer, so the tools are needed and justified, but, when it comes to computer matters, you must be truthful. a PC its not ever comparable to a Tablet. a movil device is not as good as a x86 processor. ok. way to long the differences.an iPad is a Movil device, complementary to the other devices from apple. beautyful, practical, delightful, but not complete.instead this samsung is just perfect. its a PC, is a Tablet, and it could be use as a Graphic Tablet device. or even as a future wheel drive for a... » Read More I had iPad, MacbookPro, iMac, Mac mini and Pro, I´m a musician and art designer, so the tools are needed and justified, but, when it comes to computer matters, you must be truthful. a PC its not ever comparable to a Tablet. a movil device is not as good as a x86 processor. ok. way to long the differences.an iPad is a Movil device, complementary to the other devices from apple. beautyful, practical, delightful, but not complete.instead this samsung is just perfect. its a PC, is a Tablet, and it could be use as a Graphic Tablet device. or even as a future wheel drive for a space car... « Show Less
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I'll second this. Just chatted with someone from the apple.com, and they said a 17" MacBook Pro would arrive within a couple weeks of ordering.
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First, if you are set on a 14 inch laptop like I was, this one is the deal. You can find better pricing on 15.6 inch lappys but generally they aren't as powerful. They still may meet your needs as the tendency is to overbuy. Look at the top 100 list for amazon computers
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Thanks for the input. I constantly have to tell my kids they can't play with my $2,000 Mac laptop when I'm not there with them and the price is definitely right on these. Amazing what they manage to put in these little things for the money. I decided to go with the 900 since the smaller keyboard will probably actually be easier for them. Found one with the same hard drive as the 904. I hope they can make it last. I know they will love it as long as they do.
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I think the lap top will have all that a college student would ever need. My only gripe was Windows 8.I gave it to a college kid, he is happy with it. Its worth the money.
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You are giving up having a larger viewing area for your monitor. Also, probably Macbook Pro you have has a faster CPU and maybe a faster HD. You cannot replace those on a Macbook. If your Pro has a 7200 rpm HD then that is much better than the 5400 HD that's available on the Macbook.Combine that with a 2.8 GHz cpu and you have a much faster laptop.If you are talking about weight the Macbook weighs 4.5 lbs and the Pro probably a lb or more than that. Bottom line, unless you are doing a lot of graphics of photoshopping that require a lot of cpu time and HD space I would say that an aluminum Macbook would be just fine for you. You are giving up having a larger viewing area for your monitor. Also, probably Macbook Pro you have has a faster CPU and maybe a faster HD. You cannot replace those on a Macbook. If your Pro has a 7200 rpm HD then that is much better than the 5400 HD that's available on the Macbook.Combine that with a 2.8 GHz cpu and you have a much faster laptop.If you are talking about weight the Macbook weighs 4.5 lbs and the Pro probably a lb or more than that. Bottom line, unless you are doing a lot of graphics of photoshopping that require a lot of cpu time and HD space I would say that an aluminum... » Read More You are giving up having a larger viewing area for your monitor. Also, probably Macbook Pro you have has a faster CPU and maybe a faster HD. You cannot replace those on a Macbook. If your Pro has a 7200 rpm HD then that is much better than the 5400 HD that's available on the Macbook.Combine that with a 2.8 GHz cpu and you have a much faster laptop.If you are talking about weight the Macbook weighs 4.5 lbs and the Pro probably a lb or more than that. Bottom line, unless you are doing a lot of graphics of photoshopping that require a lot of cpu time and HD space I would say that an aluminum Macbook would be just fine for you. « Show Less
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That is a mistake in the listing. This computer does not have an Apple processor. It has an AMD C-70 1 GHz dual core processor
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Specifically, as discovered by OWC, the 13-Inch "Mid-2010" MacBook Pro models (and only the 13-Inch models) -- the MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.4 13" Mid-2010 and "Core 2 Duo" 2.66 13" Mid-2010 identified by MacBookPro7,1 -- can support up to 16 GB of RAM with dual 8 GB memory modules if they are running OS X 10.7.5 or higher, have been updated to use the latest EFI, and are equipped with proper specification memory modules. If running a version of Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard," these models only can use 8 GB of RAM.Hope this helps!! I'm sure this only applies to "PRO" models, not white case macbooks. Specifically, as discovered by OWC, the 13-Inch "Mid-2010" MacBook Pro models (and only the 13-Inch models) -- the MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.4 13" Mid-2010 and "Core 2 Duo" 2.66 13" Mid-2010 identified by MacBookPro7,1 -- can support up to 16 GB of RAM with dual 8 GB memory modules if they are running OS X 10.7.5 or higher, have been updated to use the latest EFI, and are equipped with proper specification memory modules. If running a version of Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard," these models only can use 8 GB of RAM.Hope this helps!! I'm... » Read More Specifically, as discovered by OWC, the 13-Inch "Mid-2010" MacBook Pro models (and only the 13-Inch models) -- the MacBook Pro "Core 2 Duo" 2.4 13" Mid-2010 and "Core 2 Duo" 2.66 13" Mid-2010 identified by MacBookPro7,1 -- can support up to 16 GB of RAM with dual 8 GB memory modules if they are running OS X 10.7.5 or higher, have been updated to use the latest EFI, and are equipped with proper specification memory modules. If running a version of Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard," these models only can use 8 GB of RAM.Hope this helps!! I'm sure this only applies to "PRO" models, not white case macbooks. « Show Less
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That's one of my favorite MacBook Pro models! Nickname is "Glossy". Yes, that is the correct RAM type and speed, but the A1150 only supports 2GB of RAM. If you install 4GB, it will not recognize the additional memory. This is the second generation of Intel Macs, and the memory addressing is limited by the processor and the logic board. It's also a 32-bit processor, so you're going to be limited in your upgrading options (both software and hardware) going forward. If you are looking to speed this computer up, you might consider upgrading the Hard Drive to a solid state drive. It isn't as fast as RAM, but it will minimize the "spinning colored wheel" you're probably getting when launching apps or browsing the internet. You can get a small SSD for &lt;$100. Installation is tricky if you've never done it before, so you might be springing for labor. Hope that helps.