yes, all the laptops are new ones that got released last week
― caek, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 09:35 (twelve years ago) link
you can rent/buy movies using itunes.
― caek, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 09:36 (twelve years ago) link
a film takes up the same amount of space as 10 albums
and if you rent it you delete it anyway
my current laptop won't even let me watch youtube without skipping or freezing
ok these new models, in what ways are they better than the old ones? like is there something to actually make up for lacking a function i need to use regularly?
― star-spangled david banner (lex pretend), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 09:37 (twelve years ago) link
they are not creaky
― caek, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 09:38 (twelve years ago) link
no i mean the macbooks that were available two weeks ago that have been taken off the market
― star-spangled david banner (lex pretend), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 09:39 (twelve years ago) link
they weigh less because they got rid of something most people don't use
― caek, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 09:40 (twelve years ago) link
they didn't exactly weigh a ton to start with. what else have they made better. if there's nothing else i may as well get a refurbished one.
― star-spangled david banner (lex pretend), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 09:42 (twelve years ago) link
they are a bit faster, but tbh the refurbs will be so much faster than your 6 yr old one the difference between the new ones and the two week old ones will be marginal to you
― caek, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 09:43 (twelve years ago) link
i would get a refurb
if i were you i mean
lex, having read many of your angry posts about your current creaky model, you will be absolutely fine with last year's model. also, get applecare.
― Autumn Almanac, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 09:43 (twelve years ago) link
my mbp is two years old and it's still superb
― Autumn Almanac, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 09:45 (twelve years ago) link
and are refurbished ones actually...likely to last long? given that they are 2nd hand/repaired/whatever? that makes me a bit uncomfortable.
ugh so if i hadn't dithered and had just done this two weeks ago i could've got a new model that actually had what i want? ugh
― star-spangled david banner (lex pretend), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 09:45 (twelve years ago) link
make sure you look at http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/specialdeals/refurbfaq_popup
also no education discount on refurbs
and yes, get applecare
― caek, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 09:46 (twelve years ago) link
they are fine. you are guaranteed for 12 months + you are sensible so you get applecare for any apple laptop refurb or not, which extends cover for 2 more years.
i'm not a student so don't get discount anyway (but i save a similar amount cuz i get to claim tax back)
old refurb vs new model + external CD drive aargh. also aware that old models can become obsolete in annoying ways when it comes to software programs and stuff, like i haven't been able to use google chrome on my current one
― star-spangled david banner (lex pretend), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 09:49 (twelve years ago) link
you get a student discount by having a pulse. you would get it on a new laptop. in the uk it is 15% + free applecare, so it's worth ~300 quid.
― caek, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 09:51 (twelve years ago) link
actually applecare for uk students is not free, but it's something totally nominal like 50 quid
but like i say, i recommend that refurb for you
+ applecare
they don't check you're a student?!
― star-spangled david banner (lex pretend), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 09:51 (twelve years ago) link
you find someone with anything to do with a university and you place the order from a computer on their campus
― caek, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 09:52 (twelve years ago) link
otherwise there is no check
lex, is your company in on apple's employee purchase programme? my wife is entitled to that, so all our apple stuff is something % off
― Autumn Almanac, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 09:54 (twelve years ago) link
i don't think i know anyone at university any more :/
xp i'm freelance/self-employed
― star-spangled david banner (lex pretend), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 09:55 (twelve years ago) link
bugger
― Autumn Almanac, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 09:56 (twelve years ago) link
+1 for the refurb btw, apple's refurbs are incredible
Small business discount in that case!
― only NWOFHM! is real (krakow), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 09:57 (twelve years ago) link
my old imac died (i think maybe the power supply blew a fuse?) it's the old 17 inch non widescreen ones.
should i bother fixing it? do i take it to apple or to the dodgy computer shop round the corner?
― Rosie 47 (ken c), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 09:57 (twelve years ago) link
it's deffo out of warrenty
dodgy comp shop
― Autumn Almanac, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 09:58 (twelve years ago) link
ask apple first
― caek, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 09:58 (twelve years ago) link
apple don't make laptops with cd/dvd drives since last week.
This isn't true. All the MacBook Pros (apart from the Retina display one) have CD/DVD drives.
― stet, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 09:59 (twelve years ago) link
Also PC World in Moorgate are selling the just-replaced models for £350 off, Lex.
― stet, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 10:00 (twelve years ago) link
actually yeah, apple has a record for being nice
xxp true, the current 13s and 15s still have the drive built in
― Autumn Almanac, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 10:01 (twelve years ago) link
ha oh shit lex's brain is going to melt
i just looked at http://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/specs/13-and-15-inch/. they don't even mention the drives.
― caek, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 10:02 (twelve years ago) link
just noticed that
sigh
― Autumn Almanac, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 10:04 (twelve years ago) link
if you order a retina mbp, it offers you the external superdrive as an optional extra. if you order a standard mbp, it doesn't. assuming that means the std mbps come with the built-in drive, and apple just doesn't want to make a big deal of it.
― Autumn Almanac, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 10:07 (twelve years ago) link
lol the whitewashing of history
― caek, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 10:07 (twelve years ago) link
also lol optical media
― caek, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 10:08 (twelve years ago) link
this year I have used an optical drive to:
- rip chinese soap operas to .m4v- rip mandopop to .mp3- copy chinese breeze .mp3s to my ipod- nothing else
― Autumn Almanac, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 10:11 (twelve years ago) link
i'm even more confused than i was to start with now
― star-spangled david banner (lex pretend), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 10:11 (twelve years ago) link
also i think i want a 13" one cuz that's what i have now
so get a 13" mbp, either the current one or the previous model or a refurb (you will get a cd/dvd drive whatever you do)
― Autumn Almanac, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 10:12 (twelve years ago) link
just check for the cd slot before you buy it
― Autumn Almanac, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 10:13 (twelve years ago) link
basically you can't go wrong, unless you're expecting two usb slots or something
is this one ok? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Apple-MacBook-Dual-Core-1-7GHz-Graphics/dp/B005DYB9GC/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1340100429&sr=8-7
― star-spangled david banner (lex pretend), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 10:13 (twelve years ago) link
HANG ON i need two USB slots
― star-spangled david banner (lex pretend), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 10:14 (twelve years ago) link