Marc
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Right, I have found the below MacBook Pro -
17" Secreen
Intel Core i7 2.4ghz
750GB HDD
DVD RW (Dual R, CD RW)
Retail is £1900. This is an old model and I can get for £1399 delivered.
So question is, do I go for it? Old model, no retina screen, but it is a better spec than the most comparatively specced 13" MacBook Pro on Apple's website.
Downside I have found so far is 17" is a bit big - This won't be leaving the house.
This is also a better specced (processor and HDD than my Dell)
[Edited on 24-11-2012 by Marc]
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Nismo
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17" laptops are huge, surely there must be some 15" ones about, you tried the apple recon store?
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ed
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17" is massive for a laptop - I've got a 17" Dell, but they call them portable workstations, weighs a fucking tonne too!
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Marc
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Apple are selling the same one reconditioned at £1700.
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John
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Get the 15" retina pro instead of that.
Can't be that much more with your discount?
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Marc
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This is the only one available. Its through energy provider.
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Marc
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All that waiting and its gone. Was last one.
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Marc
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Thoughts on this -
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/33207654/Apple-MacBook-Pro-MD101B-A-13-inch-Dual-Core-i5-2-5GHz-4GB-RAM-500GB-HDD-Intel-HD-Graphics-4000/Product.html?searchstring=macbook&searchsource=0&searchtype=allproducts&urlrefer=search
No mention of disc drive, do they have them as standard?
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Nismo
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Worth the price, but if your now looking at 13" why not look at the Airs?
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Marc
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Well I thought the Pro were better? If the Pro has more potential I thought that would be better?
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ed
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Depends on what you need it for. Air is nice and portable but you get no optical drive and a slightly slower (average) CPU clock speed. The Pro is a bit bulkier but you get more ports, an optical drive and replaceable memory and HDD.
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Jamie Walby
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I have a 17" MacBook Pro, love it. Mates have the smaller versions and they feel pathetic next to mine.
I have never thought it was too big or too heavy and I carry it to work most days!
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Marc
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17" is dead in the water now! £1400 is looking more and more like a bargain and no where else has it for that price! 
Tempted by the 13" one at play.com though.
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Eddie.2k
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Apple have a sale on for macs just now
I have a 13" mba and i love it!
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Bart
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
17" is massive for a laptop - I've got a 17" Dell, but they call them portable workstations, weighs a fucking tonne too!
The MacBook isn't that heavy.
Misses has a MPB 17" and I think theyre the nuts.
It would be my choice personally.
pop into an Apple shop and look at the difference between the two.
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Marc
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Found a 17" on eBay for £1099 but with 500GB HDD.
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LeeM
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use this and get a 15" for £1280 http://store.apple.com/uk_edu_5000714/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook_pro
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LeeM
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also dont worry about hard drive size, its a user serviceable part that you can change yourself without affecting warranty, but if you get a current gen version it will have usb 3 for external drives
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Bart
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quote:
Originally posted by Marc
Found a 17" on eBay for £1099 but with 500GB HDD.
replace with an SSD, and remove the rom drive and replace with another internal HDD 
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Marc
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Oh, the one on eBay has a better processor too.
What is the advantage of SSD Bart?
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LeeM
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speed. ive got an ssd in mine and it boots up in 12 seconds
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Marc
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quote:
Originally posted by Marc
All that waiting and its gone. Was last one.
Erm. Just checked my CC balance and it looks like I did buy it. No email confirmation, but I have just logged in to the EDF website and there is a pending order for it.
Gone a bit Abdus and saved it as a Word doc, screen printed and sent them an email 
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LeeM
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you wont regret it, but next thing on your shopping list needs to be an ssd. ive swapped mine out for a bigger hdd because i need to dual boot windows now, so now im shopping for bigger ssd's 
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Marc
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The Macs here!
Pretty big compared to my Dell!
Only downsides so far - 17" screen pretty big, makes some websites look a bit small! and just found out there is no sd slot!
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LeeM
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000ZZSQ8I/ref=asc_df_B000ZZSQ8I10783159?smid=A31ALA6ZG0PD6H&tag=googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22218&creativeASIN=B000ZZSQ8I
should do the job for sd cards?
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