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Marc

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17th Nov 12 at 11:36

Through work and Salary Exchange I can get a a range of stuff, in this instance any of the above. Comes out of your wages every month, about £30 a time. Tax free etc.

Now I have a 2.5yr old Dell Studio laptop, and to be honest there is nothing wrong with it but I always wished I had got a Mac but couldn't justify the cost.

As an example I can get a 13" Macbook for £745 and the new iPad Mini becomes £230.

So do I go for the iPad Mini (which I would have bought had the price been £200 like the rumours) or do I take the opportunity to buy a MacBook?

jacko198

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17th Nov 12 at 12:01

MacBook all the way!

Balling

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17th Nov 12 at 12:53

You'll use the Mac more, imo.

JM Curdy

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17th Nov 12 at 13:04

what is this scheme you talk of?

Russ

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17th Nov 12 at 13:15

cheaper than HE, go for it

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17th Nov 12 at 14:35

Get a MacBook Air!

Marc

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17th Nov 12 at 20:31

quote:
Originally posted by JM Curdy
what is this scheme you talk of?

http://www.salary-exchange.co.uk/

Marc

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17th Nov 12 at 20:32

quote:
Originally posted by ed
Get a MacBook Air!

1.7ghz 64gb - £747
1.7ghz 120gb - £817
1.8ghz 120gb - £879

[Edited on 17-11-2012 by Marc]

Toby

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18th Nov 12 at 09:28

Cant you buy several and sell them on for a profit and ultimately fund your own?

Balling

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18th Nov 12 at 10:01

quote:
Originally posted by Marc
1.7ghz 64gb - £747
1.7ghz 120gb - £817
1.8ghz 120gb - £879

I'd take a look at the 11" before considering it. It really is quite small. Too small, imo, for a laptop.

13" is where it's at.

Marc

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18th Nov 12 at 10:22

13" is the third one.

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18th Nov 12 at 10:56

I thought the bottom end one was 256GB now in the 13" varient, I guess not. 128GB really isn't enough - a friend has one and has to be quite careful with it where as I got the 256GB one and just use it as normal. I'm not a massive hoarder of movies and musc though, I have a NAS for that anyway.

If the 256GB one is out of your price range, why not take a look at the 13" MacBook Pro?

Marc

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18th Nov 12 at 11:01

MacBook Pro 15" 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7

£40 a month. £1300

Rob_Quads

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18th Nov 12 at 11:05

quote:
Originally posted by Marc

quote:
Originally posted by JM Curdy
what is this scheme you talk of?

http://www.salary-exchange.co.uk/

We had something similar at work. They tried to use it to get us to pay for our work replacement laptops but putting off the 'standard' replacement cycle. It got canned after 1 year due to so low take-up.

One of the big questions is how much do you pay at the end. Its meant to me a market value for it which on a mac could be quite high. You also don't own it until you do buy it out at the end of the lease.

John

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18th Nov 12 at 11:08

So the prices above aren't actually what you pay, there's something to pay at the end of it?

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18th Nov 12 at 11:15

Doesn't it work like Cycle To Work - you pay full price but the money is taken out before tax and NI so you get a saving. It has to be classed as a rental for this to work and it's up to the employer if they charge you at the end to 'transfer ownership' as there can be no guarantee of ownership at the end for it to work?

Marc

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18th Nov 12 at 11:19

My dad has bought bikes and is about to buy another.

Pay in installments, before tax and ni as Ed says. Then at end you have paid off thats it.

I am not sure if computers are any different, but I wouldn't have thought so?

LeeM

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18th Nov 12 at 19:28

13" pro is the one to go for. stick an ssd in it at some point and it'll be faster than an air while being upgradeable

mwg

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19th Nov 12 at 08:39

If you're going to get an iPad get the proper one instead of the Mini.

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