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Re: Mac Purchase



Thanks again Marcus and Nic.
Some useful info.
I'm probably not going to make the jump until next year,
but I'll probably be going the macbook route.

On Mon, November 17, 2008 12:02 pm, marcus kirby wrote:
> Ahhh, my bad :)
>
> The wiki for macbooks has good information that compares the different
> models since they were initially released, and explains which ones can
> only
> accept 3 gb max.
>
> On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 4:34 AM, Nick <ParadoxQuine@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> the ram limit is dependant on the general model of the macbook, and
>> does not vary by color. I believe the core 2 macbooks support either 2
>> or 4 gigs max. for some reason i think it's 4 but i'm not that sure.
>> regardless, 2 is plenty for nearly anything.
>>
>> harddrive size is also upgradeable regardless of the model, and you
>> can install a new harddrive if you want without voiding the warranty
>> (as well as upgrade the ram) for less than just buying a new black
>> macbook [data as of the last time both were offered on the apple
>> site].
>>
>> processor speed doesn't really matter when doing music things. In,
>> fact it doesn't really matter with almost everything apart from
>> massive number crunching. small variations that is.
>>
>> Andre, did you mean the white macbook or the macbook pro? either way
>> it's a good choice, i'm just wondering, as there is only one color of
>> macbook pro (
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 12:15 PM, marcus kirby <nrvana8775@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Eh....the black and the whites aren't the same as far as gb of ram and
>> > harddrive size. Also, the black ones have a processor speed that is a
>> little
>> > bit faster.
>> >
>> > On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 1:03 PM, André Donawa <andre@andredonawa.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Thanks Nic,
>> >>
>> >> Think I'll go for the white macbook pro.
>> >>
>> >> Andre
>> >>
>> >> http://www.andredonawa.com
>> >> http://cdbaby.com/all/andredonawa
>> >> http://www.myspace.com/andredonawa>
>> >>
>> >> On Sun, November 16, 2008 12:50 am, Nick wrote:
>> >> > I believe that one would work great, however the black macbooks are
>> >> > far more expensive than the same thing with white plastic case
>> >> > instead, so i'd recommend getting a white one. also, there are some
>> >> > amazing deals around on last gen macbook pros for around 1400, so
>> for
>> >> > not much more money you could get an amazingly nicer machine.
>> >> >
>> >> > -Nick
>> >> >
>> >> > On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 6:10 PM, André Donawa
>> <andre@andredonawa.com>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >> Hi,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I'm looking to upgrade my system for for the new EDP software and
>> >> >> bidule
>> >> >> and was wondering if this is a good candidate for a looping
>> laptop.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Is this the one that was being mentioned recently.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> 
>http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Refurbished-MacBook-2-4GHz-Intel/dp/B0019N890A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=pc&qid=1226786188&sr=1-1
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >> Thanks,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Andre
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Andre Donawa
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> http://www.andredonawa.com
>> >> >> http://cdbaby.com/all/andredonawa
>> >> >> http://www.myspace.com/andredonawa
>> >> >>
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>


Andre Donawa
Barbados Guitar School
Woodside Gardens
Bay St.
St. Michael
Barbados
 11157
Tel: 246-228-2480 (Office)
     246 436 8294 (School)

http://www.andredonawa.com
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