MacBook.

[herpsky]

i'm rocking a logitec mouse that came with my old dell

im not a big fan of the mighty mouse. the track ball (?) no longer rolls sideways and it's fucking impossible to click anything.

as far as i can tell, there are no decent mice that go with the apple colorscheme and functional (targus makes one but it reeks of peasantness)

[ProfMonnitoff]

i bought a razer mouse about 4 years ago when i still played games and its been perfect ever since. it works on every possible surface including bedsheets, jeans, glass, wood, polished metal, etc. a worthy investment. i dont like wireless mice.

not that good looking and the blue lights are kind of gaudy but oh well

starck made a mouse once but it was ugly and sucked

[revoked]

hey guys;

i really REALLLY need a hookup for CS4 (photoshop, dreamweaver, flash). CS3 works, too.

i can't torrent at school, (on my last warning) and every coffeeshop I've been to has restricted ports.

Can anyone help me out?

[VuONG]

depends what kinda work your gonna do really.

with what i do i dont think a MB is powerful enough to run the CAD programs i use.

so i got a MBP

but if your just a regular college student. who needs some word processing and dl music and stuff. I think a MB is good enough.

unless you feel like stunting

[U MAD]

I go to art school and I got a MBP because I have to do a lot of photoshop and stuff, also the 13" resolution gives me a headache after a while I just barely have to squint at it and it bothers me. was for total desktop replacement though, if you had a desktop probably a regular mb is fine, one of the new ones would probably be sufficient with just an external monitor at home to use.

@ revoked: buy it

[U MAD]

I just got a previous gen MBP rather than a current gen MB, pretty much the same price and the new ones are overpowered for my purposes.

[revoked]

That's what I'm gonna feel like when this September hits.

I'm most likely gonna go with 15in. MBP. And yeah, I'm just gonna be a regular college user, but it's for sure that I'll be using it for Photoshop, editing music, etc.

Yeah, go with the MBP. I started off with the regular mb 13" but traded up... 13" is way too small unless you're also bringing an external monitor or a desktop.

I do miss the portability, though.

[原料かば]

i still like the mbp is still pretty portable

one of the lightest 15 inchers

[mydenvermax]

Would you guys recommend a MBP for college?

I see someone posted the discount. Are there any other good deals? And which MB/P do you suggest?

Best deal is waiting for a new model to be released, then going to the Apple Store online and grabbing the previous version for a decent markdown. They are possibly "refurbished" machines, but they are still covered by the 1yr limited warranty and are eligible for the 3yr AppleCare Protection Plan just in case you're worried about them being a less reliable computer.

For the MBP line, if you're not majoring in a creative art, just get the standard one (2.4 now, but it'll be different this summer), and buy 3rd party RAM for cheap to make it faster when you feel like it's slowing up.

[revoked]

i REALLY need a software hookup, guys. getting desperate... i wish i had the chedda to buy legit, but just not in that position right now.

[原料かば]

^what do u need?

[sungrak]

i REALLY need a software hookup, guys. getting desperate... i wish i had the chedda to buy legit, but just not in that position right now.

YOU might be on probation, but i bet tons of girls you know at school arent.

get them to dl the torrent for you.

cake, unless you got no friends.

[shark jacobs]

you can download the full versions of all the cs4 programs from the adobe site, under the pretense of trying them

they offer direct downloads of the entire programs, full 1.4gb files

the catch is that you gotta get a serial number in order to unlock them.

but i'm sure you can figure that out for yourself.

[freecat]

use stuff like megaupload search or rapidshare search. or suscribe on codez for mac.

[ProfMonnitoff]

i havent bothered with cs4 yet cause of the picky copy protection. cs3 is still good enough for me.

[revoked]

good call, fellas. asked a friend who doesn't torrent... hope she doesn't get the slap on the wrists.

[Akura]

When I tried the ADC thing It says I have to pay $100 for a membership... I don't see how that helps me because 20% off $2000 is $400-$100 for ADC it is still $1700. You can ebay a new one for roughly $1700 as well.

[ProfMonnitoff]

you have the benefit of getting it straight from apple

also i could swear the discount was more than that

[b.e-n]

i have a 2 and a half years old dell e1705. it runs fine but is extremely annoying to use (battery doesnt work, pretty slow, not portable at all). i really want a macbook but am worried that apple will come out with a new laptop any day. should i wait?

[ProfMonnitoff]

dude they just released the first redesign in like 5 years

theyre gonna stay like that for a while

there's a slight speed upgrade every year or so

[b.e-n]

i heard that their new laser thing makes redesigning the macbook easier though, so im still hesitant

[sutom]

you sure that's not just the laser tech they used last Oct?

macrumors says the macbook is mid product cycle. I'm getting a MB this week too as they aint redesigning it any time soon.

[ProfMonnitoff]

yeah but apple pretty much lives on the consistency of their products

im sure there will be a processor and hard drive upgrade in less than a year

but the design will surely stay the same for 2+ years

[st_]

the current macbooks are pretty sick anyway, they will run whatever the fuck you've got no dramas. i got the base model 13inch for free from school, and even that slays the previous white model (better spec'd) that my girl has.

[damachee]

^wat school do you goto to get a free macbook?

[st_]

by 'free' i mean we paid our (expensive) fees, and then they gave us one. not really free, i guess.

[polishmike]

Safari 4 is running pretty fast for me. Looks like the best browser right now.

[16steps]

ive had my MBP for a little over a month and its awesome...I was a little hesitant at first but i couldnt fathom going back to PC anytime soon

[skiniks]

i have a 2 and a half years old dell e1705. it runs fine but is extremely annoying to use (battery doesnt work, pretty slow, not portable at all). i really want a macbook but am worried that apple will come out with a new laptop any day. should i wait?

macbooks keep a pretty good resale value so if you're really worried about a new one coming along then why not buy one and when the new ones come out you sell your old one on ebay? durrrr

[Lucas]

Safari 4 is running pretty fast for me. Looks like the best browser right now.

I have been using it all day and it is really zippy.