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Bart.Man
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So I am getting a MacBook Pro very shortly and I was wondering if the 13 in. 2.8 GHz dual core would be fine for general college student work (dont know my major yet) or if the 15 in. 2.2 quad core would be worth the upgrade. Both have the same memory and run at the same rpm's but I guess my main question would be does the quad-core increase the performance enough (even though its opperating with less GHz at 2.2 GHz) or is the 2.8 GHz dual core enough to do what needs doing?
Dec 5 2011 11:35PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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if you're not doing anything like video editing or using really complex programs, and I don't mean running word or powerpoint or anything, then anything is fine. get the smaller one. I'd hate to carry around anything larger than 13".
Dec 5 2011 11:44PM
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ryano
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if you're doing student work. just get a fricken windows and save yourself a grand. jeeeze.

what are you going to use it for? microsoft office and internet? yea thats what i thought.
Dec 5 2011 11:46PM
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Darth.Maul
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If you do lots of editing like mentioned earlier or anything of that sort then get the 15 inch. We have a 13 inch and it works great for everything that would be required in college.
Dec 5 2011 11:47PM
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Bart.Man
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Please dont ruin this thread sir. I have reasons for a mac
Dec 5 2011 11:48PM
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.AR6rider.
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Oh, and fuck off. If the kid wants a Macbook Pro, so be it. Who gives a shit what it costs? $2,000 is nothing in the grand scheme of things.
Dec 5 2011 11:48PM
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.AR6rider.
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And to the guy who said he wouldn't want to carry around the 15". It's not that much bigger/heavier than the 13". I just throw mine in my backpack and it's not a big deal at all.
Dec 5 2011 11:50PM
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marsh.
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came here to say inb4 mac vs pc debate. i lose.
Dec 5 2011 11:53PM
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Bart.Man
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noble effort, sir. Noble effort
Dec 5 2011 11:55PM
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GavinW
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just go wiht the 13in basic macbook pro if your doing basic things. you will save money and the 15 in ones are pretty big for carrying around.
Dec 5 2011 11:55PM
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chicken
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I've got a 4 year old white plastic macbook and it does everything fine. I sometimes wish I had a bigger screen for writing papers but that's not REALLY an issue till grad school.

Really you are mostly gonna be using it for internet, email and word processing.

If you have to run software for classes it won't be something that you need a state of the art computer for. In fact you have a better chance of the software being so outdated that it wont run on your new OS.

Unless you are an art student. I have no idea about that...
Dec 5 2011 11:57PM
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ryano
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2 grand is quite a bit of money to fit in at coffee shops.
Dec 5 2011 11:59PM
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bdarb207
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check the new vaio s series 15.5. I got one for work and love it, has a dual core plus an i5 processor. 1080 hidef screen too. No ssd though unless you throw like an extra 500 in. sick pc though.
Dec 6 2011 12:02AM
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Bart.Man
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Again sir, PLEASE dont ruin this thread. I do not feel the need to justify myself to some arrogant internet alias and for the record I hate coffee shops
Dec 6 2011 12:02AM
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GavinW
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1 to 2 grand well spent. Macs run amazing for quite a long time. I have had mine for two years and it literraly still runs exactly how it did when it came out of the box!
Dec 6 2011 12:04AM
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Bart.Man
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vaio, eh? how long have you had it
Dec 6 2011 12:05AM
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ryano
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have had my asus for 3 and a half years. purrs like a kitten. i'll let you know when it crashes or gets a deadly virus tho!

i'll leave your thread now.
Dec 6 2011 12:07AM
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Casual.
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i have the thirteen and its fine for all my school work and is capable of doing editing and running a few other heavy programs. it is quite capable
only reason i can think of to get a badass powerful pc is if you are into pc gaming
otherwise macbook pro is the best choice
Dec 6 2011 1:14AM
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Che~
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I have the base model 13" and it works fine for everything a college kid needs
Dec 6 2011 1:43AM
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gnarshrelpt
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13 inch will do everything you need it to for basic college work. i have a five year old black macbook and still runs fine
Dec 6 2011 1:51AM
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