OT, is buying a mackbook pro for 1300 worth it?

Ot i need your help

i am considering buying a macbook pro, i have never had a mac, but many many apple producks, ipods ect.

i use my labtop everyday uses internet do homework go on this site ect,

themain reason i want one is because apple has a great solid product that will last!

but i mean is it for me? is it worth the 1300 price tag?

Without any bias--since I've always owned a PC--I bought a MacBook Pro over the summer for school. Great laptop, worth every penny. So yeah, go for it.

We are?

How does this work... How much is my part?

great solid productdlionsfan09

You get what you pay for...

You dish out 1300 for a macbook you're going to get a damn fine machine. But it's 1300 bucks. paying 1300 bucks to do homework and browse the internet? Send me the money and anytime you have a question text me.

It's best to either borrow one or try out the ones in store displays. Only you can answer whether you need it or not. Me? I like diversity so I have both PC (gaming and general purpose) and Mac (internet and backup computer).

[QUOTE="dlionsfan09"]great solid productRobboElRobbo

As a MacBook Pro owner (for 3 years), yes. Be prepared for a flood of "NO," though. OT is not fond of Macs. Most of them have no idea what they're talking about, though, so you'll want to weed them out...Dark__Link

you seem knowlaged but i mean is it too much for me for 1,300 bucks

like i said i use Internet and Microsoft word for home work I'm not into like the whole gaming/photo shop/web chat stuff

You get what you pay for...

solidruss

Not necessarily...

Yes. I'm getting a 13" MacBook Pro in a month or two for college.jb_22vols

what made you decide to get one>?

I do think they are a tiny bit overpriced, but they are good investments. So my answer is yes.

[QUOTE="solidruss"]

You get what you pay for...

metroidfood

Not necessarily...

With a Mac, that's pretty accurate, 1300 for a mac is pricey but it's going to be a damn good machine that will run really well and give you almost zero problems depending on what you're using it for... but it's 1300 bucks:P

$1300 for a 13" laptop? For less than half of that you could buy a better spec'd laptop.

[QUOTE="Dark__Link"]As a MacBook Pro owner (for 3 years), yes. Be prepared for a flood of "NO," though. OT is not fond of Macs. Most of them have no idea what they're talking about, though, so you'll want to weed them out...dlionsfan09

you seem knowlaged but i mean is it too much for me for 1,300 bucks

like i said i use Internet and Microsoft word for home work I'm not into like the whole gaming/photo shop/web chat stuff

Edit: And as Russ said above me, it will NEVER give you a software problem. In 3 years, I've encountered only one hardware problem, when the display wouldn't turn on, but that turned out to be an issue with nVidia's particular card, and not the MacBook itself.

You could find a reliable notebook from a reputable manufacture for probably half that price.

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[QUOTE="solidruss"]

You get what you pay for...

solidruss

Not necessarily...

With a Mac, that's pretty accurate, 1300 for a mac is pricey but it's going to be a damn good machine that will run really well and give you almost zero problems depending on what you're using it for... but it's 1300 bucks:P

money is not that big of an issue

ive had an acer it broke and had a warrenty they gave me sum bs

i currently have a dell mini 9 thats a 9 inch screen, its ok....but it has no dan cd drive and has literetly 7gb of memory

i want a mac because i want a product that i know will not break

Be prepared for a flood of "NO," though. OT is not fond of Macs. Most of them have no idea what they're talking about, though, so you'll want to weed them out...Dark__Link

We are?

How does this work... How much is my part?

Matthew_Kaeser

[QUOTE="jb_22vols"]Yes. I'm getting a 13" MacBook Pro in a month or two for college.dlionsfan09

what made you decide to get one>?

[QUOTE="dlionsfan09"]

[QUOTE="Dark__Link"]As a MacBook Pro owner (for 3 years), yes. Be prepared for a flood of "NO," though. OT is not fond of Macs. Most of them have no idea what they're talking about, though, so you'll want to weed them out...Dark__Link

you seem knowlaged but i mean is it too much for me for 1,300 bucks

like i said i use Internet and Microsoft word for home work I'm not into like the whole gaming/photo shop/web chat stuff

yea i do like the interface, like i said my biggest concern is, that it wont break and wont have no probelms i dont mind dishing the 1300 for a product that will have absoloutely no defects, i had so many ipods and no problems at all nothing at all

Don't Buyyet

Macbook pro refresh is due out soon, wait and you get better hardware.

honestly my SonyVAIO(notebook) can do just about anything that amacbook can do and it only cost me $400 ($650 normal price though).Also Window's 7 and the userinterface macbooks have are nearly one and the same.I suggest you look at the specs of the macbookwhich includeshow much RAM it has, what kind of procesor it has, how big it's hardrive is, etc and see if you can get the same or better specs for a better price. If you can't get the macbook.

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you seem knowlaged but i mean is it too much for me for 1,300 bucks

like i said i use Internet and Microsoft word for home work I'm not into like the whole gaming/photo shop/web chat stuff

dlionsfan09

yea i do like the interface, like i said my biggest concern is, that it wont break and wont have no probelms i dont mind dishing the 1300 for a product that will have absoloutely no defects, i had so many ipods and no problems at all nothing at all

[QUOTE="dlionsfan09"]

[QUOTE="jb_22vols"]Yes. I'm getting a 13" MacBook Pro in a month or two for college.jb_22vols

what made you decide to get one>?

yea agreed, ive had every ipod and i have a touch 64gb.... and i love it i love how i know it wont break....i will check out thoes vids thanks for the advise

to me spendng 1300 on a computer that isnt like an i7/X58 based, 2-3 crossfire/SLi gaming machine isnt worth it. even if it s a mac 1300 for a laptop is a bit rediculous. consider how much abuseits bound to take and that your not doing very demanding tasks you should just buy a cheap laptop. im sure you will have a use for the money youll be saving.

99% of the time you pay the extra money for a mac it will serve you well with almost no problems until the day it decides to die. When that day comes it is literally the end of days.

Pay more for a mac, less headaches

Pay less for a PC more headaches but far less money

end of story, unless you;re talking gaming then it;s a whole different story

Don't Buyyet

Macbook pro refresh is due out soon, wait and you get better hardware.

dercoo

never heard of it i know the ipad is coming out....whats the pro refresh

[QUOTE="Dark__Link"]Be prepared for a flood of "NO," though. OT is not fond of Macs. Most of them have no idea what they're talking about, though, so you'll want to weed them out...Stevo_the_gamer

yes, yes it is. i myself don't have a mac but its a good buy

[QUOTE="dlionsfan09"]

[QUOTE="Dark__Link"] It's a tad steep for what you get, sure, but I feel it's worth it. I used PCs for longer than I've used my Mac, and I see nothing wrong with shelling out a few hundred more for the level of "polish" you get with a Mac. It's hard to describe, and some people may describe it as a "lack of user control," or something like that, but it's such a clean interface, especially for the level you'd be using it at.Dark__Link

yea i do like the interface, like i said my biggest concern is, that it wont break and wont have no probelms i dont mind dishing the 1300 for a product that will have absoloutely no defects, i had so many ipods and no problems at all nothing at all

thank you very helpful, i always commended them for their durabilitiy, plus i like how they have a mac store right down the street for me and will solve any issue that you have, big help

Your money go right ahead - my money I wouldn't.

[QUOTE="dercoo"]

Don't Buyyet

Macbook pro refresh is due out soon, wait and you get better hardware.

dlionsfan09

never heard of it i know the ipad is coming out....whats the pro refresh

http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#MacBook_Pro(scroll down to Macbook pro)

Apple is good at keeping their lips tight before release, but they are over due.

What is all but confirmed is the new I7/5 processors.

if only laptops were more upgradable our lives would be so much easier.

99% of the time you pay the extra money for a mac it will serve you well with almost no problems until the day it decides to die. When that day comes it is literally the end of days.

Pay more for a mac, less headaches

Pay less for a PC more headaches but far less money

end of story, unless you;re talking gaming then it;s a whole different story

solidruss

i like less headaches....lol i have a crappy dell mini 9

it overheats all the time and the battery life stinks

if only laptops were more upgradable our lives would be so much easier.

Serraph105

and thats the catch. thats how the industry gets people and keeps em coming back.

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[QUOTE="dercoo"]

Don't Buyyet

Macbook pro refresh is due out soon, wait and you get better hardware.

dercoo

never heard of it i know the ipad is coming out....whats the pro refresh

http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#MacBook_Pro(scroll down to Macbook pro)

Apple is good at keeping their lips tight before release, but they are over due.

What is all but confirmed is the new I7/5 processors.

i see it says that for all the products,,,,, trust me im not gonna wait like a year or half a year, my current POS keeps overheating and acting wrid kina need to pull the trigger from now till end of april

[QUOTE="Serraph105"]

if only laptops were more upgradable our lives would be so much easier.

and thats the catch. thats how the industry gets people and keeps em coming back.

As a MacBook Pro owner (for 3 years), yes. Be prepared for a flood of "NO," though. OT is not fond of Macs. Most of them have no idea what they're talking about, though, so you'll want to weed them out...Dark__Link

We know what we're talking about. I got my Gateway P7811FX two years ago for $1250 and I assure you it kicks every MacBook Pro's ass as far as hardware is concerned. You can get even better gaming laptops these days for $800-1100 as well. All you get with Apple is an overpriced, underpowered machine. Now maybe OP doesn't want a gaming notebook (although if he's willing to blow $1300 on a laptop he most certainly can get a nice one) which is fine. In that case he can pick up a more mainstream PC notebook for half the price of that MacBook and it will still run just as well, if not better (and as a plus he'll have a lot more software to choose from).

[QUOTE="Dark__Link"]As a MacBook Pro owner (for 3 years), yes. Be prepared for a flood of "NO," though. OT is not fond of Macs. Most of them have no idea what they're talking about, though, so you'll want to weed them out...gameguy6700

We know what we're talking about. I got my Gateway P7811FX two years ago for $1250 and I assure you it kicks every MacBook Pro's ass as far as hardware is concerned. You can get even better gaming laptops these days for $800-1100 as well. All you get with Apple is an overpriced, underpowered machine. Now maybe OP doesn't want a gaming notebook (although if he's willing to blow $1300 on a laptop he most certainly can get a nice one) which is fine. In that case he can pick up a more mainstream PC notebook for half the price of that MacBook and it will still run just as well, if not better (and as a plus he'll have a lot more software to choose from).

[QUOTE="Dark__Link"]As a MacBook Pro owner (for 3 years), yes. Be prepared for a flood of "NO," though. OT is not fond of Macs. Most of them have no idea what they're talking about, though, so you'll want to weed them out...gameguy6700

We know what we're talking about. I got my Gateway P7811FX two years ago for $1250 and I assure you it kicks every MacBook Pro's ass as far as hardware is concerned. You can get even better gaming laptops these days for $800-1100 as well. All you get with Apple is an overpriced, underpowered machine. Now maybe OP doesn't want a gaming notebook (although if he's willing to blow $1300 on a laptop he most certainly can get a nice one) which is fine. In that case he can pick up a more mainstream PC notebook for half the price of that MacBook and it will still run just as well, if not better (and as a plus he'll have a lot more software to choose from).

Not worth it at all, especially when you can get a machine that can do the same things but cheaper and faster for less than 800$

[QUOTE="Dark__Link"]As a MacBook Pro owner (for 3 years), yes. Be prepared for a flood of "NO," though. OT is not fond of Macs. Most of them have no idea what they're talking about, though, so you'll want to weed them out...gameguy6700

We know what we're talking about. I got my Gateway P7811FX two years ago for $1250 and I assure you it kicks every MacBook Pro's ass as far as hardware is concerned. You can get even better gaming laptops these days for $800-1100 as well. All you get with Apple is an overpriced, underpowered machine. Now maybe OP doesn't want a gaming notebook (although if he's willing to blow $1300 on a laptop he most certainly can get a nice one) which is fine. In that case he can pick up a more mainstream PC notebook for half the price of that MacBook and it will still run just as well, if not better (and as a plus he'll have a lot more software to choose from).

listen im looking for a couple of things that i belive mac is superior all in one

battery life, duarablility not a peice of crude and will break, then when i call they tell me it wasnt part of my warrenty, i also have an 64gb ipod touch and have massive ammnt of songs like 6,000...

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[QUOTE="Dark__Link"]As a MacBook Pro owner (for 3 years), yes. Be prepared for a flood of "NO," though. OT is not fond of Macs. Most of them have no idea what they're talking about, though, so you'll want to weed them out...Dark__Link

We know what we're talking about. I got my Gateway P7811FX two years ago for $1250 and I assure you it kicks every MacBook Pro's ass as far as hardware is concerned. You can get even better gaming laptops these days for $800-1100 as well. All you get with Apple is an overpriced, underpowered machine. Now maybe OP doesn't want a gaming notebook (although if he's willing to blow $1300 on a laptop he most certainly can get a nice one) which is fine. In that case he can pick up a more mainstream PC notebook for half the price of that MacBook and it will still run just as well, if not better (and as a plus he'll have a lot more software to choose from).

Yes, my university has a fetish for them so I've had to become pretty familiar with Macs. All using them for the past few years has done for me is make me hate them even more.

I really don't see any argument whatsoever for buying a MacBook. When it comes to computers all that really matters is the hardware. Even if you think the Mac OSX is just the end all, be all of OS's, OP can still just go out, buy the damn Mac OSX, and install it on a PC notebook. Then he gets the Mac OSX along with the hardware of a PC and for half the price it would have cost to buy some crappy MacBook. Granted that's like taking a liger on steroids and putting it in a cage so small that it can't move, but if for some reason he really wanted to do that then that's the way to go. The only thing that will be missing is the pretty shiny white case with the glowing apple logo that defines a MacBook, but I really don't think that's worth an extra $500.