should my sister get this?

After so many failed attempts of trying to get my sister to not buy a mac she still insists on buying one because that is what she wants. This is the cheapest one she could find

http://www.amazon.com/Apple-MacBook-MC503LL-13-3-Inch-VERSION/dp/B0047DVVZO/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1333955663&sr=8-5

They don't look that great but all she wants to do on it is type papers, do stuff online like facebook, youtube, chat, and go to websites. and make them movies and photo albums, nothing too fancy. Since I can't get her to change her mind I figured I would at least make sure she isn't getting too ripped off when buying this, so are these specs good for what she wants to do?

You can't buy a Mac, without getting ripped off. Good god, they're charging nearly $1,000 for a six year old processor, 2GB and 128GB hard drive (yes, it may be an SSD, but you can't fit much on 128GB). If she wants to play with videos and picture, a better CPU and more RAM would help. Surely they must have something that gives you better value...C_Rule

Surely they must have something that gives you better value...C_Rule

I know you can't buy a mac without getting ripped off lol. I have tried telling her that but she wont listen to me. That mac was the cheapest new of any model. So if she did buy that model how bad would pictures and video suffer? Also if she needs something better how much further should she be willing to get ripped off by lol.

I know you can't buy a mac without getting ripped off lol. I have tried telling her that but she wont listen to me. That mac was the cheapest new of any model. So if she did buy that model how bad would pictures and video suffer? Also if she needs something better how much further should she be willing to get ripped off by lol.

toddx77

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230171

You might be able to find it somewhere else cheaper.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIGLYRMq_pc

For more information.

Let her waste her money on it, it might teach her a lesson:P

who is paying for the laptop? If she is then let her do what she wants, you can laugh at her after she pays out of her ass to do the same things you do on ur $400 laptop.

Yes she is paying for it and I think I may just have to let her waste her money and see for her self. I've looked at some $400 lap tops but I thought I heard somewhere that $400-500 usually break down quickly or is that just used ones?

There's no reasoning with Apple obsessed people. It's like trying to convince the Pope that God doesn't exist.

oi, yeah that thing's got some pretty outdated crap in it.

I live with an apple fanboy, so I know there's no changing their minds. I'd reccomend looking for refurbished ones, they're still guranteed to work and are a couple hundered bucks cheaper. And if you or seomone in your family is in college/university u can apply for student pricings on their actual website, might knock a few hundered bucks off.

and make sure to make fun of her 24/7 for having a fisher-price "my first computer" and tell her one day, if she trys real hard, she may be ready for a grown-up computer :)

and make sure to make fun of her 24/7 for having a fisher-price "my first computer" and tell her one day, if she trys real hard, she may be ready for a grown-up computer :)

BlackDevil99

I lol'd.

if you're not paying for it, let her get what she want, her way. From my experiences with women, it's best not to meddle with their buying methods. The last thing you need is becoming the goat if something bad happens later on.

As for Macs.... It wouldn't be my first choice. But, as an owner of a Mac Mini, they're pretty decent computers despite what fanboys here will say.

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and make sure to make fun of her 24/7 for having a fisher-price "my first computer" and tell her one day, if she trys real hard, she may be ready for a grown-up computer :)

Masenkoe

I lol'd.

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[QUOTE="BlackDevil99"]

and make sure to make fun of her 24/7 for having a fisher-price "my first computer" and tell her one day, if she trys real hard, she may be ready for a grown-up computer :)

kraken2109

I lol'd.

lol