I don't think 'investment' is the right word here! For £500 - £750 you can buy a pretty decent Windows laptop that will have enough oomph to do all that you require. If you go for an MacBook Pro you are deciding to pay a big premium for the Apple name and design.
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I think 'investment' is a key word when buying Apple hardware as it holds value. You could spend £750 on a comparable Windows machine, but it will be worth £100 in 2 years, a Mac for £1200 will be still fetch £8-900 in 2 years from my experience.
I think 'investment' is a key word when buying Apple hardware as it holds value. You could spend £750 on a comparable Windows machine, but it will be worth £100 in 2 years, a Mac for £1200 will be still fetch £8-900 in 2 years from my experience.
they definitely do.
i sold an old style macbook pro (pre uni-body) that was over 4 years old and still got £400+ for it.
I think 'investment' is a key word when buying Apple hardware as it holds value. You could spend £750 on a comparable Windows machine, but it will be worth £100 in 2 years, a Mac for £1200 will be still fetch £8-900 in 2 years from my experience.
I think investment is the wrong word as the value still falls but yes cost of ownership of apple products can actually be cheaper if you change them every 2 or 3 years.
they definitely do.
i sold an old style macbook pro (pre uni-body) that was over 4 years old and still got £400+ for it.
I actually saw someone in my university library earlier with one of those MBPs :cool: The design still looks good. One of my favourite Apple laptop designs was the Titanium Powerbook G4. That machine looked like it was made to last. Pity they don't make a Titanium Macbook Pro now. Only thing that surprised me about those machines was that they originally ran Mac OS 9! I always thought the G4s ran an early version of OSX?
It certainly is. Ironically I see more of the beachball on my Air than I do on my Pro. Time for me to start using the Pro again I think...
Interesting. I've seen more of the beachball on our new late 2012 Mac mini than I have on my 4 year old pre-unibody MacBook Pro, same OS, same amount of Ram...
Well mine came in 5 dye free post so hardly think it came from hong kong... lol
Specs are all British..
It does have mountain Lion..
Must be a typo on that..
don't need to argue with you, but all the info is in the amazon link that YOU provided.
Detailed Seller Information
Business Name: Cyber Access Ltd
Business Type: Limited Company
Trade Register Number: 59200095-000-11-11-7
Customer Services Address:
7/F China United Plaza, 1008 Tai Nan West Street,
Cheung Sha Wan
Kowloon
HK
Business Address:
7/F China United Plaza, 1008 Tai Nan West Street,
Cheung Sha Wan
Kowloon
HK
Interesting. I've seen more of the beachball on our new late 2012 Mac mini than I have on my 4 year old pre-unibody MacBook Pro, same OS, same amount of Ram...
Interesting. I've seen more of the beachball on our new late 2012 Mac mini than I have on my 4 year old pre-unibody MacBook Pro, same OS, same amount of Ram...
Is the hard drive slower or is there some software on the Mini slowing the computer down?
I bought my MBP from the UK Apple website last September but my receipt doesnt say "English model" I was initially concerned as the @ key was in the position where it is found on a USA PC keyboard but this is normal with Apple.
Wonder why the Amazon seller feels the need to say its English on the receipt?
I bought my MBP from the UK Apple website last September but my receipt doesnt say "English model" I was initially concerned as the @ key was in the position where it is found on a USA PC keyboard but this is normal with Apple.
Wonder why the Amazon seller feels the need to say its English on the receipt?
Well maybe there has been some mix ups in the past?
The seller does ship internationally,
Maybe in the past wrong models have gone to wrong countries?
I think investment is the wrong word as the value still falls but yes cost of ownership of apple products can actually be cheaper if you change them every 2 or 3 years.
I think investment is a fine statement to use, you can basically buy one Mac for £1500, and use this 'investment' to upgrade to a new machine every 2 years for around £300 thereafter. I know several people who've done this since the days of the iBook G3!
I think investment is a fine statement to use, you can basically buy one Mac for £1500, and use this 'investment' to upgrade to a new machine every 2 years for around £300 thereafter. I know several people who've done this since the days of the iBook G3!
That's not an investment. That's like someone who trades in an old game they spent £40 on and then only pays an extra £5 for a new game and says it only costed them £5. They've still paid £45 in reality. Similarly with cars.
If they were an investment then you'd be able to trade your old one in for a new one PLUS be GIVEN money on top
An investment is something that increases in value. Apple products aren't an investment but depreciation on them is nowhere near as bad as other computer products.
I think investment is a fine statement to use, you can basically buy one Mac for £1500, and use this 'investment' to upgrade to a new machine every 2 years for around £300 thereafter. I know several people who've done this since the days of the iBook G3!
So it's an 'investment' in the same way as buying a 10 year old car and changing it every 2 years is.
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I think 'investment' is a key word when buying Apple hardware as it holds value. You could spend £750 on a comparable Windows machine, but it will be worth £100 in 2 years, a Mac for £1200 will be still fetch £8-900 in 2 years from my experience.
they definitely do.
i sold an old style macbook pro (pre uni-body) that was over 4 years old and still got £400+ for it.
I think investment is the wrong word as the value still falls but yes cost of ownership of apple products can actually be cheaper if you change them every 2 or 3 years.
I actually saw someone in my university library earlier with one of those MBPs :cool: The design still looks good. One of my favourite Apple laptop designs was the Titanium Powerbook G4. That machine looked like it was made to last. Pity they don't make a Titanium Macbook Pro now. Only thing that surprised me about those machines was that they originally ran Mac OS 9! I always thought the G4s ran an early version of OSX?
I can assure you mine is the correct spec
Not an import..
Interesting. I've seen more of the beachball on our new late 2012 Mac mini than I have on my 4 year old pre-unibody MacBook Pro, same OS, same amount of Ram...
well all i'm doing is reading the reviews.
the link you posted also stated OSX Lion (NOT Mountain Lion).
also it's listed as Hong Kong.
Thanks, but not thanks.
Specs are all British..
It does have mountain Lion..
Must be a typo on that..
don't need to argue with you, but all the info is in the amazon link that YOU provided.
Mine came from"top Electricals"
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aag/details?ie=UTF8&asin=&isAmazonFulfilled=&isCBA=&marketplaceID=A1F83G8C2ARO7P&orderID=&seller=A1LZQUN1PHSG54&sshmPath=returns#aag_legalInfo
Slower hard drive?
they also all list OSX Lion in the macbook they list in the store.
sorry, but if it doesn't look right or smell right then it ain't right.
Well your welcome to pay another £200.. lol
Mine is fine its british..
Mountain lion..
Even says on recipt "English model"
Could be the HD, could be the discrete graphics in the MBP over the mini's HD4000 chipset.
The core i5 mini is about 2.5 times quicker on any heavy lifting I've done on both systems... Not as huge a difference as I was expecting TBH...
Is the hard drive slower or is there some software on the Mini slowing the computer down?
I bought my MBP from the UK Apple website last September but my receipt doesnt say "English model" I was initially concerned as the @ key was in the position where it is found on a USA PC keyboard but this is normal with Apple.
Wonder why the Amazon seller feels the need to say its English on the receipt?
Well maybe there has been some mix ups in the past?
The seller does ship internationally,
Maybe in the past wrong models have gone to wrong countries?
that's because there is no such thing as an "english model".
they are all the same except for the keyboard that varies depending on region/country. there is a UK keyboard, but no "english model".
even the power connections are universal with the only regional part being the plug.
just another little details that makes the whole ad looks mighty suspicious.
my remark was made tongue in cheek
I think investment is a fine statement to use, you can basically buy one Mac for £1500, and use this 'investment' to upgrade to a new machine every 2 years for around £300 thereafter. I know several people who've done this since the days of the iBook G3!
That's not an investment. That's like someone who trades in an old game they spent £40 on and then only pays an extra £5 for a new game and says it only costed them £5. They've still paid £45 in reality. Similarly with cars.
If they were an investment then you'd be able to trade your old one in for a new one PLUS be GIVEN money on top
An investment is something that increases in value. Apple products aren't an investment but depreciation on them is nowhere near as bad as other computer products.
So it's an 'investment' in the same way as buying a 10 year old car and changing it every 2 years is.