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I've been waiting for months now and its finally here, Thank God. My wife has an Ibook G3 700 so I'm sure she's going to love the performance boost.
First question would you buy apple care for a REV A laptop? Second question would you settle for 512mbx2 from Apple for 100 or buy 1gbx2 from a 3rd party for $180? Third question I need to run XP or WIN 2K with bootcamp, which version of windows should i buy? Thanks everyone! |
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I seem to recall that bootcamp only supports XP, not 2k...
Applecare for any laptops, regardless of models/revisions is a *must*, IMO. RAM, that's really up to you; what are your needs? |
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Heck, XP itself is almost EOL, too. Maybe ajnbruin should wait for Vista. |
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At least the MacBook waiters had light at the end of their tunnel. |
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Keep in mind that you don't need to buy the extended applecare warranty at the time of purchase. You can buy it any time during the first year of ownership.
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Join Date: Feb 2006
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I feel like the 512 MB of RAM is a good idea because I want to get 2 GB of RAM for it and the apple BTO option of this is way too expensive considering that it is 224 dollars at OWC. Also which hard drive is the best value or the best option in your opinions?
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Join Date: Nov 2005
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Thank you everyone for your replies.
I'm leaning towards XP now. But should I save a few bucks and get the Media Center edition or do I spring for the Pro? I definitely won't wait for Vista. As for RAM needs, this MacBook is for my wife primarily (If I'm good, maybe I get the new MacBook Pro for Xmas ). So she'll be doing some web surfing, email, office, IPhoto, garage band and another app "Acid" that will run off of whichever version of XP that I get, and ripping and burning music. Plus what ever games she gets for herself and the kids. My question about the RAM though centers around the idea that OSX is RAM hungry and that the more RAM, the better. Thanks again. |
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Join Date: Nov 2005
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Not only in OSX, in any OS, more RAM, better performance.
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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how difficult/easy is it to install ram into the macbook? i'm considering going with a the lowest amount from apple and installing my own 2GB. thanks.
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Formerly “iceman009”
Join Date: Nov 2005
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it's not hard at all. Just read this RAM installation guide, and make sure you have the right RAM type. Hopefully you won't run into a problem like this.
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