[Hidden-tech] buying and upgrading a Macbook Pro

[Diane Clancy]

Hi Chris

I agree with Elijah.  The newer Macs keep getting 
better technically.  Each time I consider an 
older one refurbished, I end up getting a new one 
for the increase in power.

I always buy Apple Care - the techs are great on 
the phone.  Sometimes I haven't needed it, but 
other times I have - and it was more than worth 
the $300 when I needed it.  The Apple Store is 
also really helpful (for me anyway) at giving 
advice and tweaking little things for free.

Elijah obviously knows a lot more than I do, but 
I can speak as someone who uses Macs most of each 
day every day.

~ Diane Clancy

At 3:06 PM +0000 12/30/11, Elijah Grundel wrote:
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>Hi Chris,
>
>If you've got $2000 then I would recommend the 
>base model 15" (brand new), it's $1800. It 
>should come close to $2000 with tax, but you 
>will likely have enough left over to buy an 8GB 
>RAM kit from a third party and install it 
>yourself if you're comfortable doing that.
>
>The reason I'd say get the current gen machine 
>is that it was recently upgraded and the base 
>model 15" now has enough graphics power to make 
>it a serious video editing laptop.
>
>The solid state is great, but won't speed up 
>render times for you, especially since your 
>footage won't be stored on the computer's 
>internal drive I'm assuming. The good news is 
>that you can always add a solid state at any 
>time, and they're getting much cheaper.
>
>If you haven't thought about warranty, 
>definitely consider it, but don't be pressured 
>into buying it immediately. Apple allows you to 
>add the AppleCare extended warranty any time 
>within the first year after purchase. It's 
>definitely worth having though, especially since 
>these computers are such a huge investment.
>
>If you need any more advice let me know,
>Best,
>-Elijah @ left-click.
>
>On Dec 30, 2011, at 1:35 PM, Chris Landry wrote:
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>>Hi everyone,
>>
>>I'm looking to buy a new 15" MBP and I need it 
>>to be powerful enough for video editing.
>>
>>A friend suggested getting a pretty basic one 
>>from the Apple refurb store and then upgrading 
>>the RAM to 8GB and swapping out the drive for a 
>>solid state drive, which he said is the best 
>>way to increase processing speed with video. 
>>But I don't know where to start. 2.35Ghz with 
>>Intel Core i5? 2.7Ghz with Intel Core i7? Quad 
>>core?
>>
>>What would you do to get the most for $1,500 to $2,000?
>>
>>Thanks!
>>
>>Chris
>>
>>
>>
>>Chris Landry
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