[Hidden-tech] buying and upgrading a Macbook Pro

[Ted Trobaugh]

I got my memory upgrade from
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/apple/memory/ -- 16 gigs of new,
apple-spec memory for a mac tower for $145.00.

Ted




On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 10:06 AM, Elijah Grundel <elijah at left-click.us>wrote:

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> Hi Chris,
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> If you need any more advice let me know,
> Best,
> -Elijah @ left-click.
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> On Dec 30, 2011, at 1:35 PM, Chris Landry wrote:
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> Hi everyone,
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> I'm looking to buy a new 15" MBP and I need it to be powerful enough for
> video editing.
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> 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?
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> What would you do to get the most for $1,500 to $2,000?
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> Thanks!
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> Chris
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