Hi. well, keep in mind that installing a drive yourself would void any remaining apple care coverage.
But, installing a new drive and dropping in more ran should not be expensive if you source your components well. Cameron. -----Original Message----- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Maxwell Ivey Jr. Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 8:43 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: A couple Macbook questions, out of curiosity yep, that's what I'm after and i just have to think that a new machine including the new apple care warantee would be the way to go. but at 50 bucks i may just have to go ahead on the hard drive. thanks, Max On Jun 1, 2010, at 7:30 PM, Cameron wrote: > Hi. Yeah, a larger hard drive and two gb of ram would do it. > although I'd > shoot for four gb if you want to run a virtual box and a screen > reader. > > Cameron. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Maxwell Ivey Jr. > Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 8:27 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: A couple Macbook questions, out of curiosity > > thanks for that. you know i haven't even checked. I know I've had > this one for two years. I'd like to be able to run fusion on it which > would mean a bigger harddrive and more ram; so i keep putting off the > hard drive hoping for a windfall that would let me replace this one. > thanks again, Max > On Jun 1, 2010, at 7:13 PM, Cameron wrote: > >> Hi. you can buy a replacement hard drive and install it quite >> easily. >> Depending on the speed and capacity of the drive, you could get one >> for less >> than $50 US. >> >> Cameron. >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Maxwell Ivey >> Jr. >> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 8:07 PM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: A couple Macbook questions, out of curiosity >> >> sorry, I don't know about the pricing. I bought mine two years ago >> and am still very happy with it. but there was a pretty good savings >> for not getting the super drive. I'm sure someone on list here can >> tell you. Just wish I had had the money to get a larger hard drive. >> only real regret. well good luck, max >> On Jun 1, 2010, at 7:00 PM, Courtney Curran wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> As of now, I only burn Cd's. But if I ever wanted to burn a DVD, I >>> could do that on a mini. How much less would a Macbook with a combo >>> drive cost? >>> Courtney >>> On 01/06/2010, at 7:55 in the Afternoon, Maxwell Ivey Jr. wrote: >>> >>>> another way you can save money is if you don't plan to burn dvd's >>>> you can get a combo drive instead of a super drive. The combo >>>> drive can play cd's and dvd's but only burn cd's. the super drive >>>> can burn both. didn't see that mentioned so thought would throw it >>>> in. wish i had gotten a bigger hard drive on mine. they fill up >>>> so fast. lol take care, max >>>> On Jun 1, 2010, at 6:32 PM, Courtney Curran wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'll probably end up getting a regular Macbook in a few months >>>>> (probably sooner knowing me). I absolutely need the Cd/dvd drive, >>>>> so the Air's probably out. Thanks for all your help. >>>>> Courtney >>>>> On 01/06/2010, at 7:25 in the Afternoon, Cameron wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi. The mac book is the cheapest. The current imcarnation does >>>>>> not have a >>>>>> firewire port or an sd card slot. It has an intel core 2 duo >>>>>> 2.4ghz >>>>>> processor and 2 gigs of ram. it has a plastic unibody case. it >>>>>> goes for >>>>>> $999 US. >>>>>> >>>>>> The mac book pro has an aluminum unibody case and has TI firewire >>>>>> as well as >>>>>> an sd card slot. you can get them with Intel core 2 duo >>>>>> processors, or, >>>>>> I6/I7 processors, depending on how much you want to spend. they >>>>>> start with >>>>>> 4 gigs of ram on the less expensive models. The mac book pro >>>>>> starts at >>>>>> $1199 US. I have the mac book pro 15 inch intel I5 model and it >>>>>> is an >>>>>> amazing machine! >>>>>> >>>>>> The mac book air is the lightest and the thinnest of the lot and >>>>>> has a solid >>>>>> state hard drive. They come with Intel core 2 duo processors and >>>>>> 2 gigs of >>>>>> ram. It lacks a cd/dvd combo drive. It is also the lightest. >>>>>> The air >>>>>> starts at $1499 US. >>>>>> >>>>>> There are other differences, but, that gives you a rough idea of >>>>>> the >>>>>> differences between the three lines of mac books. >>>>>> >>>>>> Check out the apple site to compare models further. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cameron. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Courtney >>>>>> Curran >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 7:02 PM >>>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>> Subject: A couple Macbook questions, out of curiosity >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> What's the difference between a Macbook, a Macbook Pro, and a >>>>>> Macbook Air. >>>>>> And which one's the cheapest out of the three models? >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> Courtney >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the >>>>>> Google Groups >>>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>> . >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the >>>>>> Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>> . >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>>>>> . >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>>>> . >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>> macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en >>>> . >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to >>> macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en >>> . >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> . >> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en >> . >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > . > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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