Re: I just did it, bought my first macbook pro

2009-08-19 Thread Chris Blouch
receiving my >> laptop >> and checking it all out. >> Greetings, Anouk, >> - Original Message - >> From: "Scott Chesworth" >> To: >> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 3:35 PM >> Subject: Re: I just did it, bought my first macbook pr

Re: I just did it, bought my first macbook pro

2009-08-18 Thread Scott Howell
forward to receiving my > laptop > and checking it all out. > Greetings, Anouk, > - Original Message - > From: "Scott Chesworth" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 3:35 PM > Subject: Re: I just did it, bought my first macbook pro > > >> >>

Re: I just did it, bought my first macbook pro

2009-08-18 Thread Mike Reiser
Congrads on the macbook pro, will be getting mine next month, might up the ram and definitely will up the harddrive. Mike - Original Message - From: Chris Blouch To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 9:46 AM Subject: Re: I just did it, bought

Re: I just did it, bought my first macbook pro

2009-08-18 Thread Scott Chesworth
tt Chesworth" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 3:35 PM > Subject: Re: I just did it, bought my first macbook pro > > >> >> Hey Anouk, welcome abord buddy! >> >> Just a quick message to second what Esther was saying about student >> discounts.

Re: I just did it, bought my first macbook pro

2009-08-18 Thread a radix
PM Subject: Re: I just did it, bought my first macbook pro Congratulations on the new MacBook Pro, Anouk. That sounds like a very nice model. I still have the PowerBook that was my first Mac, and which is now over 5 years old. Buying for long term future use really does work -- this

Re: I just did it, bought my first macbook pro

2009-08-18 Thread Chris Blouch
rom:* Chris Blouch <mailto:cblo...@aol.com> > *To:* macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 18, 2009 4:46 PM > *Subject:* Re: I just did it, bought my first macbook pro > > I usually re

Re: I just did it, bought my first macbook pro

2009-08-18 Thread a radix
all out. Greetings, Anouk, - Original Message - From: "Scott Chesworth" To: Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 3:35 PM Subject: Re: I just did it, bought my first macbook pro > > Hey Anouk, welcome abord buddy! > > Just a quick message to second what Esther wa

Re: I just did it, bought my first macbook pro

2009-08-18 Thread a radix
Subject: Re: I just did it, bought my first macbook pro I usually recommend Applecare for laptops since they usually have a harder life than desktops. We had to send my wife's in for repairs after about a year. It kept locking up hard even after reinstalling the OS and such. Apparently

Re: I just did it, bought my first macbook pro

2009-08-18 Thread Chris Blouch
I usually recommend Applecare for laptops since they usually have a harder life than desktops. We had to send my wife's in for repairs after about a year. It kept locking up hard even after reinstalling the OS and such. Apparently some issue with the "heat pipe" and some other components they r

Re: I just did it, bought my first macbook pro

2009-08-18 Thread Scott Chesworth
Hey Anouk, welcome abord buddy! Just a quick message to second what Esther was saying about student discounts. Here in the UK Apple care is amazingly cheap if you're a student, it's probably a similar reduction where you are. No rush, but sometime within your first year's warranty, if you get a

Re: I just did it, bought my first macbook pro

2009-08-18 Thread Esther
Congratulations on the new MacBook Pro, Anouk. That sounds like a very nice model. I still have the PowerBook that was my first Mac, and which is now over 5 years old. Buying for long term future use really does work -- this machine is still running, but I finally got a new MacBook last f

I just did it, bought my first macbook pro

2009-08-18 Thread a radix
Hello, I just bought my first macbook pro and I got a discount because I am a student. I choose the 15 inch with a matte display (i didnt want to do that at first but I thought it might be easier for people who would have to read something on it), i got the 7200 rpm hard drive and the 3.0ghz pr