0o0 Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 i got couple of questions i'm thining of buying a macbook around $1200 i've looked at www.macmall.com and there are many choices but i dont understand what increases the price so much and what decreases price so much for almost no change. also in one of the listing it says super drive and in other one it doesn't say and the price diffrence is only like 20$ i can't seem to figure out which one to get... there are so many listings most have mail in rebate.. if anyone could help me determine what to get my main perpose of getting this laptop is for programming and the speed i'm currently studying comptuer science but 100% new to mac i've tried hackintosh but didnt work well on my hp dv6404 and on my pc i was havving erros everytime while installastion even with woring dvds but anyway now i'm deciding to buy a macbook thanks for the help. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/108139-which-macbook-to-get-at-this-budget/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahbau Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 The base MacBook at $999 (for students) is great for a computer science student, but if you need the DVD burner and extra speed, the next step up adds the burner, 300MHz, 1GB of memory, and 40GB extra storage for $200 more. There's no reason to get the black one other than the look. You can build the midrange one to the same specs for $1289, while the black one is $1399. The reason some of MacMall's prices seem weird, is they are listing current models with previous models (they say "Closeout Model"). I'd wait a couple weeks (if you can) and get one of the current models during the Back to School season. They'll have some sort of offer you can't refuse. Last year it was a free iPod nano (or $199 off a normal iPod, so I got a 30GB iPod for $50 with my MacBook). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/108139-which-macbook-to-get-at-this-budget/#findComment-767033 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0o0 Posted June 1, 2008 Author Share Posted June 1, 2008 thanks for the replay sarahbau. lets just take this laptop for example http://www.macmall.com/macmall/families/ne...ook~promo~4.asp about $1,219.00 after rebate it says in the tittle Appleb 13.3" MacBook Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz, 2GB, 160GB, SuperDrive - White i dont understand what it means by super drive? does that mean internal cd/dvd burner/reader or external? im assuming its internal and for this one http://www.macmall.com/macmall/families/ne...ook~promo~3.asp it says in the tittle Apple 13.3" MacBook Intel Core 2 Duo 2.1GHz 2GB, 120GB, Combo Drive - White it says combo drive? i'm assuming it means dvd reader and cd burner/reader? the diffrence is Slot-load Combo Drive and 8x Slot-load SuperDrive ? my question its just diffrent way of calling cd/dvd burner or non burner? and is macmall a good place to buy from? cause everything is rebate... and huge rebates.. lol thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/108139-which-macbook-to-get-at-this-budget/#findComment-767129 Share on other sites More sharing options...
djet Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Superdrive means it can burn dvds. A combo drive can read/burn CD's and read DVD's. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/108139-which-macbook-to-get-at-this-budget/#findComment-767229 Share on other sites More sharing options...
0o0 Posted June 1, 2008 Author Share Posted June 1, 2008 thanks also what do you think about this macbook http://www.macmall.com/macmall/families/ne...ook~promo~4.asp Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/108139-which-macbook-to-get-at-this-budget/#findComment-767267 Share on other sites More sharing options...
manny0 Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 thats the one im on right now.. upgraded the memory to 4GB thing flies. more powerful than the folks that bought the 800 dollars more expensive Pros 6 months ago Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/108139-which-macbook-to-get-at-this-budget/#findComment-770146 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSn1™ Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Buy it directly at the International Apple Store of your country. Are you a student or a staff member, you could apply for your educational discount and get from 100 ~ 200 discount. You can get the base MacBook for $999 and upgrade the memory to 4GB purchasing the memory from a local electronics store. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/108139-which-macbook-to-get-at-this-budget/#findComment-770265 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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