WOW, EXCELLENT advice!! The student discounts etc, I wouldn't be able to do unfortunately, but the memory tip ROCKS! Thanks for letting me know
And thanks for the Monitor tip - as it stands, I have 2 20" dell Ultra sharp monitors for my current setup, so I'll be giving the other one to my family ;) Thanks for the tip on the mouse, I was going to use my usb mouse from my current laptop, but having a keyboard/mouse setup like that would rock THanks for all the info again! John On 9/1/07, Donnacha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > John, welcome to the Apple fold, your life is about to get a great > deal easier and less stressful! > > If you haven't ordered it quite yet, you may find the following tips > useful: > > Joining the Apple Developer Connection gets you a one-time-only 18% > discount, free upgrade to Leopard when it is released and various > other goodies. The cost of joining the ADC is, however, considerable, > wiping out most of that saving UNLESS you join as a student developer, > which only costs $80 or something like that. You are entitled to join > as a student even if you just sign up for an evening class in your > local community college or, in the UK, an Open University course. > > You could also get a fairly substantial student discount, generally > around 16% but it varies from college to college, if you either buy in > the name of a student friend or simply say you are a student - they > don't check if you order over the phone. A huge advantage of buying > via the regular student scheme (rather than the student ADC) is the > incredibly cheap version of Applecare you're entitled to. > > Applecare: get it, it's one of the best things about owning a Mac. > > Personally, with the cash you now have to hand, I would get the 2.2 > rather than 2.4, the 25% price difference simply isn't worth it for > such a marginal increase in processor speed and graphic memory - yes, > I understand that you want the best but, seriously, step back and > think about the real world difference that slight increase in specs > will get you. Better to save that 25%. > > The following extras will do far more for your productivity: > > 4GB of ram, Crucial, $320, easy installation, sell your 2GB to a Macbook > owner. > > 750GB Western Digital MyBook Pro (Firewire 800, Firewire 400 > and USB 2.0), resist the 1TB version, it's loud as Hell. > > For hooking up to your MBP and increased productivity when working at > home: > > Apple Bluetooth keyboard, Apple Bluetooth MightyMouse. > > ... and, either > > DELL UltraSharp 3007WFP-HC 30 inch Monitor $1,274.00 > > or > > DELL UltraSharp 2407WFP-HC 24-inch $699 > > or > > DELL UltraSharp 2707WFP 27-inch $1,019.00 > > Unless you get a particularly good deal on an Apple Cinema Display > (and, generally, they don't do discount promotions although there is a > student price and you can apply the big Apple Developer Connection > discount to them at the same time as you buy your computer), Dell > offer far better value, far better connectivity and the above models > offer superb quality. > > A bigger monitor undoubtedly represents the best value productivity > boost available, especially no that prices have plummeted so far. I > own the 24-inch and one of the best things about it is that it can > pivot 90 degrees, a far more useful screen shape for programming and > browsing than regular widescreen. You can easily pop it back to > widescreen when you want to watch a movie. The 30" does not pivot and > neither, I think, does the 27". It's also worth noting that the 27", > though bigger, has precisely the same resolution as the 24". > > If I was buying today, at these prices, I would undoubtedly buy the > 30". None of the MBPs have any problem driving a 30" screen. > > Software: > > Superduper back-up software > > Quicksilver > > TextMate > > > Good luck and keep up the good work, > > Donnacha > > On 8/31/07, Zárate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Glad to see this sort of thing > > happening. Enjoy your new toy! > > > > On 8/30/07, John Grden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > HAHA, well, all I thought I had it all in the bag with my wife when > her > > > laptop was crapping out. > > > > > > See, I get the 2nd hand cars, she gets the 2nd hand computers and her > laptop > > > is an old one ;) But then the budget wasn't even close, so... > > > > > > > > > On 8/30/07, Jake Hilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > My next laptop will be a Mac Book Pro.. > > > > > > > > I just have to convince my wife that my 2 year old hp isn't quite up > to > > > snuff anymore... :) > > > > > > > > Jake > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 8/30/07, Lenny Sorey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hey John, > > > > > > > > > > I did not know about this campaign. > > > > > > > > > > But.... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am very happy for you and hope you get a lot of good use from > your new > > > Mac Book Pro!! : ) > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > > > Lenny > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 8/30/07, John Grden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > yeah, on my workstation compiling anything takes forever and it > kills > > > my focus half the time. I tend to yell. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 8/30/07, Daniel Rossi < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have one, it's sooo much faster to compile things, congrats > :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 31/08/2007, at 3:48 AM, John Grden wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.rockonflash.com/blog/?p=66 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I updated the post with a big thank you to everyone - > unbelievable!! > > > enough was donated in 3 days and what awesome experience it was - I > hardly > > > know what to say! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Except > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ROCK ON \m/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > oh, and > > > > > > > > > > > > > > LOVE YOU > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > [ JPG ] > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > Red5 mailing list > > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/red5_osflash.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > Red5 mailing list > > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/red5_osflash.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > [ JPG ] > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Red5 mailing list > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/red5_osflash.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Red5 mailing list > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/red5_osflash.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Red5 mailing list > > > > [email protected] > > > > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/red5_osflash.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > [ JPG ] > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Red5 mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/red5_osflash.org > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Juan Delgado - Zárate > > http://zarate.tv > > http://dandolachapa.com > > http://loqueyosede.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Red5 mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/red5_osflash.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Red5 mailing list > [email protected] > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/red5_osflash.org > -- [ JPG ]
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