Dear Daniel and good WAMUG friends So: Aperture Edu 3 -$299.00 2.3 GHz upgrade +$270.00 Aperture 3 from MacStore +$99.99 That means it costs me $70.99 to get the 2.3GHZ upgrade with a MacStore purchase of Aperture 3. Interesting Maths. I'm tempted.
Thank goodness for the genii of WAMUG Regards Reg Reg Whitely Home: 08 9921 7272 Mob: 04 8899 7313 Email: rwhit...@internode.on.net On 07/03/2011, at 9:55 am, Daniel Kerr wrote: > > Hi Reg > > As much as I hate to not give sales to stores, if you are looking at > Aperture it's actually cheaper to download it from the MacStore if you're > not worried about not getting a disk and little manual. > It's $249 in the shops, $229 on the education store and $99.99 to download > it from the MacStore. > > I'm not even going to get started on why they make it so cheap, as I don't > want to start a flame war. > > But just thought I'd point it out. > > Kind Regards > Daniel > > > On 7/3/11 9:35 AM, "Reg Whitely" <rwhit...@internode.on.net> wrote: > >> Thank you to all who have replied to my query on MacBook Pro 15". I've >> decided >> to go for the standard 2.2GHz / 750 Gb HDD with standard glossy display and >> 8Gb RAM. I'll put the extra $$ saved by not getting the 2.3GHz upgrade into >> an >> extended warranty. I'm also tempted to get Aperture 3 and have a nice play >> with it! >> >> Regards >> >> Reg >> >> Reg Whitely >> >> Home: 08 9921 7272 >> Mob: 04 8899 7313 >> Email: rwhit...@internode.on.net >> >> >> >> On 06/03/2011, at 5:18 pm, Ronda Brown wrote: >> >>> I agree with Ruben. To advise whether the 2.3GHz is worth the extra price >>> would depend on what you use the MBP for. >>> If you are heavy user in Photoshop and Final Cut Pro, I would suggest the >>> 2.3GHz. >>> >>> The 2.3GHz CPU has a larger L3 cache (8MB vs 6MB.) The increase in cache is >>> usually more important than the minimal increase in speed, depending on what >>> you do in Photoshop & FCP. >>> >>> Certainly go the biggest Hard Drive you can afford and extra RAM. >>> >>> Re: The Glossy vs Anti-Glare … this debate has been going on for eternity >>> ;-) >>> Some Professional Graphic Artists & Photographers say the Anti-Glare gives a >>> truer ‘Print’ colour than the Gloss. >>> >>> The latest MBPs have high resolution displays, older MBPs you could get a >>> lower resolution Anti-Glare display. >>> >>> I’ve had anti-glare on my PowerBook & previous MacBook Pro, but I decided >>> to >>> go with the Glossy Display on my current MBP. >>> I love the look of the glossy screen, the images have a deeper look with >>> more >>> contrast. blacks are really black. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> On 04/03/2011, at 12:26 AM, Dark1 wrote: >>> >>>> I'm not sure whether the extra 100MHz is worth another $300 or not but the >>>> performance gains you'll see will depend on what your using your computer >>>> for. If the programs your using can make use of all the threads (including >>>> the hyperthreads) you'll get that extra 100MHz per core so it's actually an >>>> extra 400 but if they only use a single thread its not nearly as good. >>>> Dunno about the displays but you can probably find info on that in the >>>> archives. >>>> >>>> Ruben >>>> >>>>> Hi all WAMUGgers >>>>> >>>>> Long time since I asked a question. I'm thinking of buying a new MacBook >>>>> Pro 15". >>>>> Is the 2.3GHz i7 option worth the extra dollars over the 2.2? >>>>> What are experiences with glossy v anti-glare displays? >>>>> Any other tips? >>>>> Will buy ed price and plan to salary sacrifice. >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> >>>>> Reg >>>>> >>>>> Reg Whitely >>>>> >>>>> Home: 08 9921 7272 >>>>> Mob: 04 8899 7313 >>>>> Email: rwhit...@internode.on.net >>>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >> >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> >> > > --- > Daniel Kerr > MacWizardry > > Phone: 0414 795 960 > Email: <daniel @ macwizardry . com . au> > Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> > > > **For everything Macintosh** > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
