how much for a mac book?

master_blaster_2

hi guys
greetings from sunny florida

i am in an apple store and i am thinking of buying an ibook or a mac book and i just wanted u guys opinion
whic spec should i buy and how much would i expect to pay back home
as a guide a macbook2.16 core 2 duo 13.3 display with 160gb hard drive and 2 gb ram is $1499. ... which at th erate i got is about 800 quid including tax

is this a good price???

i'll check back in b4 i buy and thanks in advance
andrew

dmg24

Hi M_B,

Are you trying to rub it in that you are in Florida, and we are here in rainy thundery UK?!!

Have had a quick look on the Apple website, and the model you describe retails at £949, so an excellent saving there.

No idea which to recommend I'm afraid, maybe post of the Techie Forum? The ex has got a 17 inch MacBook Pro, but that is mega expensive at £1800, and he does use it for work as well as pleasure.

Also am not sure about compatability issues?

Let us know if you go for one! x

mrtg0525

According to an ex-colleague of mine, the US layout MacBooks are supposed to have a nicer keyboard layout as they've got one less key and a bigger enter key as a result.

I've never played with the regular MacBooks so I can't say how good they are but I'm quite impressed with the MacBook Pros that a friend of mine has.

@master_blaster - I'm not so sure if it's that much of a bargain if you add import duty & VAT on top of the price. If it's around GBP800, the VAT alone will bring it up to 940 and if it retails at 949 here I can't quite see where the savings is supposed to be?

Sui_Generis

I'm a Mac user (iMac) and will buy a MacBook soon I'd say go with the base model - I don't intend ever to burn DVDs in a laptop so the base model with as much RAM as you can afford is best. Crucial is cheaper for RAM than Apple so get the base config and buy a larger HDD and RAM separately. Upgrading RAM and HDD is a doddle on a MacBook.

BTW no import Duty on PCs etc (unless recently changed) but VAT will be payable.

dmg24

mrtg0525 wrote: »

According to an ex-colleague of mine, the US layout MacBooks are supposed to have a nicer keyboard layout as they've got one less key and a bigger enter key as a result.

I've never played with the regular MacBooks so I can't say how good they are but I'm quite impressed with the MacBook Pros that a friend of mine has.

@master_blaster - I'm not so sure if it's that much of a bargain if you add import duty & VAT on top of the price. If it's around GBP800, the VAT alone will bring it up to 940 and if it retails at 949 here I can't quite see where the savings is supposed to be?

Not strictly ethical (or legal!), but if you post all the paperwork back to yourself, and pretend you had the laptop before the trip, you should be able to avoid import duty and VAT.

bobdauilda

dmg24 wrote: »

Not strictly ethical (or legal!), but if you post all the paperwork back to yourself, and pretend you had the laptop before the trip, you should be able to avoid import duty and VAT.

how would they ever know if you had it in a laptop bag etc after leaving all the boxes etc in FLorida?

master_blaster_2

thanks guys not as great a saving as i thought


btw it rained here 2 day as well

like a mini hurricane it was

all over in a hour and a half then the sun came out



its a hard life

lindsaygalaxy

I have a mac book and have had endless problems with it, so if u deceide to get one make sure u get the extra warrenty! Otherwise stick to the ibook, had one for 3 years with no problems.