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wild_whiskey · 11-19-2007, 01:27 AM

I use Macs myself, and I'm pretty surprised to see that on this board (being that it's all about PC games) there are other Mac users. Pretty good buying tips. Apple gouges hardcore on the RAM, if you're buying a Mac, always downgrade the RAM amount as low as it can go and buy it off NewEgg or something. Most RAM is Mac-compatible now and memory in general is cheap as shit right now.

It cost me less than $100 to throw in 2x 2gb sticks into my MacBook Pro.

Also, find someone who looks like they're in their 20s and go buy it from a Student store and save anywhere from 200-400 on a new computer. Most student stores don't ask for a student ID or anything like that so you can easily get that price. In fact, I recently saw some PowerBooks from a few years ago new, in their boxes that were being cleared out, at about $600 at a student store. They would have fetched probably $800 or more on eBay being that they were brand new machines (and 17" laptops, at that).

One of the things I learned about owning Macs since I started using them a few years back is that it's a good idea to really baby them and keep them in as good physical condition as possible because they sell incredibly well even after years of use. You can feasibly drop about $200-300 a year if you want to stay completely up-to-date on them by selling your old one when you buy a new one.

11-19-2007, 01:27 AM	#14 (permalink)
wild_whiskey Garrulous Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Japan Posts: 2,042 +5 Internets	I use Macs myself, and I'm pretty surprised to see that on this board (being that it's all about PC games) there are other Mac users. Pretty good buying tips. Apple gouges hardcore on the RAM, if you're buying a Mac, always downgrade the RAM amount as low as it can go and buy it off NewEgg or something. Most RAM is Mac-compatible now and memory in general is cheap as shit right now. It cost me less than $100 to throw in 2x 2gb sticks into my MacBook Pro. Also, find someone who looks like they're in their 20s and go buy it from a Student store and save anywhere from 200-400 on a new computer. Most student stores don't ask for a student ID or anything like that so you can easily get that price. In fact, I recently saw some PowerBooks from a few years ago new, in their boxes that were being cleared out, at about $600 at a student store. They would have fetched probably $800 or more on eBay being that they were brand new machines (and 17" laptops, at that). One of the things I learned about owning Macs since I started using them a few years back is that it's a good idea to really baby them and keep them in as good physical condition as possible because they sell incredibly well even after years of use. You can feasibly drop about $200-300 a year if you want to stay completely up-to-date on them by selling your old one when you buy a new one. Last edited by wild_whiskey; 11-19-2007 at 01:30 AM..