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Help with buying

  • 06-04-2015 2:54pm
    #1
    thisistough
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 394 ✭✭


    Hi all, I know there have been loads of recommendation threads but I'm totally clueless so any help would be really appreciated.

    I currently have a lenovo which is dying a painful death. I'll be starting a business degree in tcd in September and would like to get something which will do me for home and college for the next 4 years. I won't be doing any gaming but I do a lot of streaming movies on my laptop so would like a 15 inch or close enough.

    i have about €1500 but would like to stay under €1000 as long as I can get a good quality machine.

    I've been looking at a Macbook but have heard from students in other colleges that their campuses are all windows and that this can cause issues with trying to get college work done, does anyone have any experience with this?

    Sorry for the long post, I'm fairly clueless so don't want to miss anything important.

    Thanks again


Comments

  • #2
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    A Mac would work fine, however getting one with a 15" screen will see you paying 2000+ for the pleasure.


  • #3
    thisistough
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 394 ✭✭thisistough


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    A Mac would work fine, however getting one with a 15" screen will see you paying 2000+ for the pleasure.

    I've been looking at the 13 inch MacBook air, I think I would be ok with the size but it would be the minimum screen size I could handle. Just looking at the pricing though would I be better off with a really good windows laptop rather than settling for the air? There doesn't seem to be a very strong front runner in terms of windows at the moment that I can see brand wise so I don't really know where to start


  • #4
    5star02707
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,467 ✭✭✭5star02707


    There are new ones out there just recently released have a look at this one I am eyeing on that XPS 13

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpJc_KZl0C4


  • #5
    K.O.Kiki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,812 ✭✭✭✭K.O.Kiki


    13" MBP Retina is the best portable purely because of its unmatched trackpad & serious battery life.
    Can get a student discount too.
    Air is lighter but has worse screen.
    New MacBook 12" looks crap.

    The only laptop range in its class are the Lenovo ThinkPads.

    Just get either with a 256Gb SSD and you're sorted for the next few years.


  • #6
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    I would also be of the opinion that if you buy the Mac Pro 13" you should end up with hardware that should last you 4 years + of normal use.


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