Thu 20 Jul 2006
2:22 pm
I have a real dilemma here.
Okay, so I ordered my macbook last night. The reason I ordered it online is because I wanted to customize it a bit - add some RAM and add 20 gigs of hard drive space, from a half gig of ram to a full gig of ram, and from 60 gigs to 80 gigs of hard drive space.
I just looked because they started processing the order, and even though I chose an expedited shipping option, I’m still not going to get my laptop until Aug. 2. By then I won’t even live here anymore (Boyfriend and I are moving Aug. 1, we just don’t know what our addy will be yet).
My dilemma is this - I want the computer before that. A week, including weekends, I could deal with. Two weeks? Forget it.
So my question is, should I cancel my order on Apple.com, and just buy a slightly downgraded version at the Apple Store or Best Buy? I’d save money and possibly be able to get an ipod - however, I’d have a slightly less functional computer. Keep in mind that I could upgrade it at a later date if I wanted to, that sixty gigs on a Mac is a little more than you’d get out of sixty gigs on a PC, and that Macs use RAM a little more efficiently than PC’s do.
Would it be worth it? I need input, help!
Edit: I cancelled the order from Apple. I can upgrade later (there’s a full-service Apple store in Sacramento, where my uncle lives, so I could do that) and with the money I’ll save, I can get my boyfriend his birthday present (an ipod shuffle). Thanks, everyone! I’m sorry I haven’t been posting much lately - Real Life, as much as I hate it, has to take preference over the Internets. *sigh*
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July 20th, 2006 at 2:32 pm
Ok, so I had the same problem and ended up getting my Mac laptop a couple years ago with an inferior amount of video ram because I didn’t want to wait.
I would say that if you can wait, do it. Pay now and get everything you want, like 1-2 gigs ram, biggest HD, fastest processor, best videocard that you can. Break it up into payments and give it a go, cause really, upgrading it later is a PITA and unless you do it yourself can cost a ton.
I would say though, can best buy put more ram in on the spot? Cause if so, just keep the HD as is and buy an external USB 2.0 drive and use that for extended storage. I did for mine and it works great + they are smaller and cheaper than ever. You could get like a 200 gig external drive or build your own with an enclosure + internal HD.
So yeah, you need to ram and other essential system specs, but the HD I wouldn’t worry about, that can always be taken care of.
Good luck!!!
July 20th, 2006 at 2:36 pm
I forgot to mention that it might be my cousin Cody receiving it and not my parents, and I don’t really trust him to 1) not throw it around because he has no respect for computers, and 2) not steal it and try to sell it for pot money.
Urgh. So confusing! And the Apple store can put RAM in on the spot, yes, but it costs a lot of money. I dunno…
July 20th, 2006 at 2:40 pm
Ok, well with that in light, you might want to go the other route, or cancel and reorder once you move…
Are in you in school by any chance? If so, you might be able to get one through your school, like maybe a computer store or something…just an idea. Or are there any mac stores in your area besides BB?
July 20th, 2006 at 3:03 pm
Yeah, there’s a Mac store up in Reno. If I decide to choose (and I’ve given myself a deadline of 5 p.m. today - when I get off of work) I’ll go up to Reno and get one there, because they can customize them there, to an extent. And I’m not in school, unfortunately enough.