Laptop for College, Macbook? |
 Apr 14 2007, 12:31 AM
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Well this is kind of a mix between school and technology, but...
I'm getting a laptop for my graduation gift, and my mom wants to know what kind I want. A lot of my friends have a macbook or are planning on getting one, but other people have said that macs are better for photo editing and stuff like that. I'm planning on being a science major, so does anyone have any pros/cons to getting a mac? |
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Apr 27 2007, 12:30 PM
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Re; no right click: Actually, on the macbook, what I LOVE is the fact that you can change the trackpad settings so that if you tap with one finger, it's left-click, and two fingers for right click. Drag one finger to move the cursor (like any trackpad) and drag two to scroll. It's really cool, I don't even use a mouse because I don't mind using the trackpad at all, even for image editing (plus I use a lot of macros/keyboard shortcuts).
Kevin, you can get a macbook with all the hardware specs you want direct from Apple, but like I said before about the RAM upgrade, I just bought mine with the standard 512 and upgraded later. It was cheaper that way and it's really easy to install - it's just right underneath the battery compartment. |
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May 3 2007, 03:50 AM
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QUOTE(Libertie @ Apr 27 2007, 10:30 AM)  Re; no right click: Actually, on the macbook, what I LOVE is the fact that you can change the trackpad settings so that if you tap with one finger, it's left-click, and two fingers for right click. Drag one finger to move the cursor (like any trackpad) and drag two to scroll. It's really cool, I don't even use a mouse because I don't mind using the trackpad at all, even for image editing (plus I use a lot of macros/keyboard shortcuts). Kevin, you can get a macbook with all the hardware specs you want direct from Apple, but like I said before about the RAM upgrade, I just bought mine with the standard 512 and upgraded later. It was cheaper that way and it's really easy to install - it's just right underneath the battery compartment. where do you do the one finger tap thing lol, i've had the macbook forever and i dont know :p |
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