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Hey Mac lovers Graphic Designer/Blogger needs your help

Posted by yahshar • 5/09/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: graphic designer, laptop, mac

I'm looking at getting a mac laptop. I might go pre-owned but I'm not sure. It depends on how expensive a machine I need. I need to run my graphics apps (photoshop etc), and wirelessly surf the web (post to blog etc).
What model/specs should I be looking at and is there any pitfalls I need to look out for.
Thanks

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  1. yahshar
    5/18/09
    yahshar
    Well I never got any feedback, but I think I'm going with a pre-owned macbook pro. Maybe a 2.16 ghz 15" model from a year back. Powermax.com was recommended on another forum. Even still with a used mac and fresh copy of cs4 I'm looking at $2,500.
    Any thoughts?
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  2. dbowles1017
    5/18/09
    dbowles1017
    What are the other specs on it? And 15" for photoshop is kind of small (in my opinion)
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    1. yahshar
      5/18/09
      yahshar
      Yes I agree. 15" is small, but if it really bugs me I'll hook it up to a 19" or larger display.
      2.16GHz Intel Core Duo
      2GB SDRAM
      100GB Serial ATA/100; 5400 rpm
      4x SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW)
      One FireWire 400, One FireWire 800, Two USB 2.0 ports
      built-in 54-Mbps AirPort Extreme; built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
      Built-in 10/100/1000BASE-T (Gigabit)
      ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with 256MB of GDDR3 SDRAM
      Pre Owned with 90day warranty

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