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QuickStriker
United States3694 Posts
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blahman3344
United States2015 Posts
If you think that it can carry out all the necessary tasks quick enough with its specs, then by all means use it. But if you do plan on gaming on the side, i'd probably go for a new mac. | ||
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HaruHaru
United States988 Posts
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DatTheMighty
Vietnam122 Posts
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Bereft
United States1007 Posts
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Hidden_MotiveS
Canada2562 Posts
On August 11 2010 10:23 Chairman Ray wrote: the laptop is fine if all you do is word process and check your email. If you are majoring in something that needs a computer, you best get a new one. If you mom doesn't want you playing sc, get a high end laptop with a crap video card. This is a holdup, hand over all your thread or else. (sry for the thread hijack) How does this work? Will it just prevent new games from running or all old ones. What if I didn't have a video card at all? On topic: The mac will allow you to run internet just fine, a bigger issue is how good internet connections are in Korea. I assume they're incredible. If you want to play games, a 2006 computer will still be able to play 1998 games, like starcraft. And like you said you are capable of finding a way around the mac limitation. What is your major? Anything art related/requiring cad and I would get rid of this laptop when you need to. Does your school have computers on campus you can use? | ||
thedeadhaji
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mainerd
United States347 Posts
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WniO
United States2706 Posts
On August 11 2010 09:55 Jugan wrote: Well it depends on what exactly you want out of it. If you can surf the internet, check your college email, register for classes, and do basic things (aka IM, or write word documents), you are fine. Take it! Worst case is having your parents go and buy you one and ship it to you  If you want gaming... GL! :D ... macs work fine for gaming. and are kickass for video editing and all the media programs. they are not just for surfing the web. my 3 year old macbook pro can play sc2 np. | ||
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N.geNuity
United States5112 Posts
Even if that isn't true; it probably works fine. But if you're doing engineering you'll probably need to run Matlab. | ||
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ieatkids5
United States4628 Posts
The thing is, if you're not gonna game, you're not really gonna need a high end laptop or pc anyways, unless your major requires you to use certain software programs. In the end, I'd say find a computer nub and sell it to him for $600, then buy yourself a decent laptop (that isn't mac). | ||
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Weasel-
Canada1556 Posts
But you know them better than I do. | ||
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illu
Canada2531 Posts
They will feel bad if you don't take it. Whether or not you want to actually use it is another story. Note: It's totally viable. When I was in school in 2005, I used a machine custom-built (middle-tier at the time) in 1997. It was good back then, and frankly, it is good now. On August 11 2010 13:36 ieatkids5 wrote: Convince your mom to let you build a desktop (can build a good one for like $475). Just get enough self control not to game on it. Use that in your dorm, carry your free mac around (take notes, write papers, but back up your shit). The thing is, if you're not gonna game, you're not really gonna need a high end laptop or pc anyways, unless your major requires you to use certain software programs. In the end, I'd say find a computer nub and sell it to him for $600, then buy yourself a decent laptop (that isn't mac). I agree. A desktop is the best. Same as what I just mentioned above, my 1997 desktop is still alive and kicking, so is another desktop built in 2003. I don't use them anymore because their specs are not that great comparing to my current laptop, but they WORK. On the other hand, I broke two laptops in three years. Not that I dropped them or anything, they spontaneously broke down. | ||
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writer22816
United States5775 Posts
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orgolove
Vatican City State1650 Posts
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QuanticHawk
United States32082 Posts
On August 11 2010 10:38 Manifesto7 wrote: I know you have already accepted the laptop, but you could call her up and say that you have discovered that it doesn't meet the requirements for your course work. "Would you like me to return it? Or if you don't want it, would you like me to donate it somewhere?" Arg, I hate it when clueless people foist things on others. AS IF YOU WANT A SIX YEAR OLD LAPTOP WHEN YOU GO TO COLLEGE. This smells like a drunk post  | ||
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