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new macbook pro MD101B/A

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  • 30-04-2014 2:43pm
    #1
    KildareMan83
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭


    Hello there Apple heads,

    MD101B/A

    Apple 13-inch MacBook Pro (Intel Dual Core i5 2.5GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, HD Graphics 4000, OS X Lion


    Seems to be the cheapest price
    €1,069 inc delivery to Ireland.





    Is this a good price for NEW?
    (apart from flying to New York and buying it)


    John
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    Nemeses
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    Depends on where you are purchasing it from or from whom...That mac you've listed has a 3 year old OS on it..


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    Greentree_uk
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    seems expensive


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    Nonoperational
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    No. That's an old model.


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    KildareMan83
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    But the apple ireland shop is selling the exact same model from what i can see for €1,249.


    "13-inch: 2.5GHz
    Specifications
    2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz
    4GB 1600MHz memory
    500GB 5400-rpm hard drive1
    Intel HD Graphics 4000
    Built-in battery (7 hours)2
    Free Delivery
    €1,249.00 "


    Or am i missing something? I'm a Windows man, not very up to date with the macs. its for my girlfriend. what do you lads suggest?


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    Nonoperational
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    It's the last of the non retina macbook pros and will be discontinued shortly. I personally wouldn't bother but it's still a good laptop.

    The macbook air got a little refresh last week and is good value. It will have a smaller hard drive because it uses SSD instead of the old regular hard drive in that MBP you linked to but it is much much faster. Worth a look. The cheapest 13" can be got for under €1000 with student discount. Only 128GB hard drive but external drives are very cheap now.

    My personal opinion is that the retina macbook pro 2.4Ghz/8GBram/256GB SSD is the best bang for buck mac out there at the moment. But it is a bit pricey. Can be got for €1393 if you are or know a student.


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    Sad Professor
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    KildareMan83 wrote: »
    But the apple ireland shop is selling the exact same model from what i can see for €1,249.


    "13-inch: 2.5GHz
    Specifications
    2.5GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz
    4GB 1600MHz memory
    500GB 5400-rpm hard drive1
    Intel HD Graphics 4000
    Built-in battery (7 hours)2
    Free Delivery
    €1,249.00 "


    Or am i missing something? I'm a Windows man, not very up to date with the macs. its for my girlfriend. what do you lads suggest?

    I think that model is about 2 years old now. The margins on it must be huge.

    If it’s not going to be used for anything intensive, then one of the current or previous-generation Airs is a better buy, if only for the battery life. They can be got for the same price or less on the refurb store.


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