Tuesday, February 25, 2014
On Tuesday, February 25, 2014 6:05:35 PM UTC-6, Lei Zhao wrote:
To answer Jason's questions, OS X has changed a lot over recent versions, especially Lion and Mountain Lion. But most of the major changes are UI-related, like natural scrolling, mission control, etc. Missing them could affect your productivity but shouldn't prevent you from doing programming tasks. However, I won't recommend an used Mac if it's so overpriced. 50% of the original price for a three year old is reasonable, but I wouldn't pay any more than that. If you don't have budget for a new one, and you can't find an used one, just keep using your Linux box. It might not be as comfortable but wouldn't prevent you from doing anything.
Is it really possible to buy a 3-year-old Mac for half the price of a new one? A new MacBook starts at $1000, and a new Mini starts at $600. I see on Craigslist right now:
1. $950 !!!: ***2011 13" MacBook Pro, 2.7 GHz i7, 4 GB Memory, 500 GB Hard Drive***
2. $325: MacBook Pro 4GB RAM, 320 GB HD
3. $100 !!! (very old computer): Apple Mac G3 PowerMac Desktop
4. $320: Apple Macbook 2.13ghz White Macbook 2009
5. $140 !!! (very old computer): Apple Mac Powerbook G4 Notebook -- Clean & New Battery
6. $1000 !!!: 15.4-inch MacBook Pro 2.66 GHz dual core i7
7. $375: MacBook Pro (15-inch 2.0 GHz Core Duo)
8. $230: Apple MacBook 13.3" Laptop - 2.16 GHz Core 2 Duo - 120 HD - 2 GB RAM
9. $750 !!!: 15" Mac Book Pro (2010)
Is this normal? Do people really pay this much for a used Mac? Is there any point considering a used Mac? It seems that anything considered new enough is priced nearly as high or even higher than an entry-level new Mac. (And I get a warranty and the assurance of mint condition in the latter.) Anything that is substantially cheaper than a new Mac is an old clunker.
1. $950 !!!: ***2011 13" MacBook Pro, 2.7 GHz i7, 4 GB Memory, 500 GB Hard Drive***
2. $325: MacBook Pro 4GB RAM, 320 GB HD
3. $100 !!! (very old computer): Apple Mac G3 PowerMac Desktop
4. $320: Apple Macbook 2.13ghz White Macbook 2009
5. $140 !!! (very old computer): Apple Mac Powerbook G4 Notebook -- Clean & New Battery
6. $1000 !!!: 15.4-inch MacBook Pro 2.66 GHz dual core i7
7. $375: MacBook Pro (15-inch 2.0 GHz Core Duo)
8. $230: Apple MacBook 13.3" Laptop - 2.16 GHz Core 2 Duo - 120 HD - 2 GB RAM
9. $750 !!!: 15" Mac Book Pro (2010)
Is this normal? Do people really pay this much for a used Mac? Is there any point considering a used Mac? It seems that anything considered new enough is priced nearly as high or even higher than an entry-level new Mac. (And I get a warranty and the assurance of mint condition in the latter.) Anything that is substantially cheaper than a new Mac is an old clunker.
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/dd8b27cf-2e79-456c-9a57-8766f2d732bb%40googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment