[mac4theblind] Re: Buying a mac computer
- From: Scott Granados <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:19:40 -0400
Hi, so if you can justify the cost I would go with a Macbook pro 15. If you
want to run VMs I would go with the upgraded processor (quad core I7) and piles
of memory. Remember that Apple totally rips you off for memory and
underestimates how much can be addressed so use another vendor for your memory
and knock off about 600 bucks from the cost. (US prices)
I have a laptop from work that has 32 GB of memory and it works great
even though Apple only supports up to 16. Crucial sells the memory upgrade
kits for very reasonable money.
I am a network engineer by profession and my company supplies us with
virtual routers that boot as VM images so in some cases I'll boot 12 to 16
routers at a time and it works wonderfully. The lower end macs will not
support this nearly as nicely or smoothly. You can get away with less but in
the end if you're using this for work or professionally the savings in money
isn't worth the hit in performance because time / performance = saved time /
money at least in my line of work.
Good luck and let us know what you go with.
On Apr 25, 2013, at 1:12 PM, Kristoffer Gustafsson <kg.kristoffer@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Hi.
> I've looked at the air, but it doesn't have many cconnections like usb
> ports etc.
> The things I'm planning to do is just use the mac as it is, then run
> virtual machines like windows and linux, and play some games.
> Sometimes I think I'll have to run 2 virtual machines.
> I want to do a little programming using c++.
> It is easiest to program that in linux, but then we've got a program
> called textview wich is used to read e-books.
> And that only exists for windows.
> The think I meaned with braille was does it matter wich one I have if
> i put it onto... Well, I don't know what this is called in english,
> but the place on the disaplay where you can put the laptop, or a
> keyboard.
> /Kristoffer
>
> 2013/4/25, Kristoffer Gustafsson <kg.kristoffer@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> --
>> Kristoffer Gustafsson
>> Salängsgatan 7a
>> tel:033-12 60 93
>> mobil: 0730-500934
>> Hi.
>> I'm thinking of buying a mac in the future.
>> But I don't know really what I want. the mac mini, the macbook pro
>> with the smaller screen, or the macbook pro with the larger screen.
>> At first I wanted mac mini, it is less expensive, you get more ports,
>> more hard drive tec.
>> But I want to be able to carry it around, I thought that I could take
>> a keyboard, the mac mini, and speakers and put them in a bag.
>> But then I heard that I had to use a screen in order to use mac mini.
>> Is there a way to use it without screen?
>> Then the question about the macbook pro.
>> I don't know wich one to bbuy. The smaller one or the larger one.
>> Wich of these fits best if you put them on the braille display?
>> For example, the braille voyager. Wich one fits best there if I put
>> the computer on the display on the computer place onto it?
>> /Kristoffer
>>
>
>
> --
> Kristoffer Gustafsson
> Salängsgatan 7a
> tel:033-12 60 93
> mobil: 0730-500934
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