shoudl i buy a mac book air or pro?

Q. hello . i am planning on buying either mackbook air or mackbook pro laptop . so help me out here a little bit . i can buy a mac till $2,000 .thats my budget .i will buy it in dubai when i go to turkey for studies.on my i will stay in dubai . from that you can guess that i am a university student planning to do MBA .i am fond of downloading movies and watching them .( legally ) and also i watch movies from dvds and also do my university day to day work . . i am also fond of listening songs. and my main aim to use this laptop is for my studies while living in a turkey university . so plz give me your ideas to make me reach a decision. just to give you an idea i have bought microsoft office for mac 2011 home and student edition in advance so i dont face any problem xD .thank you in advance
there is nothing wrong with my query . people who have problem could f*** themselves .

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I would go for a mac book pro. The Air's are very nice and thin and light but that is because they don't have a DVD/CD drive in them. They only have one USB port so no good if you plan on plugging a few things in.
Watching movies etc will look the same on both, you just can't put a dvd in an Air.
The pro's are obviously a bit bigger, but you can connect them to more, and play CD's/DVD's on them.

Just curious: Which MacBook should i get?

Dina

im not in college yet, im a student, i do sooooo many activities its not even funny i have a hard time staying organized so i was thinking of getting a macbook that can keep me organized so i can do my homework on it (cuz im always doing homework at track meets or other afterschool activities and barely get any sleep trying to finish) :(

..anyways im a girl if that makes a difference..

i want to get either the Macbook Pro or the Macbook Air, i just dont know which one is better,, what do you think? something portable would be nice cuz im always doing school stuff on the go (in the car, at soccer games, while babysitting, etc) so im wondering which one would you suggest- Pro or Air? it needs to have good battery power and can stay on standby for long periods of time, and to me it doesnt really matter about how the Air is like 3lbs, isnt the Pro just as portable? i just want the one that has better quality and better features :) thx!

btw dont say get other laptops, this question is specifically for macbooks, cuz i need to be able to facetime others while im doing homework instead of just aim or facetiming on my ipod touch or something cuz that gets really annoying thx :)

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It heavily depends on how much you're willing to spend and if you can do without certain features. For example, the 13" MBP has a DVD drive for watching movies, installing apps of CD's, etc.

MBA is very light, and easy to store in a bag. Only down side is that it doesn't have a DVD drive. You'll either have to connect it over network to another computer with a DVD drive if you want to install something, or buy an external DVD drive for it.

Having said that, I think that MBA would probably suit you best. It just depends on whether you want the 11" or 13" model. As for typing papers, I recommend you get a copy of Microsoft Office 2011 instead of iWork, because Office is a more widely used software package of the two (most computer users have Windows and Office) so there will be less compatibility issues (even though iWork is compatible with Office files).

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How do scholarships and student loans pay students?

Jordan

I could easily pay for tuition + room and board through scholarships because of the scholarships are pretty good in my state and at the college. My problem is I can't pay for the other things like a laptop, books, etc....well I could but it depends on how scholarships pay out. Are they (and loans) paid directly to the student most of the time or directly to the school???

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They usually pay to the school first. Then the school applies your aid to your bill and refunds to you the amount that's over your aid. Some aid (not often) pays directly to the student and it's up to you to pay the school. Some is also paid after-the-fact, you pay tuition and fees, take and pass the class, then the aid reimburses your costs. Most though is paid directly to your school and then the school releases it to you.

Many forms of aid have a timeline for when your school can release it though - it's not usually first day of classes or even before. Many schools won't release aid for a first semester freshman until many weeks into the semester.

Very many colleges will allow you to use your financial aid overages in the campus bookstore for textbook purchases on account and will add it to your tuition bill. They then reduce your financial aid refund by that amount and pay your bookstore bill too.

It's a very common scenario though for new students to need to come up with significant cash before their first semester in order to get the whole process started. Some of us suggest that the very best solution to that problem is a $500 secured credit card which you use to cover those needs in the beginning of each semester and then pay off when financial aid releases.

ADD: yes, they do give financial aid for laptops et al. Those are school supplies in the modern world. Further, in 2012 when average tuition and fees at even a state university often exceeds $20K per year - there aren't very many 18 year-olds paying their own full way by working anymore. That stopped being possible when tuition started costing more than 18 year-olds can earn working.

Do Mac Laptops retain their value well?

Em

I am looking at investing in a macbook air (june 2012, 13.3inch) for my final year of uni - I already have a desktop computer but need something small and reliable to take into uni with me for lectures and uni work. I was wondering if they hold their value well - so if I found I no longer needed it a year later when I finish uni, would I be able to get most of my money back?

I also get a 15% discount for being a university student, so the £1000 model will actually cost £823 (after 3% quidco cashback aswell)

Or would it be better to buy the slightly older model second hand already?

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It'll devalue + it's going to be used.

You'll probably get <= 60% of your money back.

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