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So heres the story, I currently own an early 2011 17" MacBook Pro with an 2.2 Ghz i7 Processor. Recently I've had an itch for a 27" iMac but the buffed version is well beyond my budget. So I had another idea, what if I sell my MBP for say ~1.5k and use that money to build a custom PC with similar specs of the 27" iMac. However as many people might know already, Apple released their new line of retina display MBP's in which they also discontinued the 17".
My particular MBP model happened to be the second to last model they sold so technically speaking, its not incredibly outdated compared to other 17" PC's in the market.
Here's where you guys come in. I have consulted with my family in the matter and all in all, they are very against my idea in saying that it would be a waste of money. Here's a few questions if you guys would be kind enough to give me your sincere opinion (Please leave the fanboyism out of this):
1) Since the 17" MBP was discontinued, do you see it rising in price due to its "rarity" or depreciating due to the new hardware in the new line of MBP's
2) Whats a realistic amount to ask for my 17" MBP (Full specs below)? The computer is in LN (Like New) condition I should add.
3) Anything else I should consider?
Specs:
Hard Drive: 750GB 5400 RPM
Display: 17" High-Res Glossy Display
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Heck no! I don't really like apple, but I hate windows to the core. Don't build a PC, keep that Mac!
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shravbits said:
Heck no! I don't really like apple, but I hate windows to the core. Don't build a PC, keep that Mac!
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Oh wait, I forgot to mention that I would be installing OSX since I myself love OSX while the Windows 7 partition would serve for gaming and such.
High five then! Go hackint0sh! Go ahead then, build it. Give it Lion, and you will be happy! Apple ain't that great but, OS X is boss. I'm a hackint0sh-er myself
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I have built many hackintoshs and many many more pcs, it is definitely the way to go.
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Aw yeah! We should start a hackint0sh thread (besides this)
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Tech value will only go down (at least until it becomes Antique but I doubt you want to sit on a computer for 20+ years). As far as asking price you should probably shoot for roughly 1/3 to 1/2 of what you paid for it since it's in LN condition.
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We've been dying to know more about Microsoft's Courier tablet / e-book device ever since we first caught wind of it last September, and while our entreaties to Mr. Ballmer went unanswered, we just learned some very interesting information from an extremely trusted source. We're told Courier will function as a "digital journal," and it's designed to be seriously portable: it's under an inch thick, weighs a little over a pound, and isn't much bigger than a 5x7 photo when closed. That's a lot smaller than we expected -- this new picture really puts it into perspective -- and the internals apparently reflect that emphasis on mobility: rather than Windows 7, we're told the Courier is built on Tegra 2 and runs on the same OS as the Zune HD, Pink, and Windows Mobile 7 Series, which we're taking to mean Windows CE 6.
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Read more: http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/05/microsofts-courier-digital-journal-exclusive-pictures-and-de/
video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmIgNfp-MdI&feature=player_embedded#at=15
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Please Microsoft, you already own most of my room, I'm BEGGING you to own my notebook as well xD
Just make this a reality and my world is complete.
After graduating college, I'm not sure what I might need this for (except for notes in meetings and then that's awesome), but if stuff like this is being developed in secret at Microsoft, then that is AWESOME.
I love secret stuff like that!
I hope this actually gets released and has good batterylife/inking. If so, then I can finally dump my old sc2010 tablet
Can some one justify the name given to this device ... and then whats so secret about it whan net is spewn with the images and news about it
lol im so exited about this device. hopefully we will know more @ 12th apr.
ms unlike apple never really aimed to be in the hardware producing industry
sure they got the xbox and zunes now but mainly they make concepts showing
how what their software can do with the right hardware so
I would not be surprised if Courier is such a concept prototype which will never become a real product but if it does I would sure like one
Rudegar said:
ms unlike apple never really aimed to be in the hardware producing industry
sure they got the xbox and zunes now but mainly they make concepts showing
how what their software can do with the right hardware so
I would not be surprised if Courier is such a concept prototype which will never become a real product but if it does I would sure like one
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Exactly my words. They would be a good competitor though if they are really going to produce these products.
This is very interesting and a nice sleek design makes for a good product in my book!
Hopefully this will be for real someday...
Love the premise.
Far too concepty though.
Want to see real hardware...sadly probably wont be release before Apple brainwashes folks into thinking the ipad is what to buy.
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Hopefully this will be for real someday...
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waiting for it to come out
Lord help me....
No, it's not for me, I'm being nice, sister wanted on my family plan and she just HAD TO HAVE THE IPHONE. LIKE OMG!
/sigh
I tried to talk her into a $10 Evo Design from Amazon wireless, nah, let's spend money...we're only doing this to save money right?
Can't say I ever foresaw an iPhone entering my phone plan.
I dont blame her. I wouldnt choose an Evo Design over an Iphone either and i have an Epic Touch 4G
I tried Evo D, Evo3D, SGSII, Nex S, and Arrive, all were cheaper. Alwell, just still in shock that I bought what I bought today.
Why not tell her "my plan my choice of phone. Don't like it? get your own plan." Either way she would have stopped nagging and you would not be supporting apple
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Well what a sweet brother you are.
Hope you at least get birthday or xmas gift credit for it.
Yikes... I live with 3 people using iPhones, and I hate it. I was offered one, but I stuck with my EVO 4g
Glad to see my Anti-Apple Brethens here!
I say you return it and get her a pay as you go samsung slider with a qwerty keyboard and 1" display. Girls gotta earn an i phone.
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iphone is not all bad...i had a htc mozart and nw have a op. bl and iphone 4s.
each and every OS platform has something good and unique to offer. we got 2 see the good part of the OS that the manufacturers wanted 2 show us.
It goes like this.
Imagine that you dont know anything about mobile phones and stuff and you see someone walking around you with an iPhone.
Now imagine someone walking around you with HTC Evo..
And to be honest, my head would turn to the guy/girl with an iPhone.. Apple has it
Apple is a style, any other mobile phones have a great platform, great OS and stuff..
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Well I realized the 10inch tablet is kinda.. a overkill.. and doesn't fit my needs for portability. Im planning to sell it but i dont know how much is it worth?
Hp Touchpad 32gb
Hp custom fit Case modded with velcro flap to close cover
Hp touchstone
Skinomi Screen protector on it + a brand new one if buyer wants to apply another one
+ 4 brand new clear overstock touchpad screen protectors
Hp usb charger
The serial warranty shows its till aug 2012
how much is this worth now on the market like craigslist.
I used it for about 6 hrs mostly installing preware, tweaks, andriod, 3 movies.
Thank you
$230+ for the device. $30 for the touchstone.
i think best way to sell it is to put it on the auction on ebay.....u will easily get the good price...but i agree with the above poster...its going anywhere between 230-300.....
sell it before those cheap ICS tablets comes out...
Above sounds about right. If you wouldn't mind, I'd be interested in seeing how you modded the case.
um ok
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I like my touchpad but that new transformer looks very appealing. You could get a big upgrade pretty much for free.
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nivlac978 said:
I like my touchpad but that new transformer looks very appealing. You could get a big upgrade pretty much for free.
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How? Even $300 is only half way there. Plus they are having serious range issues due to the casing with WIFI and GPS. That and Asus has already leaked that they are releasing a newer version in a few months. I would wait for that.
The new 7 inch transformer prime is 250. HD screen, tegra 3. I don't know when it comes out though.
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Thanks, that looks really clean. I've been wanting to do something like this myself but wasn't sure what the best way to arrange everything was. I can't understand why HP didn't just put $0.25 worth of velcro or a magnet on this thing themselves.
Good luck selling your TP. I have a Nook Color with CM7 and love the form factor. It feels a lot more portable than just 3" smaller because it also has a 16x9 aspect ratio vs 4x3. The performance probably doesn't measure up to the TP or other tablets you can get now, but I still love it with CM7 and overclocked to 1200mhz. You can find refurb's for as low as $120 or so from time to time, and that will probably keep dropping.
Thinking about doing this for our kindle fire. I'm sure I'm one of many doing the same upgrade as they are pretty much identical tablets (besides JB/amazon ui of course)
I'm gonna post this on fire forums to see who is leaving too...
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Thinking about doing this for our kindle fire. I'm sure I'm one of many doing the same upgrade as they are pretty much identical tablets (besides JB/amazon ui of course)
I'm gonna post this on fire forums to see who is leaving too...
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....and about twice the processing power, NFC, FFC, bluetooth, better display.....
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....and about twice the processing power, NFC, FFC, bluetooth, better display.....
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.........GPS, Play Store without root, Magnetometer, pure Android, faster updates............
Did and done Pre-ordered mine from Gamestop
yes, you are right. I totally forgot about those. perhaps it's past my bedtime... lol
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Did and done Pre-ordered mine from Gamestop
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I don't understand why people are doign this. you are paying 50 more dollars for the device, and probably will get it after people that ordered from google play?
edit - found out it's the 16gb version
Josepho1997 said:
Ughh. All his buzz about the nexus 7. Its not that impressive. The only reason people want it is for the price.
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I don't understand, what's not impressive about it?
I was amazed at the fire when it came out, and jumped on one. it's pretty much the same reason why everyone wanted a kindle fire. it was awesomely priced for what it offered.
now this thing offers everything the fire doesn't have like gps, front facing camera, more memory, quad core, 12core gpu and more stuff for the same price point. all it needs is a memory expansion slot, which I can live without since I don't keep music on my stuff, which means 8gb or 16gb will be plenty for me.
Josepho1997 said:
Ughh. All his buzz about the nexus 7. Its not that impressive. The only reason people want it is for the price.
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The fact that it runs JB, has Google Now, will have a great dev community, looks and feels great, has mid-high end specs, and of course that low price tag.
There's already a thread on this subject.
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Hi! So i have a nephew who is about 1yr 4 months old, and he loves playing with my phone and my N7 tablet. Of course he does ocassionally get very emotional and sometimes is very rough with his toys so he would sometime toss my phone or tablet.
I was thinking of getting him a nice tablet he could play with and interact and just learn how to work with technology at a young age. I have looked around a bit and i saw some like the NAVI and some other really cheap looking vtec ones.
Im looking for something that is pretty tough, will last at least a year. and preferably runs android ICS+ in a child friendly manner.
I was hoping you guys (those of you with children) could give me some great recommendations.
My main three citeria are: Price ( cheaper the better ) , Toughness, and OS.
A 16GB Nexus 7 WiFi 2012. They should be going really cheap in Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales
RohinZaraki said:
A 16GB Nexus 7 WiFi 2012. They should be going really cheap in Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales
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Not the best tablet for a kid that young. Get the Nabi or LeapPad.
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But seriously, a Nexus 7 or Note 8 in a Seidio or Otterbox case would be safe, plus you can keep them out of all settings via root.
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But seriously, a Nexus 7 or Note 8 in a Seidio or Otterbox case would be safe, plus you can keep them out of all settings via root.
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That's what I was thinking a nexus 7 in an otterbox or something similar case.
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At what age can I give children a tablet?