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Old Feb 24, 2011 | 5:05 pm
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Flahusky
 
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Originally Posted by Boraxo
So I've narrowed the choices to:

(1) upgrading current macbook with 500G hard drive = $225 installed incl. files (plus another $100 for a new battery soon), or
(2) purchasing a new macbook air or pro @ $1500-1800 which will free up the current unit for use by my kindergartner.
What would you do?
WOW that Apple tax is outrageous
For $120 you can get either a 750gb or 1 tb drive(newegg or other online retailer) and ask (your favorite apple store) if they will install/move the data. Most shops will do a data x-fer for like $50-$75.
Depending on the childs age, the laptop will last about 3 minutes, spilled sippy cup or food will win against most laptops any day.
Last edited by Flahusky; Feb 24, 2011 at 5:11 pm Reason: meh
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