Best Mac Laptops for Upgrade

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Apple MB463LL/A Mac mini Notebook

$610.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
however, i see how it can be quite advantageous to take up the upgraded mac mini.
from www.amazon.com
apple really did a nice upgrade to it, while keeping it small and beautiful.
from www.amazon.com
a bit too well bit actually as opening it up to upgrade memory or the hdd is dangerous (if you break it goodbye warranty).
from www.amazon.com
i'd read around that it was possible, but not easy, to upgrade yourself.
from www.amazon.com
when i get the nerve i will upgrade the ram but it is fine for now.

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Positives: Powerful, Nice Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Weight: 2.9 lb.

2 RECOMMENDED by 25 people for UPGRADE

Apple MB464LL/A Mac mini Notebook

$815.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
however, i see how it can be quite advantageous to take up the upgraded mac mini.
from www.amazon.com
relatively low cost and easily upgradeable to 4gb ram and bigger hdd (you must use a laptop hdd).
from www.amazon.com
a bit too well bit actually as opening it up to upgrade memory or the hdd is dangerous (if you break it goodbye warranty).
from www.amazon.com
since the new model came out with the upgrades, it was a no brainer.
from www.amazon.com
when i get the nerve i will upgrade the ram but it is fine for now.

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Positives: Powerful, Excellent Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Weight: 2.9 lb.

3 RECOMMENDED by 16 people for UPGRADE

Apple MacBook MB063LL/B

$1,777.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
some of the best things about this computer are upgradeability, speed, convenience of service if i need it (mac store down the street), and the size (i can bring it to class and it will fit on the
from www.amazon.com
i decided to buy the little one (1 gb ram/80gb storage) and upgrade it myself -- the first reason why it is perfect -- i can quickly and easily put a bigger hard drive and more ram in the little
from www.amazon.com
it doesn't get any easier to upgrade from an old and very tired powerbook titanium to a smooth, shiny new macbook.
from www.amazon.com
i have since upgraded the ram to 4g, it is now maxed out.
from www.amazon.com
i did upgrade the ram to 4 gb - as it's only eighty bucks.

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Positives: Powerful, Easy To Use, Attractive Design, Display Size: 13.3 in.

4 RECOMMENDED by 15 people for UPGRADE

Apple MacBook MB061LL/B Mac Notebook

$799.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
some of the best things about this computer are upgradeability, speed, convenience of service if i need it (mac store down the street), and the size (i can bring it to class and it will fit on the
from www.amazon.com
it doesn't get any easier to upgrade from an old and very tired powerbook titanium to a smooth, shiny new macbook.
from www.amazon.com
the only frustrating moment was when i worked on office 2004 or creative suite 2, and it was because of the ppc to intel processor translating thing, but only before i upgraded it to 2gb ram, then i
from www.amazon.com
i decided to buy the little one (1 gb ram/80gb storage) and upgrade it myself -- the first reason why it is perfect -- i can quickly and easily put a bigger hard drive and more ram in the little
from www.amazon.com
leopard, sad to say, is a lot like vista-only in the fact that it provided few upgrades and had several reported installation woes.

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Positives: Powerful, Easy To Use, Attractive Design, Display Size: 13.3 in.

5 RECOMMENDED by 20 people for UPGRADE

Apple MacBook Pro MB134LL/A

$1,360.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
upgraded to 4gb ram.
from www.amazon.com
in march 2008, i decided it was time to upgrade from a g4-based laptop to one of the new intel models.
from www.amazon.com
but for the pro user that wants power, expandability, an amazing screen and a professional look, the macbook pro is the best laptop on the market.
from www.amazon.com
i did upgrade the memory to 4gb right away since it is so easy to do and much cheaper than having it factory installed.
from www.amazon.com
it is lit by ccfl's, only the 1920x1200 upgrade screen is lit by led's.

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Positives: Powerful, Easy To Use, Attractive Design, Display Size: 15.4 in.

Apple MacBook Pro MC026LL/A 15.4-Inch Laptop

$2,350.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the only challenge i had, and it was minor, was installing the ram upgrade.
from www.amazon.com
it is truly worth an upgrade to anybody who can afford it.
from www.amazon.com
the price to upgrade from the base model to the 2.53ghz model is worth it for the extra components.
from www.amazon.com
i am waiting on the 4 gig memory to get here to upgrade it and i do wish i could have afforded the 17" but the 15.4" was expensive enough.
from www.amazon.com
upgrade to 4gb ram and it can tackle almost anything.

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Positives: Powerful, Attractive Design, Easy To Use, Display Size: 15.4 in.

Apple MacBook Pro MB604LL/A Notebook

$2,200.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it is truly worth an upgrade to anybody who can afford it.
from www.amazon.com
i am waiting on the 4 gig memory to get here to upgrade it and i do wish i could have afforded the 17" but the 15.4" was expensive enough.
from www.amazon.com
although apple has greatly expanded its library of available mac compatible software, most softwares, particularly video games, still do not run on mac.
from www.amazon.com
the only challenge i had, and it was minor, was installing the ram upgrade.
from www.amazon.com
upgrade to 4gb ram and it can tackle almost anything.

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Positives: Powerful, Attractive Design, Easy To Use, Display Size: 17 in.

Apple MacBook Pro MB471LL/A Notebook

$2,850.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
upgrade to 4gb ram and it can tackle almost anything.
from www.amazon.com
i am waiting on the 4 gig memory to get here to upgrade it and i do wish i could have afforded the 17" but the 15.4" was expensive enough.
from www.amazon.com
the price to upgrade from the base model to the 2.53ghz model is worth it for the extra components.
from www.amazon.com
the only challenge i had, and it was minor, was installing the ram upgrade.
from www.amazon.com
it is truly worth an upgrade to anybody who can afford it.

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Positives: Powerful, Attractive Design, Easy To Use, Display Size: 15.4 in.

Apple MacBook Pro MB470LL/A Notebook

$2,250.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
although apple has greatly expanded its library of available mac compatible software, most softwares, particularly video games, still do not run on mac.
from www.amazon.com
it is truly worth an upgrade to anybody who can afford it.
from www.amazon.com
i am waiting on the 4 gig memory to get here to upgrade it and i do wish i could have afforded the 17" but the 15.4" was expensive enough.
from www.amazon.com
the only challenge i had, and it was minor, was installing the ram upgrade.
from www.amazon.com
the price to upgrade from the base model to the 2.53ghz model is worth it for the extra components.

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Positives: Powerful, Attractive Design, Easy To Use, Display Size: 15.4 in.

Apple MacBook Pro 15" Intel Core 2

$1,650.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i manually upgraded the mbp with seagate momentus 7200 rpm (non antishock version) 500gb and it has been great so far.
from www.amazon.com
hard disk upgrade may be difficult down the line (need apple help).
from www.amazon.com
as of this writing, the os is leopard, although an upgraded version of the os, snow leopard, will be released in september.
from www.amazon.com
that said, this generation is overall a very nice improvement - the great battery life itself is enough to convince one to upgrade.
from www.amazon.com
looking forward to the upgrade of the os to snowleopard.

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Positives: Powerful, Long Battery Life, Nice Sound Quality, Display Size: 15.4 in.

APPLE MB985LLA 15.4" Macbook Pro Notebook

$1,900.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i manually upgraded the mbp with seagate momentus 7200 rpm (non antishock version) 500gb and it has been great so far.
from www.amazon.com
of course, but this upgrade has gone beyond just reducing frustration to actually noticeably improving efficiency.
from www.amazon.com
looking forward to the upgrade of the os to snowleopard.
from www.amazon.com
that said, this generation is overall a very nice improvement - the great battery life itself is enough to convince one to upgrade.
from www.amazon.com
if you buy a system now with the old version, you can upgrade with apple for $9.95.

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Positives: Powerful, Long Battery Life, Excellent Sound Quality, Display Size: 15.4 in.

Apple MacBook Pro MB986LL/A 15.4-Inch Laptop

$2,175.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i manually upgraded the mbp with seagate momentus 7200 rpm (non antishock version) 500gb and it has been great so far.
from www.amazon.com
if you buy a system now with the old version, you can upgrade with apple for $9.95.
from www.amazon.com
looking forward to the upgrade of the os to snowleopard.
from www.amazon.com
as of this writing, the os is leopard, although an upgraded version of the os, snow leopard, will be released in september.
from www.amazon.com
hard disk upgrade may be difficult down the line (need apple help).

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Positives: Powerful, Long Battery Life, Excellent Sound Quality, Display Size: 15.4 in.

Apple MacBook Pro 17" Intel Core 2

$2,375.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i manually upgraded the mbp with seagate momentus 7200 rpm (non antishock version) 500gb and it has been great so far.
from www.amazon.com
of course, but this upgrade has gone beyond just reducing frustration to actually noticeably improving efficiency.
from www.amazon.com
looking forward to the upgrade of the os to snowleopard.
from www.amazon.com
that said, this generation is overall a very nice improvement - the great battery life itself is enough to convince one to upgrade.
from www.amazon.com
as of this writing, the os is leopard, although an upgraded version of the os, snow leopard, will be released in september.

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Positives: Powerful, Long Battery Life, Nice Sound Quality, Display Size: 17 in.

Apple MB062LL A 2.16GHZ MACBOOK 13.3 2.16 GHz

$519.00 Est. at Amazon

from eiapoce, www.shopping.com
could be difficult to upgrade.
from www.amazon.com
upgraded to 2g ram, and it is very snappy.
from www.amazon.com
we both easily made the transition to mac osx, and the computer ran more smoothly than i imagined (though i did purchase a third-party ram upgrade and perform a self-installation...
from www.amazon.com
i can only imagine how it will work with the 2 gig upgrade i'm about to do.
from www.amazon.com
granted you cannot upgrade much on this machine (i got a larger hdd), so it won't replace a regular computer for gaming or serious graphic design.

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Positives: Powerful, Easy To Use, Attractive Design, Display Size: 13.3 in.

Apple MacBook MB881LL/A Mac Notebook

$1,120.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it wasn't easy to upgrade but i did it--bigger hd and more memory.
from www.amazon.com
leopard is a nice upgrade from tiger, and i've not yet dived into it fully.
from www.amazon.com
upgrade the memory (4gb - $80) and hard drive (500gb -$100) yourself.
from www.amazon.com
screenreaders for pc cost an additional 500 to 1,000 dollars, and must be purchased again to work with windows os upgrades.
from www.amazon.com
the macbook is certainly a significant upgrade from its predecessors.

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Positives: Powerful, Easy To Use, Excellent Portability, Display Size: 13.3 in.

Apple Macbook Pro MB166LL/A Notebook

$2,229.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
in march 2008, i decided it was time to upgrade from a g4-based laptop to one of the new intel models.
from www.amazon.com
but for the pro user that wants power, expandability, an amazing screen and a professional look, the macbook pro is the best laptop on the market.
from www.amazon.com
i did upgrade the memory to 4gb right away since it is so easy to do and much cheaper than having it factory installed.
from www.amazon.com
while i don't doubt that for some the $500.00 upgrade is needed, for most of us it is not.
from www.amazon.com
it is lit by ccfl's, only the 1920x1200 upgrade screen is lit by led's.

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Positives: Powerful, Attractive Design, Easy To Use, Display Size: 17 in.

Apple Macbook Pro MB133LL/A Notebook

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from www.amazon.com
in march 2008, i decided it was time to upgrade from a g4-based laptop to one of the new intel models.
from www.amazon.com
but for the pro user that wants power, expandability, an amazing screen and a professional look, the macbook pro is the best laptop on the market.
from www.amazon.com
i did upgrade the memory to 4gb right away since it is so easy to do and much cheaper than having it factory installed.
from www.amazon.com
it is lit by ccfl's, only the 1920x1200 upgrade screen is lit by led's.
from www.amazon.com
while i don't doubt that for some the $500.00 upgrade is needed, for most of us it is not.

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Positives: Powerful, Attractive Design, Easy To Use, Operating System: Apple MacOS X 10.5

Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" Core 2 Duo

$1,164.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
if you use your laptop for at least a couple of hours a day, i think it is worth a couple hundred extra to get a really high quality product that makes you happy, and that is why i upgraded to the mbp
from www.amazon.com
the only difference between my machine and the one on this product page is that i ordered directly from apple and upgraded the hard drive to 250gb (from the 160gb base option).
from www.amazon.com
i'll upgrade it to an ssd later.
from www.amazon.com
so i decided that it was time to upgrade to something new and more reliable.
from www.amazon.com
if you purchase this laptop now, you'll be able to upgrade to snow leopard for only $10.

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Positives: Powerful, Nice Portability, Long Battery Life, Display Size: 13.3 in.

Apple MacBook Pro MB991LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop

$1,455.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
if you use your laptop for at least a couple of hours a day, i think it is worth a couple hundred extra to get a really high quality product that makes you happy, and that is why i upgraded to the mbp
from www.amazon.com
the only difference between my machine and the one on this product page is that i ordered directly from apple and upgraded the hard drive to 250gb (from the 160gb base option).
from www.amazon.com
buying the machine now allows you to upgrade to snow leopard os when it arrives in september for $10.
from www.amazon.com
so i decided that it was time to upgrade to something new and more reliable.
from www.amazon.com
if you purchase this laptop now, you'll be able to upgrade to snow leopard for only $10.

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Positives: Powerful, Good Portability, Long Battery Life, Display Size: 13.3 in.

Apple MacBook Pro 17-inch 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo

$1,099.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
are preinstalled (and free!) are amazing to say the least :) when ordering this product, the only "built in" option i'd say you absolutely need is the speed upgrade from "5400 rpm" to "7200 rpm".
from www.amazon.com
i have an intel-based mac, i can safely store in the attic and return it for the regular company-sponsored upgrades), and only feel slightly guilty of purchasing over my old (but still working) g4.
from www.amazon.com
first i'm quite sure that i won't be going back to pc, second i "upgraded" from the macbook and yes this mac is hotter but i don't think this is a deal breaker.
from www.amazon.com
if you accept the excuse of amazon that it was sold as described, then be prepared to get old inventory and wait a week to get the leopard upgrade from apple for $10.00 more.
from www.newegg.com
if you need mac, get a cheaper macbook with no upgrades, macbook pros are not worth the money!

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Positives: Powerful, Attractive Design, Easy To Use, Display Size: 17 in.

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Apple MB463LL/A Mac mini Notebook

Apple MB464LL/A Mac mini Notebook

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Apple MacBook MB061LL/B Mac Notebook

Apple MacBook Pro MB134LL/A

Apple MacBook Pro MC026LL/A 15.4-Inch Laptop

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Apple MacBook Pro MB471LL/A Notebook

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Apple MacBook Pro 15" Intel Core 2

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Apple MacBook Pro MB986LL/A 15.4-Inch Laptop

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Apple Macbook Pro MB166LL/A Notebook

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