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MacBook Pro, 13-inch $1,189.00
Hardware
- 2.5GHz Dual-core Intel Core i5, Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz
- 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM — 2x4GB
- 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
- SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
- Backlit Keyboard (English) & User's Guide (English)
- Accessory Kit
Software
- iLife '11
- OS X Mountain Lion
I want the laptop more so for school, travel, and use all around my house. The only thing that is different from the stock MacBook Pro, 13-inch is that I have an education discount, and I've upgraded the stock 4GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB to 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB.
You may ask why I don't get a MacBook Air? Well, originally I was going to. I recently went to an Apple Store, and I've come to the conclusion that if I'm going to get a laptop, it needs to be at least a 13-inch. The 11-inch MacBook Air is just too small. So when I configured the 13-inch MacBook Air the way I wanted it, it was getting a little pricey, and I still didn't have a Disk Drive. So the MacBook Pro, 13-inch was ideal for me.
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Mac mini $849.00
Hardware
- 2.5GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5
- 16GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x8GB
- 500GB Serial ATA Drive
- User's Guide (English)
- Accessory Kit
Software
- iLife '11
- OS X Mountain Lion
I'm more of a desktop person. The only thing that was changed in this Custom Mac mini was I chose the 2.5GHz : 500GB one and upped the stock 2GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM 2x1GB to 16GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM 2x8GB. Plus, I have the education discount.
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iPad mini $329.00
I actually like this better than the iPad with Retina Display, not only because it's new and cheap, but I like the design, and size. It's in between the iPhone and the iPad, which is perfect! Since I have a Black & Slate iPhone 5, I would get the White & Silver iPad mini. I would get the 16GB model.
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