Hello All,
Steam is having a Halloween sale on lots and lots of games. Good deals to be had, but they end on 10/31 at midnight so time is running out. You can find the deals here.
Later,
John
Showing posts with label mac. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mac. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
New Macbook Pros and MacBook Airs
Hello All,
New Apple products were announced yesterday and here is my take. Unless you are a gamer, photographer, or into heavy image editing or manipulation, get a Macbook Air. Apple reduced the price of the 13" model, the one you should buy, down to $1199. This machine is lightweight, quiet, and has between 5-7 hours of battery life.
The 13" Macbook Pro is also $1199, which is a heck of a deal for the money. Compared to the Air you get a faster machine, a DVD drive, a larger hard drive, but a much heavier machine. If you want the portability though, the Air is impossible to beat, and if you do not want the portability you should buy an iMac and get a faster machine for about the same price.
If you are any of those people I listed to start this article I would recommend a 15 or 17" macbook pro. Either the 2011 model on clearance, or the 2012 models are both solid, depending on your budget. MacMall is blowing out 2011, 17" models right now, but the rest of their prices on last years models are nothing special. I would check Apple Refurbished before you make a purchase, here is the link for MacBook Pros, and for MacBook Airs.
Lastly, check with the local college if you have any affiliation. They usually have a fair number of the last years laptops for a big discount, and you get a free printer/scanner/copier when you make an educational purchase.
Good luck,
John
New Apple products were announced yesterday and here is my take. Unless you are a gamer, photographer, or into heavy image editing or manipulation, get a Macbook Air. Apple reduced the price of the 13" model, the one you should buy, down to $1199. This machine is lightweight, quiet, and has between 5-7 hours of battery life.
The 13" Macbook Pro is also $1199, which is a heck of a deal for the money. Compared to the Air you get a faster machine, a DVD drive, a larger hard drive, but a much heavier machine. If you want the portability though, the Air is impossible to beat, and if you do not want the portability you should buy an iMac and get a faster machine for about the same price.
If you are any of those people I listed to start this article I would recommend a 15 or 17" macbook pro. Either the 2011 model on clearance, or the 2012 models are both solid, depending on your budget. MacMall is blowing out 2011, 17" models right now, but the rest of their prices on last years models are nothing special. I would check Apple Refurbished before you make a purchase, here is the link for MacBook Pros, and for MacBook Airs.
Lastly, check with the local college if you have any affiliation. They usually have a fair number of the last years laptops for a big discount, and you get a free printer/scanner/copier when you make an educational purchase.
Good luck,
John
Friday, March 5, 2010
Deal of the Day - 3/5/10
Hello All,
MacHeist again has a bundle for sale for cheap, $20, and 25% of your purchase goes to a charity of your choice. It is a sweet deal. The applications include
Act soon, there are only 5 days left before the deal is done.
Find this deal here.
Later,
John
MacHeist again has a bundle for sale for cheap, $20, and 25% of your purchase goes to a charity of your choice. It is a sweet deal. The applications include
- MacJournal
- RipIt
- Clips
- CoverScout
- Flow
and if enough people buy the bundle
- Tales of Monkey Island
- RapidWeaver
Sorry all you windows users, this is for Mac only.
Act soon, there are only 5 days left before the deal is done.
Find this deal here.
Later,
John
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Deal of the Day #3 - 11/11/09
Hello All,
Not to be totally outdone by macheist, RedSweater software decided to have a 20% off, "1 finger", discount this week. A bunch of other developers jumped on board. It is over 80 as I write this.
You can find them here.
Thanks to Jon for finding this one.
Later,
John
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Deal of the Day #2 - 6/10/09
Hello All,
With the announcements of new faster, and cheaper Apple laptops on Monday, the price drops on the older models make now a great time to buy an Apple laptop. All of the last generation models can be found for at least a couple hundred dollars off, and up to $800 off.
You can compare models and speeds here.
You can find the deals here.
Later,
John
Monday, June 8, 2009
iPhone Updates
Hello All,
Today was the first day of the Apple World Wide Developer Connection (WWDC) and there was a lot of news. There are all new laptops, a new operating system, and a new version of the Safari browser. This dear readers is all good news, but not the big news. The big news is two fold.
The iPhone 3.0 operating system
The iPhone 3GS Update
The only bad news involves AT&T. If you are like me and got your 3G iPhone when they first came out last year, you will have to wait until December or so to get the upgrade prices. If you cannot wait that long you will have to pay an $18 upgrade fee and either $399 or $499, depending on the size of the phone you want. This is better than people with recent new contracts. They will be hit for $599 and $699, depending on the phone size.
Overall I am pretty excited about the new phone, but I am disappointed there is not a better upgrade path. If you can wait 6 months why would you not wait 6 more and see what Apple comes out with in June of 2010. AT&T would be better served to keep people like me on the hook for another two years then allow me to wait and see. This will without question piss off a lot of their customers, and that is not good for business. I am half way through my contract, why not lock me in for another two years. A lot can happen in a year with regard to technology. There could be a better phone out than the iPhone in another year, or at least close to as good and AT&Ts service leaves room for improvement. So maybe people wait for their contract to end and then they leave. That is a risk AT&T runs with this strategy. I know I switched solely for the iPhone, I would switch away if there were a better phone out there.
Later,
John
For more Apple coverage check out this, this, and this.
Today was the first day of the Apple World Wide Developer Connection (WWDC) and there was a lot of news. There are all new laptops, a new operating system, and a new version of the Safari browser. This dear readers is all good news, but not the big news. The big news is two fold.
- There is a new version of the iPhone operating system, 3.0, that is coming out on June 17th.
- There is a new iPhone, the 3GS, coming out on June 19th.
The iPhone 3.0 operating system
- It is a free update for all iPhone users and $9.95 for all iPod Touch users
- Improved Safari web browser
- Copy and Paste
- Landscape mode in email, text, and notes
- Complete iPhone search
- Voice Memos
- Improved calendar app
The iPhone 3GS Update
- Same size and shape as the 3G phone
- Faster processor 2x or more, depending on the application
- Improved camera, 3 mega pixel, with video
- Faster 3G network support
- New 3D video support
- Improved battery life
- Voice control for many applications
The only bad news involves AT&T. If you are like me and got your 3G iPhone when they first came out last year, you will have to wait until December or so to get the upgrade prices. If you cannot wait that long you will have to pay an $18 upgrade fee and either $399 or $499, depending on the size of the phone you want. This is better than people with recent new contracts. They will be hit for $599 and $699, depending on the phone size.
Overall I am pretty excited about the new phone, but I am disappointed there is not a better upgrade path. If you can wait 6 months why would you not wait 6 more and see what Apple comes out with in June of 2010. AT&T would be better served to keep people like me on the hook for another two years then allow me to wait and see. This will without question piss off a lot of their customers, and that is not good for business. I am half way through my contract, why not lock me in for another two years. A lot can happen in a year with regard to technology. There could be a better phone out than the iPhone in another year, or at least close to as good and AT&Ts service leaves room for improvement. So maybe people wait for their contract to end and then they leave. That is a risk AT&T runs with this strategy. I know I switched solely for the iPhone, I would switch away if there were a better phone out there.
Later,
John
For more Apple coverage check out this, this, and this.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Mac Laptop Rumor
Hello for the last time today,
This is only a rumor, but sources point to October 14th as the day the new Mac laptops will be announced. So if you are in the market for a mac laptop, wait a month if possible. The current ones will drop in price, and the new ones might be worth the wait for the upgrade.
Later,
John
This is only a rumor, but sources point to October 14th as the day the new Mac laptops will be announced. So if you are in the market for a mac laptop, wait a month if possible. The current ones will drop in price, and the new ones might be worth the wait for the upgrade.
Later,
John
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