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    Website for purchasing Mac?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by pokaitsao, Jun 14, 2008.

  1. pokaitsao

    pokaitsao Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does anybody know any websites from the US that can buy cheap Macbook online?
    I wanted a Silver Macbook but can't find anywhere else.

    Also if I buy a Macbook, does the graphic card included can run any sort of games? Such as Ragnarok and some 2D online RPG games?

    Much appreciated.
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    pokaitsao, Jun 14, 2008
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  2. Mu Zeta

    Mu Zeta Notebook Geek

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    There is no silver Macbook. The Macbook comes in white or black. The only silver one is the Macbook Pro which is much more expensive. In either case I recommend you buy from Amazon.com because they do not charge tax and they have a rebate for $75-150 on all Apple laptops.

    And yeah they will play any 2d online game fine. You can even play world of warcraft on the integrated graphics.
     
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  3. pokaitsao

    pokaitsao Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you for your suggestion ;)
     
    pokaitsao, Jun 14, 2008
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    stealthsniper96 What Was I Thinkin'?

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    Get it refurb from apple.com
     
    stealthsniper96, Jun 14, 2008
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  5. r0k

    r0k Notebook Evangelist

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    There is always ebay, though I would rather wait and buy new with Applecare directly from Apple or an authorized reseller offering a deal.
     
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    Correction about Amazon charging tax. They do charge tax if they are shipping it within the same state.
     
    HLdan, Jun 14, 2008
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    You're right they say Kansas, Kentucky, New York, North Dakota, or Washington will be charged tax. Sucks for you guys!
     
    Mu Zeta, Jun 14, 2008
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    Starting from June 1st Amazon is taxing NY orders too. sux stinky ass. they've filed a lawsuit to stop this. hope they win.
     
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    If the online RPG is Flash or Java-based, then the MacBook will have no problem running. WoW is fine as well, just keep in mind the MacBook only has integrated graphics.

    And there is no silver MacBook, you may be referring to the MacBook Air :).

    As for sites for purchasing Macs, I'd say apple.com :p.
     
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    Sam, today I launched Age of Empires III trial. As I have MBP 2.2 128MB graphic card I thought I can go for 'high' settings and I was really surprised when found out that the scrolling and the game became very slow. How come? Is AoE so demanding or my MBP to slow?
     
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  11. Sam

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    Hmm...AOE III can be quite demanding in the Higher settings...it can be run in pretty weak computers and it can have features only really high end ones can do. Like for example. AOE III was the first game to utilize a physics card, if you have one. So I'm assuming High may be a bit straining on a 128 MB 8600.
     
    Sam, Jun 14, 2008
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