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Mr.Clark wrote:So... new job, more monies and a total lack of OSX experience. I'm thinking of taking the plunge myself. Again, 0% finance is a very nice incentive! I figure that I could replace my PC for 90% of the stuff I do at the moment. I hardly ever game, it's mostly Chrome web browsing and watching films through the TV.
I've heard that if I get a cable like this: Mini-Toslink to Optical Cable, I should be able to get 5.1 sound from videos that support it (my speakers have optical in). Couple that with HDMI to the telly and I think I'm away. Anyone here tried it?
Also, can a Macbook Pro support HDMI out, DVI out (through their adapter) and normal panel display at the same time? This one's not a deal breaker, but it would be kind of awesome.
Also on the question of finance - can you pay a certain amount up-front (say £500) to reduce the monthly repayments? Or is it an all-or-nothing?
Not tried it, but that's how it's meant to work. You obviously can also get multi-channel audio via the HDMI output.Mr.Clark wrote:I've heard that if I get a cable like this: Mini-Toslink to Optical Cable, I should be able to get 5.1 sound from videos that support it (my speakers have optical in). Couple that with HDMI to the telly and I think I'm away. Anyone here tried it?
Yes, no problem. Apple officially support this, and the 15" has been shown to actually support 3x external + internal.Mr.Clark wrote:Also, can a Macbook Pro support HDMI out, DVI out (through their adapter) and normal panel display at the same time? This one's not a deal breaker, but it would be kind of awesome.
I didn't notice any option to pay any up-front when I got mine, so I think it's all-or-nothing.Mr.Clark wrote:Also on the question of finance - can you pay a certain amount up-front (say £500) to reduce the monthly repayments? Or is it an all-or-nothing?
I don't have any way of plugging HDMI into something with 5.1 out. I've got a cheapy TV with HDMI in, but no way of outputting from that into my speakers.Tinlad wrote:Not tried it, but that's how it's meant to work. You obviously can also get multi-channel audio via the HDMI output.Mr.Clark wrote:I've heard that if I get a cable like this: Mini-Toslink to Optical Cable, I should be able to get 5.1 sound from videos that support it (my speakers have optical in). Couple that with HDMI to the telly and I think I'm away. Anyone here tried it?
I'm only looking at the 13", but that's really coolTinlad wrote:Yes, no problem. Apple officially support this, and the 15" has been shown to actually support 3x external + internal.Mr.Clark wrote:Also, can a Macbook Pro support HDMI out, DVI out (through their adapter) and normal panel display at the same time? This one's not a deal breaker, but it would be kind of awesome.
Nuts. Oh well. I'll see how it goes.Tinlad wrote:I didn't notice any option to pay any up-front when I got mine, so I think it's all-or-nothing.Mr.Clark wrote:Also on the question of finance - can you pay a certain amount up-front (say £500) to reduce the monthly repayments? Or is it an all-or-nothing?
Tinlad wrote:I've got the 13" 2.6 GHz i5, 8 GB, 512 GB.
I've never felt like I need any extra CPU grunt for my usage. I get the feeling that the majority of the perceived speed of the machine is down to the insanely fast SSD. I thought that the 512 GB SSD might be overkill, but it's now about half-full so I'm glad I've got it - remember that excess space is also good for prolonging the lifespan of the drive.
I sometimes wish I'd gone for 16 GB RAM, but to be honest I rarely use 8 GB. Plus Mavericks has all sorts of clever compression tricks to stretch RAM out further.
So, in summary:
16 GB RAM: yes.
512 GB SSD: maybe.
i7: I wouldn't bother.
Go for it, they're fantastic machines!
You can also find delivery costs at checkout, on the order acknowledgement email and online when you view your order on the Order Status website. You can choose a different Delivery Method for each item on your order:
Express Delivery - £8.00 + VAT
1 - 3 days after dispatch
Pre-Noon Delivery - £12.00 + VAT
1 - 3 days after dispatch, delivered before Noon.
Pre-9:30am Delivery - £15.00 + VAT
1 - 3 days after dispatch, delivered before 9:30am.
Evening Delivery - £15.00 + VAT
1 - 3 days after dispatch, delivered between 5:00pm and 9:00pm.
Saturday Delivery - £18.00 + VAT
3 - 9 days after dispatch, delivered on a Saturday.
Mr.Clark wrote:Hmm. The number of questions on the finance application was daunting.
How long have you lived at current address? Um... 2 months.
How long have you been at your employer? That would be 1 month.
Hope no-one who lived here before me had shitty credit :/
And I'll have to take a day off for delivery, if it gets that far. But still. Shiny shiny...
EDIT: Tits. Turned down. Moving house and job at the same time is a pain on so many levels. Hey ho. I guess I'll save up the cash and buy the damn thing outright.
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