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Titan · 03-06-2008, 03:09 PM

Thanks in advance for the great advice.

I am sniffing around the new, low end of the three MBP again. I can actually get the Mt. Royal College rate through my wife so $1899 sounds pretty good to me.

A couple of questions:

1. I would like to upgrade the RAM to the 4 gb max it can take but I think there are only two slots. This means taking out the 2 x qb rams and putting in 2 x 2gb rams. Easy enought. But what about the 2 gb I took out? Is this basically wasted? I could sell it on ebay I guess but not really into that much effort? Any thoughts?

2. Glossy or matte screen? I am leaning towards the glossy as it looks pretty sharp but was wondeing if any current owners had any thoughts?

3. I am thinking of getting a Mighty Mouse. Any thoughts or alternatives that are wireless and more durable?

4. I am going to upgrade my wireless connection at home and want to take advantage of the N capabilities of the MBP. I was thinking one of these three:
D-Link Xtreme N Gigabit Router $139

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Product...15586(ME).aspx

D-Link Wireless N Router $65

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Product...18947(ME).aspx

LINKSYS Wireless-N Home Router (Draft 802.11n) $100

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Product...17062(ME).aspx

Do I need the extra horsepower in the big one? Is there any difference between the dlink and linksys ones?

Thats all for now.

Thanks for all your anticipated help.

03-06-2008, 03:09 PM	#1
Titan First Line Centre Join Date: Dec 2006 Exp:	Macbook Pro Ram and Screen Questions Thanks in advance for the great advice. I am sniffing around the new, low end of the three MBP again. I can actually get the Mt. Royal College rate through my wife so $1899 sounds pretty good to me. A couple of questions: 1. I would like to upgrade the RAM to the 4 gb max it can take but I think there are only two slots. This means taking out the 2 x qb rams and putting in 2 x 2gb rams. Easy enought. But what about the 2 gb I took out? Is this basically wasted? I could sell it on ebay I guess but not really into that much effort? Any thoughts? 2. Glossy or matte screen? I am leaning towards the glossy as it looks pretty sharp but was wondeing if any current owners had any thoughts? 3. I am thinking of getting a Mighty Mouse. Any thoughts or alternatives that are wireless and more durable? 4. I am going to upgrade my wireless connection at home and want to take advantage of the N capabilities of the MBP. I was thinking one of these three: D-Link Xtreme N Gigabit Router $139 http://www.memoryexpress.com/Product...15586(ME).aspx D-Link Wireless N Router $65 http://www.memoryexpress.com/Product...18947(ME).aspx LINKSYS Wireless-N Home Router (Draft 802.11n) $100 http://www.memoryexpress.com/Product...17062(ME).aspx Do I need the extra horsepower in the big one? Is there any difference between the dlink and linksys ones? Thats all for now. Thanks for all your anticipated help.