Traveling with an Airport Express is GENIUS.
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My dad is thinking about buying a Mac, but is saying its close to $2,000. Just getting info so I can talk with knowledge. The outpatient facility he is getting cancer treatment at has Ethernet ports in the rooms, but no wifi.
omnis,
check refurb mac deals. much cheaper than $2K.
I was going to suggest refurbished too - here's a 13" Macbook Air for $1099 - [link]
13" Macbook Pro for $869 [link]
For standard surfing the Apple USB the Enet plug is plenty fast. On speedtest on my Air it's the same speed as my optimized 802.11n network and I have a 100Mbit incoming internet connection.
Yup, was thinking refurb as well. He is old fashioned, and wanting to get it at a store. I wonder which will win, old fashion or frugal. Also talking with Gris about his used one. The phone tag with time difference is slowing things down.
you could tell him to look at models in the store (to determine whether he wants a pro or air) and then actually buy it on the website.
that's what I did.
bring some purel though.
Yup. Or I can buy on campus and get education discount. Hopefully he will be cool with the used one.
Remember when you bought your last piece of home theater equipment and the sales guy tried to convince you to upgrade to Monster Cables for an extra 50 bucks? You probably stood there quickly debating the merits of laying out that kind of green for some cables, right? So, just to reiterate, these cost $12,000.