Quote:
Originally posted by Total Immortal
One thing about the ram, I read in an earlier post (you can see it at Odd processor/mainboard problem , scroll down to confusedSQL's reponse, a little past halfway down the page) that apple supposedly has had conflicts with 3rd party (non apple) hardware. That being the case, i would spend the extra money on getting however much ram that you want when you order the computer. That's what I plan on doing. |
Good catch but thats not true at all. Apple uses generic Samsung RAM in their machines. Identical in performance to all other RAM types. I do suggest getting the least amount of RAM you can and upgrading third party. Apple RAM is **** expensive.
RAM in Apple computers is simple to install. Unscrew a small bottom cover (hardest part of the whole operation - see, simple...), *skip if no RAM is in the second slot* pop out the RAM inside the slot, pull aside the tabs, pop in the RAM, give it a firm push into the slot, push it flat and rescrew the cover. Easy.
--------------------------------------------------
As for the screen, the 14 inch's screen is 1024x768, same as the 12 inch. This means that the pixels are a bit larger, so the image on the screen may appear minutely grainy to some users. Most dont even notice this at all. I use a 12 inch screen for my powerbook and I enjoy it very, very much. I think 12 inches is the perfect size for portability, though if I were to use a laptop as my main machine, Id definitely go for the 14 inch iBook with whatever processor speed level you can afford.
I believe that Apple will only grant educational discounts to persons who are ordering from the designated Apple page for that country. Therefore you should go through the Japanese Apple website. Don't worry, all of Apple's websites are the same, this is just country specific.