recommendations for a used Mac laptop for SuperCard

[C.M. Keuper]

My daughter would like to get a used Mac laptop that she can run Supercard projects on. What would be your recommendations for her?

[Mark Schonewille]

I'd recommend to buy a new one. There is always a reason for it, if a Mac owner decides to sell his or her Mac. It is guaranteed to fail. Never buy a used Mac unless it is a PowerMac G3 of which you can easily switch the mother board.

Met vriendelijke groeten,

Mark Schonewille

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Op 2 jun. 2018, om 21:30, "C.M. Keuper" <keup...@gmail.com> schreef:

[Scott]

I'd look for a 2011 or 2012 (non-retina) MacBook Pro as they are the last to offer the ability to upgrade RAM, storage, and easily replace the battery. Since then RAM is soldered in, storage is either soldered in or proprietary, and batteries are glued in. These were the last reasonably repairable, upgradable laptops from Apple.

With 16GB of RAM (yes they support two 8GB SO-DIMMs) and an SSD, performance is still quite good. I wouldn't use one to edit 4k video, but it will work well with just about anything else other than maybe super hi rez raw files from something like a Nikon D850 or Sony A7Riii.

[Richard Pitcairn]

Other World Computing has a nice line of refurbished Macs. And they have a warranty.

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[Joe Koomen]

I agree with Scott. I've had my MacBook Pro for a long time and it's sturdy and reliable. Most of my needs are simple, but it still handles reasonably large PhotoShop files and the like when I need to work from home.

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I'd look for a 2011 or 2012 (non-retina) MacBook Pro as they are the last to offer the ability to upgrade RAM, storage, and easily replace the battery. Since then RAM is soldered in, storage is either soldered in or proprietary, and batteries are glued in. These were the last reasonably repairable, upgradable laptops from Apple.

With 16GB of RAM (yes they support two 8GB SO-DIMMs) and an SSD, performance is still quite good. I wouldn't use one to edit 4k video, but it will work well with just about anything else other than maybe super hi rez raw files from something like a Nikon D850 or Sony A7Riii.

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[Bill Bowling]

I’m a big fan of the MacBook Air, mine has only 4gb ram and works with out hesitation and travels great. No matter what, spend a little extra for ram or storage (SSD a must) if your budget allows.

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On Jun 02, 2018, at 12:29 PM, C.M. Keuper <keup...@gmail.com> wrote:

My daughter would like to get a used Mac laptop that she can run Supercard projects on. What would be your recommendations for her?

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[C.M. Keuper]

Thanks to all of you for your suggestions.

[ken_sargent]

Go to http://www.refurb.me/en-us for a variety of late model refurbished Macintoshes with warranties. There're some very good deals on late model Macintosh here

[codegreen]

As someone who still uses a twelve year old MacBook I've been reluctant to weigh in on this, but FWIW the broad consensus on the net (with which I wholeheartedly agree) seems to be that the 2012-2015 13" and 15" Retina MacBook Pros are still the best laptops Apple ever made (though hopefully that will change soon... ;-).

Sure the new ones are faster (especially their SSDs) but in normal use the difference in speed doesn't come close to outweighing the difference in street price. But all those ports!!! Not to mention a real keyboard and MagSafe, and upgradeable SSD.

Of course it really comes down to intended usage. If she just wants to run SC projects and email and browse the web at the beach then a 12" MacBook or an Air is certainly adequate (and a LOT smaller and lighter). But for something approching the full desktop experience that fits comfortably in a briefcase (without a big bagful of dongles) that generation is the bee's knees (especially the 2015 15" with Radeon R9). 

Whether the 13" or 15" is a better fit depends largely on how far she plans to carry it (and along with what else), whether she's doing something that DEMANDS all that extra screen real estate and four cores, whether the goal is to use it on-the-run or just to transport her desktop environment from desk to desk, and (assuming the latter) whether there'll be a big monitor there she can plug it into. There's only a pound difference in weight but the 15 is whopping huge by comparison so despite the small weight delta in practice the 13 will be FAR more luggable. SuperCard likely won't run appreciably faster on either, but for something like editing video while riding the bus the 15 wins hands down.

On the other hand if she's just gonna be taking it out of the closet now and then to run a SuperCard project, I don't suppose all those ports make much difference...

HTH,

-Mark

[Chris Yavelow]

I always buy refurbished Macs from the online Apple store. I also check the educational discount at the Apple since I'm a professor, and compare which is lower: refurbished or education discount.

Hope this helps,

--Chris Yavelow

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My daughter would like to get a used Mac laptop that she can run Supercard projects on. What would be your recommendations for her?

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