I'm Mac illiterate, so I need help from the Pelican braintrust. Looking to get one for Mrs. Z-man for her birthday (Shhh - don't tell her!!!)
Will be used for surfing the web, hulu, online shopping, listening to iTunes, maybe watching movies on airplane trips, and possibly some work-related stuff (She's a teacher).
Thinking of the
MacBook Pro 15 or
this one which is currently on sale.
Some features:
4GB DDR3 SDRAM
DVD RW/CD-RW Super drive
Intel Core Dual Processor
250GB / 320GB SATA hard drive
1 FireWire 800 and 2 USB 2.0 ports
Built in AirPort Estreme wireless LAN card (802.11 b/g/n) (Note: I have a wireless (g) network at home)
Built in bluetooth 2.1 + EDR wireless interface (higher model)
Software:
Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard"
iTunes, Time Machine, Spotlight, iChat, Safari, iCal, DVD Player, Front Row, Photo Booth, Xcode Developer Tools, iLife '09 (includes iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iWeb, GarageBand)
So the questions:
1. Can I get a Bluray player / writer instead?
2. Any additional software that I should consider?
Thanks!
-Z-man.