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New MB, what accessories/app/software?
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What should i get for my mb?
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Macbook Pro 2.16 C2D | 2GB | 160 HD
Mac Pro 3.0 | 4GB | 1.5 TB | 30" ACD
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Originally Posted by lisa_is_not_mac 
What should i get for my mb?
Bit of an open question 
What will you be using it for, work? Play?
Regardless of what you're using it for, grab a sleeve or case for it, you don't want it getting wrecked if you're carting it about all day 
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An external drive for time machine backups!
X-Moto...... Its a great game!
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More ram, external hard drive. keyboard and mouse, an apple cinema display.
Without knowing exactly what the intended use of the computer its rather difficult to recommend anything.
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It is a replacement, and i accentually filled my original up with freeware, i use it for music, web, and Microsoft office, and some play.
How do i add ram, i'm afraid to open it?
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Originally Posted by MacosNerd
More non-Apple* ram...
*Apple charges a princely premium for more than standard RAM-something like $400 to go from 2GB to 4GB! Get good third-party RAM and install it yourself (it's easy) and save something like $300 in the process.
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<>What should i get for my mb?
USB drives for your support forum colleagues, USB drive for Timemachine and extended warranty.
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Extended Warranty, A sleeve or case, External Hard Drive, apple remote if you don't have one.
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Get yourself a good backpack to carry it around in. Maybe you've already got one? Something not so big that it becomes a catch-all for everything under the sun, thereby becoming so heavy that you dread taking it anywhere.
Next: bluetooth accessories. Keyboard, mouse, headset (only if you use Skype a lot--you can use the headset from you cellphone.) External speakers for your music. Flash drive big enough for ferrying stuff back and forth with your friends, and an external HD with USB/firewire interface.
Beyond that it's mainly about cultivating good laptop habits. Namely not spilling anything onto the laptop, not putting it places where it'll crash to the floor, not exposing it to theft in library or coffee shop (just your basic street smarts.)
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Originally Posted by amazing
Get yourself a good backpack to carry it around in. Maybe you've already got one? Something not so big that it becomes a catch-all for everything under the sun, thereby becoming so heavy that you dread taking it anywhere.
Next: bluetooth accessories. Keyboard, mouse, headset (only if you use Skype a lot--you can use the headset from you cellphone.) External speakers for your music. Flash drive big enough for ferrying stuff back and forth with your friends, and an external HD with USB/firewire interface.
Beyond that it's mainly about cultivating good laptop habits. Namely not spilling anything onto the laptop, not putting it places where it'll crash to the floor, not exposing it to theft in library or coffee shop (just your basic street smarts.)
Backpack - What kind
I have speakers, but should i get the "Sound Sticks"
have external hard drives
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Originally Posted by ghporter
*Apple charges a princely premium for more than standard RAM-something like $400 to go from 2GB to 4GB! Get good third-party RAM and install it yourself (it's easy) and save something like $300 in the process.
How do i add more?
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and i dont know anything! super simple!!!! google macbook ram, you'll find video's on how to do it...same with the hardrive, couldnt be easier....my mac has 3 gb or ram and 250 gb of harddrive..woohoo!!!
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you will need small electronic type screwdrivers....
i got a nice set from radioshack for $15....
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What backpack to get is a very individual choice. You have to actually go see them and try them on--the fit is very important if you have a long commute or you're carrying it around campus all day. If you only shoulder it for short trips, the fit is much less important. If the straps don't adjust properly for your height, the weight will ride in the wrong spot and give you back pain.
If you have to carry a whole bunch of stuff, something on wheels may be more appropriate.
Places to look at backpacks (you'll buy them elsewhere, usually online for a savings of $20-$30) are the Apple Store, Microcenter, CircuitCity, etc. I like the Wenger Synergy
Synergy Laptop Backpack by Wenger SwissGear (r) Maker of the Genuine Swiss Army Knife(tm) - Buy.com
It may be too big for you--that's why you have to go try it on in person.
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Originally Posted by lisa_is_not_mac
How do i add more?
You go to Apple's Support site and look for instructions!  Or you go to this page which gives you the detailed instructions on how to do it. The page even has nice illustrations to help you out.
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