Author and Mac guru Adam Engst has just released the third edition of Take Control of Buying a Mac, in which he talks about what’s new and what hasn’t changed about buying a Mac since the Intel transition. The book reviews why hard drive size isn’t important, but RAM is, and why an iMac may be your best choice. Laptop or desktop? Which laptop? Engst delivers answers to these questions and more in the 98 page book.
The book features a chart of Apple’s model launches over the last 5 years to help predict when new Macs will appear and worksheets help you match your needs and budget to the right model Mac. Engst explains when readers can purchase to get the most bang for their buck, compares different venues for where to shop, gives advice and step-by-step instructions for transferring files from an old Mac to the shiny new one, and offers thoughts about how to get the most out of the Mac that’s being replaced. The book costs $10 and is available at Take Control Books.
2 responses to “Take Control of Buying a Mac”
> The book reviews why hard drive size isn’t important,
> but RAM is
Because hard drive size can be expanded easily externally? Sure, but not if you’re on a MacBook. If you want to take everything with you, you need a big enough drive.
MacBook Pros can’t easily be swapped, and the latest generation of iMac’s don’t have an easily changeable drive either, so if you like that clean desk look, you’re screwed.
Hard Drive size matters, it just might not matter as much as some other things…