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Do you think I should sell my Macbook pro?

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For a first, I never take my computer out of the house... I hate public wifi.  Secondly, its got no apple care and its in great condition.  So if I break it, its down the toilet.  However its got an SSD in it and its got decent specs and is the 13 inch model that is still being sold on Apple's website. 

 

Do you think I should sell it and put the money towards a beast gaming machine?  Or do you think its worth keeping and if I should sell it, how much do you feel it is worth (NZD)

 

Its really tempting to sell it and then get a $2,200 rig.  But I'm not too sure, so I need advice.  Thanks in advance. :)

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If you never use the mobility aspect of it then yes you should sell it. A desktop would be much more powerful but will sacrifice the easy portability of the laptop. You can still obviously move your desktop around it's just harder to do so.

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Sell it get a Beast Gaming rig than Hipster Sh*t rig...no offense mac-ers

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I would just save, that macbook is a really nice machine so if you can save up and get a nice gaming machine AND a macbook pro it would be great. 

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Getting rid of the macbook pro is a no brainer for gamers. For video editors you may want to stick with the macbook pro. But I am pretty bias since I despise osx.

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Getting rid of the macbook pro is a no brainer for gamers. For video editors you may want to stick with the macbook pro. But I am pretty bias since I despise osx.

The macbook cooling is terrible.  It gets above 100c during Minecraft, thats for all macbook pros.  So, video editing is a no no without a dedicated graphics chip. 

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The macbook cooling is terrible.  It gets above 100c during Minecraft, thats for all macbook pros.  So, video editing is a no no without a dedicated graphics chip. 

100C WHY IS IT NOT MELTING?!

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Right after the first two posts, already the thread is taking the subjective slant. Record time.

 

I would sell it if you want to start gaming. More compatibility on the PC side of things and, of course, customizability. Assuming your MacBook Pro isn't so outdated, some cheapo on Craigslist is going to want it for a pack of cigarettes.

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The macbook cooling is terrible.  It gets above 100c during Minecraft, thats for all macbook pros.  So, video editing is a no no without a dedicated graphics chip. 

Well if you are editing home movies or school projects imovie can be good.

 

100C WHY IS IT NOT MELTING?!

100 celsius is the melting point of water not everything. Metal can reach way higher temps

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100 celsius is the melting point of water not everything. Metal can reach way higher temps

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100C WHY IS IT NOT MELTING?!

cuz the aliminum sucks it up harrrddd and it burns my arm!

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If I sell my macbook pro I could get this:

 

AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor

 

Noctua NH-U14S 55.0 CFM CPU Cooler

 

Asus Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard

 

Kingston Beast 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory

 

Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk

 

Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive

 

Sapphire Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card

 

Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case

 

SeaSonic G-750 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

 

LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer

 

Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit)

 

Asus PCE-N15 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter

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100 celsius is the melting point of water not everything. Metal can reach way higher temps

 

Wow I'm dumb. Sorry to be clear it is the evaporation point of water.

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DAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNGGGGGG yes you should sell your mac, that is an amazing looking build. :o Be ready to give up the mobility though.

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Wow I'm dumb. Sorry to be clear it is the evaporation point of water.

dont worry man :P just for the lulz :P laugh with me man xD the best way to enjoy life :) 

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DAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNGGGGGG yes you should sell your mac, that is an amazing looking build. :o Be ready to give up the mobility though.

I could even sell my monitor, and use my current ssd in it and get an IPS monitor! :D  I hope I can sell my macbook pro and build this! 

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I couldn't sell that fast enough.

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Holy crap prices in NZ are damn expensive, but that build looks pretty sweet! :)

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Sell it and build a Gaming Rig

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I read that the r9 280x needs a 700w power supply?

No no I'm running a 290 on a 550 watt with no stuttering whatsoever, that's all crap. You'll be just fine with a 620w :)

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No no I'm running a 290 on a 550 watt with no stuttering whatsoever, that's all crap. You'll be just fine with a 620w :)

:D cool!  I've made a dedicated post for build ideas for this if you want to visit it, its in the same section as this!

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Well if you are editing home movies or school projects imovie can be good.

 

100 celsius is the melting point of water not everything. Metal can reach way higher temps

Overreacted sorry >.> But still thats high.

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