Buying a Mac for Princeton

AppleAtPton
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:32:29 +0000

Hi flushingxtoilet,

Great username. Are you in the Class of 2013? If so, I hope you’re excited about Princeton!

Anyways, the black MacBook is, of course, a really great machine. Since it was only introduced a couple years back and it was the higher-end model at the time, I very much doubt that it needs to be replaced. I’d wait until sophomore or junior year and get a spiffy, brand new one at that point. You will still be able to purchase through the SCI program as long as you are a Princeton student.

If your black MacBook is not running very fast or you would like it to run faster, I would recommend installing more RAM. Most of the black MacBooks came with 2 GB or Ram, which is a good amount but getting 4 GB would really speed up the machine! Let me know if you are interested in learning more about this. I can direct you to some great sites for getting quality RAM at low prices.

Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns. My e-mail is d-e-s-h-l-e-m-a@princeton.edu/email.