Students need a high-powered laptop for their school or university students for their assignments but what constitutes as a good laptop for their varied uses and requirements? The Apple MacBook is a formidable choice if one has the budget as Apple laptops come with major advantages. Here are a few considerations if you are thinking of purchasing the Apple MacBook for an Australian student.
Apple Student Discount Australia
When you are thinking of buying a new Apple Mac, MacBook Air or MacBook Pro or other Apple made devices, keep in mind that Apple Australia offers great discounts available to current and newly accepted university students, parents buying for university students, and teachers and staff at all levels. Visit Apple Student Discount Store for Australia.
Screen, Weight, Ease, and Mobility
As you know that the good old school bag our students carry each day, seems like its filled with weights for professional body builders. Its just heavy. Students need to be on the go a lot perhaps more than the average working person as they need to be moving continuously between classes and buildings. For that reason, a whole range of factors become important such as the weight of the MacBook and the size of the screen. However, compromising on both these aspects can lower hard drive space or RAM and also the general user-friendliness of the MacBook.
Apple has two MacBook lines (MacBook Pro and MacBook Air). Both these types of MacBooks have different screen sizes (MacBook Air can be 13.3 inches and above, MacBook Pro can be 13 inches or less) but many models have 16-inch screens as well. The size of the screen does impact the weight but many students may be willing to overlook that if they have specific requirements and need / or /enjoy a using a laptop with larger screen resolution.
Sufficient RAM
RAM (Random Access Memory) plays an important role when it comes to speed of operations within a laptop (including for Apple Mac Laptops). How many software and browser tabs a computer can keep running efficiently at any point in time as that requires short-term storage found in RAM.
MacBook laptop devices come with different RAM capacities, therefore only choose after doing your research as it is hard to substantially change/increase the RAM later. The same goes for the processor as changing existing MacBook components can be done in theory but is unadvisable according to the company. Bigger processors definitely come in handy when you want to install video editing software, animation software, or graphics software.
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The Question Of Storage
Students need tons of storage from lectures to notes and depending on classes enrolled in, often need multiple software for design, proofreading, creating projects, amongst other things. While on-device storage is not as problematic as it used to be (with the advent of cloud-based storage and external hard drives) it is still wise to check the storage that will be available to you on your new Mac.
Regular MacBook computers, however, have enough built-in storage (256GB) for most people and if students need more storage capacity they can always invest in an external hard drive as they are rather affordable in 2021.
Additional Consideration When Buying Apple Mac Laptops
As we’ve mentioned that students are on the move a lot, so it is very sensible and recommended for them to get an authentic MacBook case or have a special laptop bag. If a bag is not suitable, laptop skins that protect the outside of the laptop, or laptop sleeves to protect the body of the laptop from scratches and spills are very important. Good durable laptop cases are worth the investment to better protect your investment.
Furthermore, make sure you always secure a warranty as Apple products are notoriously difficult to get repaired or serviced outside of their authentic service centers. Not to mention it is much more expensive to replace their components or to repair them when compared with regular laptops. A standard warranty of one year (for hardware damage) comes with all MacBook devices, but it can be increased to 3 years by choosing the AppleCare subscription.
Apple MacBook & Apple Macbook Air Support in Brisbane Australia
Although having AppleCare+ for Mac when you need technical support, Apple hardware service and software support is a wise decision, whether you still have warranty left on your Apple devices or not, keep in mind that AppleCare+ for Mac has terms such as each incident is subject to a service fee of A$149 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or A$429 for other damage.
We believe getting your Apple Macbook Pro or Apple MacBook Air serviced by us here at The Electronic Fix in Brisbane may work out to be much cheaper especially if warranty doesn’t cover certain issues. Thinking of buying an Apple MacBook laptop? Contact us with your Apple Mac related questions as we’re more than happy to provide professional answers for all our valued customers.
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