Chapter 1
Buying a Mac
IN THIS CHAPTER
Know What Your Mac Can Do
Understand Hardware and Software
Choose a Desktop or Laptop
Know How Much Computing Power Is Too Much
Choose a Price Range
Select a Monitor
Compare Processors, Memory, and Internal Drives
Decide Which Software You Want
Buy Online or at the Apple Store
Shopping for a Mac can leave you dazzled by a long list of features, functions, acronyms, and assorted hoo-hah. This chapter is here to help explain what to look for and why while you’re shopping, especially if this is your first Mac.
The best part? I wrote it in common English, ...
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