Been an Apple guy at home for the last 2 computers. Think I'm gonna stay with them just cause Im scared of viruses. Plus they're not that much more expensive than similar high end Windows based laptops.

My question is this, if I'm just using it for at home use such as internet, netflix, storing photos and home movies and possibly some home movie editing (if I ever figure out how to do that) how much memory do I need? Would also like to be able to use it for work with Word. The macbook pro comes with 8gb, but I can upgrade to 16 for $200. Do I need that?

Any other upgrades I should consider or am I fine with the stock model given my limited usage?

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Cloud

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

8gb should be good for you.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Buy ESET anti virus protection. Best ever. Had for 8 years never an issue.

This is what we do. You can buy more storage in the cloud for less than upgrading your computer.
But, we don't really use our home computer for much more than music and photos.
And typing on this site.

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It really is the biggest no-brainer in the history of earth. Of course, my wife buys my stepdaughter a MacBook Pro for her to write her college papers on. I do quite a bit of programming, and I can easily live with a $400 Toshiba. For any regular surfer or casual user of the Internet, you really have to go cloud.

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How do you get Cloud? I thought that was part of Apple anyway and I already have it?

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Just get something like this:

http://www.amazon.com/Cloud-Diskless-Ne ... d+my+cloud

Essentially a personal NAS that you can access from anywhere.

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I prefer a home built nas... But thats only because i have fun with the setup and config. If u want no hassle just use the cloud.

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For sure, but the Western Digital MyCloud stuff is decently user friendly and have never had issues with.

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Team Cutler.

that still doesn't answer my question. What's the difference between the cloud devices just posted and the cloud you get when you buy an Apple product? Does that cloud device even work with Apple products?

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Apple cloud is owned and maintained by Apple. You pay a monthly fee for extra storage.

The WD MyCloud is storage device that you purchase and plug into your wireless router. It's basically an external hard drive connected to your wireless network. You can buy ones of different sizes for various prices, but they can store more than 1 TB of data. You own the equipment and you maintain it. And you can access it from anywhere through with a password. Even on devices you do not own. Apple products do work with them.

For jacking around at home I got a Dell "all in one" desktop. Love it but had a laptop already. Screen size a big plus.

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There are two types.

Online cloud: A company does it all for you. They store it. They make sure it is backed up. You store any of your files on there. If you've ever used webmail, it is similar to that where your email is stored there. They all connect with Apple devices, but Apple probably makes it more closely integrated.

Home/Physical cloud: You get a physical box, which you basically just plug in and put in your wireless router code, and you can store your files there on multiple computers. No one else owns your stuff, and you are susceptible to data loss if it breaks/gets wet/gets burned. However, you don't pay a monthly fee for it, you get a lot more storage, and it will be faster when you are at home.

If you aren't good with computers, just use the online stuff. I like Google Drive better, but that is pretty much because I've given Google every piece of identifying information possible already so if they want to read my 2014 tax returns then go ahead rather than another company that doesn't know everything about me.

So basically, use the Apple stuff, or try Google Drive. You can actually use both.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Thanks for the info, much appreciated!

Ended up going with the Apple macbook pro, not gonna get the external storage for now. Didn't get the apple care, gonna go with Square Trade instead, I hear that's the way to go.

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I prefer an argumentative NAS who would try to make me think the sky is pink on a cloudless day.

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