Help me get a mac book!

[nixgeek]

Ohh! I got tricked! On the old game (at least on the version that shipped with the Apple II), the thunderstorm used to only happen when the rain chance was low, but not anymore.

[CJ MAC OSX IPOD]

Stop telling me I dont need one and please help me in finding ways to get one

[CJ MAC OSX IPOD]

I cannot get a paid job as I am 13 :'(

[ora]

Don't you have paper rounds in essex? I'm sure sub-13 yr olds did paper rounds when i was a kind (though the pay was so low i guess it would take a long time to get to a MacBook).

[lbj]

Originally Posted by CJ MAC OSX IPOD

Stop telling me I dont need one and please help me in finding ways to get one

I got an idea! Instead of us just telling you how to get one, why don't you help us understand why you need one?

If you can convince us, you may be able to sway your parents.

If you can't come up with enough justification on your own (let alone cash), maybe you should lower your expectations.

[nixgeek]

Originally Posted by CJ MAC OSX IPOD

Stop telling me I dont need one and please help me in finding ways to get one

Well, what do you really need it for? We know you want it.....we all would love any of the iterations of the MacBook (Pro or non-Pro). But how can you justify purchasing it? Is it something that can't be resolved with something you already have or are you just getting bit by the new-gear-bug?

I've been considering getting a MacBook Pro sometime this fall. However, after researching the issues with the MacBook Pro's thermal paste applications and now the same thing with the MacBook I'm a bit hesitant on actually getting one. I already have a work laptop (albeit it's running Ubuntu at the moment) and for now it's satisfying my work and school needs. As much as I would love to get a MacBook Pro, it can definitely wait (at least until the thermal issues are resolved by Apple themselves.....my wife's E1705 doesn't even get as warm as some people have described with the MacBook/MacBook Pro).

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Gotta agree with lbj here... we don't know why you need one, so coming up with reasons to convince your parents is impossible. You know them better than we do. You know why you need (more correctly, want) a MacBook better than we do. You've bartered with your parents before -- we have not.

Simply saying, "I'm taking courses in graphics" isn't enough for us to fabricate lies to tell your parents to trick them into purchasing a computer that you do not need for your studies. You've already got several Macintosh computers -- what's wrong with them?

The short answer is that we can't make up anything because you're the only one that knows the real reasons. Tell us the real reasons, and we can help you formulate those reasons into a valid argument that you can then take to your parents. Until then, though, you're pretty much on your own -- I don't think there's anyone here with morals low enough to help you come up with half-truths and lies to finagle your parents into spending $1000 they don't need to spend.

And besides -- there are a lot of ways you can make money at 13. Paper routes. Lawn mowing. Chores for the neighbors. Lemonade stand (thanks, nixgeek!). Sell off old toys/computers/clothes/stuff. Garage sale. Those are just off the top of my head -- things I did as a kid to make a buck or two. I'm sure there's infinitely many more things one could think of if they spent 5 minutes trying.

If you're having this much trouble finding ways to make money, then I highly doubt that you'll be convincing anyone anytime soon to flat-out buy you expensive stuff. I personally think the, "Hey parents, pay for half, I'll work off the other half and bring home excellent grades" idea is decent. If you can convince them it'll help you get better grades (which I'm doubtful of), there's not many better reasons a parent would like to hear.

[Lt Major Burns]

sell one of your 4 macs. sell one to buy one, that's how everone else does it.