[antipathyx]

I'm buying a 15-inch MacBook Pro next week. I'll be studying BA Textile Design as of September and I wondered if anyone could recommend software that I may need?

Obviously, I'll be getting Office for Mac and I'm thinking of getting some of the Adobe software such as Photoshop and Illustrator, but I don't know what versions would be best?

Lastly, is it worth getting the new MacBooks with retina display, or am I better off with a normal one? Thanks!

[alexs2602]

Might be worth waiting until you're at university. They may offer it for free or at a reduced price. The Adobe software is fairly expensive. They'll also know what's useful and what isn't.

[Iqbal007]

(Original post by antipathyx)
I'm buying a 15-inch MacBook Pro next week. I'll be studying BA Textile Design as of September and I wondered if anyone could recommend software that I may need?

Obviously, I'll be getting Office for Mac and I'm thinking of getting some of the Adobe software such as Photoshop and Illustrator, but I don't know what versions would be best?

Lastly, is it worth getting the new MacBooks with retina display, or am I better off with a normal one? Thanks!

Yeah as the other guy said, once your at uni, you can use your id for a 15% discount.

[alexs2602]

(Original post by Iqbal007)
Yeah as the other guy said, once your at uni, you can use your id for a 15% discount.

I didn't think of this but good point, buy the macbook pro when you get to uni. You get a 15% discount at uni as Iqbal said.

[antipathyx]

Thanks for the help! I'll wait until I'm at uni to get the software. I've clarified with my nearest Apple store, I can already qualify for the 15% student discount with my university confirmation letter from UCAS, stating that I hold an unconditional offer.

[Iqbal007]

(Original post by alexs2602)
I didn't think of this but good point, buy the macbook pro when you get to uni. You get a 15% discount at uni as Iqbal said.

u were talking about the software, thought u were talking about the apple discount

[alexs2602]

(Original post by Iqbal007)
u were talking about the software, thought u were talking about the apple discount

Yeah, I was talking about the software. I've never used the discounts but I know you can get discounted microsoft software.

http://www.software4students.co.uk/t...graphic-design

Wow, CS6 Extended for only £190! University may still have offers, but either way that's a great price.

[Iqbal007]

(Original post by alexs2602)
Yeah, I was talking about the software. I've never used the discounts but I know you can get discounted microsoft software.

http://www.software4students.co.uk/t...graphic-design

Wow, CS6 Extended for only £190! University may still have offers, but either way that's a great price.

Some uni departments give it for free if it's a requirement and you can't afford it, or you can ask for support

[TenOfThem]

(Original post by antipathyx)

Obviously, I'll be getting Office for Mac

Pages etc are better than office for mac

[Wookie42]

I think the best thing I've read for someone starting out with OSX is this. It was posted on reddit a while back and there's plenty more that people commented with. Yeah, its gonna take you a little while to wade through, but between those two links you'll have literally everything you need and it really is an excellent resource - even for someone who has been using a Mac for a long time.

(Original post by TenOfThem)
Pages etc are better than office for mac

+1 to that.