Computer Shopping

June 4, 2015

Matteo wants a computer so that he can make a movie with his friend Ethan. He says that they are going to make a movie about two boys doing RPM.

Claire: Let's narrow the computer search way down. What brand do you want?

Teo: Apple.

Claire: Of course you do! Is a CD drive important to you?

Teo: Yes.

Claire: For what?

Teo: Movies.

Claire: Do you want a big or small screen?

Teo: Big.

Claire: Ok. There's 11 inch, 13 inch, and 15 inch screens. How big of a screen do you want?

Teo: Thirteen.

(We read the descriptions of the Macbook Air and the Macbook Pro.)

Claire: Between the Air and the Pro, which would you choose?

Teo: Pro.

Claire: How much memory do you want?

Teo: Fifteen GB.

Claire: Haha none of the computers come with exactly fifteen gigabytes but I'm sure we can find one with more than fifteen gigabytes.

(We watched a video about the Macbook Pro with Retina display, then read through the major differences.)

Claire: Between the Pro and the Retina Pro, which would you prefer?

Teo: So I want the one with the CD drive.

Claire: So you want the one with the built-in CD drive? 

Teo: Yes. For movies. 

Claire: The Pro only has 4 GB of memory. What do you think about that?

Teo: Like nasty.

Claire: Why nasty?

Teo: Claire, it is nasty.

(I explained that CD drives can also be separate from a computer and does not need to be built-in. If we did this, the computer could have more memory.)

Claire: What's more important to you - memory or a CD drive?

Teo: CD Drive.

Claire: Sounds great! So, let's get another bit of business down. We're going to make a blog for you. What do you want the name to be?

Teo: Pedaling with Teo.