Macbook vs Netbooks

[DaemonSeid]

Why are they sitting in a box? LOL

Also I am not claiming that Mac's parts are superior but when you have so many ways to configure PCs (100's of brands of memory, HDD, CPUs<Athlon's incarnations vs Intel's incarnations> cooling systems) , then yes I tend to think that is the reason why the hardware failure rate could be so high on Windows machines.

I have to disagree with you on Dells....hehe and this is just purely my opinion based on what i have seen come out form them in the past 3 years, but I remember earlier in the decade, Dells were THE BRAND to get because at that point, the machines ran with few problems. But the last 3 years, from what I have dealt with (faulty memory errors, burnt out motherboards, etc.) and also with as you also stated, they are being given away, most Dells are 'junk'.

If I ever have to recommend a PC to anyone, I generally say Acers and HPs are your best bets and Asus brands are catching up.

I am however wondering when the gap will begin to close with Macs and PCs now that within the last few years, Intel chips are running the machines and people are starting to gravitate between both.

But let's come back a sec...to anyone who has or is thinking about getting a netbook. How many of you think that this will change the ideas of laptops as we know it?

Especially in a few years when solid state drives will hopefully have caught up to the conventional harddrive...will netbooks be 'the thing' to have?

[sigmadiva]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

But let's come back a sec...to anyone who has or is thinking about getting a netbook. How many of you think that this will change the ideas of laptops as we know it?

Since I have one, I'll answer. I really don't think it will change the idea of laptops. Netbooks were designed for a specific purpose. From my understanding, they were not necessarily designed to replace a laptop. Have BlackBerries changed how we think about laptops and telephones? To an extent, but the Blackberry market just made it easier to communicate. It did not make traditional phones and computers obsolete.

Especially in a few years when solid state drives will hopefully have caught up to the conventional harddrive...will netbooks be 'the thing' to have?

The netbook will be the 'thing to have' if you need one. Again, like BlackBerries, if you need one, then you have one. I personally don't need a BlackBerry so I don't have one.