Laptops: Mac vs. everyone else - Page 2

ragtimerose · #1 05-25-2006, 03:37 PM

I have, and travel with, a Dell Latitude C610. It's about middle-of-the-line, but it does what I want it to do, and I'm typing on it now.

My tech friend got it for me as surplus from his place of employment (thank you, Boeing!), so I'm not going to look a virtually free laptop in the screen.

I'm satisfied with it, though I wish it were a little faster...

BobbyTheDon · #2 05-25-2006, 04:12 PM

Seriously bubblz, get a freakin Mac. I'm getting one in a few months, and I'm going to walk around telling people that not only am I cooler, richer and better looking than them, but that my computer can kick their computers ass.

Macbook Bubblz. Remember that.

kstar · #3 05-25-2006, 04:31 PM

As much as I love my snowy white pristine iBook with the wide screen and the iPod dock that matches...

Many of the programs required to take the tests in Law School don't seem to be available for Macs. Though, you can either dual install Windows or run an emulator.

I reccomend to check with the law school you are planning on attending first.

OSX Tiger is awesome btw.

Peaches-n-Cream · #4 05-25-2006, 04:34 PM

I have Virtual PC on my Mac, and I can run PC software.

FAB*SpiceySpice · #5 07-21-2006, 12:36 AM

I have a MacBook Pro that I got about two weeks after they came out, I wish I had waited a little bit longer so some tiny annoying things would have been fixed, but overall I am in love with it.

I run Windows on it just fine, you can choose which OS to use when you start your computer up and the only thing that doesn't work in Windows is the backlit keyboard and scrolling trackpad. Other than that I've had no problems at all with Windows on my Mac. I also have all the Microsoft Office programs on my Mac and I've never had a problem with them. Also, I installed extra memory myself (which I didn't think I could do since I know nothing about that) and it couldn't have been easier.

The only thing is the price (mine was a graduation present, thank god) and since I'm not in law school I don't know how great they'd be for that, but as a general, overall computer I highly suggest them. They are so much fun!

AlphaFrog · #6 07-21-2006, 10:20 AM

Alright, I'm bumping this up, because I might be in the market soon for a new computer.

My old one was fine, it was an HP Pavillion, but somehow my mother fried it, and it won't even boot up. If I could get it to turn on, I have the reformat disks, and I don't need anything off of it (what the hell would I do with my old Eng 180 term paper?). I would be fine keeping that one and getting it fixed, but with the prices of computer repair being expensive, and new computers being so cheap anymore it might be cheaper just to get a refurbished desktop.

All I really need it for is internet access and really basic wordprocessing, etc.

Any suggestions?? Get the old one fixed? New ones to look into??

Drolefille · #7 07-21-2006, 10:26 AM

I recommend a Dell

Look at overstock.com and dell.com for refurbished laptops/desktops

tunatartare · #8 07-21-2006, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Drolefille

I recommend a Dell

Look at overstock.com and dell.com for refurbished laptops/desktops

Definitely DO NOT get a Dell unless you want to have to replace it in a little over a year. Pretty much everyone I know that has a Dell laptop, including my mother and I, has not had good luck with Dell laptops.

#9 07-21-2006, 05:12 PM

this past weekend the apple store was giving away free nanos with the purchase of an macbook, but you had to have a student id

Kali-n-Kohl · #10 07-28-2006, 10:08 AM

i just got the white macbook with the 13' wide screen. and i'm totally in love with it. i got it for grad school (master of social work program) and everyone is right on with they are saying.

i got the back to school bundle which included a 2gb nano, and an hp all in one printer, scanner, copier.

Kevin · #11 07-28-2006, 01:03 PM

For laptops, I go Dell. If I watch gotapex.com, every few months they'll have a coupon that gives a pretty deep discount on the product. For example, when I purchased my current laptop, the coupon was $750 off of any purchase $2000 or greater -- so I bought a 600m (which is a good comprimise between size and being functional) loaded up on options. It runs reasonably fast, and I've never had a problem with it.

For desktops, I generally want something a lot nicer than a 'basic' system. I've found it's a lot more cost-effective just to build your own PC -- and it's not complicated at all. You just have to do a little bit of research to make sure your memory is compatible with your motherboard, things like that. If you're buying an office-application type of system, I really like Dell's basic machines if for no other reason than that they are extremely quiet.

Rudey · #12 05-25-2006, 04:35 PM

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Originally posted by kstar
As much as I love my snowy white pristine iBook with the wide screen and the iPod dock that matches...

Many of the programs required to take the tests in Law School don't seem to be available for Macs. Though, you can either dual install Windows or run an emulator.

I reccomend to check with the law school you are planning on attending first.

OSX Tiger is awesome btw.

That statement is like saying that if you buy a PC from 1995 it won't run many of today's windows programs. You have an older computer. A mac will run every windows program without an emulator.

-Rudey

kstar · #13 05-25-2006, 04:51 PM

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Originally posted by Rudey
That statement is like saying that if you buy a PC from 1995 it won't run many of today's windows programs. You have an older computer. A mac will run every windows program without an emulator.

-Rudey

(I have the last iBook model to come out, so my computer isn't that old. It was right before they introducted the MacBook. Plus, if it was that old it wouldn't run Tiger.)

I don't know if this is exactly true, but now that I think of it, I haven't had any problems running any program I wanted on my Mac.

Rudey · #14 05-25-2006, 04:59 PM

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Originally posted by kstar
(I have the last iBook model to come out, so my computer isn't that old. It was right before they introducted the MacBook. Plus, if it was that old it wouldn't run Tiger.)

I don't know if this is exactly true, but now that I think of it, I haven't had any problems running any program I wanted on my Mac.

The macbook is the new version of the ibook but with a different name. The ibook that you had, had a G4 processor that hadn't been updated in years and was the cause for Apple switching to Intel.

-Rudey

KSig RC · #15 05-25-2006, 05:25 PM

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Originally posted by kstar
(I have the last iBook model to come out, so my computer isn't that old. It was right before they introducted the MacBook. Plus, if it was that old it wouldn't run Tiger.)

I don't know if this is exactly true, but now that I think of it, I haven't had any problems running any program I wanted on my Mac.

Rudey pretty much explained to you why you're wrong - the new architecture does, in fact, account for ANY translation issues.

This means ANY law school software than can be run in Windows can be run on the MacBook, because the MacBooks actually RUN WindowsXP (it's not 'virtualWindows' anymore).