Laptops: Mac vs. everyone else

[Kali-n-Kohl]

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]

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.