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Laptop Suggestions - Keyser Soze - 05-15-2006
I'm in the market for a new laptop, any suggestions? I'm actually considering picking up a mac, especiall since they now have dual boot OS X and Win XP.
- GonzoStyle - 05-15-2006
I never understood the need to a laptop and a desktop, unless it's for work but in that case your job should provide one.
- Ronin - 05-15-2006
laptops stink. i had one.. they are a waste.
- Keyser Soze - 05-15-2006
my desktop is useless, i dont like to sit at a desk, i'd rather have the convienience of a laptop. im not a gamer, so i dont need a desktop for that reason either.
if i wanted a desktop id have opened a 'desktop suggestions' thread.
- Ronin - 05-15-2006
i still have my pentium 1, 700 MB hard drive if you want it.
- Gooch - 05-15-2006
Go Dell. Apple's BootCamp has system freezes, still..until some patches. If you don't need a desktop, then you aren't doing graphics, then you don't need an Apple.
- Keyser Soze - 05-15-2006
i do some light graphic design in photoshop for web designing, but nothing requiring large image files like quark.
- Gooch - 05-15-2006
you might be better off with a buff Dell, with a comprehensive warranty than an Apple...unless you are already Mac savvy and prefer it. Even I use a PC at home. I have no patience to deal with another companies whims...Apple does not control or support BootCamp...they merely let it live. And that worries me in the longrun. Plus...Apple is pricier.
- HedCold - 05-15-2006
i have a laptop and a desktop. when i got my laptop i got a smaller one (dell 700m) more for carrying around and being able to take it on trips or to class, because i knew i was eventually going to get a powerful desktop.
now i use it more often then my desktop because i like to just be able to lay in bed and use it, but when i move out i'll probably use my desktop more.
if you're going to want to carry it around easily i can't see getting anything bigger than a 15 inch.
i see other laptops people have and they just seem so big next to mine. i really like it though, i don't have any problems with the screen size, and i got use to the "smaller" keyboard. i also like typing on laptop keyboards a lot more than regular ones now
also i like the widescreen, between my widescreen monitor on my desktop and laptop, having to use 4:3 screens at work throws me off
when i was looking last year i read some of the reviews at <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.notebookreview.com">http://www.notebookreview.com</a><!-- w -->
- GonzoStyle - 05-15-2006
Keyser Soze Wrote:if i wanted a desktop id have opened a 'desktop suggestions' thread.
tone it down a notch vinny
- lush - 05-15-2006
My motherboard and hard drive totally fried after 18 months with my dell 600m. I will not ever buy anything from them again.
My response is a mac and will always be a mac. The new MacBook Pro has so many features that other computers such a magnetic power cord, so that when you trip over the cord, it just pops out and the laptop doesn't crash onto the floor.
I don't have to call someone named "Bob" in India with Mac. Their support is 100% better than anything I've had. I don't wait 2 hours to talk to anyone and I will never, ever get "Is there a number that we can call you back later?" That's total bullshit. There are like 1 billion Indians, hire more!
Mac is definitely more expense but I think it's worth it.
- Keyser Soze - 05-15-2006
GonzoStyle Wrote:Keyser Soze Wrote:if i wanted a desktop id have opened a 'desktop suggestions' thread.
tone it down a notch vinny
eyyyyy, go fuck yourself!!!
- Paper Boy - 05-16-2006
Quote:The new MacBook Pro has so many features that other computers such a magnetic power cord, so that when you trip over the cord, it just pops out and the laptop doesn't crash onto the floor.
this is the most amazing thing i have evr heard. i would get a mac get for this reason.
- GonzoStyle - 05-16-2006
It's got a V8 with 300 horsepower, heated seats and a...
yeah yeah yeah but if I close my hand in the door, will it break any bones?
well it may...
NEXT!
- HedCold - 05-16-2006
well now you can get a new macbook
some people don't like the glossy screen. i have it on my laptop and like it, but in certain light it does reflect a lot.
- Keyser Soze - 05-16-2006
im ordering my macbook from tekserve today. i got a 300 discount because it was used for a week at the E3 conference. plus they took 15% off the cost of applecare, which covers any hardware failures for 3 years.
- GonzoStyle - 05-16-2006
so you're a guido or a jew, pick one.
- Keyser Soze - 05-16-2006
only the good half
- Gooch - 05-16-2006
Keyser Soze Wrote:im ordering my macbook from tekserve today. i got a 300 discount because it was used for a week at the E3 conference. plus they took 15% off the cost of applecare, which covers any hardware failures for 3 years.
nice deal. good luck with it
- Paper Boy - 12-24-2006
keyser, how has the macbook worked out for you?
i need a new laptop and i was thinking of getting a macbook.