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...hey folks!!...i know that most of you guys are computer literate....(im not)....i have a daughter that needs a laptop (soon)shes in her last year at college.....we are hoping to help her with this purchase...can you make any reccomendations?...thanks in advance!!!
What is her major? What applications will she need to run?
good read - Laptops Guide: Choosing a Laptop that is Right for You
she is an education major and she needs this for homework....and internet...email...the normal uses
im in love with my black mac book. had it for 2 years now, never fucked up.
I have had great luck with my HP laptops. There are someQuote:
Originally Posted by keet
really good deals at some of the big box stores now too.
Check out Notebook Review, register, fill out the stickied form, then post it. They will tell you without a doubt what your best options are, in your price range.
send her my way, i'll help her out :naughty:
Wife loves her Dell 1525. Nice and light plenty of power and nice display. And she got it for less than 600.00 with a printer copier as part of the bundle.
+1 on the Mac. Great stuff and you can also run Windows on it if you need to.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boston Chuck
+2 I won't own another PC.. switching everything to MACQuote:
Originally Posted by 97BladeRider
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Originally Posted by Sheppo
Although the MacBook is hair more expensive than a comparable PC (about $1200 vs $1400 for a comparable ThinkPad, although that's based on a 3rd-party service plan on the latter and AppleCare on the former), the better OS and the build quality make it worthwhile, IMO.
Personally, I'd stay away from the bargain-priced laptops (anything substantially below $1k); I've seen several of them fail well before I'd expect a quality laptop to do so.
Standard Macbook should be more than adequate. You can also get smoking deals on refurbs from the Apple store online.
i would also advice a mac notebook, specifically the macbook air. i have it and i am satisfied with the performance..
...dont bother trying to get a Garmin GPS to work with it...Quote:
Originally Posted by Sheppo
fuckin' macs :deathslap:
It should work with Windows Parallel if it's a USB interface.Quote:
Originally Posted by DucDave
I work for an IT company and I always recommend Macbooks...especially for girls. There is little to no upkeep, virus trouble, the OS is extremely easy to use and installs/peripherals(mice, external monitors etc) are automatically recognized and installed 99% of the time. Just make sure to buy the extended AppleCare. Most likely nothing will happen but its great to have. I personally own a Macbook that is 2 years old and I love it.
BTW, if you're looking for a Mac, check out MacMall – #1 Mac Store, iPod nano, Mac Intel, Mac Computers & LCD TVs. If you're on a budget, they have discontinued models for short money. Just after they released the MacBook Pros with the 2.5GHz Intel processors, I picked up a discontinued 15" 2.4GHz model w/ Mac OS X (10.5.1), loaded w/ 4GB RAM, 200GB Hard Disk, and Parallels w/ Windows XP installed as well for just under $2K, with about $300 worth of rebates.
The MacBooks start at $1450 w/ $150 rebate now (2.2GHz processor, 2GB RAM, 120GB HD).
I have to agree with Ryan. Security by obscurity is the mac way. osX gets boring really quick no matter how 'simple' to use. Simplicity comes at a price and it really shows its weakness in some of its higher end apps.
WTF does that mean???!!!Quote:
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Well, who's the one with "I ride like a girl" in their signature line? :poke:Quote:
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Originally Posted by Jaynnus
Visit techbargains.com, keep an eye on the Dell specials, buy whatever you want. Opinions on computers are like assholes. Everyone has one and most of them are full of shit.
And by all means, if you feel you need to spend a lot to get a "good" computer, go nuts.
I personally would look to be in the $600-$750 range for a decent machine on sale, but I only support 750+ users, 90% of which are on my laptops so my opinion probably isn't as good as others who own maybe two machines.