[ragingclue]

Originally Posted by khaye1

+1...even the Woz only got 10% when he tried to hook Steve-o up with ipod touch

back to OP...get a Macbook not necessarily the pro you won't regret it. People that say Mac is shit is because they don't know how to use it. Updates takes seconds to load, logging takes seconds compared to minutes on PC, workflow is much better, ilife 09 is the shits

wut

You write about people not liking Macbooks only because they don't know shit about them, and then you show you don't know shit about Windows PC's. A lot has changed since Vistagate. 7 is no joke.

[Alexander]

ASUS FTMFW!!! I've been using ASUS products for 10 years? I've never had a single problem with them and I'm rough on computers. Whether its physically rough on Laptops (Mine saw 2 deployments) or over clocking ASUS mother boards, or high intensity long duration graphics on their screens, it's all been flawless.

Check any ASUS laptop out on here. I custom build Desktops so I kind of know my shit.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220696

Just find one in your price range and buy it. You can't beat an ASUS. I personally use a ASUS G50-VT (Gaming laptop) and after 2 years of abuse it still kicks ass.

[silvergray545]

Originally Posted by ragingclue

wut

You write about people not liking Macbooks only because they don't know shit about them, and then you show you don't know shit about Windows PC's. A lot has changed since Vistagate. 7 is no joke.

Agreed. Windows 7 is pretty cool. I run it via Boot Camp on my MBP and Parallels on my iMac. It's a big step up from Vista.

[headlee103]

I just got a new 13" MacBook Pro, its well worth the money! Do it, Do it!

[Alexander]

Originally Posted by headlee103

I just got a new 13" MacBook Pro, its well worth the money! Do it, Do it!

How muc hdo those run?

My problem with Macs is that they aren't easily upgradable or fixable. I have had two Mac Book Pros and both of them shit out on me and cost a ton to fix them. My roommate in college his Mac Book Pro shit out on him after a couple of months. My brothers died on him... I just won't spend that much money on something that isn't that great to begin with. The flexibility of a Windows based machine is superb. I can do whatever the fuck I want with my Machines and not have to worry about extension errors or the lack of hardware support or drivers...

[ncarter124]

Originally Posted by Aonarch

How muc hdo those run?

http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/

$1199 and it doesn't have an i5 or i7 processor...

[ncarter124]

Originally Posted by lambtron

If I had the money to blow on a Ferrari to use as a grocery getter, I would certainly purchase one. haha.

Lol, I knew somebody would say that.

[blender]

A macbook is sufficient for what you described, the Pro is nice but pricier. You can find NEW macbooks on ebay for under $900. You want to max out the RAM with an upgrade from the interwebs. Try dealnews dot com for a price watcher site.

OR you can buy new off craigslist and avoid the shipping/handling altogether. Just be sure it's a new, sealed item.

as for the mac vs windoze debate, i use the company-furnished Dell at work, but I spent my own cash on a macbook with Parallels to run OSX and XP at full speed at home.
luck,

RC.

[BMW F22]

Sony Vaio Z series. I wish I could just splurge on it...

[quagmire]

Originally Posted by chungdae

MacBook Pro. My cousin works for Apple. I got 50% off.

I question that. The highest employee discount you can get at an Apple Store is 25%.

Originally Posted by silvergray545

I have two 15" MBPs and we just bought a 21.5" iMac. We bought the lowest possible iMac that you can buy and it still stomps every other desktop out there. 3.06 GHz processor, 4 GB of RAM (upgradeable to 8 GB) and it has a 500 GB hard drive. Screen resolution is simply amazing, full 1080p. The LED display is awesome. I watch bluray movies on it all the time. You simply can't go wrong in buying an iMac if you're looking for a desktop.

A) How do you watch bluray because they don't have a Blu-Ray player built in?

B) You missed out. I have the 27" iMac Core i7. It beats the snot out of that lame C2D.

[khaye1]

Originally Posted by ragingclue

wut

You write about people not liking Macbooks only because they don't know shit about them, and then you show you don't know shit about Windows PC's. A lot has changed since Vistagate. 7 is no joke.

but that's the point I do and I converted cuz of vista and never going back...used to build my own pc's back in the days for gaming and they were fun, functional and cheap to build. Then vista came along and fudge it all up. Don't really care how awesome 7 is...I'm not going back to constant updates and security risks.

[lopealle]

whats so great about a mac book? if all your doing is just homework, porn and e90pos.com.......wait let me fix that porn, e90post.com, and homework why get such an expensive laptop? i have $400 laptop from hp that i got from walmart. and it works fine. i get to watch porn and everything with no problem.

[khaye1]

you just said the number one reason for getting a macbook...PORN, without the fear of viruses!

[pacman]

Originally Posted by quagmire

I question that. The highest employee discount you can get at an Apple Store is 25%.

+1
My friend works at apple and i think they are eligible for a 25% discount on a complete system once every year... i got a macbook for 25% off (thru him) a cpl of months ago.

[BTM]

Originally Posted by silvergray545

I have two 15" MBPs and we just bought a 21.5" iMac. We bought the lowest possible iMac that you can buy and it still stomps every other desktop out there. 3.06 GHz processor, 4 GB of RAM (upgradeable to 8 GB) and it has a 500 GB hard drive. Screen resolution is simply amazing, full 1080p. The LED display is awesome. I watch bluray movies on it all the time. You simply can't go wrong in buying an iMac if you're looking for a desktop.

Sry. My desktop is 8DDR3, 3.06 Ghz, and 1TB HD. 2 HDMI Full 1080p outputs... For $600.

[wj4]

Honestly, a decent netbook is probably adequate enough for what you're going to use it for. I have a Macbook (now given to my mother), and I primary use my iMac.

For my graduate classes, I need a PC to do Powerpoint presentations and be able to hook it up to the school's system. I spent $500 on a HP laptop and it's been more than enough. When school is in session, I use it non-stop. I write 20-100 pg papers through out the semester. And I browse the web on my breaks.

The only thing I don't do is download songs like I do on the Mac.

[shuarma]

15 inch macbook pro for suuuure

if you've never had a macbook, dont lie to yourself you know you've wanted one your entire life

[gun6slinger9]

Originally Posted by khaye1

you just said the number one reason for getting a macbook...PORN, without the fear of viruses!

If you seriously think macs dont have viruses you are seriously mistaken.

p.s ASUS replaced Apple as the number 1 most reliable computer manufacturer 2 years ago.

[quagmire]

Originally Posted by gun6slinger9

If you seriously think macs dont have viruses you are seriously mistaken.

They don't currently. There are trojans out there for OS X, but they require the stupidity of the user and can't spread themselves.

[Sara]

Macbook

[JohnSprm69]

Originally Posted by quagmire

I question that. The highest employee discount you can get at an Apple Store is 25%.



A) How do you watch bluray because they don't have a Blu-Ray player built in?

B) You missed out. I have the 27" iMac Core i7. It beats the snot out of that lame C2D.

DOT

[NL-J]

Originally Posted by lambtron

If I had the money to blow on a Ferrari to use as a grocery getter, I would certainly purchase one. haha.

Lol +1, same here

Anyway, I vote for a Macbook.