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Advice Plz: Why get an iBook over any other WinTel Laptop?
Hey guys, just a bit of background information first: I'm planning on getting a laptop for when I start university next semester, and I remember reading in a information pamphlet on my program (Education at the University Of McGill, Montreal) that the Education department uses (or maybe used) Macs, but I really don't know what for.
Anyways, I've been working on OSX for the past 2 years in my college program (cinema/communications), and I'm quite comfortable with OSX. I've used it pretty much only for Final Cut Pro and photoshop, and I pretty much know how the OS fuctions.
Now, if I get an iBook, this would be my first Mac purchase. I'm still not 100% comfortable with it since I use Windows all the time at home. One of my reasons for not getting a Mac is not being able to play Counter-Strike, and I was hoping I would be able to play CS: Source once I get a Laptop. That's the only game I play, and I'm hoping I can find a replacement and not having to go back to this old PC. But then again, I shouldn't be playing games, because I really need to focus on school.
Anyways, I keep changing my mind on whether or not I want to get an iBook. The upsides of me getting it is that it's light & portable, it's sturdy and durable (will last me my 4 years of university *hopefully*), and the 5 hour battery life I've read from numerous reviews. But those same reviews say "It's a good compliment to your Windows Desktop." I want to get a laptop that will replace my desktop. I think to myself, "What if this is just a phase, and after my first few months with the iBook, I'll just regret getting the apple?"
That's where you guys step in. I've posted questions on other message boards on Windows/Apple laptops, and I don't get much other than "Mac sucks" and responses like that. I know you guys *might* be a bit biased, but I also know that you have more knowledge on Macs. So what I'm asking for is just some supporting arguments, so I don't have to feel so uneasy about making my decision. hahahha.
Thanks!
Hey guys, just a bit of background information first: I'm planning on getting a laptop for when I start university next semester, and I remember reading in a information pamphlet on my program (Education at the University Of McGill, Montreal) that the Education department uses (or maybe used) Macs, but I really don't know what for.
Anyways, I've been working on OSX for the past 2 years in my college program (cinema/communications), and I'm quite comfortable with OSX. I've used it pretty much only for Final Cut Pro and photoshop, and I pretty much know how the OS fuctions.
Now, if I get an iBook, this would be my first Mac purchase. I'm still not 100% comfortable with it since I use Windows all the time at home. One of my reasons for not getting a Mac is not being able to play Counter-Strike, and I was hoping I would be able to play CS: Source once I get a Laptop. That's the only game I play, and I'm hoping I can find a replacement and not having to go back to this old PC. But then again, I shouldn't be playing games, because I really need to focus on school.
Anyways, I keep changing my mind on whether or not I want to get an iBook. The upsides of me getting it is that it's light & portable, it's sturdy and durable (will last me my 4 years of university *hopefully*), and the 5 hour battery life I've read from numerous reviews. But those same reviews say "It's a good compliment to your Windows Desktop." I want to get a laptop that will replace my desktop. I think to myself, "What if this is just a phase, and after my first few months with the iBook, I'll just regret getting the apple?"
That's where you guys step in. I've posted questions on other message boards on Windows/Apple laptops, and I don't get much other than "Mac sucks" and responses like that. I know you guys *might* be a bit biased, but I also know that you have more knowledge on Macs. So what I'm asking for is just some supporting arguments, so I don't have to feel so uneasy about making my decision. hahahha.
Thanks!