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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Veej" data-source="post: 717038" data-attributes="member: 44734">Hey,Well I bought a Mac Book Pro around 6 months ago. I'm going to get shot for saying this on mac Forums, but if I were to buy a new computer right now, it'd be a Dell Inspiron 1500!Reasons? Dell have "copied" a lot of Mac's features - there's something similar to 2-finger scrolling, and the main gripe I had with Windows laptops (e.g. Sony Vaio) was the glossy screens were awful - the Dell's isn't as good as the Mac, but it's a whole lot better than a friends new Sony Vaio screen. It's got a built in webcam, HDMI slot and all that jazz, and costs about a third the price of this MBP.I can't comment on the quality of hardware used, but both Dell and Apple mass produce and they're bound to use some cheap components to cut costs! Even if there is a difference, I've never noticed one. My previous Dell laptop is doing great after 5 years of purchasing it.So why did I buy a Mac? Well, it's more for the sheer joy (wow, I sound like a geek already) of trying out a different OS and getting to grips with it, and after using Vista, I hated it! I also dabble in photo/video editing but for my basic needs and having used Windows till now, I'd say it's just as easy (if not easier) in Windows to do these things, for me at least. One thing the Mac does better is looks and size wise. The physical size/weight is great and perhaps something I'd struggle to get in a Windows counterpart. Oh, and you get that tingly feeling every time you see some movie star use a Mac Book in the movies too, and it stars on the Tesco (UK Wallmart/ASDA rival) advert too <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

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