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<blockquote data-quote="walkerj" data-source="post: 346072" data-attributes="member: 9385"><p>The only reason to avoid that argument is artificial. Yes, you can get a $500 laptop with rebates and 'special sales' as dictated by whatever manufacturer is trying to push at any given time, but the fact is that for $1299 you can get a solid, well-equipped notebook computer that will be fast and useful right out of the box without the hassles that Windows might bring. I say this from 20+ years of experience. Cheap though they might be, a computer that runs Windows comes with a certain amount of baggage which in this day and age can be avoided by getting a Mac. </p><p></p><p>I have a Dell laptop provided by my employer which has similar specs to my Macbook. Other than the resolution of the screen they are quite similar (the Dell only does 1024x768; the Macbook does 1280x800) in that the Dell is 1.8 Ghz, a 40Gig HDD, 1Gig RAM, touchpad mouse, wireless networking and reasonable battery life. Compared together the Dell stands up well to my Macbook. Currently the Dell is sitting in it's docking station at my house waiting for me to do something while I post this from my Macbook while at my brother-in-law's house. Why? Because my Macbook is much more pleasant to use, has a nicer built-in screen, I can video iChat with my wife who is in the hospital, it pulls in wireless connections better, is lighter with a better form-factor, runs an OS that I know won't get infected or 'pwned by some h4x0r' (worms come to mind as well), goes to sleep the second I close the lid, wakes the second I open it, does every kind of multi-media I have thrown at it, has all of the music/media I put on my ipod, and enables me to type the longest run-on sentence in Mac-Forums.com history!</p><p></p><p>Oh, and yes it is a very well-built notebook computer with a nice and easy to use keyboard, decent trackpad, and will probably serve me well for the next 3 years easily.</p><p></p><p>As to why one would need a laptop, it's because here in The Future most people are 'on the go' and we don't need to adhere to our ancient ways of being tied to a desk. A young person getting an education is going to need a tool that will go wherever the need takes them. Tell that to your parents, and if they give you any crap about that say that this cranky old guy on the internet called them a luddite. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /></p><p></p><p>In conclusion, a Macbook will serve you well. </p><p></p><p>They run Windows too...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="walkerj, post: 346072, member: 9385"] The only reason to avoid that argument is artificial. Yes, you can get a $500 laptop with rebates and 'special sales' as dictated by whatever manufacturer is trying to push at any given time, but the fact is that for $1299 you can get a solid, well-equipped notebook computer that will be fast and useful right out of the box without the hassles that Windows might bring. I say this from 20+ years of experience. Cheap though they might be, a computer that runs Windows comes with a certain amount of baggage which in this day and age can be avoided by getting a Mac. I have a Dell laptop provided by my employer which has similar specs to my Macbook. Other than the resolution of the screen they are quite similar (the Dell only does 1024x768; the Macbook does 1280x800) in that the Dell is 1.8 Ghz, a 40Gig HDD, 1Gig RAM, touchpad mouse, wireless networking and reasonable battery life. Compared together the Dell stands up well to my Macbook. Currently the Dell is sitting in it's docking station at my house waiting for me to do something while I post this from my Macbook while at my brother-in-law's house. Why? Because my Macbook is much more pleasant to use, has a nicer built-in screen, I can video iChat with my wife who is in the hospital, it pulls in wireless connections better, is lighter with a better form-factor, runs an OS that I know won't get infected or 'pwned by some h4x0r' (worms come to mind as well), goes to sleep the second I close the lid, wakes the second I open it, does every kind of multi-media I have thrown at it, has all of the music/media I put on my ipod, and enables me to type the longest run-on sentence in Mac-Forums.com history! Oh, and yes it is a very well-built notebook computer with a nice and easy to use keyboard, decent trackpad, and will probably serve me well for the next 3 years easily. As to why one would need a laptop, it's because here in The Future most people are 'on the go' and we don't need to adhere to our ancient ways of being tied to a desk. A young person getting an education is going to need a tool that will go wherever the need takes them. Tell that to your parents, and if they give you any crap about that say that this cranky old guy on the internet called them a luddite. :o In conclusion, a Macbook will serve you well. They run Windows too... [/QUOTE]
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