I've had miserable luck with Dells and Gateways. Good luck Toshiba and Apple, moderate luck with eMachines.
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NoiseDesign - Jul 24, 2008 2:04:51 pm PDT #7191 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
Pix - Jul 24, 2008 2:05:28 pm PDT #7192 of 25501
The status is NOT quo.
A very quick one. When I switched back from PC to Mac three years ago, it took me about a week to get used to the new OS. I haven't looked back since.
NoiseDesign - Jul 24, 2008 2:07:11 pm PDT #7193 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
And if you need/want all current Macs can now run windows. I have both OSes installed on all of my machines. I need to upgrade at least one of them to Vista.
sarameg - Jul 24, 2008 2:08:06 pm PDT #7194 of 25501
I think if you find yourself wedded to a mac, the refurbs are a deal when available. This 15 inch macbook pro came in at $1500. They currently have the 13 inch macbooks under $1K.
That said, were I not, I'd probably could have gotten a comparable pc new for less. (Just guessing, because I didn't even look because I'm really not as comfortable on that platform.)
amych - Jul 24, 2008 2:11:56 pm PDT #7195 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
The conventional wisdom on pricing is that Macs have a higher initial cost, but lower cost of ownership over time -- you can do more with what comes in the box, fewer repairs, longer life overall, etc. and so on. Mileage (and actual use patterns) may vary, of course.
(But I should also note that I really don't know PC pricing -- I do either Mac laptops or build-your-own-Frankenboxes with lots of baling twine and duct tape and Linux.)
Susan W. - Jul 24, 2008 2:16:58 pm PDT #7196 of 25501
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
The magsafe does appeal...I've been snarling at our current laptop on a daily basis over the stupid plug thing. This is the third time it's gone bad, and now it's not under warranty anymore.
Sounds like a visit to the UW Bookstore is in order. It looks like they're offering a rebate if you purchase a MacBook and an iPod together...
NoiseDesign - Jul 24, 2008 2:17:01 pm PDT #7197 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
When I'm buying if I actual purchase truly comparable machines, I usually end up within about $200. Sometimes this favors the PC, sometimes it favors the Mac. While I have a couple of pretty old Toshibas this are still running great, typically I get about 2 years more use out of my long term macs.
NoiseDesign - Jul 24, 2008 2:18:22 pm PDT #7198 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
Yeah, you can basically get a Nano for free. I did this last year I think, I've got a little 8 GB Nano that lives in the work truck due to it.
Dana - Jul 24, 2008 2:59:02 pm PDT #7199 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I know people who love their Asus, but I would look into opinions about the keyboard size.
evil jimi - Jul 25, 2008 5:25:12 am PDT #7200 of 25501
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
I need to upgrade at least one of them to Vista.
Unless there's a program you really need that is Vista-only, I wouldn't...and I'm sure ita would agree.
I've been using Ubuntu Hardy Heron on my desktop for over a month now (a record for me!) and I have no intention of ever going back to Microsoft. A couple of days ago I also installed it on my laptop aifg.