what laptop did you leave behind when you got your macbook?

[yien]

Just out curiosity (and boredom) I was wondering what types of windows laptops did you leave behind before getting your macbook? I am going to be getting a macbook soon for med school so until then I am still using my sony vaio n505ve as my laptop. I had a dell inspiron 1100 but i left it on a carpet one day and it died. My vaio is smaller and lighter than a mba but it has a celeron 300 mhz processor 64 megs of ram (The machine grinds to halt loading powerpoint files bigger than 64 megs) so as you can see this macbook will be quite an upgrade to what I am used to.

[vanmacguy]

IBM T42.

Never looked back.

[FuuFuu]

Sony Vaio Fz, quite competitive towards mac i would say. only problem is they use microsoft lol.

[Eric.]

Had a Dell Inspiron 1100 for around four years, which I just sold a couple of months ago to a friend to make room for a Montevina MBP. So I've been laptopless for a little while. I hardly ever used the Dell anyway.

[Breegy]

I will be leaving behind a Gateway notebook for my new MacBook this fall. Not sure about what it's name is, or really what sort of specs it has. I bought it about five years ago and it has died over 5 times since then causing me to lose all of my files. (not once every year, that would have been lucky; more like twice every 6 months for the past two years.)

[leekohler]

I left behind my 14" iBook G4. I miss that screen like crazy, but I do love my new BlackBook. ;)

[GfulDedFan]

I had a '05 17" Sony Notebook that I modified to look and act like a Mac thanks to my good friends at Aqua-Soft.org. It was near perfect and I learned a lot about OS X in the process. Unfortunately, it was still xp and with all the modification it ground to a halt letting me enjoy lots of fan noise and slower startups than a Packard Bell (remember those?).

Eventually I had to get ahold of the real thing so my MacBook arrived leaving my Sony as a spare for perhaps the occasion that I'm without my MB. I use it for movies and television mostly. -GDF

[peapody]

Left an Asus w7J for a thinkpad x61s for class. Got a MBP to accompany it at home. Really liking this set up.

[gadgetlover33]

i will be leaving behind an ibm (not lenovo) thinkpad t21. had it since 2001 when i was still in high school. i only had to reformat the hard-drive once because of spyware due to file sharing sites at college but otherwise very few software issues and only in the last few weeks has the moniter finally died on me. great, durable computer but when i get a macbook in the next few weeks i will greatly appreciate the solid speed, utilities, and capacity upgrades. i might decide to pay to get the screen fixed to use the thinkpad as a backup or i guess just use bootcamp.

[MacGeek7]

I left behind my 14" iBook G4. I miss that screen like crazy, but I do love my new BlackBook. ;)

I also left a 14" iBook G4...

[muldul]

a dell inspiron 6000 yesterday, has been great so far (except trying to install boot camp)

[Nicolecat]

It was my first laptop ever...but I seem to have left behind my mac mini.

I just never get on it anymore. It's still a great little machine, its just...my mac mini doesn't have wifi. :(

[Baron58]

PowerBook G4 12", 1.5GHz, 1.25GB RAM, 80GB HD, SuperDrive. Through my job at the time, I had one of each generation of the 12" PB (kept reassigning them and keeping the new one for myself with every purchase :D ), and when I left I got to keep my last one as part of my severance. That one was the last, and best, version of the 12". I love the speed and much better display of my black MacBook now, but the 12" PB was special in many ways. I sold it for enough to get my new camera.

[LinuXtreme]

I left behind an IBM Thinkpad i1200 (http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:I1200), although TBH it wasn't a purely Windows machine (it also had Suse 9.1 Pro). I still have the Thinkpad (and use it on occasion) but its no longer the laptop that I use to surf and work whilst on the couch (like I am doing now on my BlackBook):D

[leekohler]

I also left a 14" iBook G4...

Yeah, I loved the screen on that thing. It was the perfect size for me. But what I don't miss about it was how heavy it was! I can't believe I carried it around every day for four years.

[showtime]

Left an Asus w7J for a thinkpad x61s for class. Got a MBP to accompany it at home. Really liking this set up.

Also had a Asus w7j. The build quality was very good and it had a very nice keyboard. The only problem with it was the short battery life and windows.:p

[doteyes9]

I left my very slow Dell Inspiron 6000. I complained about it so much I got a MacBook :) I should've just re-installed windows but 1. I wanted a Mac 2. It didn't come with restore CD's. HOORAY FOR COMPLAINING!!!!!

[fazox]

Before I bought my BlackBook I had a Dell 1501 1.7Ghz with a 60GB hd
and Vista. I will never go back to a windows machine!

[mosx]

I left behind an HP notebook.

Then I had problems with my Mac. Was without it for almost a month. Got another HP. Apple replaced that Mac.

Now I'm leaving my MacBook behind for that HP! hah.

Sorry, but I can't live without dedicated graphics and I'm sick of OS X's random crashes.

The only reason I haven't sold my MacBook yet is because I know this will be the only Mac I ever own.

I love my iPhone and iPods. But I can't stand the hardware prices and the lack of hardware I got for such an outrageous price.

[alphaod]

Never left my computer; I just happen to have more than one computer to use now.

[Xtreambar]

Toshiba Satellite 5105-S501 . What an ugly, heavy POS that was. It was on sale at an end of year clear out at Comp USA in 2003. That was my first computer that was 100% my own.

[khunsanook]

A Compaq B2000. It currently sits in a corner, screen ripped off, with a fried keyboard (my fault), powered up on an external keyboard and monitor. It's not doing well as a laptop, but keeps on chugging and the CD/DVD drive reads seemingly any brand of media without fail...A LOT more than I can say for my MacBook superdrive.

It was the MacBook Air of 2004...umm...er...something like that.

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/5564/compaqaircl5.jpg

[NintendoChick]

I will be ditching my Dell Inspiron B130. I'm just waiting for the update to pick up a MacBook!

[skoone]

A black macbook purchase from two days ago is currently taking precedence over my former Lenovo X61s.. It is however, not being ditched as I love my X61, and yes, I enjoy using XP.. But I also LOVE my Mac portability, too. ;)

[pianojoe]

A PowerBook 12". Still miss that form factor. A4 size.

[Clayne]

I don't have a laptop. This will be my first. I have a customized PC desktop though, which I love, and keeps chugging along nicely.

100GB HDD
Windows XP (haven't had TOO much trouble)
1.81 GHz
AMD Sempron 3100+
512MB RAM

[supergrandma]

I left behind a decade-old NEC Versa running Windows NT.

[Towhead]

thinkpad 770ED. It's my kids' computer now ...

[Jabberwocky246]

Ditched a 15.4" HP Core Duo 1.73GHz laptop for my Macbook.

Later realized I wanted the dedicated graphics chip and have now ditched the Macbook for a Macbook Pro.

[toolbox]

A Acer Ferrari 4000 - never looked back either I now have Blackbook

[Insulin Junkie]

Had an HP Pavilion tx1000 before the macbook. The HP is the worst laptop I've ever owned, even the HP Pavilions I've had before that were better. I chucked it after only 8 months.

Needless to say my next computer will definitely be a Mac too since Mac has convinced me in almost every aspect.
(Also because I spent around 4000$ on software for it, software I'd like to continue working with for at least another 5 years if not more :D )

[James17]

Acer Aspire Laptop with 1GB RAM, Windows XP and 64MB ATI graphics. Bought it in 2005 and it is still going strong, I gave it to my sister. May I add that before I moved to mac in December 2007, I used Vista Ultimate on it from January 2007 to December and it ran fine even with that graphics card but I prefer macs and especially leopard.

[kaiwai]

I had two laptops nicked; a MacBook and HP Pavillion.

I got an iMac to replace the HP, and a MacBook to replace the MacBook :D

[skye12]

Also had an ibook 14" G4. Screen size was nice, but the resolution was
not so great. My girlfriend still uses it after nearly 5 years-was built like
a tank.

[Tom B.]

I used a 12" PowerBook G4 867MHz. That model was 5 years old last January. I got my MacBook in February.

[3247]

An HP Compaq NX 7000 -- it was 3 1/2 years old and the GPU started to malfunction.

[CWallace]

HP Pavillion zd7000 with a 3.4GHz P4HT, 2GB RAM, 120GB 7200RPM HDD, nVidia GeForce 5700, DVD-RAM burner and a 17" 1680x1050 glossy LCD display. It weighed eight pounds on it's own, plus two pounds for the AC adapter and another five for the two extra batteries (since each one only lasted under 90 minutes playing DVDs, I needed three for a cross-country flight). I flew a great deal and it was murder on my shoulder hauling it around.

Oddly enough, as soon as I bought my Mk. I MacBook (2.0GHz Core Duo the day they were first launched), I stopped flying. Still, never regretted buying it and it served me well until I replaced it with a 15" MBP last month.

[dcains]

12" white G4 iBook 1.2GHz 1.25GB RAM 80GB HD. I miss the smaller size and that the LCD opened farther than the MB, but I needed something faster and got an offer for the iBook that was too good to refuse ($600).

[deannnnn]

Some Sony piece of crap.
I hated that thing.

[Prost264]

Toshiba A65 :rolleyes:


it was a piece of crap the day I bought it

[Jabberwocky246]

20GB 4th gen iPod- now deceased

We will now observe a moment of silence.

[JoeDRC]

Dell Inspiron 6000
Slowly died! It was a noisy slab of ugly black and grey plastic. I gave it to my Dad who only needs it for word processing.

[Bobioden]

Had an old Dell Dimension 8100 that I parted out and bought a iMac 24". Month later got a Toshiba Satellite laptop. Had that for one whole day, hated it, and returned it, and ordered a Black Macbook. The Blackbook was very nice, but didn't play well with all the DVD's I was burning. Got full credit back and bought a MBP. I will use this until it dies.

[davidrules04]

HP 15.4 dv6000 it was an entertainment laptop loaded wth xp when i bought it then a free upgrade to vista, built in tv card which crashed all the time, i do not miss the dreaded blue screen one bit, it over heated melted my power cords several times, i love my macbook now its perfect i have never had it crash and its silent as anything, gave it 4gb of ram to stop slowdowns and its great linked up to an external display, i dont know how people work with windows. my only regret is not getting a black book instead, maybe one day : ) think my next mac will be a MBP then when i graduate and have a permanent flat or apartment an imac. i miss a desktop some times.

[M4CBOOK]

a crappy windoze 98 compaq posario 1270

[marvel2]

A sony VAIO. Best designed notebook manufacturer, besides Apple.

[ShiggyMiyamoto]

I had an iBook G3/600 MHz from 2001 until mid December. I ditched it for the MacBook you see in my signature. I still have it, but it's in my closet and I sold RAM out of it and now it runs SLOW. lol 192 MB of RAM sucks.

I love my MacBook. Sometimes I miss the option and capability of having a dedicated graphics card/chip, but I don't play many games so I'm surviving just fine.

[n3rd1sh]

Dell Vostro - Vista XP

Also never looked back, its a shame i have to work on my Dell XP Desktop, but when i have the funds I will be getting a iMac!

[mckyvlle]

Dell Inspiron 8600 -- huge, grey and thick.

[11800506]

When my sister got her Macbook she left behind a Dell Inspiron 600m which was one of the worst computers we've had. It had to have it's motherboard replaced multiple times starting only 6 months after we bought it and it also had to have it's screen replaced and keyboard too. It was horrible which is why we're never going back.

[gkarris]

I left behind my 14" iBook G4. I miss that screen like crazy, but I do love my new BlackBook. ;)

same... was also using a 12" G3 a bit too, combined all the data from both into the BlackBook...

[Indohottie]

powerbook G4 1.5 12 in..

[polee]

I left behind my Fujitsu s6240. It has been with me for three years running Windows XP. Just did not want to upgrade to Windows Vista after playing around with my friend's machine. Mac OS X is a breeze to run, no regrets at all but I miss Internet Explorer once in a while. Safari is cool but it does not do everything that IE 7 used to do for me. Once you go mac, you ain't turning back!

[NotFound]

Left behind a Dell Inspiron 1405.
Sold it to an acquaintance and 3 months later the backlight in it crapped out.


hoorah! :D :apple:

[lisamel]

Acer TravelMate 2110. Someone at Uni stole it. I had already bought an iMac and was considering a MacBook. So I guess it was a good thing :)
I've left windows for good now, and not really missing it at all

[ZiggyPastorius]

I had a Dell Inspiron before my Macbook. I actually gave it to my mom before I was ready to buy a new laptop, because it was a piece of junk and annoyed me. She gave me some money for it, since I had paid for it myself, so I used that money, plus my working money to buy my Macbook.

[scotty56]

Dell Inspiron 6000i I think. Hard drive fried on me..Much happier with my macbook.

[shelbias]

A Sony Vaio... I don't remember the model but I got it used 5 years ago. It still works, but it's just too bulky and heavy for me. I looooove my MB now! :D

[CJRhoades]

I know it's not a MacBook but when I got my TiBook I came from a Dell C610...

[mixmacface]

i just left my toshiba satellite a135. i LOVE my new macbook. so amazing.

[tmelvin]

DELL D830 Latitude. It was a company issued POS from my last employer. Now it's their problem LOL...

Bought my own White 2.2 MB/4GB RAM [3rd party] never looked back. Screw Bootcamp and Virtual too. All Mac, All the time baby!!!!

[mademan118]

I went from a Mac Pro and 30" ACD to my 2.4ghz Macbook. I miss the MP/ACD sometimes, but at this point of my life a Macbook is perfect for me.

[kovalchuk71]

IBM T60 and Z60. Parents have worked for IBM forever

[BlackMax]

I gave my PowerBook 12" 1.33 GHz 1.25 GB to my brother-in-law.

[applecupcakes]

The most recent ones was an Acer something-something... it was a decent computer and relatively inexpensive, and as a university student that is precisely what I was looking for (and all I could afford).

[djrobsd]

Dell Inspiron 9400
17 Inch Widescreen
2.0GHZ Core 2 Duo Processor w/ 4MB cache
4 gigs of RAM
160 gig 7200 RPM hard drive
8X DVD CDRW D/L

Yep, it's true... Left all that behind for:

Macbook Pro with 15 inches, 2 gigs of RAM, 60 gig 5400RPM hard drive, 15.4 inch widescreen, and 2X DVD-R Superdrive.... (Don't laugh, I got it for $1350 on clearance at CDW when the new models came out!)

And never looked back, the poor Dell is a paperweight, but it's a corporate laptop, whereas the Mac is personal so it just sits and collects dust. LOL

[MacIllini]

ditched a Dell Inspiron 5100

[AC Rempt]

I sold a 12 inch PB to a friend, and bought a BlackBook. I still have it, but I've moved on to an MBA. I can't decide whether or not to sell the BlackBook since it makes a good back up in case the MBA or my girlfriend's Compaq goes tits up.

[Cheffy Dave]

none, my first lappie,my first MAC, ain't goin back:D:D:cool::apple::cool:

[NC MacGuy]

A Gen. one 12" PB. Then the first MB went bad. Got another. Then it went bad. Exchanged it for a MBP. Didn't like the MBP really because it was too big - and too hot. Then got an Air. Kept the MBP as a backup and the Air is doing okay as primary machine. Loved the 12" PB. Wish they'd resurrect the idea but afraid they'll never match the quality again. The 12" still lives but it is duct taped together (took a tumble down some stairs) and battery doesn't last long and memory is not so much.