purell16 said:
I was under the impression that the Apple laptops were a whole lot faster than laptops with Intel Processors. After reading all the replies, it seems like I could get an Intel Pentium 4 at 2.66 ghz for under the price of a 12 inch powerbook and it would be faster
The Apple laptops may not be as fast as an Intel based laptop when it comes to zipping files or making a word-table of contents, but you'll probably be more productive on an Apple laptop for 3 reasons:
1. The G4 at 1.2 GHz will not slow you down in most task, nor will a Pentium or AMD based processor. Unless you're into heavy gaming, serious video editing or similar stuff, the G4 is more than good enough.
2. Mac OSX is a wonderful OS. You'll enjoy working with it a lot more than Windows. Mac OSX gives you more time to do your work and less time to tinker with settings, drivers and viruses. Tinkering with settings in Mac OSX is usually done because you want to, not because you have to.
3. The iLife software you get with all new Apple computer can turn the most boring person into a creative and productive person.