Convincing my girlfriend - she wants me to buy a Dell!

[thirteen1031]

Have her play on one!

I don't know if this has been asked but have you taken her to an Apple store and let her play on a Mac? A walk through a Dell store--then a walk through the Apple store may be all it takes to convince her. Apple stores are pretty spiffy and actually playing on the computers there may be enough to entice her over to the light side.

 

[Darwin]

I don't know if this has been asked but have you taken her to an Apple store and let her play on a Mac? A walk through a Dell store--then a walk through the Apple store may be all it takes to convince her. Apple stores are pretty spiffy and actually playing on the computers there may be enough to entice her over to the light side.

I guess its easy to say that a Mac is good and all but as 13 said they best experience it for themselves

and if she still says no buy one anyway

 

[quagmire]

I don't know if this has been asked but have you taken her to an Apple store and let her play on a Mac? A walk through a Dell store--then a walk through the Apple store may be all it takes to convince her. Apple stores are pretty spiffy and actually playing on the computers there may be enough to entice her over to the light side.

Do they live near a dell store. They are very scarce now.

 

[dopefiend]

Yall have to remember though....

OS-X is not for everyone.

There are a lot of people out there that actually like Windows and would be extremely hard to be swayed away from it.

 

[Sun Baked]

If she plans on having a lot of contact with law offices and their WordPerfect loving natures -- she may want to pick up MacLinkPlus ((useful program for file conversion)

Then again AppleWorks is also another method around it, since it comes with a WP widget.

Otherwise Office, and Adobe use universal file formats.

And the only problem would be whether she wants to use the Dell/MS MP3 player or an iPod.

And if she outgrows iMovie and iDVD, there's always Final Cut Express/Pro.

 

[anubis]

there's nothing wrong with dell

I don't think there's anything wrong with dell laptops.

In the past 7 years I've owned 3 mac laptops and a dell laptop. The first mac laptop I got was a wallstreet G3. It's motherboard went out after a year and a half, and I sold it for parts because a replacement motherboard was $700. The second laptop i got was an ibook SE. it had a 800x600 12-inch screen that was impossible to get used to. it was just too small. i sold it and got a powerbook g4 titanium. i had to send it back to apple on 3 seperate occasions because the dvd drive jammed, the the screen went out, and the motherboard went out. Just after the warranty expired the motherboard went out again. I sold it for parts.

Then I got a refurbished dell inspiron 8100. I've had it for over 2 years and it has worked beautifully. Not a single problem in that time. It's fast, with a huge beautiful 15-inch screen.

The cost of PC laptops was a major consideration to me. The average prices of the apple laptops were over $2000, while the inspiron was $1100 and has lasted twice as long as any of my mac laptops.

*shrug* i dunno.... i know people are going to hate me for suggesting getting a dell over getting a mac. but you need to understand: i'm not just blindly loyal to apple. if something better than apple comes along, i'm there. right now i have a dual 867 g4 MDD desktop and an inspiron 8100 laptop, and i'm very happy with each of them.

 

[blue&whiteman]

I don't think there's anything wrong with dell laptops.

In the past 7 years I've owned 3 mac laptops and a dell laptop. The first mac laptop I got was a wallstreet G3. It's motherboard went out after a year and a half, and I sold it for parts because a replacement motherboard was $700. The second laptop i got was an ibook SE. it had a 800x600 12-inch screen that was impossible to get used to. it was just too small. i sold it and got a powerbook g4 titanium. i had to send it back to apple on 3 seperate occasions because the dvd drive jammed, the the screen went out, and the motherboard went out. Just after the warranty expired the motherboard went out again. I sold it for parts.

Then I got a refurbished dell inspiron 8100. I've had it for over 2 years and it has worked beautifully. Not a single problem in that time. It's fast, with a huge beautiful 15-inch screen.

The cost of PC laptops was a major consideration to me. The average prices of the apple laptops were over $2000, while the inspiron was $1100 and has lasted twice as long as any of my mac laptops.

*shrug* i dunno.... i know people are going to hate me for suggesting getting a dell over getting a mac. but you need to understand: i'm not just blindly loyal to apple. if something better than apple comes along, i'm there. right now i have a dual 867 g4 MDD desktop and an inspiron 8100 laptop, and i'm very happy with each of them.

all those resons are somewhat valid but for most all it comes down to is pc or mac. I would take a slower mac over a faster and even cheaper pc any day.

 

[cebritt]

Any Dell you buy today will not be able to run...

...the next version of Windows, code named Longhorn, when it ships in two years. Dell's dirty little secret is that they don't provide drivers for PCs that are more than six months old. They want you to buy a new PC every three years. Think Bic pen.

I'm running Panther just fine on my 450MHz iMac with 512MB of RAM. Think Monteblanc pen.

If you're going to be stuck with a PC notebook, at least get a Sony or Toshiba.

 

[grapes911]

all those resons are somewhat valid but for most all it comes down to is pc or mac. I would take a slower mac over a faster and even cheaper pc any day.

Right there is my point. YOU would take a mac over pc any day. You aren't this guy's girlfriend. Most of you just don't get it. If she wants a dell talk to her about getting a mac. Don't pressure her. If she doesn't want a mac, get the dell. What is all of your problems? It is for her. If you want a vette and she wants you to get a minivan because she feels it is safer, do you want her pressuring you to get the minivan? No, you have to drive it, not her. She has to use the computer, so let her get what she wants.

 

[grapes911]

...the next version of Windows, code named Longhorn, when it ships in two years. Dell's dirty little secret is that they don't provide drivers for PCs that are more than six months old. They want you to buy a new PC every three years. Think Bic pen.

I'm running Panther just fine on my 450MHz iMac with 512MB of RAM. Think Monteblanc pen.

If you're going to be stuck with a PC notebook, at least get a Sony or Toshiba.

My roomate just purchased a 4 year old dell and put windows xp on it. He had no problems getting drivers.

 

[OziMac]

Get her drunk, then have her sign a contract saying it is okay to buy the ibook. Then you have her approval and get the ibook.

I think the contract would probably be void since she was under duress and did not have capacity to sign when she did.

But seriously, just take her to an Apple shop and address each of those concerns in turn. They are all very reasonably met by the iBook. If she is still not happy, then you're not going to convice her. You need to then decide whether falling in line with her concerns is more important than taking a 'gamble' on the Mac and seeing if she grows to like/love it. I would think the latter is the best way to go if you are paying for it yourself - but your decision ultimately, I hope you choose wisely

 

[blue&whiteman]

Right there is my point. YOU would take a mac over pc any day. You aren't this guy's girlfriend. Most of you just don't get it. If she wants a dell talk to her about getting a mac. Don't pressure her. If she doesn't want a mac, get the dell. What is all of your problems? It is for her. If you want a vette and she wants you to get a minivan because she feels it is safer, do you want her pressuring you to get the minivan? No, you have to drive it, not her. She has to use the computer, so let her get what she wants.

dude. back the hell off. i'm not pushing anyone to do anything. you have some issues. work on that.

 

[sethwerkheiser]

During our marrige (4 years this November) our Compaq went pooey. It still works, but we wanted a change.

My wife is a grad student. Being able work with Word and such was important (though she just uses AppleWorks now... heh). She was a die-hard Window user. Heck, I used Windows for 10 years. But we made the leap.

It's a bit scary at first, but you get used to it. Heck, I convinced my parents to get an eMac and they LOVE it, and they were die-hard windows users.

Ttry to get her to a Mac store. Have her play with it. Ask questions. All that. That's what pushed me and my wife over the edge. And as I type this we're sitting in bed, she;s playing the Sims on a G3 iBook, and I'm spending my Sunday evening typing on MacRumors with my G4 iBook

 

[nyprospect]

Find another girlfriend

 

[grapes911]

dude. back the hell off. i'm not pushing anyone to do anything. you have some issues. work on that.

Don't get so defensive. I was directing my comments to the group as a whole. I was using you post as an example. People just keep saying that they would rather have a mac or a mac can do everything the girl wants. Except for a few people, no one just says "let her have what she wants."

 

[Sun Baked]

All depends on whose credit card you will be using...

Let the person that forks over the plastic make the decision.

 

[Daveman Deluxe]

Don't get so defensive. I was directing my comments to the group as a whole. I was using you post as an example. People just keep saying that they would rather have a mac or a mac can do everything the girl wants. Except for a few people, no one just says "let her have what she wants."

Why should it just be what she wants and not also what he wants when it sounds as if this is a computer for both of them?

 

[nyprospect]

I remember starting with a webtv and i was tickled.i then went from a webtv to an aol tv than to a 120p nothing lol.than gradually to a desktop p1 200mhz .i was still happy.like wow a pc.than i craved speed i bought a dell 266 laptop omg that was so fast .using windows 98 than a compaq 550mhz now i though that this was a monster.a year later i bought an amd pc.and now i thought i had the ultimate pc.Noone was gonna stop me now lol.now people are arguing about speed.I now have a 3.0gig p4 and i thought i was on top .now they have a faster processor out lol.im gonna switch soon.A Quality 1.5ghz with stability will win.im sorry if this is off topic but i just want to but in my 2 bucks worth.

 

[blue&whiteman]

Don't get so defensive. I was directing my comments to the group as a whole. I was using you post as an example. People just keep saying that they would rather have a mac or a mac can do everything the girl wants. Except for a few people, no one just says "let her have what she wants."

when you post is directed at multiple people don't quote someone elses post. now go accuse more people of things they didn't even do.

 

[grapes911]

Why should it just be what she wants and not also what he wants when it sounds as if this is a computer for both of them?

It sounds like it is for both of them. But why start a fight if she wants a dell. You have to pick your battles and I don't think this should be one of them. Just trying to get this guy both sides of the coin. I'd rather have a mac as well, but I wouldn't get one if my girlfriend did want it. Maybe I'll use that to win a more important arguement later.

 

[slooksterPSV]

Macs are very big on Movies (ever watched Lord Of The Rings? yup it was done on a Mac), Pictures are a big thing on Macs - photoshoots and that are made to look better on a Mac - At my school my teacher has a mac lab (never uses Windows) and for the Senior part of the yearbook, he put tuxes on people who weren't wearing them and you couldn't tell the difference. Music is also big, ever listen to BT (Brian Transeau) ? He's a Trance Artist and he does his works on a Mac and they are perfect. Office I've heard is really good on Mac.
That sums up basically as much as I know. Also the security on a Mac is unmatched

 

[form]

I'd get a dell (laptop only), not just to appease her, but because it's better, faster, etc.

 

[tamara6]

I'd get a dell (laptop only), not just to appease her, but because it's better, faster, etc.

Better, faster, etc? Not if you are trying to run OS X - you just can't do that on a Dell.

 

[slooksterPSV]

PPC processors are proven to be faster than Intel and AMD (I love AMD to death don't get me wrong). AMD has the first 64-bit Windows Processor for the home user, but Mac was the first for the world. Pentium is now tring to over that by using 'dual chipping' which is 2 processors in one processor. Buy a Mac dude its the sensible thing to do.

 

[revenuee]

It sounds like it is for both of them. But why start a fight if she wants a dell. You have to pick your battles and I don't think this should be one of them. Just trying to get this guy both sides of the coin. I'd rather have a mac as well, but I wouldn't get one if my girlfriend did want it. Maybe I'll use that to win a more important arguement later.

wife maybe ... g/f? common, thats a compromise of a few thousands dollars.

i agree on picking your battle but as far as what she needs the computer to do, the mac can do it, and it can do it better ---

i hate using windows because when i browse the net i have to run one of those stupid anti-spyware software packages every little while because the computer slows down ... on my mac i see this stuff downloading to my desktop but it can't run since it's always .exe

i need a computer that i don't have to spend time maintaining since i have better things to do on it ... the a spyware free environment is reason enough for me to stay with mac

as far as "using this to win a more important battle" --- wow that's one healthy relationship you have there if you throw things back in your wife or g/f face like that