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Macbook OR Toshiba Satellite M115-S3094
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can you tell us what you are going to do with the laptop?
If it is game, both laptops are bad choices....buying a laptop to play game is a bad idea in general, unless you have infinity + 1 dollar to spent.
If you would like to try OS X, then get a macbook.
If you want to save money, wait for the Dell AMD laptop serious that is going to be under $500 (so maybe you can save the $30).
That's my $0.02
If it is game, both laptops are bad choices....buying a laptop to play game is a bad idea in general, unless you have infinity + 1 dollar to spent.
If you would like to try OS X, then get a macbook.
If you want to save money, wait for the Dell AMD laptop serious that is going to be under $500 (so maybe you can save the $30).
That's my $0.02
The Toshiba doesn't run OSX, so while it might be a fine piece of machinery, using it will be like sticking a fork in your eye. Painful and somewhat icky.
Unless you enjoy browsing the web with Firefox, in which case running OS X and watching it beachball all the time due to poor memory management will have you sticking a fork in your eye.
The only thing I really miss about OS X is Adium, really. I've switched over to using Windows exclusively on my MBP.
Okay well, my birthday is on November 7th, which is Tuesday and I am getting a notebook for my birthday. I have $530 and my parents will pay the rest. I am stuck between getting a 1.83 ghz refurbished MacBook and a Toshiba Satellite M115-S3094. The Toshiba is about $650 and it has a 1.6 Core Duo processor, dvd and cd writer drive, 80 gb hdd, 14.1 inch screen, 512 MB RAM, Intel GMA 650, built in wireless card, and Windows XP Media Center. I'm kinda stuck between getting a MacBook and getting the Toshiba. I'm a little worried about buying the MacBook because I think that as soon as I buy it, Apple will put C2D cpus in them and I will be stuck with the old version. Any rumors when they will put C2D's in the MacBook? Also, is anyone here selling a MacBook for a reasonable price?
Haha cool my dads's birthday is nov 7th.. Id personall take the macbook.. But id say wait and the regular core duos should be a little bit cheaper..
I had that problem, but adding more RAM helped a lot (at least 1gb, if not 1.5 or 2). From what I've noticed, both OSX and Windows choke at different times. Windows is with bad programs (anything not Office), OSX when you have a lot of RAM-intensive programs running. I think OSX gets the edge, though, because usually when it's choking I have more options than with Windows.
And to the OP... why are you asking a Mac forum if you should get a Mac or PC? Don't you know we've been brainwashed by all those "Hi, I'm a Mac -- And I'm a PC!" commercials?
Personally I use both PCs and Macs. It really depends on what you're using the computer for, but I prefer Apple laptops over PC's pretty exclusively. As for desktops, I think Apple's options aren't very good, so it's a bit of a closer runoff there.
Hah, nah... it happens no matter how much ram you have. My MBP has 2GB of ram and OS X can choke with 2 pages open in Firefox.
Windows has never choked with any decently written programs for me. Obviously it chokes if you're an idiot (i.e. common computer user) and get bogged down by installing viruses and anti-virus software... but that's the user's fault.
OS X beats windows in security through obscurity (as in "hackers" haven't had any reason to waste their efforts on such a small user base) and plain prettiness.
Firefox actually runs pretty well under OS X for me...OS X also runs perfectly for me with any "decently" written program. Now we just need to define "decently written program".
Btw, like your username and your effort to live up to it!
Mac OSX Leapord On Toshiba Satellite M115
Go ahead Say nae . . . . I typing this message on my Toshiba Satellite M115 with 2GB of Ram, Running Mac OSX Leapord As the Native Operating System, Everything worked upon install, such as sync of my iphone, my external USB hard Drive, My Belkin External USB Mouse and Everything! Cat 5 Connected to my router, no problems getting online! The Mac IS FAST on this machine! Very Fast, im currently installing Photoshop, Dreamweaver and Windows Vista right now as i type using parallels software.
Two issues i had to solve . . .
1. The internal wireless card does not work, SOLUTION, i found a mac compatible 802.1X wifi card at Office Depot for $25 works great! Now wireless
2. NO Sound! Arrrrg! Working on it, will have a solution shortly.
So as you can see MAC OSX Leapord 10.5.X on my $600 toshiba m115 SAVE SOME DARN MONEY NOW!
Go ahead Say nae . . . . I typing this message on my Toshiba Satellite M115 with 2GB of Ram, Running Mac OSX Leapord As the Native Operating System, Everything worked upon install, such as sync of my iphone, my external USB hard Drive, My Belkin External USB Mouse and Everything! Cat 5 Connected to my router, no problems getting online! The Mac IS FAST on this machine! Very Fast, im currently installing Photoshop, Dreamweaver and Windows Vista right now as i type using parallels software.
Two issues i had to solve . . .
1. The internal wireless card does not work, SOLUTION, i found a mac compatible 802.1X wifi card at Office Depot for $25 works great! Now wireless
2. NO Sound! Arrrrg! Working on it, will have a solution shortly.
So as you can see MAC OSX Leapord 10.5.X on my $600 toshiba m115 SAVE SOME DARN MONEY NOW!