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My PC Knows I'm Getting a Mac.

My little sister is 13 and she got a laptop, and honestly, I think she uses hers for school work more than I do and I'm in college!!!! People need to get over this "You're too young..." crap and realize that as tech becomes more and more integrated into our lives peoples dependency on it will start at a younger and younger age.

To the OP, congrats on your upcoming purchase! I hope you put it to good use!
 
starting out with technology early is a good idea. . however, you should monitor it. because starting out so young can cause dependency on it. but if he's paying half. . why not? it's not like he went up to his parents and WHINED and COMPLAINED about not having a laptop, and how all the other kids have 'em.

i think it shows responsibility in paying half. . kudos to you, my friend. go for it. and if he screws it up. . it'll be his fault. if you're always saying "you're too young." then by the time he is "old enough". . he won't have any experience, and will probably make bad decisions. just go for it.
 
OP, please buy a big SUV with low mileage, so I can make more money.

That aside, I have no objections against 14 YO people getting laptops. Only my first computer was a desktop. All subsequent computers I've used were laptops. Sure I build desktops, but when it comes to buying a computer, I will only get a laptop.

Also this is a lot better than some brat coming in and asking which $20,000 Mac Pro with a 50 kg DSLR to buy.
 
good call!
for your information im 15 and i use my macbook for soooooo much.
recording songs with my band, recording my podcast, school work. internet, msn. i keep EVERYTHING on it. i watch films on it . so yes, good call on getiing a macbook. they are insanely good :D mine is 2 years old and has not let me down once !
 
Get it.

I was in the same position you are in now, i am a designer, but my PC started to fail, so i got interested in mac's. I let my parents know that i was looking for a mac, and asked if they could buy me one, ofcourse not. I said it was for school and for designing, now they never believed that i could make money designing so it wasn't an option to buy a mac for school only, cuz my PC could handle that just fine.

But.. once i got downstairs and told my parent we should go to the bank to pick up some money, money i made by designing. They couldnt believe it and i confinced them that i can. So i got my mac, and now... i made so much money of it that i could buy a couple more..

I love my mac and im trying to convert people to mac, even my mac-hater friend, but that wont work, there's just something in his brains that hates mac's.

i got beter in school, my parents dont have to pay for anything for me anymore, i have a lot of fun and everything works.

Good luck!
 
You think he's young I'm 12 turning thirteen in 6 days I just got my MacBook 3 weeks ago I love it my moms in college so she let me use the college discount but wouldn't pay a penny so I got a job (sold cherries at 60$ a day) saves up 1100$ and got my new macbook that I love so much got A free I pod touch and printer too as well as photoshop for only 200 dollars because I want to become a graphic designer when I get older people may say I'm young but my mom wasn't gonna upgrade from her 6 year old e machine so I got a mac and won't look back.

Sorry for poor grammar written from my I pod touch
 
Hey man, what I would do is take your parents down to your nearest Apple Store, so that you can show them all the features and explain to them everything a Mac can do. Any Mac that you buy now (or even better, when they hopefully have new ones, a month from now) will last you your entire High School life and its safe to say, a bit of your college one too. And you can install Windows XP side-by-side next to it, so its like buying 2 computers in one (and I say XP because honestly, who wants Vista..) Get the Macbook, be happy, compute easier.

Just my 2 cents, hope everything works out for ya.

:apple:Sam
 
I Am Steve Jobs said:
Hey man, what I would do is take your parents down to your nearest Apple Store, so that you can show them all the features and explain to them everything a Mac can do. Any Mac that you buy now (or even better, when they hopefully have new ones, a month from now) will last you your entire High School life and its safe to say, a bit of your college one too. And you can install Windows XP side-by-side next to it, so its like buying 2 computers in one (and I say XP because honestly, who wants Vista..) Get the Macbook, be happy, compute easier.

Just my 2 cents, hope everything works out for ya.

:apple:Sam
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I had XP on my Macbook and now I have Vista(just recently got it--3 weeks ago). It is faster and has better features than XP. I got the Home Premium edition with 32 bit and it doesn't take anymore resources than XP did on bootcamp. Like it or not Vista is here to stay for them. I would recommend people get Vista if they want to use bootcamp to be current.
 
Honest Truth said:
My PC Knows I’m Getting a Mac. (It's acting up.)

It all started back in late July. I was bored playing around with my new iPhone 3G and was just so excited that it just worked. It did what I wanted, without any troubleshooting. My iPhone was my 2nd apple product (a 30GB iPod video being my first) and I was interested in exploring other products that they offer. Just to try something new. So I went to their website and looked around. I watched all the ‘Get a Mac’ advertisements, iLife and iWork tours and was really impressed on the simplicity of the interfacing and design. Later that day, I got the blue screen [of death] informing me there was a fatal error and windows had to shut down.

Until that day, I was siding with Microsoft in the Apple vs. Microsoft battle, but I wasn’t an “Apple Hater.”

Originally, I was interested in the Mac Mini, being it the only thing that I could individually afford. After a week or two, I decided that if I were to get another computer, it’d have to be a laptop, because I’ve never owned one before and I really could use the portability. I’d never be able to afford it by myself though.

So, I went to my parents. At the first attempt I just asked, “Can I get a laptop?” Of course, their initial response was a no. So then I told them why I wanted one. My parents are suckers for anything that would better my education. So, I made them a PowerPoint of all the reasons I need/want a MacBook. They were extremely impressed and are deeply considering buying me the new, soon-to-be released MacBook. The next day, any attempts to view any kind of streaming video content would instantly crash my entire wireless network. This problem still exists to this day. (August 23, 2008.)

Last night, I was inspired to back up my iTunes library onto a few DVD+RW discs. My attempt quickly failed and resulted in another blue screen [of death] once again telling me about a fatal error.

Yes, I have anti-virus and spyware protection software. In fact, I have three different protections. I’ve scanned my computer several times and I have not installed any new software, or updated any drivers.

So that’s my story. I thought it’d just be nice to share with you guys. FYI I’m 14 years old.

It’d be appreciated if you could help me think of a few more things about a MacBook that would benefit me particularly in High School. They are still just considering it, so I need all I can get. I don’t know all the great things about Macs because I’ve never owned one before. So, as I said, it’d be greatly appreciated.
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Hey, just a hint. Never, ever, ever mention your age on macrumors. Ever. It seems that the macrumors crowd is older than most internet forums, and so many seem quite... conservative on this matter. As in, I've seen "Why does a 13 year old need a cell phone? They don't. They should be in bed by 8:00"

On topic, laptops are great for school. If you can set up a wireless network and integrate your printer into it, you can print wirelessly. And macs tend to work well. I've had my share of experience with having to work an extra hour on stuffbecause of tech difficulties...
 
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What people don't seem to realize is that a laptop is beneficial to little geeks (in terms of learning about computers anyway). Being able to take your computer with you basically wherever you go is really nice. Need it in the theatre? Check. Presentation in class? Check. Video editing in school? Check. Want to go outside and do some stop-motion animation with slugs are something? Check. It's all good stuff and all virtually impossible without a laptop.
 
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