Need reasons why I need a MacBook Pro...

[ThirtyThr33]

Eh... iWork is really cool but I might go with MS Office to be safe. Unless iWork let's you save documents as a .doc format which I don't think it does but I could be wrong. If you ever have to collaborate with other students of send your teacher a paper to revise then you will most likely need to be able to save documents in a format that windows users can read cuz the majority of students still use pcs.

 

[xxBURT0Nxx]

Eh... iWork is really cool but I might go with MS Office to be safe. Unless iWork let's you save documents as a .doc format which I don't think it does but I could be wrong. If you ever have to collaborate with other students of send your teacher a paper to revise then you will most likely need to be able to save documents in a format that windows users can read cuz the majority of students still use pcs.

you can save as .doc in pages. All of the iWork apps can save in MS Office format.

Sometimes formatting of weird fonts or what have you can get lost, but I honestly have never used some artsy font on any paper I've ever turned in in college, and all papers have the same basic formatting. The biggest problem I would say is with keynote not always saving exactly the way you made it when switched over to .ppt, but they were only minor issues.

If you are going to be doing a lot of spreadsheets though, I'd recommend trying Numbers in an apple store first, it's the one that's the most drastically different than the office counter part - xcel.

 

[Zeov]

tell her to go back to the kitchen and buy the darn MacBook Pro.

 

[Blondie :)]

hahaha... Still trying to find a summer job... applied to over 20 jobs and still no luck yet.
And apparently I'm still a Mommy's boy.... which I'm really starting to hate. Especially this past month, she's like trying to control me. -_-

my mom tried to control me after I turned 18 too. You need to start TELLING her what you're going to do. Don't ask. She'll get the hint eventually. My mom got the hint in like two weeks smooth sailing from there haha.

The OS with mac is the reason I like mac. So much more organized than windows. Plus, I've had many a terrible experience with windows. Not a single issue with mac yet. So yeah haha, it's worth the money, as it will save me time and suffering later.

 

[Glockcubed]

Macbook Pro all the way. I have been a PC guy for probably as long as your mother has known PC's. Just do it.

 

[stevemiller]

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I'm just impressed by a mom that is prepared to argue on the basis of specs.

 

[errorunknown]

the truth is, you don't NEED it. Apple products are luxury items, no way around that. Your quotes for battery life are more applicable to gaming laptops nowadays. Regular windows laptops get around 7 hours on average now. My girlfriend has a 14" toshiba that is only 4 pounds, get 10 hours battery, i3 processor, and cost less than $600 1 year ago. That thing is plenty durable too. Your UNI should have powerful computers in the labs, so laptop power is not as important. You have to decide if the "coolness" of MacBooks is worth the extra $500. I know a lot of kids drink in college and you will make way more friends with $500 worth of booze vs a macbook that almost everyone has anyway.