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Reasons to buy a MacBook over a PC?
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Macbooks are core2duo instead of regular core duo. Plus, well........everything. The included ilife 08 software is worth it for me.
Wait a few weeks for leopard.
Wait a few weeks for leopard.
Not to bad a machine...
Of course just how well it will run once the latest Norton software is on there is an intersting question... Comes down to what exactly the machine is going to be used for.
Of course I've got Parallels on my MacBook - so I can run what little Windows software I still need while enjoying the fact that my machine performace has not turned to custard because of all the extr cruft that is loaded on it.
For me that is important for some reason.
Of course just how well it will run once the latest Norton software is on there is an intersting question... Comes down to what exactly the machine is going to be used for.
Of course I've got Parallels on my MacBook - so I can run what little Windows software I still need while enjoying the fact that my machine performace has not turned to custard because of all the extr cruft that is loaded on it.
For me that is important for some reason.
May I show you and your 'Voice of Reason' the door?
Get the Mac, you'll have the option to run Windows too if you want too, but you wouldn't have posted here if you didn't want to be convinced to get an MB.
I do agree that the graphics card for the HP is the only thing going for it, but it is a slower machine, has no bundled software of any use. And it uses VISTA. Seriously dude, this decision is made. Get a Mac.
Gotta agree with pretty much everyone else. You get more RAM, screen size, hard drive space, and a better video card with the HP (albeit a slower processor) but if you want a Mac, nothing else will do.
Get the MacBook with some third-party RAM and you won't regret it. Oh, and the base machine only comes with a Combo drive so if you ever want to burn DVDs, upgrade to a SuperDrive while you can (it's not something you can easily replace later).
Get the MacBook with some third-party RAM and you won't regret it. Oh, and the base machine only comes with a Combo drive so if you ever want to burn DVDs, upgrade to a SuperDrive while you can (it's not something you can easily replace later).
buy buy
well of course the macbook -no question.
wait for leopard? sure, if you can wait a couple of weeks, do.
if not, you can ask the salesperson if they will allow you to get a leopard update whe it comes... i've heard of this happening.
mac all the way.
well of course the macbook -no question.
wait for leopard? sure, if you can wait a couple of weeks, do.
if not, you can ask the salesperson if they will allow you to get a leopard update whe it comes... i've heard of this happening.
mac all the way.
If it were me - I'd get a Mac - but then I've spent the last two years and about £2K transitioning almost all my software over to OS X native versions. Only 4 very niche apps I use oce or twice a month remain for which I user Parallels and an old W2K licence salvaged from a decommissioned PC.
Tell him/her to buy the macbook its by far the best laptop for its price range. I recommended mac hardware to all my friends and family and after the first few days getting use to the new system they all tell me how much they love it For a student i think its a great option plus you get a free ipod 
For a student i think its a great option plus you get a free ipod 
My 3 year old Dell can't run Vista
My 9 year old iMac can run Tiger
LOL - How true.
There's a thread on Macrumors about Apple's up-to-date programme which 'should' allow them to upgrade to Leopard for a nominal fee once Leopard is released.
So, hang on a couple of weeks!!
BTW - John Lewis give a 2-year warranty on computers so buying it from there is a good call!!
HTH
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