Should I Get One?

OK well I'm going to need a laptop for college in the future. I originally wanted a Mac but I got turned off of them when my iPod Touch wouldn't work with my dad's Mac because he was 0.0.1 versions away from what was required. I thought to myself if I have to upgrade constantly to have things work (since there's a new operating system in the works as soon as one comes out) would it really be worth it? And they're also so much more expensive than some quality HP and Sony laptops out there. Those reasons the website gives don't convince me enough because I've had windows all my life and never really had trouble with it (except for Word, I HATE word lol). So what do you think?

In my opinion, a MAC is just another computer.
MACs are good looking, reliable (unless they do silly thing, like any other soft/hardware combo).
The OS is solid (I'd wait for 10.5.2 at least if you new MBP comes with Tiger).
The letdown may be that there are many more programs for PCs.
If you are going to do engineering type of a course, you'll find that many programs may not be available for the MAC platform.
You can run windows in OSX, but what's the point...
The bottom line is: if you WANT a MAC - absolutely get one, they are great. The price difference is often only superficial. Get a proper quote for a PC laptop with all the stuff a MAC has as standard - hires screen, airport, FW etc. and you may find that a MBP is the same price or cheaper (I recently got a quote for a full spec sony, and it was more expensive)
On the other hand, if you don't care what you get, get a PC - you'll have a great choice of software and you'll learn much more about computers. All the fun you can have chasing drivers, DirectX, plugins, fighting trojans and dealing with messages like this one: "wireless connection lost - cable unplugged"...

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Go for it!
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I've been thinking of getting a new computer and i've been doing a lot of research lately about the MacBook Pro, mainly just reading forums and reviews about it.
It's going to be my first MAC (i'm excited), but i do have a few worries about the whole thing.
See the thing is, the more i read about it, the more apprehensive i get about getting it. I read about all these problems with whining and screens flickering and heat and fan problems.
My question is, to those who have purchased MBP's, should i get it or not?
Are all these issues truly that bad, or is it the result of people being too demanding and unreasonalble in their complaints?

Well, if i was in the states i probably would be talking on discussion board using my MBP, but im not.
I'm in Kuwait, and thats my main concern, if i do get one and it's defective or has a serious problem, then replacing it or even taking it to the apple store isn't as easy.
Thats why i want to be sure.
It's just that, as one user said before, rarely do people go on discussion boards if the are satisfied with a product, therefore you only get people with problems and complaints. And this bombardment of complaints gets you thinking that everybody with a MBP has had a problem, when in truth there could be thousands out there who have no complaints at all and are more than satisfied, and are simply surfing the web or listing to music or watching a movie or gaming, instead of coming into these discussions.

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My friend own a PC but is starting to see the light.
so i got him to type out a few question
My friend asks:
Should i save up and buy a macbook at around £700.
Its just that for the same price i could get a pretty amazing spec pc or laptop running windows.
I want to word proces,s play music, surf the web, chat, create and edit videos/pictures.
I want something that can mulitask without freezing up on me. Im running windows xp n had vista for a while n its terrible i hate it.
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1GB memory
120GB hard drive
Cheers

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Ask your friend to go to an Apple Store to play around with the gear before plunking down the cash. And do consider Refurbs - a great bargain. The new batch should be available soon.

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I used both Mac and PCs during college.
As a recent graduate, it was very important that I paid attention to my major and class requirements. Several classes I had required Internet Explorer, MS Project, and Visio.
At the time the best choice for me was a PC. However, as a owner of a MacBook, I now dual boot and have the best of both worlds. However, dual booting does require a Windows XP Pro "SP2" disc.
*Getting Windows XP*
Around college you should not have a problem getting this. A single XP license actually allows you to install the OS on (1) PC and (1) Notebook. Finding another copy shouldn't be that difficult. And if worse comes to worse, you just call Microsoft (some place in India) and activate the copy over the phone. Just tell them the copy is on one PC to make it a quick phone call, they can't understand much more let alone any explanation of the license and if it was uninstalled off another computer.
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