Looking for suggestions on laptops

Macbook pro>*

Once you go mac, you never go back.

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listen to guy

no viruses

I used to say the same thing. It's hard to explain, you have to OWN one, because simply trying it at the store won't do it justice. The OS runs so damn smooth, the settings are easy to mess with, and the hardware itself looks .

^ I've never gotten a virus tho

just picked up a new mbp a week ago. upgraded from a 6 year old macbook. i still use a pc but rarely now since most of the programs are available on pc and mac.

Lenovo if you're not a mac guy.

Mbps really are better, I switched last year myself.

If u want good deals go to www. Cowboom. Com Ive always been a pc guy but. Recently copped a macbook 2011 model off that site for 869. 99 total. They also have good deals on pc's

We get this thread and every week its the same response, Mac.

never, ever break. No viruses, ever. At all. Never. They do anything & everything.
It's 2012, if you aint using a mac it's because you are living that ebt minimum wage lifestyle and need to step you game up.

Once you pull out your Macbook in Class or in Study Hall you got the females on other side of the room going and all the dudes who have that bull crap acer netbook they bought off ebay with the "showoff" face.

Trust me on this....Macs can lead to sex.

*disclaimer*
Must have game and sex is not guarantee (maybe some head if you get lucky).

This. I just bought one and the hardware is great. My previous two laptops were a Toshiba and an HP (never again) and I must say Lenovo's are much better.

macbook pro. too bad they out of my budget. still using this 2008 HP. serves me well though.

Macs are a good investment, albeit a pricey one. I just get the feeling they're more for show/bragging rights than anything. They look nice, sleek, and simple. If you don't run any software that requires a ton of processing/GPU power, you should be ok with a Mac.

They're almost idiot-proof, too. One time, I was looking for a certain menu item and a drop-down list with an arrow pointing right beside the item I was looking for appeared. Haven't felt that dumb in a while.

More than anything, IMO, the best part about Apple products is that third-party companies really go out of their way to make specific accessories for Macs; unlike their 324324234 PC counterparts.

The "not getting" viruses part on Macs isn't entirely true, either. Windows OS just has tons more instances.


Not to be anti-Mac (I have an iPhone 4), but PC does almost everything that a Mac can do and then some (barring any of the 3445353 patents Apple files over the years). Has tons more software and support than Mac, too. (But AppleCare is for sure -get that if you have a Mac) I'm loving my new PC gaming rig that gets the same things done -fast. It cost me a little less than the 2011 MBA that I intended to buy (got the PC instead).

Just reminding to buy within your means, OP.

What's with all the Mac love? Y'all acting like you never seen a quality Windows machine before, they're definitely out there. Just because Windows is on a ton of machine doesn't mean they're all bad. OP, if you just need it to take notes, I see no reason you should spend $1200+ on a computer that has middling specs. Lurk on Slickdeals and wait for a good deal and then buy. If you want to impress your friends with your flashy new laptop, by all means get a Mac. Same with Beats by Dre and all that other stuff. If you want something that fills your needs, then get something cheaper with Windows.

Do not listen to mp3911, he is obviously poor and is just trying to justify his discussion to buy a lack luster pc that probably broke six months after he bought it rather than saving up for a mac that wold have lasted him for years

^ wait... you're on the Mac bandwagon now? Weren't you in the PC threads as well?

I had a mac before it was cool...

apple is the way to go man!

  

I've been a mac user since 03. I had an iBook and then upgraded to a MacBook in 07. Used that until earlier this month when I decided I needed a new computer.

I bought an HP ProBook 4530s to save a little money. Right out of the box, it was messing up on me. The damn computer would connect to my wifi for 30 minutes, then it would give me a "No Connection" yellow arrow over the wifi even though it was saying the signal strength was strong. I would have to disconnect then reconnect to get it to work again for 30 minutes before the cycle would repeat itself. I thought I could deal with it but when it gave me the no connection thing while I was in the middle of an online exam, I flipped out I called HP and they told me it was probably a problem with my network card or something. I returned it immediately after I got off the phone and dropped an extra $300 on a MacBook Pro.

I've had this MacBook for less than a week and I really don't know what was going through my mind when I went with that HP first I actually like Windows too so I loaded Windows 7 on this and it works flawlessly too. The moral of the story: once you go mac, there's no going back

 

MBP or nothing