MacBook vs PC Notebooks

[©hris]

seriously.... is it worth it?

shopping for a new notebook PC. HD space doesnt matter to me because i plan on getting a 1T External....

i plan on streaming TV shows and movies off the net... maybe some mild gaming if any at all.... multitasking for sure.... want a long battery life.... portability is good.... I NEED TO BE ABLE TO PLUG TO MY 1080p LCD TV..... would like a built in dvd drive but not needed.... really just for streaming video and surfing the net is what i need it for... would like to do some video editing too down the road.

[ATL86]

Same reason I keep it Mac. I'm no computer tech wiz, but they are great for multimedia and are very user-friendly. Plus, Apple's customer service is second to none, IMO. Their prices can be a bit of a turn off, though, but the quality is worth it. I won't go back to Windows.

[©hris]

i can agree the quality on a mac is undeniable but comparing a $1000 macbook to a $1000 PC can be tough.... a lot of the under $600 laptops have the same specs as a macbook... so what makes paying $400 more for a mac worth it? thats kinda where im stuck.

I had a IMac not long ago and loved it! did all my video editing in HD using Final Cut and it was a blast to use... but it was also a gift from my GF and i didnt have to pay for the computer lol

[ATL86]

Yeah, I bought a Toshiba laptop w/ Vista in '07 for $600. It was 17" and was ok for me, until my old apt was broken into and it was stolen. My girlfriend had bought a Macbook Pro last year for her job and after playing around with it, I practically fell in love with it. When I moved into a house, I bought my first Mac. While I don't use my iMac for video/music editing (they're very popular for that), I use it to stream video, surf the internet, and game.

I guess when it boils down to it, it's the most advanced, powerful, and precise machine I've ever owned. However, it's very difficult for me to justify dishing out $1400 for potential I've yet to really exploit.

[©hris]

WTF?!

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/sys/1638930384.html

scam??

[©hris]

MACBOOK PRO 17"LAPTOP $950
•INTEL CORE 2 DUO 2.33GHZ CPU
•2GIG OF MEMORY
•DVD-BURNER
•BLUETOOTH
•WIRELESS
•USB 2.0, FIRE WIRE AND MORE...
•SNOW LEOPARD OPERATION SYSTEM
•ITEM COMES WITH BATTERY AND AC ADAPTER.
•30 DAYS LOCAL WARRANTY
•PLEASE CALL 770-209-9688 11-6:30PM
•
•APPLE IMAC 20"ALUMINUM $750
•INTEL CORE 2 DUO 2.4GHZ CPU
•2GIG OF MEMORY UPGRADEABLE
•320GB HARD DRIVE
•DVD-BURNER
•iSIGHT CAMERA
•BLUETOOTH
•WIRELESS
•USB 2.0, FIRE WIRE AND MORE...
•SNOW LEOPARD OPERATION SYSTEM
•30 DAYS LOCAL WARRANTY
•PLEASE CALL 770-209-9688 11-6:30PM

[ATL86]

Seems too good to be true. Might be refurbs but they are still good prices. It's hard to find legit stuff on CL nowadays, though. Especially through 3rd party vendors...

[©hris]

looks like they are a business but who knows. hell it could be Ginstar here in Norcross... they always have deals like that... i may give them a call around lunch and see whats up.

[Maki]

Mac book owns all. I love mine and will never go back to pc. I dont regret a penny i spent on it and that is saying alot

[punkr6]

Mac book owns all. I love mine and will never go back to pc. I dont regret a penny i spent on it and that is saying alot

Co-Sign, I hate windows now. Once you have a MAC, you will too....

[©hris]

Picked up a new MacBook yesterday!!! lovin it!!!

[ATL86]

Sweet. Wanna trade it? ;)

Once you go Mac, you'll never go back, lol.

[©hris]

i would trade seriously because i used to have an Imac and loved it but i love the mobility of the macbook. good luck trading it though... check out the mac forums... mac-forums.com and macrumors.com. see if you can get some trades in on there.


had the macbook for a few days now and i will go ahead and say I will NEVER go back to windows.... ever!

[ATL86]

Traded mine for a Macbook Air. I'll check out those forums anyways, though. Thanks :)

[Ed]

If you're not an idiot an know how to keep your windows virus free, running smooth, then get a PC.

Macs are great but no need to lose the compatibility with 99% of the market's applications out there because you're scared of getting a virus, spyware, etc.

If you need it for video editing, writing, get a mac.

If you're a geek, get a PC, make 3 separate partitions, install Windows 7, Mac osx, and linux. You can have the best of all worlds in one computer.