I've been on the fence about what kinda laptop (Jobs vs. Gates) I am gonna get. I have done research and people basically ask "what will be its intended use", etc. SO I am asking YOU to help decide based on this new knowledge...

What do "cool" people use for web surfing, music, video, and photo editing, multi-tasking, email, etc...?

I really wanna know what quasi-professionals (recreational users) like myself are doing their best work with...

I don't wanna make this a pc vs mac thing cuz goD knows we have enough of those arguments...just gimme some decent input. You can just assume that my budget is $1500 or so...

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