
Looking to buy a laptop for college...
#1
Posted 13 June 2010 - 03:46 PM

#2
Posted 14 June 2010 - 08:13 AM

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Posted 14 June 2010 - 09:24 PM

#4
Posted 15 June 2010 - 07:27 AM

I want a laptop that I know can do anything without any problems.
then mac is the best way to go my friend. see if any of your friends have a mac, a relatively new one so you can see how amazing they are before you make a decision.
#5
Posted 15 June 2010 - 05:52 PM

For everyone who said Mac was virus/spyware free. Do not forget about OpinionSpy which is a Mac spyware program.
#6
Posted 16 June 2010 - 07:59 AM

Remember some colleges require Windows for classes so make sure you check into your college before you make your choice. For laptop brands I recommend Dell, I have only had one problem with a Dell machine before and it was the memory chip came out of place and with 3 emails in about two days they had the machine up and running again.
For everyone who said Mac was virus/spyware free. Do not forget about OpinionSpy which is a Mac spyware program.
this is true, classes may require windows only programs, and with a new mac you have many options as far as running windows on your mac. from boot camp (making a new partition and installing windows), to virtually running windows using VMware Fusion, or Parallels. meaning if he needed a program on windows for a class he can simply boot up into it or virtually run it. this is what i do, and other people are like OMG What the... how are you running windows on MAC. and i pimply say because its easy to set up and mac are awesome. so having a MAC with capabilities for running windows gives you the best of both worlds...in case you need it. vise versa this and it gets nearly impossible...to install OS X on a pc. there are hacks and such available through torrent but there is so much you would have to do and it can be risky.
#7
Posted 18 June 2010 - 06:32 PM

I've freaked people out with a Dell Laptop running OS X nativity from boot.
#8
Posted 21 June 2010 - 07:40 AM

funny you mention that because at work a colleague was telling me how he installed OS X on a dell vostro 220 with the disk using rebel efi. since then we are trying other dell comp to see if they would work. it is awesome but not something for college, im entering my junior year at the University of Arizona and i have had the same macbook since the end of high school, run great still, only down side for me at least is the HDD size and how I have completely filled it up. but with a new macbook you will have a hard time filling up your HDD.
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