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Sat, 07 November 2009 05:01

JohnDoe
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Dover wrote on Sat, 07 November 2009 03:12

JohnDoe wrote on Sat, 07 November 2009 00:31

Have fun watching your OS boot and run slower and slower every week.

Have fun paying double for the same hardware, and have fun not being able to run any software unless you get it from your "special" store, and have fun not being able to work on your computer's insides without giving it to the Apple Corporation to hold hostage (Unless you're into voided warranties), and have fun with that sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach, the one that tells you you're a hipster faggot.

Paying double? That's not true, Sony Vaio notebooks are generally more expensive than Macbooks, Dell notebooks are generally a bit cheaper. The price difference is greatly exaggerated and silly to use in a debate without providing an example.
Changing the RAM and Harddrive doesn't void your warranty - what else are you going to change on a notebook? That's more than enough for 90% of students' needs.

Dover wrote on Sat, 07 November 2009 03:12

JohnDoe wrote on Sat, 07 November 2009 00:31

I'm not sure if I'd buy an iMac, but for most students, a Macbook > a Windows laptop if they can afford it.

Actually, just about anything running windows > Macbook because:
-Students are poor, and Mac's charge more to make you feel special.
-Students are either just going to be taking notes or writing essays, in which case you want Microsoft Word (The real one, not the shitty Mac port)...
-...Or they're taking some programming classes, in which case AH HAHAHAHAHA @ Macs.
-Students leik vidya gaemz.

Moot points.
-Students might be poor at your community college, but most of them aren't too worried about a price difference that corresponds to roughly one night of extensive clubbing.
-Pages is superior to Word, but I have the feeling I'm arguing with someone who, unlike me, hasn't written term papers with both. Pages simply gives you cleaner layout. I haven't experienced any compatibility issues, either. Keynote is miles ahead of Powerpoint...it's really easy to make a presentation look professional with those templates, Powerpoint doesn't even come close. I'm not an avid Excel/Numbers user, so I can't comment on those two.
-Those last two points just show there your argument is heading - nowhere. So you're trying to tell me that my point about most students being better off with a Macbook is wrong because I disregarded the horde of IT-nerds and hardcore gaming-addicts? Big Grin

Dover wrote on Sat, 07 November 2009 03:12

JohnDoe wrote on Sat, 07 November 2009 00:31

OS X is already sharper when it comes to most casual tasks,

Casually not running most software.

Another moot point until you give some examples. I'm eager to know which type of software that most students need can't be run under OS X. You know, browsing, listening to music, watching video, reading documents, word processing, presentations, chatting,...

Dover wrote on Sat, 07 November 2009 03:12

JohnDoe wrote on Sat, 07 November 2009 00:31

but this multi-touch keyboard technology is leaps beyond what Windows notebooks are offering when you don't have a mouse laying around.

If you don't have a mouse laying around, you don't get to use your computer. Touchpads suck, and nothing Apple can do to them will fix that.

Not sure how things work in community college, but you won't be catching too many students around here that carry their mice along with them...it's an inconvenience that no longer necessary with a Macbook. The second part is gold, tho. "I have never really used Apple's multi-touch interface, but it must suck because my Windows notebook's touchpad sucked big time!" Big Grin

Dover wrote on Sat, 07 November 2009 03:12

JohnDoe wrote on Sat, 07 November 2009 00:31

The battery life is second to none as well. I have a Macbook Pro, but the regular Macbooks now have these features as well since the newest revision and they cost 999$/ 949$ with student discount, which isn't too bad.

Clearly, you've never been a student. And it's $1049, not $999.

No, I just stalk the pretty ladies on campus. Good to see you finally backing up your fact-absent argument with numbers. Unfortunately, they're incorrect Sad

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook?mco=MTAyNTM5ODc
Click "get an education discount", type in your community college and watch the price drop to $949. Magic!

Dover wrote on Sat, 07 November 2009 03:12

JohnDoe wrote on Sat, 07 November 2009 00:31

Oh and if you really can't live without some Windows-only software, you can just install Windows.

Genius. I'll be overcharged for my hardware, and then I'll have to separately buy an OS that actually runs software I want. Where do I sign up lol?

I'm pretty sure the casual gamers can either live with the games ported to OS X or get hold of a copy of windows (which everyone has laying around somewhere). Again, if you're talking about the IT-Nerds and hardcore gamers, you might want to check up the definition of most, as in 'most students'.

www.apple.com

lol

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