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 Post subject: Apple vs. DellPosted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 5:19 am 
I'm trying to decide which laptop I should get when school starts in the fall. My parents want me to get a Dell. I want an Apple. And......go. ETA: My parents are going to be paying for it and they're convinced that a Dell will be better. I've pretty much gone to every message board I post at and so far, everyone has said Apple. Also, the campus computer store only offers discounts on Dell and Apples. Which why those are my only two options. _________________ I do not like this username at all. |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 5:23 am
an APPLE a day keeps the doctor gay. _________________ The Barents Sea |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 5:26 am
Apple and Dell both suck. =D |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 5:37 am
Apple. Duh. _________________ bloody murder, you can't hear the screams. |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 5:41 am
Is this a serious question...?  _________________ www.myspace.com/copacabana |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 5:51 am
what're you gonna do? school work? is that all? i'd shoot for the dell if you want to mess with photos or record music or do something creative, get the Mac. _________________ welcome to the no pants club boone |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 5:52 am
My friend had a bad experience with Dell computers... oh wait... 4 bad experiences _________________ The Mars Volta, version française | Last.fm |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 5:52 am
Apple iBook or Powerbook would be my suggestion. Boyd and Eisley would probably approve. However, with that said, if your parents are looking for the most bang for their buck... Dell would be the winner (Dell's are cheaper, sometimes significantly so). Since the DELL would most likely be running Windows, it probably has the advantage when it comes to software compatibility (which may play a role with any software you may work with in your courses). *** And remember... extended warranties are suppose to be your friend... so get it... |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 5:55 am
brian_nguyen wrote: Since the DELL would most likely be running Windows, it probably has the advantage when it comes to software compatibility (which may play a role with any software you may work with in your courses). that reminded me one kid in my japanese class had a mac, and the class had a cd you needed (which only ran on windows 95 and took me forever to figure out how to get it to work...anyway) but it was only for windows. if you wanted the mac version you had to special order it and it cost like 20 bucks extra plus shipping the day that all software is made equal between mac and PC, is the day that mac has nothing holding it back...except maybe power... _________________ welcome to the no pants club boone |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 5:59 am
granpaturtle wrote: the day that all software is made equal between mac and PC, is the day that mac has nothing holding it back...except maybe power... Or the day you will be able to install Microsoft Windows on your Mac. Oh wait... (Intel Mac - June 2006) |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 6:01 am
brian_nguyen wrote: granpaturtle wrote: the day that all software is made equal between mac and PC, is the day that mac has nothing holding it back...except maybe power... Or the day you will be able to install Microsoft Windows on your Mac. Oh wait... You will be able to starting June 2006 avec le Intel Mac. interesting....i'm not really sure what the benefit is yet...but interesting none the less... _________________ welcome to the no pants club boone |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 6:01 am
i like dell...my mom works with making websites and its always someone w/ an apple that the web site looks weird for...they complain to my mom...when most of her customers have dell.... |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 6:04 am
You will probably be able to Dual boot... OSX and Windows on your sleek looking PowerBook. And with Intel working on virtualization technology with their multiple core CPU's... you may be able to run... BOTH... on it, at the same time (in the future). |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 6:06 am
patrock wrote: i like dell...my mom works with making websites and its always someone w/ an apple that the web site looks weird for...they complain to my mom...when most of her customers have dell.... That has less to do with a Mac or a Dell and the person designing the website... All they have to do is code their website according to the standards and all websites should look fine on almost every browser, IE, FF, Safari, etc. |
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 6:31 am
yup, every browser displays webpages differently in a way. if you wanna test it, you can open up your web browsers, like IE, NS, Safari (mac), FireFox, and whatever, and open a website. take a screenshot of each and see where they differ. or just leave them all open. and see which browser displays your website best. and then you can put on the homepage, "best viewed in *insert best browser*" anyway, i like Macs. i've been using them since i was around 6 or 7 years old. i've used Windows at school and friend's houses and never liked them. or you could probably install Linux on a Dell, but not sure. i don't think you'd want to do that though, haha. the intel chips won't be shipping with macs until next summer i think. but steve knows what he's doing, so i don't have any worries with apple's decision in doing this transition even with their history. in the great words of the almighty god that is Boyd... "Good luck every body and I wish you all had Apple Computers!" get a mac. |
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