Should I buy an Apple laptop?

My iBook is in the shop AGAIN. It keeps blowing through logic circuits like so many M&Ms. I am hoping Apple will just replace the computer at this point, but we'll see.

I don't mind it getting scuffed up, I mean I bought it so I could use it as a laptop (out and about &c.) it just ruins the overall prettiness.

What is 'blowing through logic circuits' and should I worry or is it that-computer specific?

You can get the fabric things at computer stores. I am not sure what they are called, but if you ask for a laptop screen protector fabric thingy doo, they might have it. I don't have one, since the keyboard marks seem easy to clean off. But my bf has one, because he is fussy.

One of my friends wraps her iBook in a scarf but her computer is still getting all scratched up so ah well!

So awesome! I can't wait until I dig its teeth into my high-end video stuff in a few months. I'm never going back to Windows. I may go to a *nix one day, but never back to MS.

Just wondering, though, are there any good programs for some simple WYSIWYG HTML? I don't need anything as mighty as Dreamweaver, however.

So... my old Powerbook G4 which I purchased in 2002 (I think) is finally on its last legs. The disk drive doesn't work and one of the hinges broke this weekend. While I can still use it, it has lost much of its functionality.
I'm thinking of buying a new MacBook but I'm wondering if there's any reason to believe that the prices on them will drop in the next few weeks/months?
Advice/suggestions?

(Blimey, toby's undergone a conversion) since 2002)

You might check the mac buyers guide:

http://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#MacBook

Should I get a MacBook Air? Does anyone have one here?

Problem with macbook air is its just too big and too expensive for a secondary/travel laptop

um, are you really willing to pay an extra $799 dollars so that your computer can be slightly (.32") thinner than the macbook? have you ever complained about the thickness of your laptop? because if not, than you might as well save your money.

manufactured demand say what

but what if you are very weak?

maybe you should get a desktop so you won't have to strain yourself carrying it around

or do squats with the extra two pounds of macbook weight over your head to build up your muscles

three vs five pound barbell weight makes a big difference, you know.

macbook air - the first laptop for women and small children

http://www.buy.com/prod/hp-mini-note-2133-pc-via-c7-m-ulv-1-2ghz-128kb-l2-1gb-ddr2-sdram-120gb/q/loc/101/207873474.html

http://www.mwave.com/mwave/skusearch.hmx?SCriteria=BA24527

I cannot believe how overpriced the mac laptops are at the moment (not just the Air). When I bought my MB Pro 2 years ago it seemed a bit expensive but now you can get an equivalent laptop for about half of what Apple are charging. It seems to be the only reason to buy one is if you are a designer or something and absolutely require mac os.

equivalent

designer or something

absolutely require mac os

In which case, stay the fuck home and get a desktop machine.

t seems to be the only reason to buy one is if you are a designer or something and absolutely require mac os.

i agree they are overpriced but apple laptops have always been. if you do web development and require a unix installation though having one is nice, that way you don't have to deal with some annoying linux package.

os x is a fucking miracle compared with other operating systems, is the reason to get one

although have people now booted os x onto all manner of intel boxen? i would imagine they have

i can't get past the NO CD DRIVE thing, with the macbook Air.

although have people now booted os x onto all manner of intel boxen? i would imagine they have

has this happened? I didn't think so

are you saying its easy to install unix on a mac? i read reviews and the consensus seems to be that getting a macbook is the better option.

Mac OS X is Unix

or at least *nix

have people really not managed to patch Leopard to work on even ONE (1x) make-model of non-Apple machine?? not saying it's trivial but given the interest and the talent out there i would have bet cash money someone had done it

http://wiki.osx86project.org/wiki/index.php/Installation_Guides

haha

it's instructions like this which i guess explain the continuing popularity of all-apple systems:

"MAKE SURE TO SET THE JUMPER CORRECTLY. CABLE SELECT WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY."

There's also the fact that you cannot safely apply updates. There's no telling which one will render yr PC unbootable.

Was about to get a Macbook Pro, but a Dell will be thousands less for a superior machine. And it's not a fucking Mac.

ya, i wish apple would make a computer that wasn't a fucking mac already

thousands less would = free. i haven't used a pc laptop for a while but after using one this weekend i'd have to say i'd be loathed to get one even if they were "thousands less".

is it loathe or loathed?

not getting the overpriced thing, go check out some vaios if you want a corporation shitting in your wallet

loathe

or "loth"?

I think loth.

If you mean reluctant, it's "loath." Not loathe, which is how I see it spelled 90% of the time.

Apple laptops are quite expensive. I might get an Acer.

Was about to get a Macbook Pro, but a Dell will be thousands less for a superior machine.

superior how? it depends on what you want your machine for. if you need a machine for doing basic word processing, internet surfing, and some business applications, by all means buy a dell. if you want to do any web development or multimedia anything, get a mac. this has been true for years and continues to be true.

Dells have no resale value

i require a superior machine to match my superior attitude

superior how? it depends on what you want your machine for. if you need a machine for doing basic word processing, internet surfing, and some business applications, by all means buy a dell. if you want to do any web development or multimedia anything, get a mac. this has been true for years and continues to be true.

-- akm, Monday, April 28, 2008 12:11 PM (23 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

Why is that? I have asked this question a few times and never got a decent response. I think the people I've asked either didn't know how to explain, or really did not know.