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ion-storm on 03 July 2008

I would go with the dell. But then I find OSX to have the most awful GUI i've ever used in a computer. Having used the dells my friends got recently I found them to be really well put together and great value for money.

If you really feel the need for speed and security then go for Linux.

If you're looking for stability in an OS then use dos. Vista, OSX and Ubuntu Linux (i don't know about the other linux distros) all tend to have problems, bugs, glitches and crashes at about the same rate in my experience.



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Garcian Smith on 03 July 2008

Get a Macbook. They're amazing machines with top-quality hardware, tons of preloaded apps, top-notch customer support, and an OS so elegant and intuitive that you'll never want to go back to Windows after you get used to it. You'll also never need to scan for viruses or spyware, mess around with the registry, or deal with Microsoft's horrendous patches/service packs ever again.

Dell, on the other hand, sells overpriced crummy hardware, has awful support, and preloads their PCs with all sorts of annoying crap. Oh, and Vista sucks.



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Lord_Sothoth on 03 July 2008

Defnitely MacBook. How could you even consider a <shudder>Dell</shudder>? 

OSX is great, the included apps are great, the third party apps knock the socks off anything on windows (devonthink/writeroom, etc).

The screen size is easily acceptable to me - I've been using one for about 2 years, switched from a 17" powerbook which I considered too large for travel.




salaminizer on 03 July 2008

I'd get the Dell and put Ubuntu along with Vista.



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tiachopvutru on 03 July 2008

The main thing is I see in here is the OS. Get a Mac if you want a new experience, but be mindful of what programs you are going to use in school since they might not be compatible with OSX, although most of the time you can find some alternatives anyway. As for Windows Vista, get it if you want to work on something familiar. It's pretty much like XP with badly implemented security features, and badly implemented eye-candy, and more disorganized.

Regarding the screen size, since you are going to use it for school work, I don't see how there's a need for larger size. Considering that you are going to move it around, I do think that you want to carry a more light-weighted laptop.



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Sam Yikin on 03 July 2008

 But then I find OSX to have the most awful GUI i've ever used in a computer. 

 

I don't know how it's even possible to even say that... 



Garcian Smith on 03 July 2008
Sam Yikin said:

But then I find OSX to have the most awful GUI i've ever used in a computer.

 

I don't know how it's even possible to even say that...

 

Eh; he's probably one of those people who hates puppies and Christmas, too.



"'Casual games' are something the 'Game Industry' invented to explain away the Wii success instead of actually listening or looking at what Nintendo did. There is no 'casual strategy' from Nintendo. 'Accessible strategy', yes, but ‘casual gamers’ is just the 'Game Industry''s polite way of saying what they feel: 'retarded gamers'."

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Rath on 03 July 2008

Depends on the power of the laptop I guess. My main problems with Vista have been that it has compatibility issues with older programs and that it hogs system resources.

If the Inspiron you're getting has 2GB or more RAM you should be sweet though, in which case I'd recommend that.

All the DELL bashers are pretty much wrong in my opinion. I don't know why DELL has such a bad rep, their laptops are probably the cheapest on the market for what you get in them and they don't load them up with anywhere near as much crapware as Sony does with their Vaios.



Garcian Smith on 03 July 2008
Rath said:
Depends on the power of the laptop I guess. My main problems with Vista have been that it has compatibility issues with older programs and that it hogs system resources.

If the Inspiron you're getting has 2GB or more RAM you should be sweet though, in which case I'd recommend that.

All the DELL bashers are pretty much wrong in my opinion. I don't know why DELL has such a bad rep, their laptops are probably the cheapest on the market for what you get in them and they don't load them up with anywhere near as much crapware as Sony does with their Vaios.

 


Let me tell you a story: My girlfriend recently got it into her head to buy a Dell laptop. They promised to have it shipped sometime last week. So, when Friday came and they didn't send her notification that it shipped, she called them up.

Turns out that they're not going to ship it until July 24 or something like that.

Now she has to jump through all of these hoops to cancel her order, because four weeks is a LONG time to wait for a bloody laptop. And she's a business customer, so she gets treated better than normal customers. I can only imagine what she'd have to go through if she wasn't buying it through her work. And now she's buying a Mac instead. :)

Anyway, point is, Dell customer service sucks royally.



"'Casual games' are something the 'Game Industry' invented to explain away the Wii success instead of actually listening or looking at what Nintendo did. There is no 'casual strategy' from Nintendo. 'Accessible strategy', yes, but ‘casual gamers’ is just the 'Game Industry''s polite way of saying what they feel: 'retarded gamers'."

 -Sean Malstrom

 

 

akuma587 on 03 July 2008

I would recommend the PC, as I don't have many problems at all with Vista. If you aren't running a dual-core and have less than 2 gigs of RAM it might not be right for you though.

Vista is definitely much safer virus wise than XP was, and I can guarantee that as a fact. The User Account Control system annoys some people, but it really does allow you to control everything that goes on with your computer.

If you like Macs, than the aesthetics of Vista will appeal to you. Vista isn't anywhere near as bad as most people make it out to be. I am actually starting to like it, because even if some of the new additions bother you, you can change them back to the Windows Classic format.



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