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11-21-2012, 01:30 PM
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Laptops--Windows or Mac?
My Dell Inspiron 9300 bit the dust a couple of weeks ago. I'm pretty sure it's the motherboard--I hope anyway, since I was a fool and hadn't backed up for a couple of years and I've lost a LOT of important data. I'm going to try to take the hard drive out and stick it in an old Dell to see if I can recover it. From now on, Carbonite is my friend.
Anyway, I've been researching online to see what I want to get next. It will be my Christmas present.
I LOVE my Iphone, so I think I would like a Mac--except I don't like the price lol. Downside on Mac is that I don't think I would be able to get it to wirelessly connect to my Dell 968 AOI printer which I love and it works great.
I do quite a bit of record keeping on the computer for our farms and also quite a bit of business documents. The rest is internet surfing, picture storage and recipes. I'm not a gamer, so graphics isn't important to me.
My common sense tells me to get a new Dell with Windows 8. My inner geek really wants to get a Mac.
So, give me your opinions. Tell me what you like and don't like.
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11-21-2012, 01:52 PM
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11-21-2012, 02:25 PM
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Just another Facist
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The Mac is almost bullet proof but very expensive and expensive repair.
Software is an issue. Make sure what you need is available on the Mac.
If you buy a windows machine, instead of the Mac, you might have enough left over for an Ipad
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11-21-2012, 03:09 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JustRalph
The Mac is almost bullet proof but very expensive and expensive repair.
Software is an issue. Make sure what you need is available on the Mac.
If you buy a windows machine, instead of the Mac, you might have enough left over for an Ipad
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Agreed, with $1000 budget for example, i would buy an iPad and then the best laptop i could with the rest. I have 2 HP laptops, both bought for around $350 and no problems ever with them. One was bought in 2007, the other in 2010 or 2011.
ps: if you find a laptop cheap, then spend the leftover on a 2nd monitor.
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11-21-2012, 09:34 PM
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I was a Dell/HP guy for awhile, but when the Macbook Pro with Retina Display came out - I bought it. Best computer I have ever bought. No problems. Quiet as a mouse. Beautiful, beautiful screen for watching horse racing. When you get an HD feed it is amazing. Plus you can stream your laptop screen to any tv with Apple TV. Best computer I have ever purchased - hands down.
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11-22-2012, 12:25 AM
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Take a look at the refurbished Mac's, same guarantee and lower price.
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac
This site covers everything about Mac's (see the forums)
http://www.macrumors.com
As JustRalph said a little pricey and the occasional software issue. My daughter
just graduated from UCSB and most there use MacBooks.
I have the Imac 27 great for spreadsheets. ( Excel & Word ).
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11-22-2012, 01:38 PM
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Just another Facist
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Quote:
Originally Posted by menifee
I was a Dell/HP guy for awhile, but when the Macbook Pro with Retina Display came out - I bought it. Best computer I have ever bought. No problems. Quiet as a mouse. Beautiful, beautiful screen for watching horse racing. When you get an HD feed it is amazing. Plus you can stream your laptop screen to any tv with Apple TV. Best computer I have ever purchased - hands down.
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Streaming to the 65 inch big screen is a huge extra from my Ipad.
Android phones and tabs do it too, but the apple implementation is so damn easy .....beats Android by a mile.
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11-22-2012, 02:28 PM
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Screw PC
Join Date: Jun 2003
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Shelby
My Dell Inspiron 9300 bit the dust a couple of weeks ago. I'm pretty sure it's the motherboard--I hope anyway, since I was a fool and hadn't backed up for a couple of years and I've lost a LOT of important data. I'm going to try to take the hard drive out and stick it in an old Dell to see if I can recover it. From now on, Carbonite is my friend.
Anyway, I've been researching online to see what I want to get next. It will be my Christmas present.
I LOVE my Iphone, so I think I would like a Mac--except I don't like the price lol. Downside on Mac is that I don't think I would be able to get it to wirelessly connect to my Dell 968 AOI printer which I love and it works great.
I do quite a bit of record keeping on the computer for our farms and also quite a bit of business documents. The rest is internet surfing, picture storage and recipes. I'm not a gamer, so graphics isn't important to me.
My common sense tells me to get a new Dell with Windows 8. My inner geek really wants to get a Mac.
So, give me your opinions. Tell me what you like and don't like.
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What are the most commonly used apps you run on Windows?
Are you prepared to either buy the same software but for Mac, or, find something totally new to do the same thing and have the requisite learning curve?
I recently bought a MBP (non retina) and I am learning Obj-C and Xcode. While I still do a vast majority of my daily PC oriented stuff on Windows, I could see a few machines going away and a Mac mini showing up in my office.
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11-22-2012, 02:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by redshift1
Take a look at the refurbished Mac's, same guarantee and lower price.
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac
This site covers everything about Mac's (see the forums)
http://www.macrumors.com
As JustRalph said a little pricey and the occasional software issue. My daughter
just graduated from UCSB and most there use MacBooks.
I have the Imac 27 great for spreadsheets. ( Excel & Word ).
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Thanks!
I see on that Mac Rumors site that Apple is having black Friday sales....hmmmm....
It seems like most of you really like the Mac. I like the idea of doing a windows based computer AND getting and Ipad.....decisions decisions.
(I'm taking a small beer break from cooking )
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11-22-2012, 02:50 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DJofSD
What are the most commonly used apps you run on Windows?
Are you prepared to either buy the same software but for Mac, or, find something totally new to do the same thing and have the requisite learning curve?
I recently bought a MBP (non retina) and I am learning Obj-C and Xcode. While I still do a vast majority of my daily PC oriented stuff on Windows, I could see a few machines going away and a Mac mini showing up in my office.
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I definitely use the business software the most. Excel and word.
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11-22-2012, 03:12 PM
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Just another Facist
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I own a Mac mini and love it. The latest revision is awesome.
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11-26-2012, 12:40 PM
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I have a MacProBook with VMware fusion. All the pc programs work just fine.
I run my tax program, that I do my tax business with. Plus all the horse programs that I have. I have windows 7 and XPE both installed.
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11-30-2012, 07:17 PM
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I'm typing on my new macbook pro
I just got it a couple of hours ago.
It is SO different from any computer I've ever had. And it's so FAST.
I hope I get the hang of it soon.
Thanks again for everyone's help and input.
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11-30-2012, 07:20 PM
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goforgin
Join Date: Mar 2008
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Testing at 39k feet with IPad on Southwest Tampa to Chicago . Time 7:19 Eastern. Wonder if my reply gets through?
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Last edited by goforgin; 11-30-2012 at 07:22 PM.
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11-30-2012, 07:26 PM
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goforgin
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Carol Stream, IL
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Connection at 39 K feet is a bit slow. But is taking the boredom out of the flight. Tried Watch ESPN. The game came in for maybe 10 second, but then lose the connection.
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