Buying a new laptop- Apple?

macpappy · 12-28-2009, 08:16 AM

Just make a freakin decision and get over it!

Computers are tools. Buy something to fits your needs and budget. If you're worried about the price then don't buy a Mac. It's that simple. Despite all the rhetoric a computer is just a computer for most people. If you are not a techno-wienie or planning on doing high end mathematical calculations or graphics then either a Mac or a PC will probably do what you need to do.

There are pros and cons for both systems. Personally I've used Mac products since 1986. I worked in photojournalism and found the Mac, at the time, did what I needed to do better than what the PCs had to offer. I was a magazine editor with a printing company for 10 years and we used nothing but Macs to do the editing, layout and design. When the company moved to a digital workflow, the imagesetter was windows based but the pre-press software was all Mac based and they worked very well together and still does.

I am now self employed and I run all my financial needs on a Mac using Quickbooks Pro which the accounting firm I use recommended. They use both Macs and PCs by the way.

Again, if you are a student and money is an issue then buy the PC. THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T BUY A MAC LATER when money is not an issue.

12-28-2009, 08:16 AM	#11
macpappy Rider on the storm. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Slidell, LA Posts: 851 Trading: (0)	Re: Buying a new laptop- Apple? Just make a freakin decision and get over it! Computers are tools. Buy something to fits your needs and budget. If you're worried about the price then don't buy a Mac. It's that simple. Despite all the rhetoric a computer is just a computer for most people. If you are not a techno-wienie or planning on doing high end mathematical calculations or graphics then either a Mac or a PC will probably do what you need to do. There are pros and cons for both systems. Personally I've used Mac products since 1986. I worked in photojournalism and found the Mac, *at the time*, did what I needed to do better than what the PCs had to offer. I was a magazine editor with a printing company for 10 years and we used nothing but Macs to do the editing, layout and design. When the company moved to a digital workflow, the imagesetter was windows based but the pre-press software was all Mac based and they worked very well together and still does. I am now self employed and I run all my financial needs on a Mac using Quickbooks Pro which the accounting firm I use recommended. They use both Macs and PCs by the way. Again, if you are a student and money is an issue then buy the PC. THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T BUY A MAC LATER when money is not an issue. __________________ WARNING: I am a Southern White Male. I have a brain and I know how to use it.