Best Laptop For College?

Question

Hey all,
I was checking out the Macbook Pro 15" with 2.4 ghz, 160gb at 7200rpm and the Apple Care. Im going to be doing Political Science and a second major in business, and I was going to install Windows on the Mac. Should I get this laptop, or get a PC based laptop? I like how easy yet sophisticated Mac is, plus its durability and quality of care Apple gives its customers (had an ipod for 4 years and never had any problems with their service)

Please dont be a PC/Mac fanboy and start screaming at me about how great each OS is or how great/sucky Apple/Microsoft is. I really need help.

Answer 1

This is a fairly good system, the fact that as long as you have a legal copy of either WindowsXP SP2 or Vista, you can run Windows on a hardware basis, along with MacOS X on the same machine is great. This gives you the ability to run Unix applications (under MacOS X), even some of the Linux apps (again under OS X) as well as the full spectrum of Windows apps. The base price model $1999 is a little expensive, but you get what you pay for. This should be a decent machine if you need a portable. Dell, Toshiba, HP, and Acer also make good laptops, but in truth, if you run a checklist of equipment and the software installation on the 15" MacBookPro with their "equivalent" machines, the Mac may actually come out a few hundred dollars cheaper.

Answer 2

First of all your first choice my be your good choice. Macs are really good. I am a technitian on both the Mac and PC one thing I have noticed is that Macs are good for Video and Video editing. also Macs do not get sick often.
But it comes with a very steep price.
If you have a buget I sujest a PC but if you realy want whats good then get a Mac.

Answer 3

Alienware

Answer 4

You should get a Toshiba Satellite M65-S9092 for college.

Answer 5

cheapest one as the technology changes almost daily. do not get sucked into a big bill .............. you may need to get a new one real soon.