I am buying a laptop for school and was wondering what I should get between a Macbook and a Dell Inspiron 1420? I download music and don't want my computer to run slow with a music downloader additional to itunes on my computer. What do you think?
2007-07-14 15:19:50 · 7 answers · asked by megan z 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
I am buying a laptop for school and was wondering what I should get between a Macbook and a Dell Inspiron 1420? I download music with Limewire and don't want my computer to run slow with Limewire additional to itunes on my computer. What do you think?
2007-07-14 15:23:48 · update #1
The Dell 1420 is more compatible with windows software. You can get more top options with the Dell like a NV8600 vid card. %90 of LTs sold are PC over Apple.
2007-07-14 22:07:47 · answer #1 · answered by lueeluee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definetively macbook
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2007-07-14 15:30:20 · answer #2 · answered by awesome_hawk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'll spell it out for you. M A C B O O K. I own a Macbook and it runs way smoother. The dell is okay, Inspirion the best in my books.
2007-07-14 15:39:58 · answer #3 · answered by Fresh Prince 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well, I'm going to say get the macbook PRO over the macbook. the macbook has a crummy video system in it, while the pro is top notch. If you can't afford the pro, get the Dell.
2007-07-14 15:34:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are buying for school, then buy the Dell b/c your school will probably use MS Office, and even though mac can run Office, its VERY slow. As for the music, it should be no problem on Dell.
2007-07-14 16:43:24 · answer #5 · answered by Ohms 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Macbook hands down... As long as you're not making charts or graphs all day, they are the best computers out there.
2007-07-14 15:24:40 · answer #6 · answered by Zach B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
macbook. it can also run windows. it does not get viruses if u use p2p sharing programs. like limewire.
2007-07-14 15:22:18 · answer #7 · answered by Jake 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋