K so heres my situation. I have $2000 at my disposal to buy a computer . I am going to grade 11 next year and there is only one active computer in the house. I share it with my brother and my father who use it constantly. I was looking into buying an Apple laptop, preferably a Macbook for $1907.85 Canadian. It's small, its fast, it would suit my needs.
Then I started looking into building custom desktop computers which are really cheap to do these days. I could built an
Intel core 2 duo at 2.4 ghz with 2 gigs of DDR2 ram at 667mhz with an 8800gts graphics card at 320mb for $1000. The case/ dvd burners etc I already have so basically thats all I need to upgrade to game on. I have an xbox 360 but I still prefer computer gaming. Should I invest my money in my old computer, which means in the end there will still be only one computer in the house, but it would be a great one, then spending double the money on a lesser speced laptop with a great OS. Any help would be appreciated.
2007-08-03 18:06:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
if you don't know much about computers, just buy, i would...
2007-08-03 18:09:25 · answer #1 · answered by Skater kid 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two factors are really the issue here: what are you using it for, and are you willling to put up with the frustration of building a new computer?
Macs are great for art and design and all that cultured stuff, but when you want to get down to the hardcore, raw computing, PC's are still the way to go. Prices right now are ridiculously low, and you can built a PC for half of what Apple charges you. Still, they are frustrating to put together if you are new at them, and it certainly won't be the prettiest and simple thing in the world, but it will run amazingly.
Ultimately, it's up to you.
2007-08-03 18:21:10 · answer #2 · answered by austin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well apple have good specs.. a good brand name and a heavy cost... unless i have a lotta money to wastei would never buy a mac. it all comes down to whats important ... the functionality or the name... i would buy a good laptop...i got a good sony a couple of weeks back for like $800.. great specs..
2007-08-03 18:15:04 · answer #3 · answered by Cerebraltissue 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't waste your $$$ on Apple -- get the more effective solution for less. Sounds like a sweet machine.
2007-08-03 18:10:17 · answer #4 · answered by mdigitale 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well it depends on what programs your going to need for it and if you are willing to spend about 1500 on a labtop hp new ones are great and online with discount choose the one of your like and customize if your are interested email me ill be gladly to help
2007-08-03 18:24:50 · answer #5 · answered by BJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if gaming is important, then go with the pc. there's about a handful of mac games out there, and they're really not all that good.
if that doesn't matter, mac's are usually easier to use if you can use what it comes with. for school, macs' are definitely adequate.
2007-08-03 18:10:56 · answer #6 · answered by interlude 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋