<p>Do more students use Apple than PCs at WashU? and how much student discount do we get from Apple? Thanks!</p>
<p>Can't tell you if more students use apples (I am not there yet), but the student discount at apple ranges from very little (minimac 599 discounted to 579) to 10% (200 dollars off a 2000 dollar macbookpro). Compare the prices for yourself. Wash U's purchasing site: <a href="http://store.apple.com/AppleStore/WebObjects/EducationIndividualCustom.woa/6124005/wo/F932IFvkIOMJ286NxQ2PnW3DYdB/0.PSLID?mco=D9272CD1&nclm=iMac%5B/url%5D">http://store.apple.com/AppleStore/WebObjects/EducationIndividualCustom.woa/6124005/wo/F932IFvkIOMJ286NxQ2PnW3DYdB/0.PSLID?mco=D9272CD1&nclm=iMac</a>
Apple store: <a href="http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa%5B/url%5D">http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa</a></p>
<p>there are defintely a lot of people with macs. usually, you'll see more apple laptops around just because they're so much easier to use than those gigantic PC laptops. I'd recommend an apple unless you're in the engineering school</p>
<p>quite frankly apple is taking over the game...i was skeptic about permanently making the switch to macs; however, when i found out that you could put windows on the new intel based macs, i was sold....now I can enjoy the sleek design of the apple laptops, the safe and secure operating system, and when it comes to using those programs that I just have to use windows for, I can just swtich the operating system on the same computer :-)...sounds like heaven to me</p>
<p>Yeah, I am really into macs but i am waiting for the ibook with the intel chip in it</p>
<p>Geez, I was into macs before they were cool.</p>
<p>fsb321 what about an apple makes it a bad choice for the engineering school?</p>
<p>In the business school, do most students have Macs or PCs? What is the main advantage of Macs, other than looking better, I still don't get it.</p>
<p>well, there are some engineering programs that are PC-only. Of course, there are computer labs...I'm speaking of the convenience factor. In the end, I'd probably still get a mac.</p>
<p>Now that you can get a Macintosh to dual boot into Mac OS & Windows (WinXP student license = $90), you'll never be at a disadvantage.</p>
<p>call me shallow, but macs are just so much prettier than pcs.
apple's graphic designers = geniuses. they know how to manipulate the public aesthetic.</p>
<p>I think PCs are better---to me, MAC computers are difficult to use and they are incompatible with a lot of online software.</p>
<p>Now that Apple computer can dual boot in Windows XP AND Mac OSX, there is no advantage to a PC.</p>
<p>To all those that love their macs, I can see your points....especially now that they can dual boot osx and xp. In fact, I am very tempted to get a macbook pro, but the one fact people are overlooking is cost. A brand name pc costs several hundred dollars less than an equivalently equipped mac.</p>
<p>macs are the future</p>
<p>Why do people like MACs so much? What is so special about them?</p>
<p>people love macs because of their sleek exterior design, secure operating system (no viruses, spyware, adware, etc)...i can go on and on about why the mac os is superior from all types of technical stuff. People also love macs because the gui is a lot more user friendly and macs are just superior overall imo.</p>
<p>Everyone seems to be pro Mac here. I think the PC deserves some credit.</p>
<p>First off, the Mac is very expensive. PCs are much cheaper.</p>
<p>You say that the Mac OS is stable. I agree. But why is it stable? Because it is so much less demanding on the computer. It never crashes because it does not use the full capabilities of the computer. Why does it have no spyware ad-ware or viruses? This is because there are less Macs than PCS out there. Of course the viruses are going to be geared towards PCs. A Mac is just as vulnerable to a virus as a PC.</p>
<p>In the end, its more an argument of form versus function. I admit that macs are beautiful, but at the cost of functionality. If power is what you need, I'd definitely go for a PC. If price is a factor, go for the PC. If you want a right mouse click button, go for the PC.</p>
<p>^ A lot of people claim that the reason that macs don't have viruses are because most people use pcs; however, this doesn't mean that macs are as vulnerable. The reason why macs are less likely to get viruses is because nothing can be installed or downloaded to the hard drive without the user approving it. Basically any addition to the hard drive must be approved by the user when he ore she enters a password. Thus, when virus programs try to install themselves, they can't without authorization.</p>
<p>And the issue of stability isn't because mac's don't use full power, its again a product of the operating system and the way that it is coded and implemented.</p>
<p>In short, most people will agree that macs are a superior system; however, they aren't as popular because people are so used to windows and there are a lot of programs that don't work on Mac OS X. Now that mac's can do windows, im sure more people will be buying them because they can enjoy the best of both worlds and they can also experience the superior apple enviornment.</p>
<p>This has been a very helpful discussion! I'm currently trying to decide whether it's worth it to fork over the cash for a Mac.</p>
<p>You talk about Macs being less vulnerable because of the password requirement when storing programs/downloads to the harddrive... is this an aspect of the mac itself? Like, is it a physical component of the computer that makes it less vulnerable, or is it part of the mac software? Because if it's only the software, it seems to me that a MacBook Pro with Windows software on it would be equally vulnerable... What's the case here?</p>