<p>Hey, I will be going to college soon and I was wondering if I should get either a mid-range pc or just get a Mac Book Pro, when I was visiting various college campuses, I was counting whether I see PC or Mac, and it seems that every campus that I had visited, preferred Macs over PC, I need help with deciding which and what type of computer I would be getting for this FALL. What I want is a reliable computer to last me through my whole college career.</p>
<p>I’m not going to say anything about a pc- I am a mac person (so probably biased).</p>
<p>I’ve had my MacBook for 3 years, and I will continue to use it until college (so 5 years total). It has crashed once, but this is a way old 2007 model 
I replaced the battery once (this month actually). I find that it’s really reliable. I hope to get a Mac Book Pro for college…</p>
<p>Hope this helps a bit!</p>
<p>Mac Book Pro! Well that’s what I have now and plan on bringing it with me to college. I love it and couldn’t imagine going back to a pc now.</p>
<p>A mac goes forever.</p>
<p>Macs are for democrats and rich people who are too stupid to figure out PCs. Real men use Linux.</p>
<p>However, Linux is only an operating system, not an entire computer.</p>
<p>But I agree.</p>
<p>PCs are near awful though.</p>
<p>Chrome netbook. If you require stuff other than the Internet and document creation, go with Linux (Ubuntu specifically). If Ubuntu scares you with the weird commands and open command-line, overspend on a Mac. But whatever you do, DO NOT get a Dell.</p>
<p>If you have money to blow, go for the macbook pro. I mean, you can run windows on it after all, too, no? (Not to mention, they have amazing battery life. No, I’m not a macbook user, I’m an HP user. . .I just happen to play with lots of freinds’ macbooks. . . )</p>
<p>If indeed a Macbook pro, get at the very least, an i3 processor or better. . .</p>
<p>If PC. . . watch your specs.</p>
<p>What’s wrong with a Dell? I’ve had my Dell XPS 400 with MS Word 2003 for like 5 years and had almost no problems. Although I will be getting a shiny new computer for college next fall.</p>
<p>^ I’ve had a dell that wasn’t bad either. I also have a Gateway that’s been just fine even though I’ve heard terrible things about them. Most PC’s are basically the same. Just look for specs.</p>
<p>woooooo fellow linux users.</p>
<p>Heres what you guys do. Go buy an asus notebook that you can afford. Wipe the hard drive, install linux from a flash drive. It comes with openoffice, so you don’t have to waste $135 on microsoft office.</p>
<p>If you want to, you can configure it to look like Mac OSX</p>
<p>PS: Chrome OS isnt a great idea yet.</p>
<p>theres a subforum for this called “college computers”</p>
<p>I have had a macbook pro for over a year, and you cant go wrong.</p>
<p>You get what you pay for. Good luck!</p>
<p>If you’re actually computer savvy, you can get a PC that is pretty much equivalent to a MBP for 50-75% of the Mac’s price. No question that Mac’s are really nice, they’re just overpriced.</p>
<p>Lol, there’s a forum for this kinda stuff: [College</a> Computers - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-computers/]College”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-computers/)
An interesting Mac v PC thread: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-computers/1004813-bad-idea-transition-pc-macbook-my-first-year-college.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-computers/1004813-bad-idea-transition-pc-macbook-my-first-year-college.html</a></p>
<p>Go with whatever you’re more comfortable with. Macs are known for being overpriced. They used to be known for being more user-friendly, but Microsoft has leveled the playing field with the new Windows 7. Also, Windows has TONS and TONS of software (both free and paid) available for it, for any reason you can imagine.
Also, it depends by what you mean “mid-range.” Don’t Macbooks start at something like $1000? Meanwhile, you can seriously find laptops at every single price range.</p>
<p>PS. Chrome OS scares me D:
PPS. I hear Asus and Toshiba are good laptop brands and HP is decent. I also heard Dell used to suck, but is getting better.</p>
<p>Linux? Too bloated. I hate using desktop environments. Real men use computers with ** only ** a unix terminal built in.</p>
<p>loljk. I usually look for either: </p>
<ol>
<li>Stylish, thin computer (then i pop linux up in there)</li>
<li>Durable computer (then i pop linux up in there)</li>
</ol>
<p>I’ve used both Mac and PC and both are good if you are a smart user!!!</p>
<p>I don’t believe that Mac’s are more reliable than PC’s. That’s a dumb statement since there are 6 kinds of Macbook’s and 308252 kinds of PC’s. It’s not even a fair comparison! If you buy a crap, cheepo PC then it will be fail on you.</p>
<p>So, I say buy whatever suits you. If you are a CS, Information Sci, or Engineering major then get PC. If you are an Art or Music then get a Mac because most of the industry uses one. If you play video games get a PC. If you have money then get a Mac. If you want a good computer with a good discount get a PC. All up to you. Be a smart user and maintain your laptop well.</p>
<p>Get an HP laptop! They are AWESOME!! :D</p>
<p>I’m currently using an HP Pavilion ze5400. It’s over 8 years old and still runs like new.</p>
<p>Macs are widely used throughout many universities. So if your university mainly uses mac’s then it might be a good idea to side with a mac if price is not an issue.</p>