Dell or Lenovo??

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<p>Chip,</p>

<p>XPS is the product line and you can get laptops and desktops from that product line. After loving my desktop, why shouldn't I expect the same from the laptop? The new Studio XPS laptops are amazing in terms of price, tech specs, and look.</p>

<p>At the end of the day you can go ahead and love on your Lenovo, I happen to be on one right now at my school - but would DEFINATELY not pick this TANK to go to college with.</p>

<p>Cheers,
Andy</p>

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<p>desktop performance from a product line =/= laptop performance. </p>

<p>Sure if you want a gaming laptop don't go with lenovo, but most people don't need a gaming laptop.</p>

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This is definitely true. All the people buying Macs are getting them because of Apple's advertising campaigns, the so-called ``Halo effect'' of the iPod (someone buys an iPod and likes it --> they like Apple --> they get a Mac as their next computer), and how shiny Macs are.</p>

<p>OS X really isn't that remarkable. All Apple did was rip 4.3BSD's kernel, stick in a few locs from Mach, and slap a shiny GUI on top of it.

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<p>I did not say that, you were putting the wrong name in...</p>

<p>When you factor the length of time that you will be using a laptop for, a few hundred dollars for something that will look good is definitely worth it, to me at least...</p>

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<p>If looks are so important, then why do so many people go with laptops that look a Fischer-Price "My First Computer" (better known as Macs)?</p>

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Whoops, my bad. I should've realized that it couldn't have been you, as it was a negative comment about Macs ;)</p>

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You shouldn't forget that different people have different tastes regarding aesthetics. I much prefer the ThinkPad's styling to that of any Apple products, which are way too yuppieish.</p>

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My sentiments exactly.</p>

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<p>Get a Lenovo ThinkPad. They were (are?) built like tanks under IBM, and I love their business-suit design. Keyboards are awesome and their construction legendary.</p>

<p>And before you even begin ****ing on "Fischer-Price 'My First Computers'", I suggest you take a look at the MacBook line. Granted, I was never a fan of the black/white models (which is why I have a MacBook Pro) but to suggest that the aluminum unibody Macs look like a kid's toy is ignorant and foolish on your part.</p>

<p>srunni, agreed. ThinkPads are awesome, but I think their design is secondary only to the previous-generation MacBook Pro (before they turned unibody).</p>

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Whoops, my bad. I should've realized that it couldn't have been you, as it was a negative comment about Macs

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<p>Definitely should have tipped you off ;)</p>

<p>And there is no way in Hell you can say that the Macbook line looks anything other than stylish and stunning.</p>

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<p>It straddles that fine line between shiny kid's toy and pretentious new-age hipster accessory. I want a computer that works, not one that looks like belongs in cartoon.</p>

<p>Even if you do think they look better, I had no problem making a laptop on Dell's website that cost about as much as the baseline Macbook, but had twice as much memory, twice as much HD space, much better processor, better gfx card, at the same weight.</p>

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I guess my way is not in hell then, huh?</p>

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<p>Guess not srunni... Too bad, it'll be a great party down there...</p>

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<p>Part of the reason for the large acceptance of the MacBook style is the large following that apple has generated over the past few years. Anything they came out with would be praised with open arms.</p>

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<p>Can't help it if it makes a Dell Inspiron or HP Pavilion next to it look like a piece of **** (and they already look a ton better than from just a few years ago... thanks to some healthy competition).</p>

<p>"Acceptance"?!? I'm not a fan at all of the new MacBook Pros, but there's no question that the new MacBooks are stunningly striking. It has to be seen and felt in person.</p>

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I see at least 2 in person every time I go to the library, and they really don't seem that impressive...and I hate that keyboard (opinion from extensive personal use of the standalone version).</p>

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"Acceptance"?!? I'm not a fan at all of the new MacBook Pros, but there's no question that the new MacBooks are stunningly striking. It has to be seen and felt in person.

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I've seen MacBooks before. They look nice, but I can't imagine that the novelty lasts more than a few days. Then, opps! Turns out you've still got to use the computer for another 3 to 5 years, oh no!</p>

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<p>You are forgetting the ease of use factor that comes with a Mac.</p>

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Ease of use? They dumbed it down at great cost to the functionality.</p>

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<p>I have a thinkpad t61 and love it (mine is the 15.4" so it'd be equivalent to the new t500). From what I've seen, Dell's business notebook line (vostro) seems solid. I don't think you could go wrong either way.</p>

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<p>When Microsoft releases viable application(s) that can compete with iPhoto/iMovie/iDVD and a seamlessly-integrated operating system that is remotely as solid and polished as Mac OS X, I will give them another chance. I expect a long wait as my hopes for Windows 7 aren't looking too good. It will only get better when Snow Leopard comes out.</p>

<p>That said, I saw a ThinkPad X300 in lecture today, and it gives the MacBook Air a good run for its money: a solid design that doesn't actually sacrifice usability. I was very much impressed with it, and would probably get one of those if not for Vista. MacBooks and ThinkPads absolutely knock the socks out of every other laptop sold.</p>

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<p>Most people aren't willing to pay hundreds of dollars extra for software, especially when free/much cheaper options are readily available on non-proprietary OSs. That's one of many reasons why Macs are for the most part a niche market.</p>

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<p>^ Non-proprietary OSs are niche "markets," too. I think even more so than Macs. At least as far as desktop/laptop/netbook computers are concerned.</p>