<p>i'm wondering which is a better laptop for a business student. a mac or a pc. i'm leaning toward a PC because business students require extensive use of access and excel. i'm aware that these programs are available on macs but which one would be better suited for a business student?</p>
<p>I'm in business and use a Mac. Others on here will tell you PC, others will tell you Mac. It's an argument that goes on forever and ever in an endless circle.</p>
<p>You should wait to buy until after you know where you are going to college. Once that is a known, go to the college's site and look into several things: (a) what does it recommend (minimum requirements, does the business college provide a type recommendation); (b) what software is used in the business classes -- do they use things that you can get for both a MAC and PC or do they have some software that is available only for PC's); (c) does the college have any special deals with computer makers (with many colleges, you can get below retail prices through a designated company, such as Dell, HP, other PC companies, and sometimes even Apple, for computers that come with the software that is needed for the college and get a warranty plan for which there is on site service at the college). I would guess ultimately you can choose either as long as you can put that Office software on a MAC but doing the above first will let you know what your alternatives are.</p>
<p>I agree. I am a mac person to the core, however you will need to check what the college you are going to perfers. A lot of colleges have labs and support services for both mac and PC, but not all. Bottom Line, do some research about your school first.</p>
<p>plus if you do decide to go for a mac, most colleges have computer labs that have pcs. so if you absolutely have to use a program on a pc you can.</p>
<p>go for a PC.</p>
<p>PC:</p>
<p>Cheap
Plays games
Two buttons*</p>
<p>Mac:</p>
<p>Intuitive
Slicker</p>
<p>an offering from hp/compaq business, ibm, asus (this company makes laptops for apple), or even a dell latitude if you have to would be nice</p>
<p>I'm hard pressed to think of one thing that mac's are better at...I mean the only real advantage was OS X and since Vista has apparently done a great job of matching/improving on that front I can't think of a reason for anyone to get a mac laptop unless they are forced</p>
<p>There are always going to be Mac-bashers, and Mac-lovers (myself). I've always said that the best thing is just to go to your nearest Apple Store (NOT CompUSA, BestBuy, etc...) and play with all the models and feel the 'Mac Experience'. Honestly, spend a good 1/2 hour there, and I think you'll know what you really want.</p>
<p>But goodness! PC vs. Mac is as bad as the Airbus vs. Boeing argument...</p>
<p>It really doesn't matter what you get, but preferrably get one that's well supported by your college.</p>
<p>id say go for the mac. if you dont know how to use it and have grown up using a PC, you can run XP (or vista) on it. macs are beastly.</p>
<p>diehldun: I'm hard pressed to think of one thing that mac's are better at...I mean the only real advantage was OS X and since Vista has apparently done a great job of matching/improving on that front I can't think of a reason for anyone to get a mac laptop unless they are forced</p>
<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y_Jp6PxsSQ%5B/url%5D">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y_Jp6PxsSQ</a></p>
<p>i think this video explains a bit about the "superiority" of vista</p>
<p>It's really personal preferences; either you like it or you don't upon using it.</p>
<p>i had a dell for 2 years; now i have a mac. i love it and can't imagine going back.</p>
<p>the computer labs at my school have both macs & PCs, and if i need a program that didn't come with my mac version of microsoft office (such as MS project or visio) i just do that work in the computer lab.</p>