<p>The question is of the most importance. Should i bring a Mac or PC to UCLA in the fall? Which is more represented and if I should choose a Mac would there be computability issues? And suggestions? Pros and Cons?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>pros and cons are the same 'ol mac vs pc debates. obviously like anywhere else, pc will be dominant. but plenty of people have macs too, so you wont be alone.</p>
<p>bottom line? you should bring whichever you like better.</p>
<p>I know plenty of Mac users at UCLA. They do just fine.</p>
<p>in my triple room, my two roomies both have macs and i have a pc.
and let me state for the record that i want a mac now...</p>
<p>Mac = MacOSX + Windows
PC = Window Vista</p>
<p>Mac rocks!</p>
<p>get what you want. </p>
<p>who cares what's more represented? there are no compatibility issues.</p>
<p>mac= generally a few hundred more expansive for the same hardware...</p>
<p>Get Linux!</p>
<p>...lol, I couldn't help myself, but I'll be bringing my laptop with Linux (and VMWare for Windows virtualization).
As a normal user though, I would think that a PC (ie Windows) would be better since there's more software for it and fewer hardware compatibility issues... unless of course you are big on security, or just hate windows and would rather go with something unix based like Mac or Linux.</p>
<p>i just want a laptop that works.
and keeps working.
and is user friendly.</p>
<p>and the more i use my dell the more i realize it doesn't really meet any of the three...</p>
<p>kick53rv3,</p>
<p>Compare the prices of Macbooks and other similar laptops, and you'll find that that's not the case.</p>
<p>well I was looking for laptops too, same as all these incoming freshmen that needs them lol and I was leaning toward a hp that had 2.33ghz processor and 2gig of ram, I also like the same configuration with macbook pro, but the hp only costed about $1500 when the macbook pro was $2499... so idk, maybe im not looking at the right places?</p>
<p>What speed is the bus? What speed is the RAM? What's the included software? What's the speed of the HD? Resolution of the screen? Battery life? Weight? Etc.</p>
<p>All these things should go into your purchase. That and service. What happens if the HP crashes? Where can you get it serviced?</p>
<p>Also, I said the MacBook, not MBP. I'm saying that the MacBook is pretty competitively priced to other computers in its class.</p>
<p>oh i c, sorry for the misunderstanding, the processor speed and ram size is most important to me, the screen size was the same 15inch, harddrive size didn't really matter to me when I was comparing since I have a 60gig right now and im barely filling 2/3s of it... I guess macbook could be a good deal, sry I didn't know macbook is pretty competitively priced since I always looked for laptops with a bit higher performance</p>
<p>kick53rv3,</p>
<p>If you "don't care about hard drive size," then why do you care about having "higher performance?"</p>
<p>Besides, processor speed is not the only determinant of performance. What do you want to do that demands performance, anyway?</p>
<p>Oh, and as far as amount of RAM goes, I'd rather have 1 GB of DDR2 RAM than 2GB of SDRAM. It's important to look at the whole package instead of just the "gross figures."</p>
<p>well I said I didn't care about hard drive size much because I can't even fill up my 60gig and those two I looked at both had over 80gig at least I think, I play video games on my computer so compatibility and performance speed is needed, and as for ram, everyone is telling me 1 gig of ram is not enough for vista to run "well", 1gig is enough to run it tho... I am looking at the whole package and there is only so much difference between them...</p>
<p>kick53rv3,</p>
<p>Hard drive size affects speed and performance. Depending on the configuration of the platters themselves, you can actually see reasonably large differentials in speed just based on 10-20 gigs of extra space. Also, the spin speed of the drive is a big factor in overall performance.</p>
<p>1 gig is enough to run Vista, but there's a question as to whether it will be enough in the long-run. I suspect that in a year or two we'll see 2 gigs as the standard for Vista-built laptops.</p>
<p>for engineers i am under the impression that PCs are better
true?</p>
<p>Since the newer Macs can run Windows through Boot Camp and engineers get a free copy of XP/Vista anyways, I'm not sure why you'd say that.</p>
<p>P.S. You know you just bumped a 6+ month old topic right?</p>
<p>haha yeah i know
im thinking about a new comp..</p>
<p>Get whatever you like best. I have a lot of software I use on Windows, so I prefer a Windows comp. For some reason, a Mac running Windows does not feel the same.</p>