<p>Remember to consider Asus and Lenovo before making a choice. Both are reasonably priced (by PC-manufacturer standards) and offer more models. Both are also at least as reliable as Apple (and in terms of warranties they don’t get better than Asus’s warranty)
Asus has the U series which are thin and are normal clock rate. If you’re considering the MBA you probably have no need for a drive slot so the fact many U-series dont have them shouldn’t be much of an issue.</p>
<p>Meanwhile Lenovo has thinkpads.</p>
<p>Hawkwings- I’m gonna get the pro, most likely the 15"</p>
<p>Rhythm- do those two brands have their own store? With reliable customer service? Can i go walk in and get someone to help me when there’s a problem?</p>
<p>Nope. But the point of Asus and Lenovo’s laptops is to not be in that situation to begin with (see: reliability). Any problems are likely to result from poor care to the laptop than just flat out problems with the model. Really not as huge of an issue since the bigger idea is to have a laptop that won’t be in that situation.</p>
<p>If it isn’t a hardware issue, then there is
- Web support
- The internet
but you’d probably consult that first anyways, mac or pc.</p>
<p>Anything can happen. I’ve never heard of a Mac getting a virus. </p>
<p>Theirs amazingly reliable, and they have their own stores in case you have problems or want to know how to use a certain feature. </p>
<p>I’m sure those ones are good, I’d like to have reliable customer support though.</p>
<p>I’ve never heard of a properly utilized PC getting a virus.</p>
<p>^lol lets just agree to never say the word never, LIKE JUSTIN BIEBER!</p>
<p>If you’re going to be CE/CS you should learn how to fix your own computer problems anyways. Applied knowledge means better learning.</p>
<p>I’ll learn that in school. </p>
<p>But why not get a computer that is more reliable so I won’t have problems in the first place?</p>
<p>It’s not that you should get a less reliable computer. Its the fact that all these complaints about reliability, viruses, whatever, are completely overblown. I have never had a computer problem that I couldn’t fix, and if all else failed, a simple wipe and re-installation only takes 4 hours or so. I simply don’t feel that the purported “extra reliability” and “ease of use” and the physical store I can walk into is worth an extra $1000, especially when I could fix all those problems myself with just a few minutes research on the internet. Maybe I’m just a cheapskate.</p>
<p>Well I’m sure you learned that somewhere, but right now, they don’t teach that on HS and I dont have an experimental computer to try and “fix.” </p>
<p>It’s worth the extra $1,000 to me, because if anything happens to the others computers, they don’t have a good customer support system (with Dell I was speaking with people from all over the world.)</p>
<p>I wasn’t asking for other options though, I was asking about Macs.</p>
<p>I don’t think the issue is “I’ve never had xxxxx happen…”, its the safeguard that is put in place when you spend the extra cash on a mac. You get a ton of help with whatever issue your having and if your near a store, you can have someone face to face explain to you how to work something. Its incredibly convenient and very comforting when handing over $1200 for a laptop when you know your not very far from somebody who knows the computer front and back is willing to offer you free assistance. Its irrelevant whether you yourself have never had an issue with your computer when we’re talking about the need of a HS student who doesn’t have a great knowledge of fixing PCs. I agree that it doesn’t take alot to fix minor issues when they come up. We all have to use google to troubleshoot issues, but if something big comes up, its really convenient to be able to hop in your car and go somewhere where they know your computer front and back. I’ve had to go a couple times and every time I was well taken care of. I feel like the overall deal you get with a mac is an incredibly good value. The computer, service, support, all of it is worth it.</p>
<p>That’s what I was trying to say. </p>
<p>Thank you a lot</p>
<p>Again, I am poor and cannot afford these nice things. But this isn’t about me of course. That being said though, you can get the premium 24/7 customer support plus in-home repairs from other companies for less than the difference in cost. All I’m saying is that there are other options out there and you should look into them instead of just going with the prepackaged solution.</p>
<p>That’s why I have a job, though. I’m not “rich” either.</p>
<p>That seems like an issue. I think the sandy bridge processors aren’t doing that great in the aluminum enclosure. Finding more articles about them overheating because of the fans. Also some freezing. Apple seems to release firmware updates which address alot of these issues so I wouldn’t start peeing my pants yet, but it is something to follow if you’re planning on getting one.</p>
<p>Still not enough to turn me off the extremely nice experience I’ve had with my mac. Thats a definite setback for the new MBPs, but the Sandy Bridge processors are new so who knows? Could be an Intel issue. The last gen of core I processors weren’t known for overheating (or at least I never heard of it as a big issue), neither were the Core 2 Duos. Not exactly sure how to reply to that last post…so I guess…yeah…</p>
<p>Macs simply can’t move the air necessary in their form factor.
That or apple uses an excess of thermal paste.</p>
<p>Yeah i read about the thermal paste issue. I figure that would be the issue more than anything because they spend a hell of a long time on the design of their laptops. If a chunky plastic PC case can handle sandy bridge processors, then a Macbook Pro definitely can. Read about the fans possibly causing some of the lock ups. Apple said a software fix is coming so i wouldn’t worry about. They’ve had issues with some releases before including 09s iMac 27" models which had some flickering display issues. That was also a quick fix. Overall, i’d still buy one. I trust Apple, not because i’m a fanboy, but because i’ve owned their systems and they consistently get it right.</p>