<p>As I said above. I have a dell and it sucks, and am quite unsatisfied.</p>
<p>I really just want a fast laptop, like super fast. nothing else matters to me really lol.</p>
<p>Anyone? they recently increased it a few days ago</p>
<p>i think it’s cheaper on cornell’s website?</p>
<p>yeah its cheaper, but with taxes (128) it shoots up to about 1750</p>
<p>A Mac is worth every penny in both substance and style…</p>
<p>Its not worth the money. Unless you are loaded in cash (which seems like it) then go for the mac. Seriously $$$1.7e3, that’s a HUGE amount of money. A windows laptop will run you literally half (price wise) that for the same thing.</p>
<p>Keep in mind also that if you want to buy a mac through the cornell store, you can’t also get the promotion that usually comes with it b4 the school year (the free ipod touch/ipod nano)</p>
<p>I must agree with brando.</p>
<p>maybe your dell sucks because it isn’t a good configuration or you have a virus or malware or who knows what on it. But for the life of me, I don’t understand why people will spend so much money for a MAC.</p>
<p>You can get a good windows laptop with the latest OS and most advanced intel processor and loaded with memory and still have lots of cash leftover to buy software, which will also be less expensive for a windows based machine.</p>
<p>but that is just my opinion of course.</p>
<p>@brando: If only lol, I wish I was rich</p>
<p>I really just want a good investment in a comp. Like, my dell broke this year for 3 weeks and its battery is reaching its life limit (i had it for <1 years). It was a brand new inspiron 15 too.</p>
<p>Also the fact that most college kids have a mac makes me wonder if its good and worth it or just a fad?</p>
<p>I definetely respect ALL of your opinions and appreciate them :D</p>
<p>so far im leaning toward the mac, with its new i5 processor which will load websites at top speed</p>
<p>My 650 dollar sony vaio laptop runs extremely fast.</p>
<p>PC>Mac anyday</p>
<p>You do not need an i5 processor to load websites super fast, even a cheap Atom processor will take care of loading websites. o_O</p>
<p>Here is a powerful, but very affordable laptop: [Amazon.com:</a> ASUS U30JC-A1 13.3-Inch Laptop (Silver): Electronics](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-U30JC-A1-13-3-Inch-Laptop-Silver/dp/B0036ZEANO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1271554775&sr=8-1]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-U30JC-A1-13-3-Inch-Laptop-Silver/dp/B0036ZEANO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1271554775&sr=8-1)</p>
<p>Asus is rated as the most durable notebook brand, while Apple came in the middle. Macbooks are way overrated; I find that Macbook users have an air of superiority around them; they can’t stand PCs for some reason while 95% of the world can. The premium you pay for a Macbook is mostly for it’s aesthetics. The OS and applications are not necessarily more user-friendly than Windows if you are used to Windows. And applications on Macbooks crash just as often as they do on Windows, at least on my Mac at home, it does. As for viruses and trojans, just dole out $20 a year for internet security; I’ve never had a virus/trojan problem on my PC in my life.</p>
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<p>I would say this is a lot more perception than reality. Apple has less than 5% marketshare overall. I am pretty sure they don’t have only 5% marketshare overall but a majority of the college student market.</p>
<p>The other poster mentioned you don’t need an i5 to load websites really fast. That would be very accurate. That is very much overkill for web browsing. Gaming is another story.</p>
<p>and Cornell provides antivirus to all students for free, so you won’t have to worry about that. For that matter, you can download microsoft security essentials for free, which is the same as the forefront product they sell to business customers.</p>
<p>My D has a really nice HP 13.3" laptop that she plugs into a monitor when she is in her room and uses a wireless keyboard and mouse. It has plenty of power for any program she could ever want to run. I think we paid less than $600 for it last year.</p>
<p>Really, you should stick with a pc</p>
<p>of course not. theres no reason to spend 1700$ on a pro if you can spend 500$ on a very good PC that can do basically everything that the mac pro can</p>
<p>My Vaio looks pretty good (if that’s what you care about) and has specs comparable to a Mac that would’ve cost $250 more. Don’t listen to the fanbois. If you legitimately prefer Mac’s OS, go with it. But it’s a personal preference.</p>
<p>Just get the Macbook instead of the Macbook Pro. You be just as happy with it.</p>
<p>Also, compare the cost from your college store vs. Amazon or other mail order vendor. Via mail order you save sales tax.</p>
<p>Buy a 13 inch Macbook Pro. It’s worth it.</p>
<p>I really like my macbook pro just because it’s simple, and I don’t see how I could live without the touch pad. Still, it’s really expensive.</p>
<p>it depends on what other ‘stuff’ you do on your computer outside of school stuff. processing, efficiency, speed, and adaptability go to the macbook.</p>
<p>unfortunately, i have a habit of playing computer games, most of which only work on PC’s and are only compatible online with other people who have PC’s. For this vice, I am stuck in the windows world. The new hp laptops have quadruple core processors, though, which is unbelievable.</p>
<p>$1700 is A LOT of money. I doubt that most college students have Macs. Most college students can’t afford Macs. You can easily get a fast dual-core laptop for $700 (SONY, ASUS, Toshiba, Acer, etc) and spend the $1000 you save on two ore three semesters’ worth of books! Dell laptops aren’t that great unless you buy a higher-end one (I’ve had two cheap Dells, both of which were crap and didn’t last at all). </p>
<p>Macs are good if you have some extra cash to spend. My dad uses one from his work, and it really is well-built and shiny. It’s also great for gaming, I’ve been told, but I would rather build my own rig for that. I would not consider Macs the best choice if you’re on a budget.</p>
<p>This kid obviously does not understand computers.</p>
<p>Also, I would say a majority of college kids (at least Cornell) have Macs, because their parents can afford Macs.</p>
<p>Do people even have time to play games in Cornell?</p>