<p>... it doesn't work that well. I know from experience.</p>
<p>do you have a ****ty computer?</p>
<p>no, I was using my dad's vaio, which has specs almost identical to the the laptop you described earlier.</p>
<p>People were telling me that it was a lot harder so I took my ****ty toshiba laptop with ALL specs being half or worse than either the macbook or the Vaio. like 1.4 Ghz, 80 GB HD, 512 MB of memory, yet Leopard ran perfectly fine on it. Maybe you had a virus ridden copy that took up too much space or wasted memory?</p>
<p>I think not.</p>
<p>Whatever, this is a stupid argument. Either computer is fine. Some (most) people prefer Apple, others like Windows. I can see the strength in both.</p>
<p>Play around with them and see which you prefer.</p>
<p>Most people prefer Macs? Do you really want me to pull out Mac vs. PC stock numbers? Is this even a comparison at all?></p>
<p>At least in college, Macs seem to be more common than PCs. The only reason so many more people use PCs is because the business world almost exclusively uses PCs, and people generally don't want to have to learn two different OSs. </p>
<p>Honestly, I don't understand this huge hostility against Macs...people have preferences, sure, but Macs really are not bad enough to merit this sort of bashing.</p>
<p>I'm not computer whiz but I like to believe that I'm at least semi-proficient in computers, technology, gadgets, gizmos, and whatsits.</p>
<p>Because your budget is moderate at around a $1,200, I actually would advise against buying either a Vaio or a Macbook. You said you won't use it for much besides online browsing and perhaps things like word processing or school work type programs. Thus, I'd get a Dell or some other computer that works well and would be nicer on the budget too. It doesn't seem like you'd be really utilizing all the technical details and power that the two laptops boast anyways.</p>