<p>Does anyone have any input on the myNotebook program? It seems like it would be pretty convenient to have on-campus service and stuff like that but how is the quality of the laptop? I checked out what was on the wm website but thought I would see if anyone had anything to say about it</p>
<p>get a mac... but if you really don't want a mac, I don't see why you shouldn't get a computer through this program.</p>
<p>... maybe some of the class of '09 can answer this better, since they were the first class it was offered to as incoming students.</p>
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Students Admitted for Fall 2006 Don't buy yet. We will send detailed information to you about the myNotebook program in April 2006.
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<p>The Lenovo (IBM sold their laptop business to them)ThinkPad under the program for fall 2005 was worth doing. I hesitated because I have never liked IBM, and the ThinkPads are essentially IBMs, but it turned out to be a good decision in my opinion. Very high quality justifying the price, with on campus service and preconfigured for the W&M wireless and wired networks as a bonus.</p>
<p>Do they always wait until April for the reg decs?</p>
<p>icft,</p>
<p>What's wrong with IBM? The ThinkPads are easily some of the best laptops on the market, and their server side service is top notch.</p>
<p>How do the ThinkPads compare to the Mac or other brands?</p>
<p>Different platform. Macs run Mac OS, Thinkpads run Windows. It's more of a contrast than comparison. But, compared to other Windows/Linux based systems, Thinkpads are great.</p>
<p>My problem with IBM is actually on their commercial side. We did business with them. Their consultants promised all kinds of stuff, their programers and systems folks came in and wasted a few years and over $10 million, and we finally realized they couldn't do what they promised. After the lawyers eliminated all the meaningless language in the contract their only hard and fast legal obligation was to charge us for the hours on the job. The only satisfaction was that the smart-assed, know-it-all, kid that the idiots had made head of our organization got fired.</p>
<p>In advertisements that I have recently seen in the paper, Lenovo appears to have dropped the IBM name on their laptops.</p>
<p>Dont buy a thinkpad get a powerbook</p>
<p>seems like all of the schools push thinkpad?</p>
<p>A lot of people i hear from says dont get a thinkpad go for a mac.... why? I understand the differences and i have researched both of them but im looking for input from people with experience owning them. Like something i wouldnt find on the mac or lenovo website? Good/bad experiences? (with on-campus support and all that good stuff in mind for the thinkpad)</p>
<p>I am going to WM this fall, and I do not know whether I should get the mynotebook thinkpad or go for an apple, and if I should get an apple, should I get an ibook or a powerbook and why? Does anyone know why apples are so much better anyways? Also, is it hard to get apples serviced and do they ever need to be serviced, I heard they are reliable.</p>
<p>servicing with a mac can be difficult, esp if its a major issue, as it typically has to be sent off and can take probably a week-10 days. The T42 is a decent computer, though it does have some drawbacks-granted it is easy to get anything fixed with it</p>
<p>the laptop the school is suggesting should be a top of the line computer... that said there are a number of people who use macs, and I am one of them. I like them better, and find them more reliable. As for which kind to get... the new powerbooks (they are no longer called powerbooks) are awesome machines, but an iBook should serve you fine. I've used macs for my whole life and I've never had them serviced. That said, it would probably be harder to get a mac worked on, but there's also probably somebody at school who could do it, finding them would be the issue.</p>
<p>The myNotebook program for the 06-07 academic year is a very very well configured T60. I believe it has a 1.88GHz Intel Core Duo chipset, XP Pro, extended warranty w/ accidental damage coverage and it's preconfigured. I'd go for the IBM-- even if it may be a substandard computer (my sister's IBM T series has had more problems than you could ever imagine) the on-site service support is convenient. And most work fine-- we just got the lemon I suppose.</p>
<p>Hoping I get in-- but I know I wont!!</p>
<p>I'm struggling to decide what type of computer to get as well. The on-site support and great warranty is making me really consider getting the myNotebook computer, even though I planned on getting a MacBook.</p>
<p>The myNotebook program is providing an insanely good notebook for less than 2000 dollars. It should be a no-brainer. I'm writing this on my G5 iMac and I'm going to be getting the ThinkPad just because its such a good deal. If you get a mac laptop and it breaks you'll probably end up having to send it to apple to get it fixed and it might not even be covered under the warranty, not to mention that some programs required for classes could be Windows only. If you go mac, you'll be paying more for not as much laptop or service. XP Professional is a very stable operating system and Vista is supposed to come out this year so an upgrade to that will provide an even more pleasant experience.</p>
<p>I highly doubt you'll be using required programs for class that you can't run on a mac... if you really want to ditch your mac, go ahead, but I would recommend you stay with it.</p>
<p>the only program that have been required, since ive been here, are MINITAB and MEGASTAT for stat classes, which are formatted for mac's</p>