Need Help Choosing!

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<p>Ok, I'm gonna get a laptop this week and can't decide between the two models. I was sold on a PC but I have been considering a Mac a lot lately. These are the two models:</p>

<p>HP Pavilion dv6-6140us Entertainment Notebook PC (Silver): Computer & Accessories</p>

<p>Apple MacBook Pro - Buy MacBook Pro notebook computers - Apple Store (U.S.)</p>

<p>I am considering the 13.3 MacBook Pro by the way. Anyways my major is Pharmacy and I need a laptop to last me 6 years. I need something dependable. Something that won't get slow, and will run the same in 6 years time. I'm leaning toward the MacBook Pro because of the recent OS X Lion release. Also because Windows is coming out with Windows 8 or whatever they will call it in late 2011 or in 2012, which will make my HP outdated very quickly. </p>

<p>Which laptop do you guys think will be better in the long haul?</p>

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<p>Macs are supposed to be very dependable, so if that’s what you want…</p>

<p>I have a MBP 13 inch also.</p>

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<p>Bump…Can I get some more opinions, experiences with either laptop, etc.</p>

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<p>So I had a Dell from January of last year but it recently got a virus so bad that Geek Squad wouldn’t even take it in. Since I’m going into my freshman year I figured I would need a new computer and it would be easier than paying to fix my dell. So I really wanted the Macbook Pro but my parents told me it was irresponsible to spend all of my money when I could get a PC for cheaper. I listened and bought the HP DV6 from Best Buy… it was OK… I wasn’t particularly impressed with anything and I wasn’t satisfied considering how much money I had spent. I returned it and purchased an Open Box MacBook Pro 13" and I LOVE IT. I never had an Apple before, but it’s just a sleeker and easier experience in my opinion. The computer battery alone amazes me - about 5 or 6 hours compared to the HP and Dell which got maybe 3. I don’t know much about computers, but I think the MacBook Pro is worth it… it also depends on if your school’s pharmacy program supports Mac. Hope this helps. :)</p>

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<p>Geek Squad is ■■■■■■■■.
It doesn’t matter how “bad” a virus you get. If you wipe your drives and reinstall the os, your computer is fixed. Its pretty much the only guaranteed way to get rid of a virus, which you probably would not have gotten in the first place if you practiced smarter computer usage.</p>

<p>Unless of course the virus takes advantage of design flaws/“innovations” such as steve job’s irremovable battery.</p>