<p>So here are my 2 options:</p>
<p>1) A cheap netbook to carry to classes and take notes, plus a decently priced ($700 to $1000) PC laptop to keep in my dorm room as a desktop replacement.</p>
<p>OR</p>
<p>2) Just a single Macbook Pro (15 inch) that costs about $1800 that I would use in my dorm and also carry to class if I see the need to.</p>
<p>Which do you recommend?</p>
<p>we offered to buy the same for Son. He decided he would rather have only 1 laptop, and have it with him at all times lessens the chance that the one in the dorm could" “disappear” while he was gone, which unfortunately happens in college…</p>
<p>Having two laptops to take care of, transfer files between, etc, just seems like too much trouble.</p>
<p>That being said, it could work if you got a cheap netbook and spent $1000 on an actual desktop, then figured out some way to transfer files quickly and effectively.</p>
<p>I’d still go with the single machine, myself.</p>
<p>I’m curious why a single 15" macbook pro is an option but you won’t consider a 13-15 inch Windows laptop. There are portable and powerful Windows PC’s that are competetive with MBP’s. I mean, I’m not saying you shouldn’t get a mac, just pointing out that you are not considering all options.</p>
<p>I am typing on my first Macbook, a used one purchased on ebay LOADED with software for $650. I did not want to go Mac until I knew it was for me. Now I will never go back. There are great finds via a reconditioned on on apple.com or ebay. It does not have to be as expensive as you think. And don’t forget student discounts. The 13 inch is light and I carry it to work and back now that my older netbook has a hard drive failure. I think having only one hard drive to manage works best anyway.</p>
<p>Why not just get a desktop along with a netbook, rather than a laptop with a netbook? You’ll get far more power in even a cheap desktop than you will in a $1000 laptop.</p>
<p>If you just use the netbook for notes and internet browsing, then a large flash drive should be sufficient for file transfers.</p>
<p>be a man!
do the right thing!</p>
<p>Agree with ThiscouldBeHeavn - why not get a desktop and a laptop? You could get the equivalent of a laptop in a desktop for maybe half the price. Or, you could spend $700-1000 for the desktop that would far surpass the $1800 Macbook in terms of performance. Since you already have a netbook for portability, this would work.</p>