<p>Hi guys,</p>
<p>What would be the best setup that you would get for college if money was not an issue?</p>
<p>Im was thinking maybe either a HP touchsmart or desktop-replacement laptop like an Alienware + a macbook air (for carrying around, taking notes, and surfing web)</p>
<p>Any better suggestions?</p>
<p>Alienware M17
Alienware Area-51 m15x
Lenovo ThinkPad W700
HP HDX18t</p>
<p>1 TB hard disk
8 GB main memory</p>
<p>Docking Station
External Monitor or two
External HD for backups</p>
<p>It really depends on what you’re looking for: for me though, after I’ve moved to OS X I wouldn’t go back if I could avoid it. For me then an iMac and an Air would be the ideal combination.</p>
<p>I want the Sony Vaio Z or SR. Taking notes seems hard though because there’s no touch screen like the HP Touchsmart.</p>
<p>^ oh haha i meant the HP touchsmart desktop all in one for like in the dorm room and the air to take around for notes. but I was looking at the vaio series, and i should look into the P series, it looks pretty nice. </p>
<p>and although i really like the number 2 post, i probably should keep it at 2 computers and not like 15000 dollars haha.</p>
<p>the only problem for me for going completely mac, is that there are still problems with compatability and files and such (i.e. docx vs the mac word file)</p>
<p>so… alienware and macbook air… or… macbook and vaio P series… so many possibilities.</p>
<p>If laptops are only for taking notes, then you could go with a high-end PC and a netbook or cheap laptop.</p>
<p>well i have a macbook that i just got for college and it really isnt even comparable to my old dell laptop… the macbook is on such a higher level it makes my old dell look extremely outdated. everyone i know that is currently getting laptops for college is getting macbooks because thats what everyone is recommending, i wanted the air but i couldnt afford. but if money isnt an issue i would go the macbook air. also, mac may have a different system and what not but the issues with it being compatible with windows programs are long gone… you can save all of you documents (ex: email attachments, word documents, keynote presentations [which you can save to open as a powerpoint file]… etc.) i think you see my point, you can always make your programs windows friendly now so theres no more issues with that, personally i LOVE mine and would neverrrrrrrr go back to another type after using a mac. hope this helped! =]</p>
<p>oh and i would def. recommend the iMac for in the dorm =]
my rec: iMac and macbook air</p>
<p>Loaded Mac Pro ($20000) + Macbook Pro ($4000)</p>
<p>I would avoid an alienware.</p>
<p>I’m not a big fan of the flashy design. I’d go for something more subtle like a sager NP5797</p>
<p>Mac Pro, $25K configuration + MacBook Pro 15 inch model.</p>
<p>I don’t like the design of the MacBook Air. It has some thermal issues and I’d prefer more compute power when mobile.</p>
<p>I have a 17 inch MacBook Pro right now and use it for 95% of my computing.</p>