<p>I need help buying a laptop and a printer for college? Any advice? i don't want mac though.</p>
<p>I’ll be honest with you - Mac. It just takes the pain out of life, and I’m saying this as a PC and Mac user. There isn’t a Mac made that matches the quality of a Thinkpad, but for a college student, its just about the best you can do. The operating system is so much better.</p>
<p>If you’re going to exclude it, provide a reason. You’ll feel dumb when you’re trying to get a paper to print and you can’t even log in because the network driver is corrupted again (ask me how I know).</p>
<p>As far as printers go, Laser is cheaper if you’re printing big volumes. Go for an All-In-One if you think you’ll ever use a scanner.</p>
<p>idk why… maybe because i never used mac in my life… i should try it out on apple store.</p>
<p>Its definitely worth your time to take a look. I would never have considered a Mac up until about 3 years ago when I started using one on a regular basis. A month later, I bought a Macbook (the first generation of white ones). I wasn’t a huge fan because it was a first generation and had a lot of kinks, but once I upgraded to the Macbook Pro I was extremely satisfied. The new Unibody (aluminum) Macbooks are just fantastic computers.</p>
<p>In terms of uptime and reliability, they simply can’t be beat. I haven’t restarted my Mac Pro since it was first booted about 6 months ago (it is single purpose, photography processing, so I don’t need updates), and it runs like the day I bought it. In comparison, I would normally reinstall Windows XP every 6 months due to registry corruption and the general sluggishness it took on after even a short while.</p>
<p>Macs are too juvenile. Get a thinkpad</p>
<p>Care about your money? Get a nice PC…a Thinkpad (they’re for badasses) or something. Don’t look at <em>cough</em> dubious sites <em>cough</em> and you won’t destroy your computer. Vista is not as bad as people say it is, don’t listen. Windows 7 is going to be good too.</p>
<p>Curious and tech savvy? Try Linux. Beginner? Try Ubuntu or SUSE. Not nearly as hard as people say it is. Linux is going mainstream.</p>
<p><a href=“http://vimeo.com/3220996[/url]”>http://vimeo.com/3220996</a> >> can your mac do this? Linux.</p>
<p>many people say get a macbook this summer so you can get the ipod/printer deal</p>
<p>If the only reason you’re not considering Mac is because you’ve never used one before, think about trying one about. Borrow a friend’s if you have a friend that owns one. They are very VERY easy to use and I think the best choice of computer for college students (and everyone…but let’s not get into that.) To name a few reasons, Macs have a more reliable operating system, and are practically immune to viruses and spyware. On a large network like at a university, preventing viruses on your PC could get complicated and annoying. With Mac you have no worries.</p>
<p>I love my sony vaio. I personally have a mac as well, and have never liked it. Sure it’s OS is nice, but I just never took to it.</p>
<p>My aluminum Macbook is amazing. I’m on it right now. I spent 6 months deciding what laptop was right for me. I went to Best Buy, the Apple Store, and other small computer stores in the area. I did my research. And here I am. =]</p>
<p>Oh, and it’s definitely worth the extra money for the aluminum.</p>
<p>To be more precise, Macs are not immune to viruses or spyware. They are a smaller universe and are thus targeted less. I got DD1 and DD2 Gateway laptops and they are both happy. You should check to see what type of computer the college IT center supports.</p>