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Originally Posted by Cory
This statement is disingenuous at best. Macs do not last longer because they're Macs. If all he wants to do is word processing, any computer will last for years, PC or not. It's not like the system requirements for Firefox, IE, MS Office, etc are going to be increasing enough in the next 5 years to make a difference. Some manufacturers do have better build quality than others, but you get what you pay for, and as long as you aren't abusing it, the odds of having your laptop survive past it's usable lifespan are pretty good.
You like Macs. That's great. But just because you don't like PC's doesn't mean that they're going to fall apart 6 months after you buy one.
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I call BS. I've worked around Macs now for 6 years doing help desk or selling work, and I can tell you for a fact that Macs are made better. Not invincible, not perfect, but better. My sister's iBook G3 that was used in the Henrico Country iBook pilot program from 5 years ago is running great without a hitch (only problem is the speakers are going out). And we're talking a high stress environment, not your typical laptop situation. At UD I'm working with our Mac labs and currently see iMac G4s that are 4 years old working great, along with old TiPB, who's only main problem is they need a replacement battery. Yet on the flip side I'm seeing PCs that are falling appart after one year of use that many students thought would be a good investment. There's a trend on campus for students to eBay their current laptops and get MacBooks, I've pesonally met a few who have done that.
The price of Macs are falling, the OS is secure, and they are well engineered machines (my Macbook has no external moving parts, not even a latch, to fail.) The Mac isn't for everyone, but to simply dismiss it because people here are saying they're good machines and well built is the same as us discrediting ThinkPads.
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For Mac, get a MacBook refurb, it won't have a DVD burner, but it does include a built in iSight camera and other cool features.
For Windows (as both Mac and Windows are PCs, but I digress), get an HP or ThinkPad. I've heard nothing but good things about both.