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Re: Buying a new laptop
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Originally Posted by artdutra04 View Post
Were they desktop replacement notebooks, like the XPS? Those are probably your worst offenders in the heat department.
Yea, as a matter of fact it is. It weighs about 10 lbs...

Actually, the worst heat offender I've ever known was my friend's old Gateway. It literally melted to his desk! Not only that, he got it replaced by Gateway and the replacement did the same thing about a month later. That was pretty terrible.

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When you find Windows computers with more or less the same specs as Apple computers, they usually aren't that far apart in cost nowadays, especially when you factor in the cost of equivalent Windows software to iLife.

Plus, if you're eligible for their Education discount, that knocks another $100 off the price.
I actually use a MacBook Pro when I'm not at work. I love it, though it is really nice to hop on the ThinkPad and get over 5 hours over battery life. I really wish Apple would release a tablet, that would be amazing.
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