Buying a Laptop!

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Originally Posted by Schnabel

If you want to go with a PC (won't last too long) I would suggest a Toshiba as they will last a bit longer than most.

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.