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Jun 01, 2006 11:50

Dear college friends that know more about computers than I do:

So my parents want to get me a laptop for graduation but they do not know what kind to get. Our price range is about 700-900 dollars is it possible to quality laptop at this price or would I be better off just putting that money toward fixing up my computer (i.e adding an external hard ( Read more... )

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80svampiresrock June 1 2006, 22:31:02 UTC

For an easy to use laptop with great functionality, I'd go with an Apple. At that price range, you may be able to snag a new iBook with a Student Discount...or do what I did and get a used one on eBay. Easy to setup, built in wireless (usually), has Microsoft Office (when purchased seperately or obatined in...other...ways). Anyways, I used to be all hardcore on the PCs, but I love my PowerBook.

moosche622 June 1 2006, 23:35:22 UTC

yeah. word. i was the only person in my entire college last year that didnt have an ibook. they are pretty great.

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anonymous June 2 2006, 00:37:46 UTC

devan is just an asshole i wouldn't listen to anything that he has to say

glassace86 June 2 2006, 01:43:37 UTC

apples may be over priced, which is where you are coming up with this "least bang for the buck" thing, but for overall reliability apple is the way to go. for people who dont know what they are doing macs are the answer.

besides, now that apples can run windows you'd be stupid to get anything else.

they are spendy. like josh said, its gonna cost in the top of your range.

ps devin, im sure tyler bradford is very happy that you are advertising for him on livejournal.

sarski June 2 2006, 17:01:59 UTC

i'm getting an apple macbook but not because i want to save money. i think they are nice computers.

sooosmart7 June 2 2006, 05:57:37 UTC

i have an ibook
and they come with like ilife and you can get office and all that stuff on it...i think ali got hers on amazon for some amazing deal of like $800 or something...but mine was from the store so it was more...anyways
i never had a problem with it
my room mate and like 3 of my friends had their laptops all crash and we all got ours around the same time...theirs were like dell..
i dont know
actually yeah.

sarski June 2 2006, 17:03:24 UTC

since you already have a computer you might as well just fix it up with that money it seems like. although if you already have a monitor that seems like a waste of money to just buy a new one. you should make it faster and get a bigger hard drive!

80svampiresrock June 4 2006, 18:02:08 UTC

Also, huge warning: DO NOT BUY A TOSHIBA. Some rare people do not have problems with these but after working two years in ResNet, I can safely tell you that Toshiba laptops have some of the most annoying problems that truly seem to randomly occur. So if you don't go with Apple...at least don't go with Toshiba.