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Quote: from melodramatic at 6:36 pm on July 6, 2009

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Well, I bought one a month or so ago for college. It was well worth the money, if you want a user-friendly computer that won't let you down. I love it, personally. Does everything I want it to do. Payed around $1800 for a MacBook, iPod touch, Printer, and the insurance program. So I'd say I got a dirt cheap deal.

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where'd you get that deal?

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you can do that on the mac, good look finding games for the mac though, unless you're talking about internet and flash games.

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I only really plan on taking to people's places for World Of Warcraft and that has an OSX client, so I should be all good right?

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I'm going to regret this, but that's the point.
The circus only burns down once.

However macbooks are great too. The line of Adobe products only aim to enhance the mac-experience if you want to work with some of the more creative apps. One of my friends is an electrical engineering major and she has a blast using Arduino on her mac. Essentially, you will get your money's worth because you'll experience some sense of satisfaction that you've invested in a computer that looks good and is clean to interact with.

If you play PC games, and since most of them aren't especially made for Mac, you always have the option of partitioning your disk space so you can dual-boot both OSX and Windows 7 on your choosing. That's actually what I'm doing now and it's highly convenient to have both available. PM me if you need help doing this.

And as always, there are tons of freeware and open-source software, like GIMP (photoshop alternative), Open Office (MS Office alternative), and several others. There are also a variety of apple software that you may find useful as well. Personally, I prefer iWork over MS Office and so I use that exclusively. You'd still be able to convert your documents into word format or as pdf.

Tips: http://www.mactips.org/
Applications: http://www.mactricksandtips.com/2008/01/top-100-essential-mac-applications.html
Freeware: http://www.apple.com/downloads/
Skins: http://www.interfacelift.com

Hope this helps and if you do get a mac, I'm sure you will love it.

Post edited at 9:18 am on July 7, 2009 by Charolastra

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y'all nukhuhs that be aight wit dat bullshiiit, just hit us up mang

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The lowest end macbook is $999. You could probably get a laptop with higher configurations and video card for about $600 if you buy an HP or Dell, so just to let you know that the option is available. Windows 7 is an amazing operating system in itself so don't shy away from buying a non-Apple computer if you feel you don't necessarily have the money right now to invest in a high-end macbook. You can also install OS X on whichever hardware you buy that has an Intel processor, so if it's just you wanting it for the operating system, then the option to install OS X on a non-macbook is available too.

However macbooks are great too. The line of Adobe products only aim to enhance the mac-experience if you want to work with some of the more creative apps. One of my friends is an electrical engineering major and she has a blast using Arduino on her mac. Essentially, you will get your money's worth because you'll experience some sense of satisfaction that you've invested in a computer that looks good and is clean to interact with.

If you play PC games, and since most of them aren't especially made for Mac, you always have the option of partitioning your disk space so you can dual-boot both OSX and Windows 7 on your choosing. That's actually what I'm doing now and it's highly convenient to have both available. PM me if you need help doing this.

And as always, there are tons of freeware and open-source software, like GIMP (photoshop alternative), Open Office (MS Office alternative), and several others. There are also a variety of apple software that you may find useful as well. Personally, I prefer iWork over MS Office and so I use that exclusively. You'd still be able to convert your documents into word format or as pdf.

Tips: http://www.mactips.org/
Applications: http://www.mactricksandtips.com/2008/01/top-100-essential-mac-applications.html
Freeware: http://www.apple.com/downloads/
Skins: http://www.interfacelift.com

Hope this helps and if you do get a mac, I'm sure you will love it.

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Lol. It's okay, I know about all the alternatives.
I just wanted to try something different in a laptop.
I know about all the pricing and have found a very high end refurbished laptop for about fifteen hundred dollars.

Thanks for everyones help, I'm gonna think this over some more.

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I'm going to regret this, but that's the point.
The circus only burns down once.

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Quote: from BrittBee at 3:35 pm on July 6, 2009

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swoopo.com

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I've seen this before, do you actually use it?

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Yeah but your chances of winning on there are very slim.

1) It costs money to bid
2) If someone bids under 10 seconds or smoething it resets it to like 14

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Wowzers.

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Quote: from AudibleSin at 6:36 pm on July 6, 2009

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Quote: from BrittBee at 3:35 pm on July 6, 2009

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swoopo.com

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 I've seen this before, do you actually use it?

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Yeah but your chances of winning on there are very slim.

1) It costs money to bid
2) If someone bids under 10 seconds or smoething it resets it to like 14

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Yeah, I know how it works. Sucks in my opinion.
For anyone that uses it, what have you won?


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I'm going to regret this, but that's the point.
The circus only burns down once.