Even though her friends do sound biased, it would make sense to go with a recommendation of peers who are using their laptops for the same things she will be using hers for. I think that is the biggest reason to go with macbook. If you do go with pc, that dell seems quite overpriced mentioned in this thread. Check out Frys electronics online or otherwise, they are constantly offering deals on solid HP's and Toshibas and Compaqs for under 800 dollars. Take the extra cash you'd save from buying a macbook and put it towards one of those we cover everything extended warranties. Friend of mine picked up a very nice dual core HP for about 800 with the extended warranty just a little bit ago. Find out what she's using it for first, then look at which would fit better. The software these stage managers use might either be mac only or the best version of it is mac only.
Mike On 5/3/07, Robert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Daughter in college, studying stage management, decides she wants a laptop. Neither she nor dad owns one, and neither have owned a Mac. Both own desktop PCs with lots of software. Dad sends daughter his minimum recommended specifications for PC laptop, using Dell as an example. Daughter's friends tell her that Dell and Toshiba laptops are crap, the only thing to have is a Mac because it will do multi-tasking, runs so much faster than a PC, and it is so much more reliable than PC. Based on these comments, she thinks that she should get a Mac. Dad has no objection and no bias for either, but worries that out-of-pocket expenses will be greater for a Mac because of the necessity of purchasing all new software. (1) Can you comment on the pro/cons of PC versus Mac laptop? (2) Since Dad has no knowledge of Mac, what are the specifications and models that daughter needs to shop for a Mac? ====== P. S. Here's what Dad recommended for PC laptop (taken from Dell website): Intel Core Duo T7200 2 GHz. processor, 667 MHz. FSB 15.4" WXGA screen 1 GB memory, with possibility of expansion 120 GB hard drive CD/DVD burner 256 MB GeForce 7300 video card 85 WHr battery wireless card Dell price $1,286 at the time ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
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