About 6 weeks ago, I asked this listserv about a laptop for my daughter
in college, now a junior. She didn't know whether to get a Mac or a PC
laptop, and her friends were giving her dubious advice. Thanks to all
who responded -- I copied each response and emailed them to her as well
as the recent Consumer Reports article.
Finally yesterday she made her decision: to get a MacBook Pro, and she
says she loves it. She told me that the Mac seemed to be for people who
didn't know anything about computers such as herself. (I have no
opinion since I've never owned any laptop.)
At this point, I don't know whether she got an extended warranty, how
much SDRAM she got, nor what software came with the laptop. She bought
it at a Mac store in Boston, MA. In case she bought 1 GB of memory, how
beneficial would increasing to 2 GB be?
She says that she intends to use the laptop for everything pertaining to
her study (stage management with a minor in television journalism), and
to use her desktop PC for her hobbies, which include video editing but
not gaming. The PC was built locally to my specifications.
Also, does the MacBook Pro come with an emulation program for Windows?
If not, what is recommended (we have CDs with Windows ME, XP Home, 2000,
and XP Pro available to install if needed).
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