Laptop 1, or Laptop 2

Post by **dom** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 1:05 am

1)

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/prodde ... &langid=EN

2)

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/prodde ... 24&catid=#

I need: reliability, extremely small size, very light weight, ~1,000 price range

Xyzzzy · Post by **Xyzzzy** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 1:07 am

laptop 2 mac FTL

Th3souL · Post by **Th3souL** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 1:17 am

I find the only good thing about mac's, is the fact theres practically no viruses for them... if any.

depends entirely on what your gonna use it for though.

only office work - laptop 1

everything else - laptop 2

imo

Kitty · Post by **Kitty** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 1:36 am

I would recommend the MacBook, I just got a MacBook Pro for college.

I have been very satisfied with it so far, my experience has been 100 times better than Vista. I am still getting adjusted to the interface though. At least there is no ridiculous boot time...

The only two reasons I can think of getting the Vista would be if you wanted to game on it or just for the tablet function. As for me, I simply plan to game on my 360 (although I do believe you can run WoW on the Mac). I've also used the tablet PC before, and I think it's overrated as far as writing goes. It may seem cool at first, but typing is simply faster as apposed to writing.

Post by **dom** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 2:08 am

Th3souL wrote:I find the only good thing about mac's, is the fact theres practically no viruses for them... if any.

I don't get viruses on windows.

I've also used the tablet PC before, and I think it's overrated as far as writing goes.

I type faster than I write. But, the tablet PCs are the only ones that come that small, that's why I picked it =\

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The tablet PC also wins in hardware. However, I've always wanted a mac.

Xyzzzy · Post by **Xyzzzy** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 2:10 am

ewwwwe mac

Reise · Post by **Reise** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 2:59 am

I'll say #2 based solely on the fact that I don't know much about OSX. I can use it, I know how to operate it, I just don't know anything about how reliable it is. I'd stick to Windows, it's familiar and likely runs on better hardware.

MrFudge · Post by **MrFudge** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 3:06 am

the mac is good for everything except video games.

#2 is a crap version of what you should be getting if you wouuld get windows, that swivel monitor thing is cool for 5 minutes then it annoys the **** out of you.

Post by **dom** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 3:09 am

MrFudge wrote: that swivel monitor thing is cool for 5 minutes then it annoys the **** out of you.

You should read all the posts.

Shadowman20818 · Post by **Shadowman20818** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 3:10 am

From the stats, the windows outstrips the mac in every category except artistic functions, well except capacity to store media, so unless you're planning to use the computer primarily for art, I would go with #2.

Dystopia · Post by **Dystopia** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 3:17 am

6-0, pwned

Post by **dom** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 3:40 am

Dystopia wrote:6-0, pwned

Make that 9. It retails at $1400, but because it's on sale it's cheaper then the mac right now.

:love:

desktop built in june'ish? media laptop bought in december, and this laptop i'm about to get. LAN with my pets.

Priam · Post by **Priam** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 8:54 am

If it's 15.4" or 17" the macbook. The tinyer ones aren't worth the money.

And that rotating screen? not so good, my uncle wrecked it 2 times now.

Luoma · Post by **Luoma** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 10:36 am

like alot of people said, it depends on what you are going to use it for.
and if you are used to having windows id go #2, but i do like the mac

MrFudge · Post by **MrFudge** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 12:25 pm

dom wrote:
MrFudge wrote: that swivel monitor thing is cool for 5 minutes then it annoys the **** out of you.

You should read all the posts.

i did, the monitor is annoying, it feels kinda weird and writing on it isnt that great.

there are better small windows laptops out there for about 1k :roll:

BUT you will own at isketch w00t

Post by **dom** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 4:06 pm

MrFudge wrote:
dom wrote:
MrFudge wrote: that swivel monitor thing is cool for 5 minutes then it annoys the **** out of you.

You should read all the posts.

i did, the monitor is annoying, it feels kinda weird and writing on it isnt that great.

there are better small windows laptops out there for about 1k

BUT you will own at isketch w00t

I will NOT be using the laptop like that. I will be using it as a standard laptop, and none of the electronic retailers here carry normal laptops at 13 inches or under, except for the tablets.

Nuklear · Post by **Nuklear** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 4:50 pm

No gaming = mac. Gaming = pc. Trying your luck gaming w/boot camp = mac. Reliability = mac.

woutR · Post by **woutR** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 4:58 pm

My father has those two, lol. One is from his work and the macbook is his own. I think he uses the macbook more often, he uses laptop only for video watching and office stuff.

My preference would be #2 though for compatibility issues, you WILL run in to a program that you want to use, but can't because of mac, it will suck.

XemnasXD · Post by **XemnasXD** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 7:21 pm

i voted for one because i would probably break the swivel thing easily.....at least its hard to break Macs

Dystopia · Post by **Dystopia** » Sat Aug 18, 2007 7:57 pm

Macs are really fragile

i picked one b/c once u swivel the thing u can point the montiter facing up, lying on the keyboard, then it because a touch board

fena · Post by **fena** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 12:11 am

Strange that I happened to look at this thread.
I got a new laptop recently from Circuit City, because they were having a Back-to-School sale. I was planning on getting the 2nd laptop, but after I got there and saw it, I immediately said no, even though I had been dreaming about it for a week or something, lol.

The screen is HORRIBLE. There's some little fucked-up brightness issue with the screen, so much that it's about 2x as dim as regular screens. Meaning, compared to the laptops displayed next to it, it was only about half as bright. I think they got some really thick plastic screen or something on top of the regular screen. Regardless, the screen was horrible.

Watching movies, playing games, which are the only PROS of getting the 2nd option instead of the first, is ruled out completely due to the lack of light from the screen. Forget doing both. I would suggest getting a Windows computer, but not that one.
I'll have to throw in that before you buy any computer, I really suggest you take a look at it at some kind of store before buying it. The pictures on the Internet are extremely misleading, as I found out.

I ended up getting a Toshiba. A little more expensive, and it's a 13.1 inch, but it's screen is great.

guesswho · Post by **guesswho** » Sun Aug 19, 2007 12:45 am

Laptop 2.

Post by **dom** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 5:18 pm

Ok. I just got laptop 2....I got a printer/scanner deal for 20$ more, and a 110$ backpack/carry case. All together it came up to just over 1500$.

The laptop is NOT a touch screen. The luminosity problems are non existant because of that, the picture is actually amazing and doesn't have the problems fena spoke of. However, I can still tilt the monitor and set it flat, then use the voice recognition software to dictate instead of typing...which works really well. 2 microphones and a webcam are built into the top part of the monitor, it's 3 little holes. They're also very nice.

Also, the thumb print reader is win, it's amazing.