Question for you guys who take laptops to school??

[305GUY]

i cant decide between a more portable 14" screen and a pimp 17" screen.. does anybody take a laptop thats 17" to school.. is it any less convenient than a 14" or 15"?

also the guy at circuit city told me that i should wait til around christmas to buy cause theres a new fatser proccessor (or something like that) coming out in a couple of months as well as microsoft vista (sp?).. does anybody have any info on this?

thanks

[Hackamaniac]

I say get both and send me which ever one you don't like

[305GUY]

I say get both and send me which ever one you don't like

if i could afford both i would just have a badass alienware laptop built just for me!... nice try though

[audis4]

I'd go with a 15" mac pro....JMO
my buddy has a 17"...way to big to take to class and fit your books on the desk too....

[Bojangles69]

i have a 14" Acer Aspire 3003, for the price its the best comp you can get. Spent like $550 on it.

[daem]

Go with a Sony vaio 13.3in screen.

I don't care what anyone says about Mac being superior, the newest vaio's are insanity.

As far as processor speed, of course there will be a new chip that comes out. Every 6 months new technology hits and speeds increase.

For general college purposes, you aren't going to be any better off in 3 months when this "new chip" comes out.

[Bojangles69]

Go with a Sony vaio 13.3in screen.

I don't care what anyone says about Mac being superior, the newest vaio's are insanity.

As far as processor speed, of course there will be a new chip that comes out. Every 6 months new technology hits and speeds increase.

For general college purposes, you aren't going to be any better off in 3 months when this "new chip" comes out.

exactly. im not sure how fast my computer is but the thought of needing it to be any quicker is absurd, and compared to other computers its probaly slow.

[audis4]

sony vaio, mac pro, asus....best tops on the market IMO

[DamnYouMSN]

ehh i got a laptop for school never did end up using it at school tho...think its a waste jsut get a badass desktop and use the computer on campus.

[DamnYouMSN]

BTW what school?

[305GUY]

Go with a Sony vaio 13.3in screen.

I don't care what anyone says about Mac being superior, the newest vaio's are insanity.

As far as processor speed, of course there will be a new chip that comes out. Every 6 months new technology hits and speeds increase.

For general college purposes, you aren't going to be any better off in 3 months when this "new chip" comes out.

i heard sony's customer service/technical assistance his HORRIBLE! but i have been looking into some of them

[305GUY]

ehh i got a laptop for school never did end up using it at school tho...think its a waste jsut get a badass desktop and use the computer on campus.

on tuesday i have 2 classes that are like 3 hours long each right after i get off of my 9-5 job so having a laptop in those classes would be a godsend, to check my emails, go on AIm, forums etc... itll just make the time go by so much faster..

BTW what school?

FIU

[305GUY]

i have a 14" Acer Aspire 3003, for the price its the best comp you can get. Spent like $550 on it.

yeah i saw an ACER at the store but never really heard of that brand before..i think they are europe based or something.... sounds like a good price though

[DamnYouMSN]

HMm you wouldn't by any chance have a microeconomics book would you?? the 11th edition?

[305GUY]

HMm you wouldn't by any chance have a microeconomics book would you?? the 11th edition?

sorry.. not a business major anymore so didnt take the class... i took macroeconomics and said "**** this shit!"

[kihop]

17 inch is too big for school. They dont fit on desks, the laptop bags for them are huge and dorky and they're loud as shit. get 13-15 inch.

[Bojangles69]

yeah i saw an ACER at the store but never really heard of that brand before..i think they are europe based or something.... sounds like a good price though

yeh Acer was used strictly by the government for a long time, it was only recently released in the market, but my brother said its always had a great reputation and i think he'd disagree with some of the brands that were listed above. the brands he mentioned that were best were none of the ones listed above. next time i talk to him ill ask him, he travels around the world fixing computers for major corporations so he def knows his shit.

[THE_DOME]

i rent one everyday for free from our computer lab, the rental is paid for in my tuition

[THE_DOME]

i rent one everyday for free from our computer lab, the rental is paid for in my tuition

[coldone]

I dont know about school but I have an 15" HP that my work provides, and a 17" dell for myself. The smaller screen system lasts almost twice as long on the battery. i'd get the 15.

C/O

[cfiler]

The problem with a mac is that no company knows how to troubleshoot it, or fix it. The best most would be able to do, is if it can boot into windows, they can do everything through there.

Macs are REALLY not popular in Canada. No company supports them, so anything you want to do or install needs to be DIY. My isp refuses to install or troubleshoot for macs.

[kihop]

^^They can boot windows now.

[305GUY]

17 inch is too big for school. They dont fit on desks, the laptop bags for them are huge and dorky and they're loud as shit. get 13-15 inch.

I dont know about school but I have an 15" HP that my work provides, and a 17" dell for myself. The smaller screen system lasts almost twice as long on the battery. i'd get the 15.

C/O

yeah ive decided im going with a 14" with a $400 protection plan that includes any accident. so im gonna wait a year or so til the laptop is no longer sold at circuit city, pour beer all over the keyboard to destroy the motherboard and circuit city will give me what i paid for the laptop on a giftcard to purchase a new one

[kihop]

yeah ive decided im going with a 14" with a $400 protection plan that includes any accident. so im gonna wait a year or so til the laptop is no longer sold at circuit city, pour beer all over the keyboard to destroy the motherboard and circuit city will give me what i paid for the laptop on a giftcard to purchase a new one

That'll work too...nice descision!

[audis4]

yeah ive decided im going with a 14" with a $400 protection plan that includes any accident. so im gonna wait a year or so til the laptop is no longer sold at circuit city, pour beer all over the keyboard to destroy the motherboard and circuit city will give me what i paid for the laptop on a giftcard to purchase a new one

wow, great idea, thanks!

[skipp]

I'd wait 'til Vista is out.. It'll be worth it, and if you can wait you'll save money or get a faster one for the same money. I got a 14" widescreen and i def wouldnt want ANY bigger to carry around.


I go to FAU btw..

[Carlos_E]

The problem with a mac is that no company knows how to troubleshoot it, or fix it. The best most would be able to do, is if it can boot into windows, they can do everything through there.

Macs are REALLY not popular in Canada. No company supports them, so anything you want to do or install needs to be DIY. My isp refuses to install or troubleshoot for macs.

Your ISP is stupid. Get a new ISP.

[Carlos_E]

I'd go with a MacBook Pro or if you want to save money a MacBook. You can run either Mac OS X (a superior OS) or you can boot the laptop to WinXP (and Vista.) I only boot to Windows for gaming.

There are Apple stores and authorized service centers all over the world. Either call Apple's 800 support number or check the web site for a location near you.

MacBook 13.3-inch (diagonal) glossy widescreen



MacBook Pro 15.4-inch or 17-inch (diagonal) TFT display, Optional glossy widescreen display

[Carlos_E]

Hands on: Running Vista on a MacBook Pro
Apple's top-end laptop runs Vista better than a high-end Sony Vaio

http://www.computerworld.com/action/...1&pageNumber=1

Apple's high-end laptop runs Vista better than a high-end Sony Vaio: a new report found a "Windows Experience Index" of 3.6 on the (older) Sony Vaio VGN-A790 laptop--compared with a "WEI" of 4.7 on the newer dual-core MacBook Pro, which it noted was in part due to the newer Intel processor and better ATI video card. The "hardware" report, the first in Computerworld's series about the use of Windows Vista on a MacBook Pro, notes a few shortcomings of running Vista on the Mac laptop using Apple's Bootcamp technology, including the lack of Windows' right-click (solved by instaling a separate third-party application called Apple Mouse), the inability to eject disks from the SuperDrive using the eject key on the keyboard (users can still use the menu in Vista), and the lack of elegant solution to boot back into Mac OS X, and some heat and battery consumption issues--due to the lack of power management functions.

[Carlos_E]

Boot camp is still in beta. Once the final release comes out it should take care of the issues stated in the article.

[AnabolicAndre]

I love my MAC and wont ever go back to windows.

the thought of not having to worry about viruses or spyware, way outdoes the lack of local stores. Which doesnt really matter cause their customer service is top notch. I have the 15in MAC book Pro and I am very very content with it.

[Psychotron]

Ya, I am probably buying a Mac, like the idea of having vista, os x and a unix distro all on one machine. especially since the project im about to embark for the military requires me to have os x heh

[audis4]

I'd go with a MacBook Pro or if you want to save money a MacBook. You can run either Mac OS X (a superior OS) or you can boot the laptop to WinXP (and Vista.) I only boot to Windows for gaming.

There are Apple stores and authorized service centers all over the world. Either call Apple's 800 support number or check the web site for a location near you.

MacBook 13.3-inch (diagonal) glossy widescreen



MacBook Pro 15.4-inch or 17-inch (diagonal) TFT display, Optional glossy widescreen display

the macbook pro is my next computer.

[Psychotron]

I love my MAC and wont ever go back to windows.

the thought of not having to worry about viruses or spyware, way outdoes the lack of local stores. Which doesnt really matter cause their customer service is top notch. I have the 15in MAC book Pro and I am very very content with it.

while the security is nice, the option of not having windows is not a possibility to me or for the rest of the world for that matter, it just doesnt go on without microsoft. on a side note I havent had a virus in a few years running my windows 2000 here.

[SVTMuscle*]

I have a laptop, i love it personally, but theres really no use for a laptop specifically, the only time it leaves my desk is if i go home for an extended amount of time. so buy a big one with a good processor and screen because unless you have a class that requires a laptop, you wont take it to the cafe to read emails and sip a double mocha cafe latte with whipped milk as so many people like to believe in college haha

[Carlos_E]

I love my MAC and wont ever go back to windows.

the thought of not having to worry about viruses or spyware, way outdoes the lack of local stores. Which doesnt really matter cause their customer service is top notch. I have the 15in MAC book Pro and I am very very content with it.

I have a 17" MacBook Pro and love mine. I'm very happy with it. Are you running windows on yours? I boot to windows to play games.

[Carlos_E]

while the security is nice, the option of not having windows is not a possibility to me or for the rest of the world for that matter, it just doesnt go on without microsoft. on a side note I havent had a virus in a few years running my windows 2000 here.

Umm... did you read? You can run windows on a Mac. How is that not having it as an option?

[SVTMuscle*]

So you can run Window's on a MAC? If so whats the point of a MAC?

[305GUY]

you wont take it to the cafe to read emails and sip a double mocha cafe latte with whipped milk as so many people like to believe in college haha

lmao I don't even like coffee...but 2 of my classes are 3 hours long and havig a laptop and being online will make the time go by so much faster... theres wireless internet throughout the whole campus so I don't need to be at a wiress café to be online..

[Carlos_E]

So you can run Window's on a MAC? If so whats the point of a MAC?

It boots both Mac OS X and Windows. If you take the time to use OS X you will see it's a superior OS. That's the point.

Win booting is a nice feature to have just in case you come across software you can only run in windows. I only use Windows to play games or video cam on MSN. (Microsoft didn't design cam support into the mac version) As soon as I'm done I switch back to OS X.