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I would like some advice please. Could someone recommend a reasonably priced laptop. Also would you recommend Vista or XP. Dell will build one with XP but is it worth getting this as, presumably, Vista is the thing of the future. I know Apple Macs are more expensive but would it be worth the extra money?
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If you just use standard programs (word processing, spreadsheets, web browsing, email, chatting, etc.), then get a Mac.
Them being more expensive is a myth, if you compare like for like. Apple make computers that are capable of anything the user wants. Other manufacturers make cheaper laptops that can't do the more high-end functions, like video editing (and then people come here and ask why they can't use certain programs reliably...).
The macbook is a great little computer. You can pick one up (and recently updated too!) for about �700, or �600 if you're a student. You'll get a great machine that works more reliably and simply than anything else using Windows, and it'll also be well designed, without the bloat of annoying programs, like other laptops come with.
Them being more expensive is a myth, if you compare like for like. Apple make computers that are capable of anything the user wants. Other manufacturers make cheaper laptops that can't do the more high-end functions, like video editing (and then people come here and ask why they can't use certain programs reliably...).
The macbook is a great little computer. You can pick one up (and recently updated too!) for about �700, or �600 if you're a student. You'll get a great machine that works more reliably and simply than anything else using Windows, and it'll also be well designed, without the bloat of annoying programs, like other laptops come with.
Some programs are Windows-only, and so you can't get it for Macbook. Most programs (Office, Firefox, Email clients, etc.) either have a Mac version. With everything, even if no Mac version is available, there is some Mac program that does the same thing, as good as or better than the Windows version.
It works differently, so will take you a few weeks to get out of your Windows habits, and another few weeks to begin to see the Mac way of doing things. But it's worth it.
Suggestion: find your nearest Apple store (official one, not reseller), and buy from Apple themselves.
Finally, if you do decide to go the Windows way (for example, if you're into the latest games, then Windows is the only way), then you should get XP and not Vista. Avoid Vista like the plague.
It works differently, so will take you a few weeks to get out of your Windows habits, and another few weeks to begin to see the Mac way of doing things. But it's worth it.
Suggestion: find your nearest Apple store (official one, not reseller), and buy from Apple themselves.
Finally, if you do decide to go the Windows way (for example, if you're into the latest games, then Windows is the only way), then you should get XP and not Vista. Avoid Vista like the plague.
Finally, as I said above, the Macbook has very recently been updated. Apple will be selling the new ones. PC World etc. will still be selling the old ones, to get rid of their stock.
They're the same price, so make sure you get the new ones. The new ones have an Intel X3100 graphics card in them.
Apple's online store is also good to buy from, with fast reliable delivery.
http://www.apple.com/ukstore
They're the same price, so make sure you get the new ones. The new ones have an Intel X3100 graphics card in them.
Apple's online store is also good to buy from, with fast reliable delivery.
http://www.apple.com/ukstore
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