Macs are weaker too.
The laptop you posted would wipe the floor with any ibooks available, that's for sure. The hd mobility 5870 is beast.
Also, microsoft office works better on windows from what I've heard, just like how itunes works better on OS X.
Running bootcamp would add the cost of buying the windows OS, an added cost.
Also, congrats on getting into Duke!
I have a few friends going there next year, maybe you'll be in the same classes!
The laptop you posted would wipe the floor with any ibooks available, that's for sure. The hd mobility 5870 is beast.
Also, microsoft office works better on windows from what I've heard, just like how itunes works better on OS X.
Running bootcamp would add the cost of buying the windows OS, an added cost.
Also, congrats on getting into Duke!
I have a few friends going there next year, maybe you'll be in the same classes!
If you're already used to Mac, then why not trying something free and good such as Linux? Mac users are know to have an easier learning curve when they switch to Linux than windows users.
Personally I recommend you Linux Mint 9.
Then tweak it to make it suit your needs... You can get it to look something like this:
Like most people know, Linux is highly customizable, much more than windows and mac.
By default the new Linux Mint 9 looks like this:
Personally I recommend you Linux Mint 9.
Then tweak it to make it suit your needs... You can get it to look something like this:
Like most people know, Linux is highly customizable, much more than windows and mac.
By default the new Linux Mint 9 looks like this:
Last edited by GenkiSudo; Jun 2, 2010 at 02:36 AM.
"There is enough on earth for everybody's need, but not for everyone's greed." - Mohandas Gandhi
Originally Posted by Gorman
OSX is a better os than 7/vista/xp, hands down.
If you think your OSX is bad because it spazzed out, then you do not want to use windows.
I don't think that the OSX is bad. I love the OSX, but I wanted to try something different. As for understanding Window's operating system, see below.
Genkisudo, I did consider Linux for a while, but I think it would be easier for me just to go back to Windows. I was actually a big Windows user about 5 years ago before I switched to Mac. My school's computers are all XP, and I run XP on parallels on my Mac. Back then I did not completely utilize my PC's capabilities when I was younger, but I now know what possibilities there are.
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