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Where to start? OK, I'm going to be getting a laptop in the not too distant future but what form it takes I don't know. I've never owned a laptop so this would be my first and I'm not up to spec. on laptops, I don't know whether to buy a Windows based laptop or a Mac variant. It wouldn't be used for gaming, I have my desktop PC for that, so mainly on the go away from home things. I have a rough budget between £500 - 700 and I'd rather not spend more than that if I can help it which sorta puts the Mac on the unlikely list but I have a friend who swears by them and he used to be a PC Linux user and work in a hardware environment so he knows what he's talking about when it comes to Mac's and PCs. I don't, I only know desktop PCs.
The 'ideal' Mac would probably be a G4 iBook with 14" screen but that's about £900 and I don't really fancy a 12" screen for £800. Windows based laptops for £500+ seem to have a lot more to offer than a Mac variant but again I'm not a Mac user and I'd appreciate opinions from anyone who is or who has a Mac laptop.
I'll list a Windows based laptop spec. that I'd prefer and if someone can tell me what a Mac spec. similar to it would be I'd appreciate that as I know you can't compare them like for like.
CPU - 2Ghz~
RAM - 512Mb preferred
HD - 40Gb
Screen - 14" minimum
Optical - DVD/CD-RW preferred but any would do, I have my desktop to burn DVDs/CDs
That's the basics, anything else would be a bonus. As I said, that's my Windows based spec. for all I know a Mac of 1Ghz and 256Mb RAM might be pretty close in performance or better!
The 'ideal' Mac would probably be a G4 iBook with 14" screen but that's about £900 and I don't really fancy a 12" screen for £800. Windows based laptops for £500+ seem to have a lot more to offer than a Mac variant but again I'm not a Mac user and I'd appreciate opinions from anyone who is or who has a Mac laptop.
I'll list a Windows based laptop spec. that I'd prefer and if someone can tell me what a Mac spec. similar to it would be I'd appreciate that as I know you can't compare them like for like.
CPU - 2Ghz~
RAM - 512Mb preferred
HD - 40Gb
Screen - 14" minimum
Optical - DVD/CD-RW preferred but any would do, I have my desktop to burn DVDs/CDs
That's the basics, anything else would be a bonus. As I said, that's my Windows based spec. for all I know a Mac of 1Ghz and 256Mb RAM might be pretty close in performance or better!























