Is a MacBook worth it?

For a college student who commutes and needs the laptop for roughly the entire day. My main uses are word processing, netflix, and web browsing plus reading some ebooks. Would you say I should go with a MacBook?

This is far better suited for the Computer Hardware board.

My opinion is of course no because Apple products are extremely overpriced. You're only paying for a brand.

This is far better suited for the Computer Hardware board.

My opinion is of course no because Apple products are extremely overpriced. You're only paying for a brand.

Masenkoe

. You're only paying for a brand.

Masenkoe

[QUOTE="Masenkoe"]

This is far better suited for the Computer Hardware board.

My opinion is of course no because Apple products are extremely overpriced. You're only paying for a brand.

Allicrombie

This is far better suited for the Computer Hardware board.

My opinion is of course no because Apple products are extremely overpriced. You're only paying for a brand.

Masenkoe

No, you can do all of that on a cheap laptop.Person0

[QUOTE="Masenkoe"]

This is far better suited for the Computer Hardware board.

My opinion is of course no because Apple products are extremely overpriced. You're only paying for a brand.

Allicrombie

For a college student who commutes and needs the laptop for roughly the entire day. My main uses are word processing, netflix, and web browsing plus reading some ebooks. Would you say I should go with a MacBook?

ferrari_102

You'll find OSX is an incredible user friendly OS. Very efficient & reliable.

-Word processing: Microsoft office is available on OSX, but also Open Office (free word processor that can read, edit, and export word files amongst others, what I use for my university papers)

-Netflix: works on Mac, Actually just started the 30 day free trial for my Macbook a few hours ago. May have to switch a browser, but works.

-web browsing: recommend having both Chrome & Firefox. Safari a good 3rd choice, and still much better than IE. Chrome is very satable though for my Macbook. Currently have over 30 tabs.:P

If your not doing any heavy work I would recommend a Macbook Air or refurbished Macbook (Plastic body Macbooks are no longer produced, just Macbook pros)

Like I often say, if you have the money and are not a core PC gamer then a Mac is likely the best choice for you.

A non-macbok laptop would do all those things, and be a lot cheaper.

I have a mac book, and I'm sot of waiting for it to die now so I can justify going back to a PC.

I love my MacBook.Allicrombie

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For a college student who commutes and needs the laptop for roughly the entire day. My main uses are word processing, netflix, and web browsing plus reading some ebooks. Would you say I should go with a MacBook?

dercoo

You'll find OSX is an incredible user friendly OS. Very efficient & reliable.

-Word processing: Microsoft office is available on OSX, but also Open Office (free word processor that can read, edit, and export word files amongst others, what I use for my university papers)

-Netflix: works on Mac, Actually just started the 30 day free trial for my Macbook a few hours ago. May have to switch a browser, but works.

-web browsing: recommend having both Chrome & Firefox. Safari a good 3rd choice, and still much better than IE. Chrome is very satable though for my Macbook. Currently have over 30 tabs.:P

If your not doing any heavy work I would recommend a Macbook Air or refurbished Macbook (Plastic body Macbooks are no longer produced, just Macbook pros)

Like I often say, if you have the money and are not a core PC gamer then a Mac is likely the best choice for you.

I don't have one, but my older sister does. She's had it for months and says she likes it and that she has not gotten a single virus (amazing, considering all the shady websites she goes on).

But with the stuff you want to do, you could get a regular PC and get by fine. Macbooks are expensive as hell. My sister paid around $1000 for hers.

If money isn't a huge issue, then absolutely. Yes, it's overpriced, but it has everything.

OS is so much better than windows

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[QUOTE="ferrari_102"]

For a college student who commutes and needs the laptop for roughly the entire day. My main uses are word processing, netflix, and web browsing plus reading some ebooks. Would you say I should go with a MacBook?

Toxic-Seahorse

You'll find OSX is an incredible user friendly OS. Very efficient & reliable.

-Word processing: Microsoft office is available on OSX, but also Open Office (free word processor that can read, edit, and export word files amongst others, what I use for my university papers)

-Netflix: works on Mac, Actually just started the 30 day free trial for my Macbook a few hours ago. May have to switch a browser, but works.

-web browsing: recommend having both Chrome & Firefox. Safari a good 3rd choice, and still much better than IE. Chrome is very satable though for my Macbook. Currently have over 30 tabs.:P

If your not doing any heavy work I would recommend a Macbook Air or refurbished Macbook (Plastic body Macbooks are no longer produced, just Macbook pros)

Like I often say, if you have the money and are not a core PC gamer then a Mac is likely the best choice for you.

OSX is not an inferior product though:?

Besides software compatability(da games) OSX blows windows out of the water.

If money isn't a huge issue, then absolutely. Yes, it's overpriced, but it has everything.

OS is so much better than windows

ArcadeHead

OSX is not an inferior product though:?

Besides software compatability OSX blows windows out of the water.

dercoo

How so? I see people saying this, yet they never give any reasons. It's blind Apple loyalty.

It kind of is, I havent used windows in so long that I probably couldnt give you a decent specific. It's just awesome, simple yet eloquent.

[QUOTE="ArcadeHead"]

If money isn't a huge issue, then absolutely. Yes, it's overpriced, but it has everything.

OS is so much better than windows

Toxic-Seahorse

OSX is not an inferior product though:?

Besides software compatability OSX blows windows out of the water.

dercoo

How so? I see people saying this, yet they never give any reasons. It's blind Apple loyalty.

OSX is more user friendly than Windows(very visual based interface.),

more efficient with hardware than windows(spec to spec, will almost always out score Windows in performance test, even though it is slight)

more reliable(less prone to bugs & glitches),

more secure than windows(less than a percent of a percent as many viruses),

much longer lasting than windows(will run as fast as the day you got it, 5 years later).

I'm not a Apple fanboy, I carry an andriod Phone & tablet, an use Windows PCs at college for classes. Not every Apple product is good. There version of Office is *****

And **** do I hate the move away from Optical drives:evil:

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[QUOTE="ArcadeHead"]

[QUOTE="dercoo"]OSX is not an inferior product though:?

Besides software compatability OSX blows windows out of the water.

dercoo

How so? I see people saying this, yet they never give any reasons. It's blind Apple loyalty.

OSX is more user friendly than Windows,

more efficient with hardware than windows,

more reliable(less prone to bugs & glitches),

more secure than windows,

much longer lasting than windows.

If I had a macbook maybe my game would get better with the ladies.Wilfred_Owen

[QUOTE="Wilfred_Owen"]If I had a macbook maybe my game would get better with the ladies.Fightingfan

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"][QUOTE="Wilfred_Owen"]If I had a macbook maybe my game would get better with the ladies.Wilfred_Owen

The macbook pro? I dont think so, but I have a macbook air and I love it. One of the few ultrabooks that allows you to get 8gb of ram. I am by no means an apple fan, but truth is, apple makes very good laptops, yes in general they are overpriced (especially the macbook pros), but IMO the airs arent really that bad compared to all the other ultrabooks with similar specs.

I tried really hard to find a laptop thats not a mac in the laptop space, but the air was the only one that checked out my checklist which was

- i7
- 8gb of ram
- Good LCD quality
- Backlit keyboard
- Under 4 pounds
- Good battery life

The macbook pro? I dont think so, but I have a macbook air and I love it. One of the few ultrabooks that allows you to get 8gb of ram. I am by no means an apple fan, but truth is, apple makes very good laptops, yes in general they are overpriced (especially the macbook pros), but IMO the airs arent really that bad compared to all the other ultrabooks with similar specs.

I tried really hard to find a laptop thats not a mac in the laptop space, but the air was the only one that checked out my checklist which was

- i7
- 8gb of ram
- Good LCD quality
- Backlit keyboard
- Under 4 pounds
- Good battery life

way2funny

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The macbook pro? I dont think so, but I have a macbook air and I love it. One of the few ultrabooks that allows you to get 8gb of ram. I am by no means an apple fan, but truth is, apple makes very good laptops, yes in general they are overpriced (especially the macbook pros), but IMO the airs arent really that bad compared to all the other ultrabooks with similar specs.

I tried really hard to find a laptop thats not a mac in the laptop space, but the air was the only one that checked out my checklist which was

- i7
- 8gb of ram
- Good LCD quality
- Backlit keyboard
- Under 4 pounds
- Good battery life

Fightingfan

Virtual machines, IDEs, and still be able to work on multiple websites, music, etc all at the same time? You have eclipse open, couple of websites, music, a VM and there goes your 8gb of ram

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"][QUOTE="way2funny"]

The macbook pro? I dont think so, but I have a macbook air and I love it. One of the few ultrabooks that allows you to get 8gb of ram. I am by no means an apple fan, but truth is, apple makes very good laptops, yes in general they are overpriced (especially the macbook pros), but IMO the airs arent really that bad compared to all the other ultrabooks with similar specs.

I tried really hard to find a laptop thats not a mac in the laptop space, but the air was the only one that checked out my checklist which was

- i7
- 8gb of ram
- Good LCD quality
- Backlit keyboard
- Under 4 pounds
- Good battery life

way2funny

Virtual machines, IDEs, and still be able to work on multiple websites, music, etc all at the same time? You have eclipse open, couple of websites, music, a VM and there goes your 8gb of ram

[QUOTE="way2funny"]

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"] WTF are you gonna do with an i7 and 8GB of ram in a laptop? Shoot predator missiles for NASA?PernicioEnigma

Virtual machines, IDEs, and still be able to work on multiple websites, music, etc all at the same time? You have eclipse open, couple of websites, music, a VM and there goes your 8gb of ram

yeah 1 windows VM give it 2gb of ram, eclipse, and / or xcode, several websites, skypes will easily exceed 4gb of ram. Easily.

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"][QUOTE="way2funny"]

The macbook pro? I dont think so, but I have a macbook air and I love it. One of the few ultrabooks that allows you to get 8gb of ram. I am by no means an apple fan, but truth is, apple makes very good laptops, yes in general they are overpriced (especially the macbook pros), but IMO the airs arent really that bad compared to all the other ultrabooks with similar specs.

I tried really hard to find a laptop thats not a mac in the laptop space, but the air was the only one that checked out my checklist which was

- i7
- 8gb of ram
- Good LCD quality
- Backlit keyboard
- Under 4 pounds
- Good battery life

way2funny

Virtual machines, IDEs, and still be able to work on multiple websites, music, etc all at the same time? You have eclipse open, couple of websites, music, a VM and there goes your 8gb of ram

*Hm not sure on skype comment don't use that.

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[QUOTE="Fightingfan"] WTF are you gonna do with an i7 and 8GB of ram in a laptop? Shoot predator missiles for NASA?Fightingfan

Virtual machines, IDEs, and still be able to work on multiple websites, music, etc all at the same time? You have eclipse open, couple of websites, music, a VM and there goes your 8gb of ram

*Hm not sure on skype comment don't use that.

Do you program? IDEs take up quite a bit of ram, now you mix that with a VM, + all the other normal things you do, your easily over 4gb of ram. Anyway, that was my checklist and the air was the only one that filled my quota

[QUOTE="Fightingfan"]

[QUOTE="way2funny"]

Virtual machines, IDEs, and still be able to work on multiple websites, music, etc all at the same time? You have eclipse open, couple of websites, music, a VM and there goes your 8gb of ram

way2funny

*Hm not sure on skype comment don't use that.

Do you program? IDEs take up quite a bit of ram, now you mix that with a VM, + all the other normal things you do, your easily over 4gb of ram. Anyway, that was my checklist and the air was the only one that filled my quota

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[QUOTE="Fightingfan"] That's bullsh*t, I can run Crysis and with tons of programs in the back and not even use 6gb or more then 4 out of my eight cores.

*Hm not sure on skype comment don't use that.

Fightingfan

Do you program? IDEs take up quite a bit of ram, now you mix that with a VM, + all the other normal things you do, your easily over 4gb of ram. Anyway, that was my checklist and the air was the only one that filled my quota

Well thats the thing, doing all these heavy duty things i still get 6+ hours on an air, and I do have a desktop, a very beefy one, but I need something to suppliment it that gives me mobility. But I cant sacrafice too much preformance. I have a 4 year old laptop with 4gb of ram and I'm always hitting the ram threshold there so I knew I needed more, and enough to last me about 4 years.

You never hit the 6gb mark, but I'm sure you surpass the 4gb mark and thats exactly it, I want enough that I know I wont surpass

[QUOTE="Masenkoe"]

This is far better suited for the Computer Hardware board.

My opinion is of course no because Apple products are extremely overpriced. You're only paying for a brand.

Allicrombie

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[QUOTE="Masenkoe"]

This is far better suited for the Computer Hardware board.

My opinion is of course no because Apple products are extremely overpriced. You're only paying for a brand.

mitu123

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[QUOTE="Allicrombie"] You're also paying for the option of not using Windows, which makes things a lot better.

Allicrombie

There are better options, most for less, it all depends on your needs (performance, weight, price, etc.).

Heck if you're going to spend that much, you could even get the ASUS TAICHI for ~$1300.

Metallic body,dual 1920x1080 screens placed back to back, so when closed it becomes a tablet. Powered by an Intel Core i5 and has a 128GB SSD.

$1600 gets you an Intel core i7 and 256GB SSD. There is also an optional digital pen.

There are better options, most for less, it all depends on your needs (performance, weight, price, etc.).

Heck if you're going to spend that much, you could even get the ASUS TAICHI for ~$1300.

Metallic body,dual 1920x1080 screens placed back to back, so when closed it becomes a tablet. Powered by an Intel Core i5 and has a 128GB SSD.

$1600 gets you an Intel core i7 and 256GB SSD. There is also an optional digital pen.

NVIDIATI

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[QUOTE="way2funny"]

Virtual machines, IDEs, and still be able to work on multiple websites, music, etc all at the same time? You have eclipse open, couple of websites, music, a VM and there goes your 8gb of ram

way2funny

*Hm not sure on skype comment don't use that.

Do you program? IDEs take up quite a bit of ram, now you mix that with a VM, + all the other normal things you do, your easily over 4gb of ram. Anyway, that was my checklist and the air was the only one that filled my quota