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Originally Posted by JustJess
Those are very very hot, but ! No expandability! For a desktop system, don't you want to be able to add stuff? I do love the fact that the screen is all there is, however...
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As willravel has pointed out, there's
some expandability. There are other ways to "expand" your mac, like external harddrives and such. Mostly, you're not supposed to expand your mac. It's all the computer you need... and if it's not, what you need is not a mac...
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Originally Posted by willravel
The laptops are a little more expensive, but you get Mac OS, which is surprisngly more stable than anything Windows has ever, or will ever, develope. You're paying for, in Mac OS, features and abilities that might get to PCs in 5-10 years. You're also paying for an OS that is litterally germ free: there are no known viruses for Mac OS X. My computer, in the 3+ years that I've had it, has never frozen once. I've not had programs quit. I've not had to restart. I'm not saying that Windows does this on all of the PC x86 machines, but you do have to spend a lot and probably customize (break the thing open and tinker with) a PC to make it anywhere near as stable as a Mac. Also, Mac doesn't give you free trials of their software like Windows. If it's on your computer when you buy it, you have it for life. That's gotta be worth a few hundred bucks.
Also, they're pretty cool.
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I'm interested to know if you make a distinction between MacOS and MacOS X.
I also can't help but notice some of your claims have dubious relevance. For instance, your claim that you've never "had programs quit." What does this have to do with the OS? ...or the computer, for that matter?
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Originally Posted by JustJess
It's so pretty. I looooove it. I want it now... but alas, I am still saving. $2800 WITH an education discount!! The only thing I'm waivering on is what hard drive to get. What do you think?
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I'm told that they are excellent laptops.
Personally, I'm holding out until they replace their current processors with the Core 2 Duo, although I can understand if you can't wait that long...