Comments on: Laptops: Windows or Mac?

By: Dreamgazer

Dreamgazer — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:48:18 +0000

Just get a regular macbook (starting at around $1100) and then load both windows and OS X Leopard onto it. You’ll be able to switch between the two through bootcamp. Your local mac store should be able to load a copy of Windows xp in for you. This way, you’ll get the fine built of the macbook + support when you need it.

Equally, you can also load OS X onto any general intel based laptops. However, I doubt you would want to go through the trouble.

By: M C

M C — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:48:18 +0000

my macs work ALL the time, never down for even a minute

my windows, not so good

By: none

none — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:48:18 +0000

i think window is good…i think this laptop are good

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8651069&type=product&id=1195599779501

By: Douglas C

Douglas C — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:48:18 +0000

I myself am looking at the MacBook range from Apple, because I would love a Mac, but would not like to leave behind my Windows world I have become accustomed to. I would get a MacBook, or MacBook Pro, and buy a copy of Windows Vista Premium or Ultimate (avoid Basic like the plauge), and throw that on there using Boot Camp or Parallels. Just make sure you get as much RAM as possible with the Mac if you use Parallels.

And, yes, there are Viruses for the Mac out there, but the number is so insignificant, it is rounded down to none. Norton makes Norton AntiVirus for Mac, funnily enough, and have done so for a while now. It did fizzle out of existance for a while at one point, though.

By: mac_fixit

mac_fixit — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:48:18 +0000

MacBook if you are a student
http://www.apple.com/macbook/

they run Windows too benchmarks here
http://www.mactech.com/articles/mactech/Vol.24/24.02/VirtualizationBenchmark/
Parallels or VMware are better if you need both OSs at the same time.

New users guide to Leopard
http://www.apple.com/findouthow/macosx/

All Macs come with iLife
http://www.apple.com/ilife/

and iWork08
http://www.apple.com/iwork/tutorials/#pages

If you really want "anti virus" for Mac use http://clamxav.com/
for the PC viruses that might come on emails (they won’t affect you)