Getting a laptop, Suggestions??

[siddyp]

I have to disagree that Mac's are overrated. I've had mine for 3 years, and I have had 0 issues. Speed is phenomenal. My friends with Mac's don't have issues. My friends with PC's have issues with a bunch of hardware and software malfunctions or viruses.

No question Microsoft/PC based computers are the norm esp in the business world, but Mac's are more than worth it.

Speed? Both Mac and Windows computers use the same Intel chips, same 2-4gb ram, same disks.

If you have multiple viruses on your computer, very simply, you're doing it wrong. Don't install malicious toolbars and you are not really the 1,000,000th visitor.

Secondly, I'm not sure of the usefulness of a laptop after 3 years. I guess my laptop from 3 yrs ago is still very capable (core duo I think, 4gb ram, win7) but with improvements in tech since then, if my computer was important to me, I'd buy a new one (I did, because that was 15.4" and my new one is very portable, 13.3" and 3.5 lbs

you're right about the attributes, but idk. My laptop seems to go from fully off to fully on faster, load files faster, definitely search faster, the spotlight function is second to none. I have a 15 inch macbook pro. 4gm ram. I'm able to do everything I need to do and more with it.

But i don't think you can go wrong with a PC if you get the right one. Windows 7 is phenomenal if you know how to use it. But its the same with Mac's if you get the right one and Snow Leopard is phenomenal if you know how to use it.