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i was looking around and only ran across the macbook and the vaio c and sz series. both the vaios are more expensive than the macbook for similar configurations. who else makes 13.3 in laptops?
Originally posted by: Looney
Macbooks are decent... but the Sony's will be much lighter than the Macbook. Also, i believe they have better GPUs. And they definitely have better display than the Macbooks.
But for the price, Macbooks are pretty damn good. I just wished it was a pound or two lighter (or even a 12" widescreen).
Originally posted by: bklyn1028
If I might jump into this, please....my daughter has a 12" mac, and loves it, but her school requires a windows based laptop, so..........she would like a 12" if possible, 13 would work, has to be light, and I know there are a ton out there, however, this is my main concern VISTA...how stable is it now??...Lenovo still has XP pro available.....
Originally posted by: TheStu
Originally posted by: bklyn1028
If I might jump into this, please....my daughter has a 12" mac, and loves it, but her school requires a windows based laptop, so..........she would like a 12" if possible, 13 would work, has to be light, and I know there are a ton out there, however, this is my main concern VISTA...how stable is it now??...Lenovo still has XP pro available.....
I have Vista on my 13.3 MacBook and it runs fairly well. I am probably not the best person to talk to since I use OS X primarily, but aside from not being able to connect to one wireless network, Vista has worked well.
I hate when schools put down a requirement like that. It is one thing to say that the student has to have a computer, or a laptop specifically, but when you say "it has to run Windows" that just gets annoying. How about "we highly recommend you get a windows laptop. However, should you choose not to, you may not be eligible to receive any of the special perks that the rest of our students receive (free software, reduced cost software, tech support, etc.) and are therefore on your own." I do know that some schools do use a VPN-type connection for their students to log in with, and it could be that they only want Windows machines on there, even though VPN can be accessed via Linux and OS X.
The 13.3 MacBook is about the same weight, maybe a little lighter than the 12" iBook, and I would say the same for the 12" PowerBook (I have used both). And all the new ones can run windows.
could I load XP Pro on her macbook?Originally posted by: bklyn1028
Originally posted by: TheStu
Originally posted by: bklyn1028
If I might jump into this, please....my daughter has a 12" mac, and loves it, but her school requires a windows based laptop, so..........she would like a 12" if possible, 13 would work, has to be light, and I know there are a ton out there, however, this is my main concern VISTA...how stable is it now??...Lenovo still has XP pro available.....
I have Vista on my 13.3 MacBook and it runs fairly well. I am probably not the best person to talk to since I use OS X primarily, but aside from not being able to connect to one wireless network, Vista has worked well.
I hate when schools put down a requirement like that. It is one thing to say that the student has to have a computer, or a laptop specifically, but when you say "it has to run Windows" that just gets annoying. How about "we highly recommend you get a windows laptop. However, should you choose not to, you may not be eligible to receive any of the special perks that the rest of our students receive (free software, reduced cost software, tech support, etc.) and are therefore on your own." I do know that some schools do use a VPN-type connection for their students to log in with, and it could be that they only want Windows machines on there, even though VPN can be accessed via Linux and OS X.
The 13.3 MacBook is about the same weight, maybe a little lighter than the 12" iBook, and I would say the same for the 12" PowerBook (I have used both). And all the new ones can run windows.
could I load XP Pro on her macbook?Originally posted by: TheStu
Originally posted by: bklyn1028
could I load XP Pro on her macbook?Originally posted by: TheStu
Originally posted by: gus6464
Sony trackpads tend to be small and have an awkward feel to them. Macbook trackpad blows them out of the water IMO. I also prefer macbook keyboard compared to sonys. Now when comparing thinkpad and macbook keyboard I would take the thinkpad.
Originally posted by: bklyn1028
could I load XP Pro on her macbook?Originally posted by: TheStu