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do not get a sony laptop, there garbage. Two of my friends had the 16 inch FW and both ending up with the hinges breaking and the frame beginning to crack. The best laptop without a doubt is the 13 macbook pro. The battery is amazing, performance is great and with snow leopard around the corner it will get a lot better. I understand that its slightly overpriced but theres a way around it. I went into bestbuy, specifically the one in hamilton. I told them to match the 1299 price and to give me the free ipod touch. I had to argue with the manager for a bit but he ended up giving me the ipod touch for free without the rebate and agreed to the 1299 price. I sold the ipod touch for 240, resulting in the laptop costing me 1059 plus tax. For that price no pc laptop comes close to the specs, battery life and quality of the 13 macbook pro.
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08-20-2009 at 01:03 AM
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Do NOT get a white Macbook. They have a very common issue with the case cracking. Doesn't happen with the (now discontinued) black Macbooks or the Pros. Only the white ones. Apple will cover it for up to 3 years if it happens to you, regardless of the warranty, but you still lose your computer for a week or 2 to get it repaired.
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08-20-2009 at 01:28 AM
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Do NOT get a white Macbook. They have a very common issue with the case cracking. Doesn't happen with the (now discontinued) black Macbooks or the Pros. Only the white ones. Apple will cover it for up to 3 years if it happens to you, regardless of the warranty, but you still lose your computer for a week or 2 to get it repaired.
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lol, that's what happened to my mom's White Macbook twice now :p.
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08-20-2009 at 02:06 AM
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lol, that's what happened to my mom's White Macbook twice now :p.
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Dude, I work for Apple's tech support, and I get at least 2 calls a day every day about that exact thing. I'm one of about 60 people at my level in my site, and there's 5 sites. I'll let you do the math 
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08-20-2009 at 03:55 AM
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i'm going into the math and statistucs program and i dont know how often i'll need to use a laptop. does anyone know? and any suggestions on a laptop for me. It would be best if it was under $1000 and something colourful ( i dont want a classic black laptop).
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Get an Modified/Upgraded Dell Inspiron(Using the online modification buy tool at dell.ca) or a Dell Studio. When I was getting my laptop last year Dell had the option of 10 Solid, 5-6 Metallic and 3-4 Graffiti Design colors(With Sketches/Art by professional artists) even on their cheapest $400 Inspiron!
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08-20-2009 at 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by reeves
Do NOT get a white Macbook. They have a very common issue with the case cracking. Doesn't happen with the (now discontinued) black Macbooks or the Pros. Only the white ones. Apple will cover it for up to 3 years if it happens to you, regardless of the warranty, but you still lose your computer for a week or 2 to get it repaired.
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They replaced the top case & fixed a few other issues in a day for me? |
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08-20-2009 at 09:31 AM
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They replaced the top case & fixed a few other issues in a day for me?
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08-20-2009 at 09:33 AM
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why is there a question mark at the end?
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Because jesus thinks that is probably what happened, but is still entertaining the possibility that it could have all been a dream.
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08-20-2009 at 09:34 AM
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nice .
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08-20-2009 at 09:54 AM
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laptop
although i love my macbook and would never buy another pc, i think you should get a newer dell.
eng sudents need lots of programs for certain classes and some dont come for mac.
If you do really want a dell you can get a macbook pro (cause they are the best laptops hands down) and install vista on it using bootcamp. this is quite easy to do and works very well.
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08-20-2009 at 09:54 AM
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I have a question regarding engineering. In first year we have ENG 1D04. It is a C# programming course. I have been told we also dabble in the linux kernel, and install unix/linux OS's while customizing the kernel. Is this correct?
Reason being, I am thinking about getting a macbook fairly soon as my laptop. My desktop which I will take with me runs XP and Ubuntu. (though ubuntu is going soon, and I will be playing in gentoo). Will the macbook be compatible for the various OS's? I know it's based on Unix, so I am just hoping the hardware compatibility is there.
Furthermore... and maybe this should be in a new thread.... I am planning on going into the field of Software Engineering second year. Will the Macbook hold up to the compatibility I need for upper-year courses? I am trying to make a wise investment here, so I need to figure these things out.
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08-20-2009 at 10:31 AM
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If you do really want a dell you can get a macbook pro
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...wat
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08-20-2009 at 10:33 AM
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why is there a question mark at the end?
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08-20-2009 at 10:50 AM
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...wat
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I said the same thing...
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08-20-2009 at 11:02 AM
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so does anyone know how much i'll actually be using my laptop for my math courses?
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