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JohnnyK · 04-26-2006, 10:33 PM

Pentasa:

Unless you're doing graphic design in the field, a 17" portable is too big and heavy to seriously consider. For the same money you could buy the much more reasonable 15" MacBook and a 17" external display for it. Then you get a smaller and lighter notebook and the big screen for the times you may actually need it.

And you can definitely put XP on the MacBook. But why would you want to? Saying you want to use XP because you're 'too used to it' is silly. That's like saying you're too used to using a horse n buggy to switch to an automobile. You are 18 or 19 and your mind is young and flexible and more than capable of learning new things. College is about trying new things. It is also about not having to waste time waging a war against the network and its myriad viruses, hacks, spyware, etc.

Getting used to the Mac will take half an hour of effort for years of benefit.

Additionally Apple and the Computer Connection offer special Mac "switchting" training sessions to help people like you quickly discover and adapt to the differences between Mac OS X and Windows XP.

04-26-2006, 10:33 PM	#23
JohnnyK Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Killadelphia Posts: 2,099	Pentasa: Unless you're doing graphic design in the field, a 17" portable is too big and heavy to seriously consider. For the same money you could buy the much more reasonable 15" MacBook and a 17" external display for it. Then you get a smaller and lighter notebook and the big screen for the times you may actually need it. And you can definitely put XP on the MacBook. But why would you want to? Saying you want to use XP because you're 'too used to it' is silly. That's like saying you're too used to using a horse n buggy to switch to an automobile. You are 18 or 19 and your mind is young and flexible and more than capable of learning new things. College is about trying new things. It is also about not having to waste time waging a war against the network and its myriad viruses, hacks, spyware, etc. Getting used to the Mac will take half an hour of effort for years of benefit. Additionally Apple and the Computer Connection offer special Mac "switchting" training sessions to help people like you quickly discover and adapt to the differences between Mac OS X and Windows XP.