MACBOOK (not pro) or a DELL

LaptopLover
Tue, 08 Aug 2006 19:37:30 +0000

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Most of the people in the world use PC, so if you want to send a document from a Mac into a PC… it’s not gonna be nearly as easy if you want the PC user to read it properly.

Wrong. Compatibility between Mac and PC documents is pretty much 100%.



Not everyone uses up to date systems. My lab is an excellent example. We have several computers running on Pentium IIIs, Windows 98, etc. etc. The most advanced system in our lab uses a a Pentium 4 (power hog, poor architecture, you name it).

When you work for an entity that doesn’t quite fund what it determines is not as important (the government and some parts of NIH… everything seems to be going into biodefense for good reason… but some other labs are taking a real hit!), you notice it.

My currently laptop (very new system) can view Mac files no problem… my current boss has to send emails on one of his subordinate’s computers because if he sends it from his mac (say, a revised scientific article he hopes to publish), chances are, the other guy will have trouble reading it.

Not everyone can afford some of these newer systems and will opt for a Pentium III mobile laptop that can still word process, access the internet, etc. etc. for 100 bucks

EDIT: I do agree with you that Macs and PCs are becoming more and more compatible with each other as the days go on. However, my new eMachines desktop (cheap machine, I know, but it does what I want it to do… and for 150 bucks i can’t argue) purchased in late 2005 still has problems opening Mac documents