Nick Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 yup, i suppose everyone will have different experiences with one pc being as good (or as bad) as the next. still erring towards an ibook or powerbook now though. The problem I have with PC's is the maintenance. The first thing most people have to do when they buy one is wipe off all the shite that's put on there by the shop/supplier whoever, with a fresh copy of Win2000 or XP. Then it's never ending, constantly updating against viruses, spyware etc etc. There's S/W out there that can take care of that for you, but why the hell should you as a user be forced to buy it because Windows can't do it for you??? I find Apples simple, elegant, and most importantly they do what you want them to do, when you want it. The build quality is leaps and bounds ahead of PC's. My Powerbook is a work of art, no horrible black plastic with useless windows buttons, pleasure to use. Take a look at this. http://www.apple.com/uk/macbookpro/ If you don't need the portability then the iMac is the best choice. One of those with a wireless keyboard and mouse.... http://www.apple.com/uk/imac/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted March 15, 2006 Author Share Posted March 15, 2006 looks good to me Nick, i'm almost convinced........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Find the nearest Apple store/PC world, have a play on one, then use a PC and make up your mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted March 15, 2006 Author Share Posted March 15, 2006 am heading to PC World after work mate, only about 10 mins away from me. spoken to Ty as well, seems very helpful and will maybe give him a ring at the weekend to discuss my requirements. seems confident he can 'save' me from my PC lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd_t Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 cool what ever you do dont buy it from PC World, they will rip you off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted March 15, 2006 Author Share Posted March 15, 2006 certainly wouldn't do that mate lol....am a little naive but not stupid he he would just order it straight from apple, got my ipod through from them no hassle at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markrzs Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I have a Toshiba Tecra and i've had no problems,i'm very pleased with my Tosh it's alot better made than my previous Viao. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m_cozzy Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 what the hell do you do with your laptops m cozzy for so many to fail?!?! I work in an IT department so see quite a few pass through. Its been the same with compaq/hp for years, either the screen snaps off the hinges or the backlight fails! Good luck with whatever you choose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I work in an IT department so see quite a few pass through. Its been the same with compaq/hp for years, either the screen snaps off the hinges or the backlight fails! Good luck with whatever you choose. Hinges work loose on many others as well! VAIOs are common for plastic to crack & stretch around the hinges. At the end of the day it's going to be a personal choice, with everyone having different ideas and experiences. I'd agree the HP nx9xxx are a good no-frills business laptop, but one I bought for a customer required me to dismantle the CDRW tray and seat it properly, the other one has had it's RJ45 socket damaged (but I doubt that to be a weakness of the machine). Acer are reasonably well built and hard-ish wearing. Some of the older P4 Tosh Satellites are notorious for dead motherboard. You just can't generalise on a whole brand like that, but then you can't recommend a specific model either because they're outphased so quickly. The T42 Thinkpad is still a solid choice though, or Z-series if you want widescreen. Not cheap but then quality costs. I bought my T41 from eBay for £500 and have since upgraded it to Bluetooth and a faster 1.7GHz/2mb processor (over the 1.6/1mb that it came with) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted March 16, 2006 Author Share Posted March 16, 2006 well, had a play about with an ibook in PC world last night and am pretty much settled on one of those. cheers Nick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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