Mac vs. PC
I've had my lovely Toshiba Satellite (named Juggie) since I first started university. It has, thus far, withstood the wear and tear of being dragged to classes and libraries. It died once and only once in my first year, but was recovered by a friend, no harm done. I love it like a second brain, but it is slowing down in its old age. I'm looking to
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Yeah, that's totally true. I have no need for 4GB RAM and 400GB memory, but it still feels as if Apple's ripping you off by charging double the price for 2GB RAM and 160GB memory and a processor that's good, but not likely to be twice as good.
My main issues then is that everything is guaranteed to work in Windows but there's a chance you'll want to download software, but discover that it's Windows-only
Mm, yes, this too. I was just looking at some software that I wanted to download and noticed that it's Windows-only -- I suppose if I get a Mac, and I can switch between it and my current Toshiba... The switching-to-Windows thing on the Mac works only if you shut down the computer and reboot, apparently.
I've had practically no problems with viruses and spyware after installing several anti-spyware and anti-virus programs, but I'm mostly afraid of the random crashing that non-Apple computers are purportedly prone to -- y'know, the blue screen of doom and all that.
Crying I talk about computers too much.
Haha, no, that's cool. I've noticed that I get really animated and hand-wave-y when I talk about computers. XD
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The switching-to-Windows thing on the Mac works only if you shut down the computer and reboot, apparently.
Yeah, pretty much. So you might as well not bother at all with a Mac if you think you might use Windows-only software frequently enough.
y'know, the blue screen of doom and all that.
I have actually never had that happen to me. The only time a laptop died on me was when I was using my dad's old IBM laptop that he gave to me only because his company gave THEM new Dells and it was like, 7-8 years old or something. Also probably half my fault since I wasn't that careful lugging it around.
I roll my eyes a lot at all the people who talk about computer crashes and crap like that 'cause my family's owned a lot of computers over the years and I don't think we've ever had a computer crash. A machine's a machine; it's not going to mess up unless you do something that tells it to mess up.
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My current one has given me the blue screen a few times in the past couple of months, but a quick restart fixed problems. The only time restart didn't work was back in first year, when I've had the laptop for just a couple of months and calling the tech support was no help at all. Thankfully, my friend did some googling and fixed it in an hour. It just sounds as if PCs are more prone to random errors -- but, as I said, I could just be getting that impression because of reporting bias.
Out of curiousity, how long does the battery on your HP last? Toshiba laptops seem to be stuck around three hours -- and after four years of use, mine has died down to 1-1.5 hours.
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Blah, that sucks. I dunno, maybe it's just Toshiba? I've never used that brand so I don't know how reliable it is. IBM/Lenovo is actually my preferred brand, but they tend to be a bit pricey. Though as far as I know, they get the least complaints regarding crashes and the like.
Sobbing my battery life is HORRIBLE. Even on the power-saver setting, it only lasts like, 2hrs tops. It could just be this model though, and as always, you can get the super duper battery pack instead, though it'll make your laptop look chunky. :(
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