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mac or dell
i really like the mac book laptops because you can ichat and stuff and i think its really cool..but i also like the dell ones too (the colored ones) can you ichat on a dell? which one should i get?
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Straight up, Mac is better than a Dell. Dells aren't made to last very long, a lot of my friends had them, liked them, then they crapped out on them. So ultimately they're not worth it. Personally I have a Sony Vaio and I'm in love with it <3 The choice is yours, but Mac is definitely a better choice.
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Get a Mac.
I'm a PC user for a reason. That reason is that if I screw up my computer I can fix it, and I can get my computer to do anything I want it to do under the sun.
Plus, for the same performance a PC is going to be like 2/3 of the cost.
You, however, probably just need to surf the internet and chat online, maybe watch a video or two off youtube or whatever. For basic functionality, if you don't need to be able to make your computer sit up and dance for you, a Mac is overall easier to use as long as you're willing to pay the higher price tag (or you have someone to pay it for you)
It doesn't matter that much, in all honesty. Vista is stable, OSX is stable, and you aren't likely to need a higher end performance computer.
Though, I will say that Dell is 10x easier to deal with than Apple. I worked for apple a few years back, and I would not touch any apple products with a 10 foot pole for a number of reasons that won't matter to you in the least, but the one reason that might is the fact that dell stands behind their warranty and is by far the easiest company to work with if something happens to your laptop. A 4 year warranty with accident coverage means that your computer will be pretty much worry free for those 4 years, and a simple call to Dell will take care of just about anything you need.
Applecare on the other hand sucks, and sucks very very hard. Getting a replacement computer or replacement parts is a pain, they take twice as long as Dell does and they don't have things like at home service last time I checked.
For you I recommend a Mac, unless you're already used to windows. If you like windows fine, get a PC, because it WILL make you happier in the long run. Apple is alot of spit and polish and not much substance, nothing like a computer that freezes and you have to mail it in somewhere to fix it because its impossible to deal with it yourself.
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Also, just for the record, Mac and Dell use almost the exact same parts, including similar motherboards and the exact same hard drives when you aren't getting a solid state drive.
Consequently, the hardware failure rate is identical. If you get a working computer its just as likely to fail regardless of which one you get.
Anyone who tells you Macs hardware works better is mistaken and probably is just one of the many people who gets a computer and has no problem with it, regardless of brand and who feels safe in making the assumption because they happened to get one of the 80 percent or more of computers that either company ships out that has no problems.
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You can't iChat on anything except a Mac.
If the Dell has a webcam built in, then you can chat with other people who have webcams.
I would just get a Mac because Dells are pieces of crap. My family's gone through like three of them, and they all end up dying and being really terrible.
--Jack
(17/m)
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Okay here it goes!
Mac computers are good for online games, However if it acts up or there is a problem with it more than likely you will have to ship it too the Apple store for repairs as they are almost impossible to fix yourself and a hassle.
Dells are good also, As if something goes wrong it is a hell lot easier to fix yourself than having to ship the damn thing out.
Macs have newer technology (like solid state hard drives) and more free software(Garageband) and has a newer OS and laptop. Macbook air. it is awesome! dell sucks. they have cheap, weak computers and the mac equal is really expensive. macs now have Intel processors and can run windows, so they are much better now.
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