Miscellaneous laptop discussions forum: Dell Xps m1330 vs Macbook???? Which one should i buy????

You should get a macbook cause u can get a vista, xp, and OSX which is enough and it has the same specs but doesnt have an nvidia card but dont u think tht card needs more power. If ur gonna take it to class get a macbook u can get windows on it and microsoft office so really its the ultimate machine plus i had a dell and it broke on me after only like 3 years and my mother board crashed and when they sent it bak they took out my Wi-Fi card then came bak and put it in installed the driver using my CD they gave me and took it with him. Applecare is the same price but u have to go to an apple store or reseller like bestbuy and they will fix it for u. And its in the Cnet top 5

well if i did get a mac i would dl bootcamp so i could run windows

While I get 4+ years easy I also am gentle, overly protective and even use my wireless keyboard and mouse when at home to save wear and tear on those parts.

Outside of those Pentium 4 based laptops I can't say that our office has had any deep issues.

Bob

Engineering programs means Windows programs on the whole. The M1330 is a robust and good-looking notebook, which is lighter, better made and more capable than the Macbook.

Also - bear in mind that you'll need to purchase the *required* Applecare to protect your investment over your university years, as the Macbook is not fail-proof. Spend the same on the XPS and they'll come to you the next day in the case of failure, instead of you needing to mail it out to Apple and waiting upwards of two weeks to get it back.

True, the OS X platform caters better to people afraid of computers and for those who can't stop clicking on porn links. You can also find it in niche markets especially in academia - a small part of which I participate in. And yes, it's a bit cooler. But it's the case that the world runs on Windows.

If you have the budget for a Macbook, I'd definitely say spend the same money on an M1330 - you'll get a better machine, not to mention better support when you spend the same as Applecare.