Buying a new laptop- Apple?

[Footbag]

Originally Posted by goalie204

it is NOT the same computer, no matter how you look at it, spec for spec, dollar for dollar if you don't get that you'll never get it.

Just buy a windows machine and pat yourself on the back.

Why not if you were to buy all of the same parts apple uses? Or if you chose you could upgrade each part to even better ones and still probably end up saving $1000+.

So I guess I don't get it, but would be interested in knowing it.

[macpappy]

Originally Posted by Footbag

Why not if you were to buy all of the same parts apple uses? Or if you chose you could upgrade each part to even better ones and still probably end up saving $1000+.

So I guess I don't get it, but would be interested in knowing it.

You can't buy all the exact same parts that Apple uses.

[Footbag]

Originally Posted by macpappy

You can't buy all the exact same parts that Apple uses.

Short the motherboard, screen and case you can. Plus, it's an Intel designed socket. So you could probably get a similar Intel designed mobo as well. But for that price, I'd want an i7.

[mmblz]

Originally Posted by Footbag

Short the motherboard, screen and case you can.

multitouch trackpad???

[Footbag]

Originally Posted by mmblz

multitouch trackpad???

My mouse/touchpad has buttons to do all of that stuff.

But seriously... Windows 7 is multi-touch compatible, but you have to touch the screen, not the touchpad. Of course it is only with certain select laptops.

I don't think the multitouch function will benefit PC users as much as Mac users though, due to the differences in the input between platforms. Mac users have difficulty learning to double-click, PC users have difficulty unlearning it.

[King James]

Originally Posted by Footbag

My mouse/touchpad has buttons to do all of that stuff.

But seriously... Windows 7 is multi-touch compatible, but you have to touch the screen, not the touchpad. Of course it is only with certain select laptops.

I don't think the multitouch function will benefit PC users as much as Mac users though, due to the differences in the input between platforms. Mac users have difficulty learning to double-click, PC users have difficulty unlearning it.

what about all these demonstrated by His Steveness

http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/15/m...ated-on-video/


edit: I still maintain this is an argument that will never be won.... but I can't help but play along anyways

[Blueface]

I must confess and I do beg of all, PLEASE don't tell my wife.
I just had sex with my MacBook.

[macpappy]

Originally Posted by Footbag

My mouse/touchpad has buttons to do all of that stuff.
Mac users have difficulty learning to double-click, PC users have difficulty unlearning it.

I don't think that is particulary true. I've been using double-click on my Mac for years. In fact you can program your mouse to do different things with double-click.
What took me some time (about 30 minutes) was learning to RIGHT-CLICK using a Microsoft mouse when I took up World of Warcraft. The smart mouse for a Mac doesn't have a left button/right button. So I now have two wireless mice for my laptop.