If you want a simple interface, sleek design, and good performance, get a Mac.

If you enjoy playing games, integrating in the business world, the ability to upgrade individual pieces at will, go with a PC.


If you buy PC, HP and Dell are the top manufacturers. It's just a matter of how it feels to you and what you're looking for. I'm using a 3 year old Inspiron 6000 where I upgraded to WSUXGA+ monitor with Anti-Glare, 1G of Ram, an 80G Hard Drive, DVDRW, WinXP, and Office Pro for $2500. I just bought one for my wife with comparable stats (3G Memory, 120G SATA 7200 RPM, Intel Duel Core 2 Duo 1.8Mhz) in a Spring Green color for $1000. Imagine that.

It was between that and a Macbook for $1200. Honestly, I thought long and hard on switching her over. She's a heavy PC user, but has pretty basic skill levels in terms of self troubleshooting. I figured I'd save the $200.

Oh hey, if you go with Windows and need Office Software, you can get Office 2007 Professional for $60 if you have an email account with a .edu domain. ultimatesteal.com or something like that. Offer good until the end of April.

horatio said:

I was originally using MacFLAC to do this but it was a pain as I had to go FLAC->WAV and then convert again in iTunes and key in all the tags that'd been lost during the WAV conversion.

Then I found Max which is much better. You can go from ANY audio format to any other, retain tags and do batches too.

wickyb said:

really? is it free?
nice avatar.

I have absolutely NO experience with Mac's, so I'm hesitant about jorneying into the wild unkown.

PLUS, if I ever type up something at home (on a Mac) and want to print at work (on a PC)...I'd have problems, no?

PurpleJedi said:

no.

I haven't used them, but this is what comes on a mac.



Also i work with files from my mac hat I place on a memory stick on a PC

horatio said:

...maybe I'll take a peek inside the Apple store in the mall the next time I go.