The Mac/PC debate.
Gone were the days when PC reigned supreme. Ever since the rebirth of Apple, showcasing numerous items that escalated their popularity ranging from the Ipod, the elusive Iphone(which I don’t really like at all), which PC makes a competition Zune that went up in flames. And of course their lovable macbooks/imac. It’s everywhere. From students in the coffee stores showing off their silicone-pink cases up to professionals acting cool. It seems that I do not have much good to say with Mac users. Even the advertisment is a bit “pompous” a term used by my friend over at his blog .
This was mainly because after the continuous war of Mac over PC (who has centered the fights w/ Windows (I don’t see them claiming anything against Linux)) that Windows actually tried to outdo or hit a nerve with this.
I am not really a big fan of the ad. It has too many discrepancies. Lauren drives a new VW. She can spend $1k but ended up with something that is around $699 with a 17″ screen.
I am an IT person. I do not claim to be a HW guru but had my fair share of notebook problems, I have used a Dell D610, an IBM z60m, a Compaq Presario B1921TU and a Lenovo T61. These are all mid-range laptops with the same price as her 17″ HP (during that era). I am dubious with the price range that offers too much.
So far, I really like the IBM/Lenovo line best. They are practical, no-nonsense laptops with a good keyboard orientation. They have thinklight(tm), which I sorely missed when I switch to Compaq and gone were the latenight typing w/out a problem at looking at the keyboard. Now I squint. And it has a very sturdy feel to it that I could bump it around w/out feeling a bit worried. The only sickness of this line is come 3 years suddenly it conks out and here comes the eruption of many little problems that makes it almost useless and a pain to bear (*remembers the IBM T30s, I will miss them).
But then I look at the Macbook, the style is sleek, the chicklet, very easy to press, but missing-the-key-features keyboard (all hail command key), the glossy screen, the required high resolution on 15″ and up, the magnetic cord that goes *pop when someone accidentally trips and sends the adapter cord flying, the Office for Mac (the irony :D), fast boot-up time, support for editing photos/web design/ and coding (big +++ for me) and of course, the ridiculously safe and secure protocol that took 3 days to hack while disabling some security features. I applaud you Mac.
So what is stopping me from going to Apple, waving “I <3 apple” signs and all that? Lauren has a point when she mentioned that the price range was b1@tch expensive. But I don’t mind paying extra if I am safe and secure. 3K-4k SGD is not bad especially since I want a macbook pro. (insert fangirl squee here). 17″ is my dream. but will settle for 15″ depends how bad i want it :P
All I can say is Lauren, I totally understand you, but I hope you don’t mind paying extra for Warranty, MS Office, Support for multiple-HW/SW crashes, and a really good anti-virus! :)
