[NCLUG] Desire suggestions for college laptop

[Onyx]

Brian,
Here is my opinion.  I hope it helps in making your decision about  
which laptop you should buy for your daughter.

Having flirted (and slept) with many operating systems (Windozzze [of  
course!], FreeBSD, Linux, OS X, Solaris, etc.), but especially having  
run the many flavors of Windozzze over my younger years, I have come  
to realize that the Mac (running under OS X!) is the far superior  
choice if you are going to spend money on a laptop with a  
*commercial* operating system.  Now, there are *many* reasons why I  
have come to this conclusion (BSD kernel, no device drivers [things  
just work!], no viruses/worms [99.9% of the time!]... just to name a  
few) and if you would like me to elaborate for you, please let me  
know personally, and I would love to.  ;-)  But let me say that in my  
experience, nothing has matched the reliability, security, &  
functionality than my Apple iBook running under OS X.  Also, I have  
yet to find a piece of software that I needed for a certain function  
that did not already exist for the Mac.  I believe people who have  
laid claims of 'lack of software choices' or 'missing software  
titles' for the Mac, have usually been biased over the years of  
Windozzze using (*shrug*).

Anyway, that is my two cents...

Macs & OS X send all other commercial machines & operating systems  
to /dev/null.  Can I hear a 'Amen!'?

         ---> Onyx

On Jun 23, 2005, at 9:49 AM, bsimpson at att.net wrote:

> My daughter has just graduated from high school and will
> be going to college in August.  I would like to furnish
> her with a new laptop, and am looking for ideas on what
> to get.  Some of my considerations:
>
> - Can't be too flimsy, as it will be a college environment
>   (though she does take good care of her possessions).
>
> - A major brand is probably more desirable, as it would
>   probably be easier/quicker to get repaired.  Which
>   brands should I consider?
>
> - Want wifi, but this may be a non-issue as I am presuming
>   that most new laptops are likely to have this.
>
> - Probably another non-issue is a hard drive large
>   enough to add a decent OS (Linux).
>
> - She's not going into Computer Science, and so the main
>   use will be term papers, games, misc. school work...
>   Therefore high-price/high-performance is much less
>   important than dependability.
>
> What other things should I consider?  What brands?
> Stores (e.g. Best Buy) vs catalog (e.g. Dell)?  I would
> appreciate any suggestions.  Thanks!
>
> Brian Simpson
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