Open Question: Apple or Hewlett-Packard laptops?
GO FOR HP
? Much cheaper
? Variety of specifications to choose from
? Wide variety of software available
? Windows 7
? Schools and work would normally use PCs. Having a different platform will be difficult if you need to bring work between the two.
HERE IS WHY I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND MAC COMPUTERS:
? Very expensive
? Limited variety to choose from compared to PCs.
? Wide variety of hardware and software compatible with PC/Windows. Not all software on the market are designed for Mac OS, because Windows is much more widely used. So, if you decide to go with a Mac, make sure the software you need have a Mac OS version. But, you can also install Windows on a Mac, which will allow you to run those software that are only available for Windows.
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Open Question: Help: Laptops For Freshmen!!?
lilynguy... Member since:January 13, 2010Total points:86 (Level 1)I'm looking for a laptop when I go into high school. I mainly use my current HP laptop for Facebook, Youtube, Microsoft, Picnik.com, watching DVD's. I travel every other weekend, so I need a small/light weight laptop. I don't wanna buy a Mac, becus it doesn't have word (plus it's expensive). I just need a laptop with a webcam, a CD/DVD slot, and a full keyboard. help?Answer Question
by Ace C Member since:June 23, 2008Total points:140 (Level 1)Mine is really nice. I believe it's called an HP Pavillion dv6 or something like that. I love it and it's very reliable. It has a webcam, full keyboard, side numberpad, large screen, and it's great for DVDs and CDs. Plus it has windows 7 which is very new, fast, and colorful all at the same time.
Open Question: My laptop's plugged in, not charging?
1. You need a new battery
2. You need a new power cord.
See if you can find someone that has a power cord that will fit your laptop. If it charges it then you know your cord is bad, if it does not charge it, you need a new battery. If'n you have to order either one, I use www.tigerdirect.com a lot and they have never let me down!
Open Question: What's so special about Apple Laptops?
Disclaimer - Talking hardware and software - I hate apple in every way shape and form; I can appreciate their design and understand that it is great for some people. I love the PC design - I do not like Microsoft... Not a big fan of Linux either... but I tend to use Microsoft products on my PC due to the huge compatibility that I can achieve. Each have their place in the world...
PRIMARY REASON THAT APPLE IS 'SPECIAL'
Primarily - the reason that Apple appeals to people is because 'it looks cool' and is 'easy to use' - it is designed with an 'out of the box experience' - so when you buy your Apple and go home - you plug it in and it WORKS... no need to remove bloatware - no need to install media players or other odd things... You have a fully working ready to go machine out of the box. Any newly purchased Windows 7 pc may look like its ready to go-- but you will still have to install your messenger, your web browsers & addons, antivirus, media players, adobe/flash addons - you will have to spend at least a few hours downloading and installing other software - some of which you will have to purchase - just to equal what apple gives free. (though with the open source projects becoming more popular - this problem is less about money and more about time to install everything)
SECONDARY reason is that Apple has always marketed itself as a graphics based system - for those who are doing multimedia... Apple got color monitors long before PC did - Apple got the mouse standardized before the pc (though their standard mouse sucks and has never improved) Apple tries to sell itself to Graphic artists - those people appreciate the 'pretty white designs' and the 'pretty graphical interface' - all the 'icons' that now populate the iphones / ipads / etc... PC systems were more focused on TEXT based menu systems - structured - rigid type menus and designs that were more angular... Apple has always been more 'bubbly and rounded' in design.
HARDWARE DIFFERENCES:
In the beginning Apple offered all in one systems that were very appealing to people - before laptops were common... having a screen with your floppy on the bottom was awesome... all the schools and businesses started buying them up... -- no you could not expand on them like their PC counterparts (back in windows 3.1 time)
Now Apple tends to use printed circuit boards and very small components - which allows them to make skinny products. They do not have surface mounted items hand placed - they have tiny compact components -- good for the person who wants light weigh -- bad for the person who wants to fix one that has been broken (PC style systems tend to have multiple components attached to the motherboard so that you can remove and replace things using connectors) Apples have never been designed to upgrade or expand (yes you CAN upgrade them - to a limited effect - but you can not customize them to the same extent that you can customize a PC - not as easily as going to best buy and buying the latest graphics card/ sound card / whatever...)
It is important to note that though apple has 'dedicated graphics Chips' - they are not as good as a PC laptop with a 'dedicated graphics CARD' - meaning that apple has a cracker sized chip soldiered onto the mobo -- where a pc *MAY have a full graham cracker sized card full of chips / memory/capacitors/etc that is attached on top of its motherboard- removable, upgradable - replaceable... Most pc laptops have integrated chips - or dedicated chips - I'm referring to the elite models that have full graphics CARDS...
Graphics Card > Graphics Chip
Open Question: 2 Windows 7 Laptops BSOD crash at the same time once or twice a day?
I don't know if its my router, or my insight internet connection.
Any thoughts?
