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Originally Posted by Temporary_User
so dell vs. mac
why a dell vostro over inspiron?
why a macbook pro over a simple macbook?
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IMO, you haven't defined too many specifics on what you need and the ones you have aren't that demanding. The inspiron would be the cheapest way to cover all of them and, IMO, is the best bang for your buck. It depends on what your budget is I guess as a little extra computing power never hurt anyone. When I was a student, money was pretty tight for me especially when it came to frivolous things like a shiny new computer that can boot 3 seconds faster or play a game at a slightly higher resolution/frame rate which is why I'd go with the barebones Inspiron.
Upgrading it - looking at some of the higher end lines that dell offers or even considering macs - is an option if you're not super cash strapped. $400 gets you started in the 15" Inspiron line. $500 gets you started on the 15" Vostro line. $1000 gets you the basic 13" macbook.
*shrug* That's just my $0.02 and the reasoning behind my recommendation.