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Old 04-18-2012, 01:12 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by TSXCman View Post
I like PCs; I grew up with them and find that I am pretty tech savvy. I kinda turn my nose up at apple computers due to the fact that for the equivalent performance I can get a PC at ~half the cost.

My Acer that got stolen for instance was $505 after tax.. that had $1000+ worth of components in it and the quality of Acer is not as bad as I hear people rant about.
If you are spending $1000 on a 13.3" Windows PC, the comparable Mac listed there is $1100. It is probably better in a few ways, like a good battery life, than the Windows PC and worse in some others, including your ability to use it effectively. You are talking about needing a computer to finish school, that's not something I would want to do while learning a new OS.

That said, you probably don't need a computer that is capable of what the Mac is, so getting a slightly upgraded entry level computer would not be a bad idea.
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