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I have a Macbook...
...and to be honest wouldn't use a Windows laptop for personal use at least until they sort out decent multitouch trackpads.

That said, there is no way in hell I would pay ?929 for a Macbook for a kid to take to college and trash it.
Posted by: Sleeper Service   Posted on: 05/01/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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I have a Macbook...  Sleeper Service | 05/01/09
Lucky for you she's not a design major. [nt]  olePigeon | 05/01/09
care to elaborate?  shis-ka-bob | 05/02/09
Or Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash...  HypnoToad72 | 05/02/09
iMacs are desktops, not laptops...  BillDem | 05/15/09
Last I checked Adobe worked better on a PC  echtogammut | 07/31/09
$949 and & $1099  elllroy | 06/14/09
Bought my own  CobraA1 | 05/01/09
Macbook price wrong  j.m.galvin | 05/01/09
No, it's correct.  andrew.nusca ZDNet Moderator | 05/01/09
That's silly  j.m.galvin | 05/01/09
$899 for White MacBook  CowLauncher | 05/01/09
NOT correct. Just M$ FUD  gertruded | 05/01/09
Re: MIT's recommended computers  andrew.nusca ZDNet Moderator | 05/01/09
includes extended warranty  gertruded | 05/02/09
You should be ashamed  JustMyName | 05/01/09
Yes, you should be ashamed...  zkiwi | 05/02/09
And back to school promotions?  Ken_z | 05/01/09
argh  shis-ka-bob | 05/02/09
RE: Dads & Grads: Macbook pricing wrong on purpose.  gertruded | 05/01/09
Please see my previous comment.  andrew.nusca ZDNet Moderator | 05/01/09
Inadequate comment  prw3505 | 05/01/09
No it isn't....  Sleeper Service | 05/01/09
The Macbook isn't forced to run bloatware either.  ashdude | 05/02/09
Don't be ridiculous.  Sleeper Service | 05/03/09
Vista is bloated and you know it!  ashdude | 05/03/09
I use both.  Sleeper Service | 05/03/09
You xhould be ashamed  gertruded | 05/01/09
yes, this is a biased site. they know who pays the bills  shis-ka-bob | 05/02/09
Educational Apple Store  lundp@... | 05/01/09
Dell M1330 only 3.5 lb at $1000  jonk369 | 05/01/09
Two for one  adelacuesta | 05/01/09
Educational pricing?  olePigeon | 05/01/09
Not really that great of a deal  echtogammut | 07/31/09
RE: Dads & Grads: Top 10 laptops for college students, class of '09  BMB395 | 05/01/09
DELLs are OK  gertruded | 05/01/09
I agree  JustMyName | 05/01/09
RE: Dads & Grads: Top 10 laptops for college students, class of '09  JustMyName | 05/01/09
RE: Dads & Grads: Top 10 laptops for college students, class of '09  JustMyName | 05/01/09
Gotta agree with the macbook supporters...  HypnoToad72 | 05/02/09
they are immune  elllroy | 05/03/09
haha, in what parallel universe does that happen?...  Soulstorm | 05/03/09
This Top 10 has nothing to do with reality!  keel | 05/02/09
MacBook Bias  jaypeg | 05/02/09
I completely agree  shis-ka-bob | 05/02/09
Some real data  davebarnes | 05/02/09
Fantastic information. I'm now a Mac statistic too...  HypnoToad72 | 05/02/09
Are you retarded or am i missing something?....  Soulstorm | 05/03/09
Are you retarded  gertruded | 05/03/09
Since when the hell are LIES a "view" or a "point of view" (nt) ?  Soulstorm | 05/03/09
Are you literate?  compudog | 05/04/09
And Linux and Unix are the things to learn  GoPower | 05/02/09
HP CQ60z  joepranay | 05/02/09
To Apple fans: Do you really believe thatMacBook is THAT GOOD for STUDENTS?  Dealing | 05/02/09
Take a walk around a college campus  zkiwi | 05/02/09
"professors doomed to be ineffective..." for using Macs  Roque Mocan | 05/02/09
Nevertheless...  zkiwi | 05/02/09
lol nt  Dealing | 05/03/09
MacBooks and Students  MB McNamara | 05/04/09
Plus most Mac users have Windows installed too  BillDem | 05/15/09
RE: Dads & Grads: Top 10 laptops for college students, class of '09  Modred1891 | 05/02/09
Are you sure about that?  ashdude | 05/02/09
Correction  ExCorpGuy | 05/02/09
I'm interested in free Parallels. Pls give me more information.  Dealing | 05/03/09
Use OSS instead.  ashdude | 05/03/09
look here  Ben_rockwood | 05/03/09
Miss the point  Modred1891 | 05/03/09
Yes I am  Modred1891 | 05/03/09
Looks like your school loves IE.  ashdude | 05/03/09
None of that matters  Modred1891 | 05/03/09
You didn't even click on my links did you.  ashdude | 05/03/09
Really?  Modred1891 | 05/03/09
And again...  ashdude | 05/04/09
Remember this famous pix of classroom filled with students with macs:  Davewrite | 05/03/09
Since when the hell does Appl sell RED macs?..  Soulstorm | 05/03/09
Nope. it is not  Ben_rockwood | 05/03/09
why would a faker make RED macs you dope? Tim Cook showed the pix!  Davewrite | 05/03/09
"Gay"ning ground you say? Buahaha, check this out....  Soulstorm | 05/03/09
pathetic...  zkiwi | 05/03/09
Sure Tim Cook is going to lie with a fake pix in a public presentation...  Davewrite | 05/03/09
WHO CARES, and  compudog | 05/04/09
Firm Tracking Student buying habits 2008: 43% students say they'll buy Macs  Davewrite | 05/03/09
Was going to...  joepranay | 05/03/09
It useless to argue with someone who's made a personal choice...  Davewrite | 05/03/09
Haha, you are a joke..and lets see why :  Soulstorm | 05/03/09
However...  zkiwi | 05/03/09
You can download the Realease Candidate...  Soulstorm | 05/03/09
Release, shmelease...  zkiwi | 05/03/09
Maybe you're the one who needs glasses? like two pairs?  Davewrite | 05/03/09
hey soulstorm where are you? looking for your glasses? Get the magnifier!  Davewrite | 05/03/09
No point. Exactly.  compudog | 05/04/09
Was going to...  gertruded | 05/03/09
FUD...you mean when you say it "just works"...  Soulstorm | 05/03/09
FUD  gertruded | 05/03/09
Bush used macs dumbo...your fail cheases to amaze me (nt)/  Soulstorm | 05/04/09
RE: Dads & Grads: Top 10 laptops for college students, class of '09  ramesh_chill | 05/05/09
The Gateway FX is ugly. Wish they would change it.  BillDem | 05/15/09
RE: Dads & Grads: Top 10 laptops for college students, class of '09  cathylaw | 06/24/09
RE: Dads & Grads: Top 10 laptops for college students, class of '09  jsoup5@... | 07/31/09

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