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spence · 11-03-2009, 07:00 AM

Looking to get a new laptop for the wife.

Use case is pretty simple, word processing, email and surfing and it shouldn't be too huge. Good battery time is a plus.

1) Mixed on the Mac vs PC issue. Money being no issue I'd get the Mac, but at the lower end machines it seems like you're paying more for branding rather than performance.

2) Is there really much a difference between PC brands these days?

3) My assumption is that almost any average system will more than meet her needs for the next 3 years.

Thoughts?

-spence

11-03-2009, 07:00 AM	#1
spence Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: RI Posts: 21,463	New laptop for the wife Looking to get a new laptop for the wife. Use case is pretty simple, word processing, email and surfing and it shouldn't be too huge. Good battery time is a plus. 1) Mixed on the Mac vs PC issue. Money being no issue I'd get the Mac, but at the lower end machines it seems like you're paying more for branding rather than performance. 2) Is there really much a difference between PC brands these days? 3) My assumption is that almost any average system will more than meet her needs for the next 3 years. Thoughts? -spence