I need a laptop. Ok, so maybe I don’t need one, but I want one. This is a struggle I’ve been fighting over for a year and each time have decided to put away the money and wait till later. Not quite sure what I’ve been waiting for, but now I want one. The problem is, what to get. I could:
- Wait, get a job and be able to buy one without going into savings.
- I’ve been waiting all year, it’s time to buy one!
- Get a PC
- Get a Mac
The PC/Mac choice has been killing me for a while now. PC is by far the cheaper option and I’m certainly familiar enough with them. I could always slap on some misc Linux distro and be Windows free. The problem there is iTunes. Despite everything there isn’t really a Linux equivalent and emulation doesn’t work nicely (as far as I’ve tried). I have a fair volume of DRM music on my iPod (yes I know, how stupid of me) and it won’t work without iTunes. This pretty much rules any Linux version off my choices.
What about Vista then. It’s alright, nothing spectacular. More of a fancy graphics display which takes up a lot of processor power than anything else. It’s something I’m familiar with and wouldn’t really have any enjoyment tweaking it on a brand new laptop, since most of them will include it. I also find a lot of the PC laptops are pretty damn big and ugly. My mum got a 15″ Dell not too long ago and it’s enough to it carry around a house, never mind elsewhere.
A MacBook, however, well they look damn cute. At only 13″ it’s a little bit smaller. I’ve also not used Mac OS for years (we have a OS 8 Power Mac upstairs that’s heading for the dump rather soon). This would give me something to learn and explore which I haven’t had for ages. iTunes would also not be a problem. If the worst came to be and I hated OS X (which I doubt), I could simply run Vista via Parallels or Boot Camp. Sorted!
Not quite.
I’m struggling between the colour of my MacBook - black or white?
Black looks damn sexy and is rarer too. However it does cost more and not always for a higher spec model. I’m keeping an eye on the refurb shop this week on Apple.com as advised (they have loads of good deals there) so we’ll see what happens. Also still waiting for the money to be transferred from savings.
At least I’ve finally got a move on. It’s only money after all.
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