Which is a better laptop?  Apple or Dell?
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Dells will have more bells and whistles, conform in the business world, and a better selection of software is available.  Macs are less susceptible to viruses, have better operating systems, and are better media centers.  Macs are cool.
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Check out Dell... You can get discount coupons at deals2buy.com. You can have really good configuration for $1,000 to $1,300 + Tax if applicable.\nIf you dont have budget constraints then go for Apple's MacBook Pro. At $2,499 you can get a 2.16 GHz, 1 GB RAM and 100 GB Hard Drive beauty.
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Dell sucks. its for amateur computer users.if you want a reliable machine with good service, HP, or Toshiba is the way to go. However, if you want an ultra high performance computer, try the Mayhem series on ABS.com, or Alienware.
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It depends on how much you want to spend. If you're on a budget get Dell. If you have money to burn, get Dell.
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Delll is the best computer off all since all offices use dell & u can switch it on for almost a year or two.... unlike sony & others u cant do with that ....this is the main advantage with delll & also dell is a very well known reputed company too....... so one can buy it with thier eyes closed.
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you can get osx to run on a dell or an amd. I got bored and its running on my work pc which is a dell and its also running on my xBox. you just need to be not a noob. but honestly if you just switch to mac you will fall inlove. Trust me i switched about 19 months ago. I am an A+ certifed technician my last pc was an AMD 64 FX 53 with 4 gigs of ram and 1 terabyte of hdd. i loved my windows but needed a mac cert for my new job so i got one thinking this will suck. i sold my pc 6 weeks later. mac is the only thing i need its so much nicer
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It depends what program you will be using and for creating your animations.\n\nApple are really good and reliable, but the software range isn't that wide.\n\nThe microsoft had alot more range in software, but there have been alot of problems with hardware such as bios problems, battery dying spontaneously and such. Although Dell has a really good warrantee and policy and they pick up right in front of your house if something goes wrong.\n\nAnother new thing now is to get an apple to machine to run windows, especialy with the new Intel dual cores in the apple machines (Macbookpro).
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The biggest difference between the two is preference.  But being a computer science major on a college campus, I've heard my share of the debates.  So I'll try to sum up what I know.\n\nMacs are good computers (and whether mac users like or not, a mac is a "pc").  Still, there are plenty of pc makers that make equally good or even better computers.  One of the biggest plus's for apple notebooks is the batter life.  However, when bying a Mac, know that you will pay roughly about 1.5 times what you would pay for a pc.  Straight up fact.\n\nThe operating system is very simple to use, though it is far from being perfect.  In fact, over the last two years, Mac OS X has have 3 security vulnerabilities for every one security vulnerability that Windows XP has had.  Note that only about 5% of all computer users have Macs, so if you are going to be doing a lot of collaboration with other people, you may want to take what use into account.\n\nSoftware, well almost any software that you will need is available on PC.  Adobe Paintshop, video editing software, all of these kinds of major products are usually available on PC.  The downside is that Windows gives you the control to bogg down your system with undesired programs (this is not the fault of Windows but merely that of the user) where as Mac does not give the user very much control.\n\nThat sums up a lot of things.  On a personal note, my next notebook computer will probably be a Mac.  I value the battery life, and they are well built computers.  However the only reason why I am considering getting a Mac is because they will be able to run the next version of Windows (which comes out in the later half of this year).\nI hope that this helps you.\n\nAnd for those Mac users that are offended that I said that Mac OS X has security vulnerabilities, here are the facts:\nhttp://secunia.com/
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Dell is about standard, but not my favorite.\n\nI'd have to say a home built one, made from individual parts. That way, if it outperforms the standard pc, and cost less, ya can't beat it!
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Dells are the cheapest.  Macs are limited because you can't take your files to other computers if need be.  You can create a file on a Dell and take it to a different pc to use it.\n\nI'd get the Dell, Dude.
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I disagreement Acid Man because although they have "cheap" prices, they provide Technical Support if you have trouble with your Dell. Also they have high quality processors and they are great. See for yourself\nhttp://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/notebooks?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs
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Depends on what you need to do. If you are just looking to surf the internet, do word processing, then most will do, Dell is probably the best for the money. However, if you want a well-built easy to use computer that is very strong with graphics, doing video, cropping pictures, then I would recommend a macintosh.  If you are somewhere in between, which you likely are, then I don't know. I enjoy Macs and they have fewer issues that other computers have because only one manufacturer makes their product, whereas PCs have multiple makers and softwared designed for different types.
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Dell's computer should be good for you...they are cheap and quite reliable, also they provide LCD screen with low price
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I think macs are better
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This depends on what you plan on doing with the computer, and what your budget is.\n\nMacBooks are great- they are powerful, have a solid OS, and are stylish.  However, they are also pricey and Macs have a reputation for not being the best gaming computers.\n\nThere are too many Windows laptops manufacturers to detail- since most people use their laptops for the same general purposes (internet, gaming, home office, school) it really depends upon your preference for a particular brand and if you have any specialized needs.
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As a major Mac user and Fan of Apple. I regret to say NO.\n\nThat does not mean the machine is inherently slow, it has a lot to do with how the software interacts and how the website is written.\n\nA Dell uses Microsoft Windows. Internet Explorer is built into the OS. A Mac uses afari as a browser. While components are built in, it is still a separate application.\n\nSafari is one of the few Standards compliant browsers. That makes it very good at following the rules for HTML CSS, etc. But it also means many sites can confuse it and even break it when you visit and not work properly.\n\nThis and some other issues related to network use, makes browsing on the Mac slightly slower on all pages, and noticeable slower on a few poorly coded pages.\n\nThis slight performance gap will son be remedied with updates to the OS and hardware in upcoming weeks.\n\nSafari has come a long way from version 1.0 and is oftn faster than IE in rendering tests, but in the real world most people report surfing with a PC feels snappier than a Mac.
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Well, you might get good deals on Dell.  But I wouldn't recommend a Dell to you.  All my roomies have been having problems with their Dell laptops (maybe the Made in China stuff infuses cheap electronics and bad quality).  If you want a cheap system, go for a Dell, but their quality isn't up to mark.  Secondly, they have been having hardware problems lately, especially with laptop batteries.  There was a huge notebook recall.\n\nI would recommend HP (and Compaq) or Toshiba for good performance and decent prices.  Apple is awesome for looks and build quality and battery life.  But you won't find a lot of Windows application on the Mac OS.  You can get good reviews on CNETReviews or Notebook Review (if you want to buy a laptop).