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Apple or PC?

I am in the market for a notebook computer to use for University. I will be using it for research, writing papers (word/excel), sometimes taking notes in class, music, some photo editing, the odd DVD on trips, and internet surfing. It must be around a 12" and under 5 pounds with good battery life. I have been reading and it's my understanding mac OS X is a more stable operating system and that it is more secure from spy-ware and virusus. They also have 128Bit enscryption I hear as well. The powerbook 12" model looks perfect for my needs but my buddy who is a computer guru says macs are only good for photo editing and I will run into compatibility issues with the mac becasue they dont use a system registry or something like that. What should I do?
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ellery911
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I just bailed pc notebooks (IBM & DELL) for the Apple iBook G4 a few weeks ago...it's a bit different in the way that it does things so I have a bit of learning to do...but I like it more and I'm not looking back nor do I regret the purchase.

When I lived in Seattle I had LOTS of friends in the computer industry...they all worked on PC's but always told me that they felt Apple was a better computer as they write their own protocols (whatever that means)

I went to Best Buy looking at laptops...they sold Apple but only through the website and had none on display at the store...I looked at all the PC's for a few hours walking back and forth & to & fro...had they actually had an iBook on display...I'll be willing to bet that PC sales at the store would drop considerably.
ellery911
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Aida...nice car analogy!...let me take it a step further as it was explained to me by a computer guru friend in Seattle.

Apple -

BMW made with all BMW parts

Inexpensive PC Clones -

(Especilly when you have a cheap ass computer savvy friend offer to "build" you a pc using parts from probablyalreadydroppedandbrokencheapasscomputerparts.com) is really nothing more than a Hyundai with a rebuilt Ford Escort engine shoehorned in alongside the also rebuilt Chevy Astrovan transmission.
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