Mac harddrives are not trustworthy. Sure, they replace it for you, but that doesn't change the fact that you have to plan for your HD to crap out every year or so.
Dell's desktops are excellent, but their laptops are not as much so. I know a lot of people who found their Dell laptop less than satisfactory, when compared to their desktops.
I have a Thinkpad (IBM, which has spun off Lenovo as the manufacturer.) This is my second Thinkpad. I got the first one in 1999 and used it until a year and a half ago, when I got this one. They are tanks, and they are mighty. Give 'em a look -- and make sure you get Win XP. Don't let them give you Vista, it's a piece of shit and not worth the hassle until at least the first Service Pack comes out.
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Dell's desktops are excellent, but their laptops are not as much so. I know a lot of people who found their Dell laptop less than satisfactory, when compared to their desktops.
I have a Thinkpad (IBM, which has spun off Lenovo as the manufacturer.) This is my second Thinkpad. I got the first one in 1999 and used it until a year and a half ago, when I got this one. They are tanks, and they are mighty. Give 'em a look -- and make sure you get Win XP. Don't let them give you Vista, it's a piece of shit and not worth the hassle until at least the first Service Pack comes out.