Originally posted by CoasterkidmwmOriginally posted by boneplaya
^CK, 3 pounds is a lot
To a pussy.
...or to anyone that carries it all over the place.
Originally posted by boneplaya
The keyboard on the mac is a backlit one, the Gateway's is not.
I don't work in the dark like an emo. Chances are if I'm using a computer in a dark area, I'm being an asshole to those around me anyways so I wouldnt' do it to begin with.
it's not just for using it in the dark; it's evening car rides, or dimly-lit bus rides, or presentations, etc....
Originally posted by boneplaya
Also as mentioned, the 5 hours of battery life - again, a huge advantage
When are you using your computer and are more than 10ft away from an electrical outlet on a day to day basis?
City bus, road trips, plane rides, using it in the park, etc.
Originally posted by boneplaya
That 1.8 cm? Almost an inch, or about a 40% difference in thickness.
Don't care. How thick it is does not affect its ability to type a paper and be practical. All laptop bags end up being like 3-4 inches thick anyways, thus defeating the point in having a thin computer to begin with.
it's a big advantage because if you keep your laptop in the laptop sleeve of your backpack, you have more room for books with a thinner computer.
Originally posted by boneplaya
And the Gateway ships with Vista, which not even PC users liked.
So buy Windows 7 with the 1000 dollar savings if it matters so much.
Macs work perfectly right out of the box. And as mentioned before, Apple's one OS version has all of the features you'll ever need. No need to hassle with picking the right version of Windows.
Notice how my "of your parents money" comment was never challenged?
It was never challenged by me because up until now, I've used my parents money, so it was perfectly true. But, I bought my iPad with my own, recently-earned money via a job I just got, and I now know what it feels like to use my own money to buy something I want. And I know that if I were to replace my desktop, it'd be with an all-in-one. I had a "normal" computer for 8 years before my iMac, and it was hell. I had the ugliest desktop in the world (likely because we went on the cheap with that particular computer, so the monitor and case were BLEH) and a quick look behind my desk would reveal a horrible mess of cables and wires and poop like that which would take me 5 minutes to sort through just to find the damn power cable.
^^all right, I concede. That's all I wanted.