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| Technophiliacs & Technophiles The Technophiliacs forum is for discussing any and all forms of tech and other types of social backwardness. Including discussions of strange home-brewed hardware technology. Where to get good tools. How to make fiberglass molds. Computer hardware and software technolgy, including operating systems, applications, networking, hardware, CPU's, disk drives, and other geeky things. Viruses and Artificial Life discussions. End user tools discussions and support issues. Gating the Internet with other nets. |
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#1
 2008-12-29, 18:17 |
Aquabania 
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 so what would the non-apple version of a macbook be?
and how much money would i save by going with it?
the macbook i'm looking at:
# 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
# 2GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x1GB
# 250GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
would cost 1848 with the warranty (and before tax). could i get the same quality with another brand for 1000 or so? this is my first laptop so i'm not really sure which direction to go.
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2008-12-29, 18:33 |
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Re: so what would the non-apple version of a macbook be?
You can get a Dell Latitude E6400 for about $1400 or so with similar specs. Build quality is the same, if not better, and parts are one hell of a lot cheaper and more available.
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2008-12-30, 15:00 |
beatmeofficer
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Re: so what would the non-apple version of a macbook be?
You can also get a Thinkpad T-series or Dell Precision with similar specs for <$1400 dollars.
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2008-12-31, 20:54 |
Aquabania
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Re: so what would the non-apple version of a macbook be?
hmm... i really like how cohesive macs seem to be... for 400 dollar savings? should i just get the macbook?
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2008-12-31, 21:42 |
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Re: so what would the non-apple version of a macbook be?
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Originally Posted by Aquabania
hmm... i really like how cohesive macs seem to be... for 400 dollar savings? should i just get the macbook?
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NO
While not wanting to start a little mac vs PC war. Macs are over priced and once you have them everything (hardware) costs more for upgrades. Not to mention their shitty warranty.
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2009-01-01, 02:50 |
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Re: so what would the non-apple version of a macbook be?
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Originally Posted by MunkeyQ
You can get a Dell Latitude E6400 for about $1400 or so with similar specs. Build quality is the same, if not better, and parts are one hell of a lot cheaper and more available.
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I paid the same for my macbook (of equal specs) in June. I bought my mom a macbook for christmas (of slightly better specs) for 200 dollars less than you just quoted... |
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2009-01-01, 14:45 |
Aquabania
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Re: so what would the non-apple version of a macbook be?
actually with the student discount it's $1,682, if that changes anything.
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2009-01-02, 05:25 |
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Land of the Ires.
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Re: so what would the non-apple version of a macbook be?
I'm confused, do you mean in terms of spec (in which case any third world computer will do) or in terms of integration of software and hardware, build quality and design?
If all you want is a really fast laptop, start with a wooden crate, add components and attach a monitor with duct-tape.
In terms of integration of software to provide a better mobile experience, the best attempt I've seen so far is the EEE PC with Xandros.
If OSX is important to you I suggest you check out the cracked OSX distros.
Anybody know the best non-apple laptop to run OSX86 on?
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