My dad bought me a Dell Inspiron 1525 laptop in '07 and I have no complaints with it, well except for the fact that the battery died after a month and now it has to be plugged in to a socket. Due to my own stupidity and my inability to take care of nice things, the hinge is breaking off so I have to be extra careful when closing, opening, and setting the laptop upright. Also, since I'm eating while writing papers and the like, many of the keys are pretty sticky. I have to apply an insane amount of force to just type any capital letter, w,n,s, or simply delete a letter. Other than that, it works great!
I just don't have a few hundred dollars to waste on a laptop that is a luxury and by no means a necessity. I have a capable desktop that was bought last year. It's certainly newer, more powerful, and all the keys on the keyboard work. I just need something to use Photoshop, browse the internet, play the occasional game during finals, check e-mail, and all that good stuff.
Also, if I do decide to get another laptop (or just another desktop), I'd want to save up for a MacBook or iMac. Macintosh was my first computer and I've had good memories with it. It was way before I knew anything about computers let alone the fact that Windows even existed. My dad, my brother, and I would spend hours upon hours playing such games as "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", "The Secret of Monkey Island", "King's Quest VII", and other awesome adventure games.
Those were the days. But as I grew up, Windows became more dominant in my life. The only time I'd interact with Macintosh computers where at school, and then that wouldn't come until much later, when I went to college (we'd get the occasional Macs in high school, but there weren't many that weren't being used for classes).
I fell in love with the new designs. The object dock was one of the main things I really liked. The other being iLife. I've never tried it, but I read about it on Apple's website. GarageBand really caught my eye since I play piano and at the time was in a band. Albeit my dad's Latin jazz band, but a band nonetheless.
A couple years later, I would go to a computer fair where I spoke to a few people about Macintosh vs. PC. Something I wouldn't ask now because I know now that I can't really make a decision between those two based on someone else's opinion. I'd have to try it myself (for more than just school work). However, this guy I talked to said that he had a Windows, but used a Macintosh for more creative things. For example, Photoshop, Flash, writing out music on Finale etc. My eyes lit up, that's what I wanted to do, and that's the impression I had, and still have, of Macintosh. Besides, Macintosh UI (I hope I'm using that right, I've come a long way from the young kid who knew nothing about computers, but I still know very little), although Windows 7 is looking pretty good too.
Fast forward two or three years and I still want a Mac, whether it's an iMac or a MacBook. I don't care... I just want a Mac. But the price... it's enough to give you a heart attack. I just hope Apple doesn't go out of business by the time a rake up enough dough to buy one. I seriously doubt that though what with everyone and their mother wanting iPods and iPhones.
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