I'm in a Quandary!
I'm experiencing a bit of a quandary. My old Dell Latitude D600 has been a faithful companion for the past 3 ½ years. It has gone with me wherever I have gone. The only place it hasn't gone with me was to Tanzania last year. But it's getting a little slow. The buttons don't work as well as they used to. Both of the hinges are broke - I have to prop up the screen or it will flop over. I quickly fill up the hard drive and have to constantly delete or move files.
So I need to do something soon. And here's the quandary - do I go back with a faithful relative - another Dell laptop (this is only my second since 1998) or do I make the switch to a Mac? I could get a pretty good Dell for under $1,000 and I could get a refurbished Mac for under or at $1,000.
I keep going back and forth and don't quite know what I should do. I wouldn't even consider a Mac, except for the fact that it's OS is built on Linux - I used to be a Unix programmer in my former days - and it's a much more stable platform than anything MicroSoft has put out. The other thing that prevents me from going with another windows machine is that I don't like Windows Vista and will have to download Vista versions of any software I have downloaded in Windows XP Professional.
I've used Macs before. I'm not indifferent to them, just started using PCs because they were cheaper and I could upgrade and fix them myself. I do like Dell and their consistency in the market.
So what should I do? Let me know what you think.
Mike
PS - I would gladly make the switch to Mac if anyone would like to donate one to ManHeart Ministries! :)
So I need to do something soon. And here's the quandary - do I go back with a faithful relative - another Dell laptop (this is only my second since 1998) or do I make the switch to a Mac? I could get a pretty good Dell for under $1,000 and I could get a refurbished Mac for under or at $1,000.
I keep going back and forth and don't quite know what I should do. I wouldn't even consider a Mac, except for the fact that it's OS is built on Linux - I used to be a Unix programmer in my former days - and it's a much more stable platform than anything MicroSoft has put out. The other thing that prevents me from going with another windows machine is that I don't like Windows Vista and will have to download Vista versions of any software I have downloaded in Windows XP Professional.
I've used Macs before. I'm not indifferent to them, just started using PCs because they were cheaper and I could upgrade and fix them myself. I do like Dell and their consistency in the market.
So what should I do? Let me know what you think.
Mike
PS - I would gladly make the switch to Mac if anyone would like to donate one to ManHeart Ministries! :)
Comments
Daniel
i switched to mac a yr. ago - and i will NOT go back!
(note, i did not say 'never' cuz something could change in the world. :)