Laptop woes, need opinions...

[oaaltone]

I need a laptop for general work, and I was just offered a great deal on an Apple PowerBook, which I hear are awesome laptops. Should I stick with the laptop I have, a Dell Inspiron 4150SE (1.7GHz P4/512MB DDR/40GB/CD-RW/14"XGA/WirelessNIC/16MB Radeon7500) or should I sell it on E*ay and get an Apple PowerBook (867MHz/15.2"/40GB/256MB SDRAM/CD-RW/32MB Radeon9000/GigEthernet/Firewire/sweet case) for $1650 (including the supposedly awesome AppleCare warranty).

I've heard that the Apple's get awesome battery life, have nice displays, have a great metallish case, and are generally fast enough for everyday use. Since OS X is *NIX based, you can run many apps on it, and the new OS 10.2 has the capability of running X applications, which are plentiful.

I'm interested to get some opinions on what I should do...

 

[iamme]

do you mind paying the extra cash?

the Dell is a nice notebook, so i think it's fine. if you really want the Powerbook and can afford it, get it. as far as normal computing goes, i don't think there's a compelling reason to switch. that's just my opinion.

(this coming from a notebook junkie who's bought and sold almost 10 laptops in the past few years )

 

[dethman]

it's basically up to you to decide whether you want to shell out another 600 for a new laptop.

 

[sk560]

if i were u... i'll go for the powerbook. u've already stated some of the advantages/benefits w/ the pb and os x.

 

[BigSmooth]

Sure, the Apple's got some nice features, but do you really have a reason to get rid of your existing laptop?

 

[notfred]

I'd rather use a powerbook than a dell.

 

[Warthog912]

Originally posted by: bigsmooth
Sure, the Apple's got some nice features, but do you really have a reason to get rid of your existing laptop?

That's what I'm wondering... What do you plan on using your lappy for?

Peace out-

 

[oaaltone]

I do not plan on using the laptop for gaming. I will basically be:

- doing HW (word processor, etc)
- programming
- browsing the web
- watching movies
- listening to music

I can always log into my Windows/Linux boxen remotely if I need to do something platform-specific.

 

[Aceshigh]

Why sell a laptop which is obviously superior to get a powerbook? Look at the specs on your laptop, its superior to the powerbook in many ways. You would be paying more to trade down. Not very wise in my opinion.

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: olliebg
I do not plan on using the laptop for gaming. I will basically be:

- doing HW (word processor, etc)
- programming
- browsing the web
- watching movies
- listening to music

I can always log into my Windows/Linux boxen remotely if I need to do something platform-specific.

don't spend another $400-600 (not sure what Inspiron 4150's are going for on eBay) just to do that.

you can buy alot of toys for that money

 

[Booster]

Keep the Dell... There is no doubt it's the best choice.

 

[oaaltone]

Thanks guys, I was leaning that way anyway... just wanted a push over one edge or the other