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Hey guys,
Looking for a new laptop and wondering what you have and what you like/dislike. Right now I'm between a macbook pro and an hp spectre, however any input would help :) I would also have this laptop through dental school (hoping I get in!!) So, anyone have any thoughts?
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krentist123 said:
I have a MacBook Pro. Love it, it has lasted me through four years of undergrad and I intend to use it through dental school if possible. I'll never get a PC again, the viruses are just horrible. My roommate got a virus just for clicking a link her PROFESSOR sent to a youtube video she had to watch for missing class. Maybe some people have good recommendations for virus protectors though if you are looking to save money. I've never had a virus and I've only had to bring it in once for repair because my WiFi chip needed to be replaced, but that only costs $60 bucks.
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I love the Macbook i have now but its starting to go on me :( I went to best buy and they would only talk about HP's for some reason and basically took me away from all apple products. They sound nice though so i wanted to hear what others think!
 
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4 and a half years!
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4 and a half year should not make a macbook pro go, did you update to the latest OS version? go to frys electronic to buy RAM update, your macbook pro probably has only 4 GB RAM, upgrade to 8gb RAM and it will run blazing fast again.
 
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wow really?! awesome :) saves me about a thousand bucks
 
Honestly, I switched to a chromebook and I will never by a laptop again. I have a macbook pro but there isn't a single thing I use it for that I can't do on the chromebook. Plus, the chromebook is so much lighter and it starts up in milliseconds.
 
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I kept my last MacBook Pro for 10 years...it still runs, but I purchased a new one last year since I could no longer receive updates on my 2006 MacBook Pro. They are absolutely worth the money for the quality you get.
 
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Surface pro 4 - the stylus is so precise. If diagrams and drawings in your notes is your thing... nothing beats it. I'm assuming there will be a lot of 3d procedures to take notes on and figures to draw in dds school... I know I'll upgrade from my surface pro 3 to a 4 when I graduate.
 
Thursday7 said:
Honestly, I switched to a chromebook and I will never by a laptop again. I have a macbook pro but there isn't a single thing I use it for that I can't do on the chromebook. Plus, the chromebook is so much lighter and it starts up in milliseconds.
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What do you like about the chrome book? Like what is the main reason you switched
 
Don't get a MacBook Pro yet! Major update coming so there will be a new MacBook Pro model out this fall. If you buy one now you're buying like a two year old machine.
 
krentist123 said:
I have a MacBook Pro. Love it, it has lasted me through four years of undergrad and I intend to use it through dental school if possible. I'll never get a PC again, the viruses are just horrible. My roommate got a virus just for clicking a link her PROFESSOR sent to a youtube video she had to watch for missing class. Maybe some people have good recommendations for virus protectors though if you are looking to save money. I've never had a virus and I've only had to bring it in once for repair because my WiFi chip needed to be replaced, but that only costs $60 bucks.
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No offense to you, but if you get any sort of malware as a pc user or as a Mac user you just don't know what you're doing. I'm 100% unprotected on a computer I built myself and have never had any problems.

So if you really don't know much about computers or how to stay safe Macs are great. I bought a 350 dollar laptop 3 years ago and it's still great.

As far as recommendations make sure you have a ssd instead of a classic hard drive and keep your computer light and any computer you buy will be stupid fast.
 
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I've had my HP for 6-7 years, updated it with an SSD a few months back and it's still working great. *knock on wood* Highly recommend HP and definitely get an SSD.
 
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I've had my HP for 6-7 years, updated it with an SSD a few months back and it's still working great. *knock on wood* Highly recommend HP and definitely get an SSD.
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Yep. Solid states are amazing
 
Honestly I'm think I'm the only person on earth who hates their MacBook and will be soon selling it to go back to PC. Ever since I got mine has been nothing but problems. If you want a PC get the Dell XPS 15, it's what I'll be getting.


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wengerin said:
Honestly I'm think I'm the only person on earth who hates their MacBook and will be soon selling it to go back to PC. Ever since I got mine has been nothing but problems. If you want a PC get the Dell XPS 15, it's what I'll be getting.


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What do you hate about it?
 
Anyone try the Dell XPS 13? Can Chromebooks edit PDFs now?
 
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