>I copied each response and emailed them to her as well >as the recent Consumer Reports article.
Consumer Reports writers love to bad mouth the Mac. You have to dig into their charts to see that it is consistently top rated in virtually every category. The stats say one thing, the editorial copy says another. An untrustworthy source. >Finally yesterday she made her decision: to get a MacBook Pro, and she >says she loves it. She told me that the Mac seemed to be for people who >didn't know anything about computers such as herself. (I have no >opinion since I've never owned any laptop.) Also for people who know a lot about computers and know that computers don't have to be born defective. >At this point, I don't know whether she got an extended warranty, how >much SDRAM she got, nor what software came with the laptop. She bought >it at a Mac store in Boston, MA. In case she bought 1 GB of memory, how >beneficial would increasing to 2 GB be? The MacBook comes with a reasonable amount of RAM. Apple is not cutting corners. You should not have to add anything to a current model MacBook Pro. >She says that she intends to use the laptop for everything pertaining to >her study (stage management with a minor in television journalism), and >to use her desktop PC for her hobbies, which include video editing but >not gaming. The PC was built locally to my specifications. The MacBook comes with iMovie which is a great way to get started with video editing. As her needs grow she can buy FinalCut Express or maybe the professional (expensive) FinalCut lineup. Using a PC for video editing is a bad move. iMovie is surprising powerful. GarageBand is a great audio editor. iDVD is impressive too. All the iLife stuff comes with the Mac. >Also, does the MacBook Pro come with an emulation program for Windows? >If not, what is recommended (we have CDs with Windows ME, XP Home, 2000, >and XP Pro available to install if needed). Stay away from this. Windows emulation is for hackers and those into pain. And you say she already has a PC so why bother? ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
