Dear Girl Geek…

Hi,

I was just wondering if you had an idea of a laptop that I should have for my ‘A’ levels. I started the courses today but as I am taking Applied ICT I need a laptop that will be able to operate Dreamweaver. I think I should get a Mac as my uncle who is a male computer geek says that they are indestructable internally. What’s your opinion?

Thanks again,

Eleanor

Response

Hi Eleanor,

Firstly well done on starting your ‘A’levels and good luck with your Applied ICT course !

It’s true that Macs are considered to be well built with better parts along with a more robust, stable operating system.They are also seen to be less prone to Windows viruses and spyware but on the downside they are generally more expensive.  Some people think Vista for exampe is better as it runs more software and is more ‘open’ ie. if you wanted to build a PC with Vista you could do so by buying the operating system but not so easy to do with Apple! Also in a lot of organisations PC/Windows is generally the preferred platform.

People who I know who use Macs extensively in their day to day work consider them to be robust, stable, easy to use, nice interface and very good at handling large images and video.

I think given that you will be studying ICT, using Dreamweaver and you will want your machine to last and see you through your studies (plus you want to go down the Mac route ) I think you should go for a MacBook, it will be suitable for your requirements, compact, durable and it looks really nice too (we’re girls afterall!)

Here are some more girlgeeky details for you:

Specifications:

• 2.1GHz, 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
• 1GB or 2GB  memory
• 120GB, 160GB, or 250GB 5400-rpm hard drive
• Intel GMA X3100

 Display:

• 13.3-inch display
• 1280 by 800 pixels
• Glossy display

CD/DVD Drive:

• Combo drive  or 8x SuperDrive with double-layer burning

Size:

• 1.08 inches thin
• 5.0 pounds

Other Features:

• Two USB 2.0
• One FireWire 400
• iSight
• Mini-DVI

Price:

• Start at £699  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Hope this helps.

Luv

girlgeek

Tags: Apple, Laptops, macbook

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