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I am pretty close to buying a macbook and was just wondering if anybody had any experience with them.  I am fairly new to Mac&#x27;s and was wondering how they compared to a similarly equipped PC?  Also curious about the reliability.  Can they take the wear and tear of day-to-day use being opened and closed frequently?  My last laptop was a Sony and it worked great until I plugged in my iPod usb one day and fried the motherboard.  Lastly, should I pony up for Mac&#x27;s extended warranty?  It&#x27;s kinda pricey, but I don&#x27;t wanna get stuck with a pearl white $1000 paper weight in the event that anything goes wrong with this new laptop.&#xD;&#xA; &#xD;&#xA;Any help is appreciated.

backburner00 · Answer

I am pretty close to buying a macbook and was just wondering if anybody had any experience with them.  I am fairly new to Mac&#x27;s and was wondering how they compared to a similarly equipped PC?  Also curious about the reliability.  Can they take the wear and tear of day-to-day use being opened and closed frequently?  My last laptop was a Sony and it worked great until I plugged in my iPod usb one day and fried the motherboard.  Lastly, should I pony up for Mac&#x27;s extended warranty?  It&#x27;s kinda pricey, but I don&#x27;t wanna get stuck with a pearl white $1000 paper weight in the event that anything goes wrong with this new laptop.&#xD;&#xA; &#xD;&#xA;Any help is appreciated.

adampeck · Answer

i am the proud owner of a macbook and previously an ibook. fantastic computer, and you can run windows xp or vista on any mac with an intel processor. I 100% reccommend you buy a macbook and you wont be dissapointed

the only downside is they are more expensive than a similarly configured pc. if you are willing to buy a refurbished model, apple.com sells refurbished items for a really good discount. i personally never buy extended warranties for computers, as i am careful with my shit, and if something goes wrong i usually know how to fix it. but since laptops are tougher to deal with than desktops, the extended warranty might give you more peace of mind. hope this helps.

I_Am_QueensBlvd · Answer

I&#x27;ve never owned a Mac but I hate my current laptop and am looking into getting one.

SSB12 · Answer

hey where can you find the refurbished ones on the site?

adampeck · Answer

go to apple.comclick the "store" tabon the bottom left, under special deals, you will see a link that says refurbished macs

Cataclysm · Answer

If I were to buy a laptop it would definately be a mac.Have a PC desktop for crazy gaming performance and then might as well buy a macbook for work/school/fooling around

backburner00 · Answer

adampeck, I went ahead a bought a macbook and it arrived yesterday and I couldn&#x27;t be happier with it.  What a great machine!!!!  All these years I had no idea how much fun you mac guys were having!&#xD;&#xA; &#xD;&#xA;It&#x27;s awesome to have a computer the just works.  I&#x27;ll never buy a windows based PC again.

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