HERE THERE... I am all over the place... Here, there, everywhere... this/that... counselling... retail parks... group therapy (late ~ haha so turned away, pretended not to look glad)... Looking at computers yet again... found one I really liked... (again)... another one I "really liked" turned out not to have the inbuilt DVD-writer the write-up suggested it did... so back to weighing up portability vs practicality ~ again! (If you're going to have a computer that takes external DVDs, it might as well be truly light and small ~ but not TOO small ~ that would be impracticle for the opposite reason!Well I'm at the library and about to be chucked out because they're closing (story of my life!) so I have to run. If when I ever do finally settle on a machine I'll let you know. But as I keep saying I refuse to fall in love with technology!
Gleds, I have an Apple Macbook. It has a built in DVD writer, all the bells and whistles. Truly it is a great lightweight lap top.
ReplyDeleteHere is a link: http://www.apple.com/macbook/
I hope you find your ideal laptop soon. :)
ReplyDeleteBut the Macs I looked at hadn't a DVD writer to be seen! I will TRY reading the link again, but have forlorn hope of taking ~ANY~ new information in!!
ReplyDeleteAke: thanks. It will be about time, when it happens
I'm not pushing you to a Mac Gledwood, but I will try to help you out here. The Mac you looked at is the MacBook Air. Lovely name isn't it and not at all confusing... thank you Apple. The MacBook Air is super thin and light weight so it has no room for a DVD drive. It is the only Apple laptop I know of without a DVD drive. The MacBook Air was intended to be an extension of your desktop computer, thus by Apple's logic it don't need no stinking DVD drive. It was not really intended to be a stand alone computer. It can be, but that was not quite the target for Apple.
ReplyDeleteThe Mac you would want is the basic MacBook (not the Pro or the Air). Again thank you Apple for the wonderful product names. The MacBook comes in one flavor which is white and it has a DVD CD read write drive. It prices out at $999 on the US Apple website. I'm not sure what it prices out at in the UK. Visit the Apple website and you can get an idea.
Now the MacBook is a very nice laptop and I'm certain you would be very happy with it. I know I would as I have an earlier version of the MacBook and I am very happy with it. That said though, the MacBook comes at a price premium to a PC laptop that comes with Windows. I don't consider the price premium to be excessive considering the software Apple includes with the MacBooks, but others will disagree. Still the price premium is there and it is probably made worse by the VAT or whatever extra you have to pay for the privilege of living in the UK.
I hope this helps you understand what is going on in the Apple dimension and good luck with the computer shopping. Take your time. There is no need to rush. Companies are making millions of laptops. There is no shortage. Just take the time to learn what you need so you can be happy with the laptop you buy for at least a few years. You've lived this long without a laptop. I'm sure you can survive a bit longer so don't feel the pressure to buy today. Ciao.
Molson has it in one. There's a huge Apple store in Regent Street. You can go in and play with their computers, quizz their geeks and drive a bargain. If you're in some sort of educational program, you can usually get a student discount too. Well worth going in for a play.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for that info.
ReplyDeleteMy queries answered at last! ;->...
Note to self:
ReplyDeleteAcer 1810 better than HP mini:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=437417
Note to self:
ReplyDeleteLaptops with long battery life link:
http://www.cnet.com.au/laptops-with-long-battery-life-240090803.htm