I think my pc took a shit

[Cleo]

Personally I want a computer that makes zero noise.

I don't get why anyone other then high end video or something like that still buys a tower. When I'm home I plug my laptop into a large LCD, keyboard, and mouse, so it works and feels just like a tower.

Before this year is out going to replace my old 17" Powerbook with a 17" Macbook Pro. Rumor has it that a newer design is due very soon so I've been waiting a bit but either way I need to replace this aging laptop that I'm on now.

Besides being much faster then the laptop I'm using now the new Apple laptops use an Intel chip so I can run Windows programs, like IE for testing my websites, right inside the Mac OS using at full speed using Parallels.

[CatsEye]

Originally Posted by Cleo

I don't get why anyone other then high end video or something like that still buys a tower. When I'm home I plug my laptop into a large LCD, keyboard, and mouse, so it works and feels just like a tower.

That's exactly the set up I have too, Cleo. It rocks. Big ass Cinema Display flat screens at the office and at home. Just unhook it and I can take it to coffee shops and use their wifi or take it with me on travels. My Mac laptop's 2 years old now and hasn't needed any repair or service calls, just a recalled/replaced Sony battery.

Originally Posted by Cleo

IBefore this year is out going to replace my old 17" Powerbook with a 17" Macbook Pro. Rumor has it that a newer design is due very soon so I've been waiting a bit but either way I need to replace this aging laptop that I'm on now.

Besides being much faster then the laptop I'm using now the new Apple laptops use an Intel chip so I can run Windows programs, like IE for testing my websites, right inside the Mac OS using at full speed using Parallels.

Yep, I'm looking to get a laptop with the Intel chip early next year, beefed up with 2 gigs o'ram and mondo hard drive. Really looking forward to it! Sure, it's *initially* pricier than a PC laptop but when I factor in the overall cost of PC ownership which seems to include the constant system patching, virus problems, component meltdowns and general head banging of having to be a sys admin, it's cost efficient for me to stay with Macs - good thing I've loved 'em for a couple decades now.

CatsEye

[Jim]

Originally Posted by Cleo

Personally I want a computer that makes zero noise.

I don't get why anyone other then high end video or something like that still buys a tower. When I'm home I plug my laptop into a large LCD, keyboard, and mouse, so it works and feels just like a tower.

Before this year is out going to replace my old 17" Powerbook with a 17" Macbook Pro. Rumor has it that a newer design is due very soon so I've been waiting a bit but either way I need to replace this aging laptop that I'm on now.

Besides being much faster then the laptop I'm using now the new Apple laptops use an Intel chip so I can run Windows programs, like IE for testing my websites, right inside the Mac OS using at full speed using Parallels.

I felt the same way about getting a laptop Cleo. I figured I would have a good laptop, big monitor and no matter where i went, I would have everything I use. But, after I first bought it, Sparky (who uses a laptop only), let me know...they just don't last as long. I am seeing that now.

Voodoo makes a really cool silent media center pc that works like a tivo with a huge hard drive. I was going to buy my wife one until a new ibm thinkpad fell of a truck and I had to pick it up for really cheap for her.

But, I still love the thought of having a silent media center pc that I could hook up to my big HDTV, use a wireless keyboard and mouse and both be able to record tv and use it online with a 55 inch monitor. Not to mention the audio functions it would provide.