What's a good PC to buy (as if there were one)...

[noelani72]

Thanks to Chad i'm using a Dell Latitude and I love it

glad it's working out bro!!

as for the op wanting a pc just for office stuff - as others have said; just bootcamp your mac or install Office for Mac.

I am PC but slowly drinking the Kool-Aid and going MAC.
I just had the boss order me a 27" iMac with all the bells and whistles plus i7 processor...then a 4TB Thunderbolt RAID storage solution

I have a 15" MBP which is an awesome notebook - but heavy.
They ordered a bunch of MBA 13" models for Admins; which they gave me one of those as well -and it is a fantastic little notebook.

Ohh, and I love the ease, weight, and size of my iPad2...

The mini Dell that Mike speaks of is a low-cost, light weight, powerful little guy. Couple gigs of RAM with (if I remember right) a 1.8GHz processor. My idea for Mike was that he'd close it up and just hook up his external mouse, keyboard and monitor - but sounds like he's diggin' it just the way it is

[WannabeMego]

I'm a PC Guy and I try not to bash the Mac as much as Mac User's bash PC's...but...there are benefits and hassles on both sides and they should be weighed with out bias or prejudice towards the other...it's unfair to the buyer to go down this route.

Personally, I love my PC...I can hack the crap out of it and if I REALLY want a sleek OS, I can always install a Linux Distro with my own custom kernal...but that is just me...

If you're already a Mac User, then getting Office for Mac seems the route you want to go, though it is expensive, it sounds like it would cost you the least discomfort.

[emeraldknight47]

I've read some reviews of Office for Mac and various ones have said that it doesn't give you the entire "feel" for Office on PC.

Trust me, the ONLY reason I'm looking at the PC route is to make myself more marketable in the job field because it seems like, no matter WHAT kind of job you apply for, they want you to be able to fly Word, Excel or Publisher on a PC, that's why I was leaning more towards getting a small, inexpensive PC to work with because that way, I'd be familiar with not only MS Office, but also with Windows 7 (which I know NOTHING about currently)....!

[noelani72]

Ahh, prolly just solved all your troubles then....

From my ipad, I had tried a site where you basically remote in to a host and use office products...worked pretty well, and it was free.

Currently, it is only available on iPad and Android..but coming soon for mac.

http://desktop.onlive.com/

[Werewolf]

I'm a PC Guy and I try not to bash the Mac as much as Mac User's bash PC's....

Apple fans do often seem to take the concept of brand loyalty to the unhealthy extreme. I've seen Apple fans make the unhindged rantings of XBOX vs PS3 fanboys seem mild and reasoned in comparison. It comes off almost cult like. Weird. I agree with the mindset that they both have their plusses and minuses and it all boils down to what you are used to.

[emeraldknight47]

Ahh, prolly just solved all your troubles then....

From my ipad, I had tried a site where you basically remote in to a host and use office products...worked pretty well, and it was free.

Currently, it is only available on iPad and Android..but coming soon for mac.

http://desktop.onlive.com/

Thanks for the link, noelani, that does look like a pretty cool site. Will be nice when then get the MAC end of it up and working...

[MegoMark71]

I love my Toshiba satellite, second one i have owned. Not bad on price and does everything i need it to do.

[Megospidey]

Switched from Mac to PC kicking and screaming a long time ago due to compatibility issues at my workplace.

I've found over the years that Toshiba, Asus, and Dell have worked best. I'm using an HP right now (because it's provided to me) - I think HP's are middle of the road in user friendliness and reliability.

Stay away from Acer and Gateway laptops. Compaqs are not that great either.

[emeraldknight47]

I actually HAD a Gateway laptop for a couple of years about five years ago. Dreadful, heavy thing and slow as slow gets! Definitely going to stay FAR away from a repeat of that. Thinking seriously about a DELL at BB, though....

[johnmiic]

Apple fans do often seem to take the concept of brand loyalty to the unhealthy extreme.

It's the computer generation's version of some liking Rolling Stones and others reject that and like Led Zeppelin.

Apple was the underdog for many years. The marketplace seemed stacked against Apple. Since the release of the candy-colored iMacs of 1998 the whole thing shifted in their direction. With Apple's now using intel chips, the iPod & iPad being released they no longer worry about becoming the "betamax" of computers.