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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Enforcer" data-source="post: 1884552" data-attributes="member: 396">I'd go with IBM if I was going back to Windows. None of my classmates have had complaints about their Thinkpads (other than looks).It'd be worth the time. My hat of Dell know no limit... Did you know that the motherboard for the Dell Inspiron 5150 apparently fails so often that they can't keep the damn replacement boards in stock? And that they cost over $400? And that even if you say "yes" in response to the question, "Would you like Dell to call you when we have more in stock?" they won't call you because it's all part of their insidious plan to turn you into a Dell-hating raving lunatic? And then, when they're finally in stock and you order one, the order gets delayed for the specific reason: "we are experiencing an unexpected delay with your order and will not be able to ship this order"?Gaming clearly fails on an Apple and I'd be foolish to argue otherwise (and we both agree). I have no experience with Apple in a corporate setting, so I can't comment on whether they'd be able to deal with businesses or not...but I did read about how one university (Virginia Tech?) created a gigantic supercomputer by linking lots of dual-G5s together. I'm guessing Apple had something to do with that. And Microsoft Office runs just great on my iBook.As for price, the iBook that I bought came to almost exactly $1200. That's including the $150 I paid for MS Office Student/Teachers Edition. In my book, that isn't bad for a computer that is a) fast, b) pretty, c) runs all the software I need, d) comes with iLife--in my opinion better than anything similar on Windows, and e) runs World of Warcraft. I guess that's more expensive than a comparable Windows PC, but I'm very happy with my purchase. Oh, I almost forgot f) IT ACTUALLY FREAKIN' WORKS!!! I HATE YOU DELL!!!!!1! Ahem. In conclusion, buy her whatever laptop you want, I'd go with Apple or IBM if I were you. The gods will punish you for buying a Dell, however, if my ritual sacrifice has anything to do with it. And don't worry, I'm done ranting and raving in this thread.</blockquote>

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