| When you ask people for computer advice for your | | | | just recently started making. Netbook on average cost |
| first laptop purchase you will get varying answers, | | | | less than $350 and they are able to do things like |
| depending on the person. Some say the best kind of | | | | Internet and E-mail very well. The pros of owning a |
| computer is Apple and others mention netbooks. Your | | | | netbook are pretty simple it's cheap, portable and long |
| task when listening to these peoples opinions is to | | | | battery life. The cons of owning a netbook are one |
| determine who is a brand loyalist with skewed view of | | | | having to get used to the smaller keyboard, two limited |
| the product and who is offering you quality advice. | | | | computing power, lessened durability. |
| First I will give you the pros and cons of owning a | | | | A netbook is only a good choice if you are a casual |
| Apple computer. I'll start out with the pros first, the main | | | | computer user. Someone who only needs something |
| thing that Apple users will be telling you is "It Just | | | | portable to read e-mails and go online with. That is |
| Works" now I'm calling them dumb or anything but if | | | | where a netbook is best utilized. |
| you use your computer responsibly it won't matter if | | | | A netbook and a Apple computer are the extremes |
| it's from Apple or not it'll just work. The other point they | | | | of price spectrum, netbooks being the cheapest and |
| bring up is the simplicity of OSX and you'll get no | | | | Apple being the most expensive. Now we should |
| argument from me on that point it is very simple to | | | | discuss in the middle laptop brands. The best ones are |
| use. The other pro Apple users like to bring up is the | | | | Dell, Sony, Acer and Asus. When it comes to |
| lack of viruses and again I won't argue on that | | | | customer satisfaction Asus ranked higher than any |
| because it is true. | | | | other company including Apple. |
| Now the cons of the Apple computer is the price and | | | | The pros of buying a mid range PC laptop is that there |
| the learning curve. The price because the cheapest | | | | is no learning curve and the price to performance ratio |
| Apple laptop is still $1000. The learning curve is only a | | | | is very good. The best laptops are priced between |
| con if you've been using Windows for a long time. | | | | $800 and $1000 and for those prices you get similar |
| Learning to use a Apple computer isn't that bad, I'd | | | | specifications to $1500 Apple laptops. I highly |
| recommend going to either the Apple store of the | | | | recommend looking the laptops that Asus and Sony |
| Apple section of your local Best Buy to sit down and | | | | have to offer, they are styled good have all the |
| try and learn before buying. | | | | specifications you need. |
| Netbooks are the next recommendation that some of | | | | |