Notebook Computer?

[BruceK]

I too have been using a MacBook Pro but with Parallels instead of Boot Camp. It's nice to be able to run both Windows and Mac OS simultaneously.

BTW - at least in the Mac world these machines are no longer referred to as laptops, and for good reason. You do NOT want to use them on your lap! Unless, of course, you don't mind burning your biscuits...

[Archangel]

I too have been using a MacBook Pro but with Parallels instead of Boot Camp. It's nice to be able to run both Windows and Mac OS simultaneously.

BTW - at least in the Mac world these machines are no longer referred to as laptops, and for good reason. You do NOT want to use them on your lap! Unless, of course, you don't mind burning your biscuits...

Aren't MacBookPro's supposed to run so much cooler?

Anyway, I'd always refer you to a Mac. Has all the features you're after in one package, no virus and a simpler architecture. Well within your price guidelines and the current student promo looks like it has the rest of what you need.

Boot camp is a package that lets you run windows but most people I know, don't.

Just about everything can be translated over.

The main argument you'll hear is what about the support network. You don't need it, honest. You'd be suspicious if somebody tried to sell you a car based on the number of repair stations.

However, if your courses have specific program you might want to check if they'll run on Boot Camp.

BTW, all video programs are owned by Apple whether they run on Mac or not.

[Bob C]

Aren't MacBookPro's supposed to run so much cooler?

The one they make me use for work doesn't. Worst computer I ever had for "burning the biscuits." Lots of other things about it bug me, too.

I love my HP Pavilion, but I don't need the kind of power LordKiltClad is looking for.

[Kiltman]

You can't beat a MAC, it works. I've used them now for a dozen years. I still have the first one I bought and it's working as a print server. It's high-end, professional and trouble free.

[Bob C]

You can't beat a MAC, it works. I've used them now for a dozen years. I still have the first one I bought and it's working as a print server. It's high-end, professional and trouble free.

My experience is just the opposite. I'm on my fourth Mac at work and every one of them has been buggy. Others in my office have had even worse luck.

My current machine is my first Mac laptop. Its predecessors were desktops. I'd never purchase a Mac for myself.