MARINA Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Would like to hear from fellow blood bankers and scientists out there about which laptop to choose next for personal/professional use. Windows or MAC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Windows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaffar911 Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Windows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 windows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L106 Posted December 17, 2010 Share Posted December 17, 2010 Windows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOANBALONE Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Windows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMcCord Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 Windows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Barber Posted December 18, 2010 Share Posted December 18, 2010 (edited) Marina I bought a MacBook Pro last December and wish I had gone over to the enlightened years ago. Mac's are expensive but take it from me you won't regret it, so please ignor all the window's posts. Edited December 18, 2010 by Colin Barber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clmergen Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 MacbookPro for me. And if you have a techie husband like I do, you can get Windows on it too. You can partition the Mac hard-drive and actually load windows on it. So I can choose to boot into Windows any time I need to use Word, Excel, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Needs ☆ Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 MacbookPro for me. And if you have a techie husband like I do, you can get Windows on it too. You can partition the Mac hard-drive and actually load windows on it. So I can choose to boot into Windows any time I need to use Word, Excel, etc.That's cheating!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :haha::haha: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clmergen Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Yes it is...but it is the best of both worlds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Barber Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 MacbookPro for me. And if you have a techie husband like I do, you can get Windows on it too. You can partition the Mac hard-drive and actually load windows on it. So I can choose to boot into Windows any time I need to use Word, Excel, etc.Yes you can dual boot with Mac's that have intel processors, but you can use Microsoft Office applications in the Mac OS with Microsoft Office for Mac suite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Yes you can dual boot with Mac's that have intel processors, but you can use Microsoft Office applications in the Mac OS with Microsoft Office for Mac suite.Yes that is true and a good idea. If you want you can also get an ipad.. Christmas gift from... Father Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reidhospbb Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Having both a Mac and a Windows laptop at home, I nearly always use the Windows unit. I suppose it is what you are used to, but I have never been able to "get used to" the Mac commands. It always seems to me you have to do two or three more keystrokes to accomplish what Windows does in one, if the Mac can do it at all. Just one soul's opinion., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khalidm3 Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Windows! I am writing these words from my Toshiba i-5, Window 7, am very happy with it. Mac is little bit complicated, Majority is on windows, u shall find an easy support from here and there. If u have good expertise on computers, u may select Mac also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Barber Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Sorry I don't want to sound like I am on Steve Job's payroll or have anything persay against Microsoft, but I feel I must stand up for the Mac corner. I am 53 and if I can change from using PC's (which I still do at work) to a Mac after 25 years of using a PC anyone can. They are not complicated, just different from Windows and I would ALWAYS choose a Mac over a PC. If you go to the Apple web site there are help tutorials for PC users converting to Mac. In the 12 months I have had the MacBook Pro, it has never frozen, failed, required a re-boot and it starts up and shuts down almost instantly. I have a virus checker but it has never pick up a virus, malware or spyware - you try and connect a PC to the net without any sort of protection and its seconds before its infected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khalidm3 Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Yes Collin I am also 53 started from win 3.1 but my kids are conveyancing me to shift to Mac. May be my next buy will be Mac. It is has no right click? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Barber Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 (edited) You can configure a right click on the touchpad, which I have done on my MacBook Pro. As I said in my last post it's really worth checking the Apple web site it does have a lot of useful stuff on changing from PC to Mac. Edited December 23, 2010 by Colin Barber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khalidm3 Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Thanks Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgouc Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 MAC - my son convinced me to switch last spring and I am so glad I listened to him. I use Office for MAC. Word and EXCEL files switch between the work computer (Windows) and my MAC with no problem. It took a little getting used to, but the MAC is more user friendly to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Barber Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Yes the Mac does require " a little getting use to" as you put it, but as you have clearly found out it's worth it. I have never regretted get my Mac and yes it is more user friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yiams Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 I've been a Mac user since 1985. I currently use a MacBook Pro. I use Windows machines at work and carried a employer-provided Windows laptop for a few years. The Windows machines become very frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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