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[Boomer]

My Dad has had a 17" Samsung laptop for 2 years now and it's been 100% reliable. Better than the Dell it replaced.

[SirToU]

I have always been a Windows fan and always defended windows as being a good product for 90% of its users.

However, About 5 years ago, Work bought me an iPad and put me down an Apple route which I wasn't happy with.

Well, as I had an iPad, My contract was in need of updating so, I decided to go with the iPhone 4 at the time and the integration between the 2 was really good and the phone and iPad performed excellently.

Where this is going.....  well, 18 month ago when my laptop started playing up with malware and other rubbish, I decided to go down a mac route completely..... so I bought a 13" Macbook Pro with Retina Display - and I have to say - I find some of the software really frustrating to learn and dispel with my windows knowledge, but I don't think I would by another Windows Laptop.... apart from getting to grips with the software - I love the design, power, screen - If I took the time to learn some more, I'm sure the rest of it would be far better and more logical that windows.

anyway the upshot of it is, work has re-claimed my iPad, so I bough an iPad Mini, I've been through iPhone 4, 5 and 5s (didn't upgrade to 6), I have apple TV connected to my TV which connected wirelessly with IPAD, IPhone and Macbook, useful for showing films, photos, internet and I have an apple router, which has other features, like being able to stream music from your phone to your sound system. 

Overall, I'm really pleased with going down the apple route - but overall there has been more ups than downs - so my recommendation to you is - yes they are expensive, but I think they are worth it, so don't write them off or overlook them.

Thats me done.

Neil

ps.  You can always run windows on a mac - via Parallels. 

[PaulB]

ps.  You can always run windows on a mac - via Parallels.

I'm a Mac user at home, forced to deal with Windoze crap at work. C'est la vie...

VirtualBox - let's you run as many "foreign" operating systems on your Mac as you like. And it's free! 

Cheers, and Merry Christmas all!

Paul B.

[O.C.]

would you believe it, my laptop has actually expired since my o.p and its terminal.

So I've ordered a replacement factory reconditioned unit from Dell, which should arrive within a week in the meantime I'm managing with this tablet    

[virginiajim]

I like tablets, especially the ones that kill pain.

[O.C.]

I like tablets, especially the ones that kill pain.

 

[SirToU]

Just pain?