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Apple Users

musiclawyer

(2,335 posts) Wed Jun 20, 2012, 07:24 PM Jun 2012

Help me convince my kid to get a macbook [View all]

The plan was for me to buy it for his HS graduation/pre-college gift

But he thinks that he can save us money by asking for a Vizio CN15 because it looks cool, and is only $1200 with a solid state drive etc

I think a nice 15 inch 8 gb Macbook for $1900 would be perfect for him.

Give me some talking points. My daughter is mac , I am mac, even his mother has an ipad now and she is PC through and through. I just don't want a pc for him-- even if he claims he will avoid explorer.

PS he will major in econ.

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Help me convince my kid to get a macbook [View all] musiclawyer Jun 2012 OP

With a Mac running Parallels or VM Ware Fusion Windows emulation software rocktivity Jun 2012 #1

I think your kid may be right -- especially if he can escape microsoft and put linux on his box struggle4progress Jun 2012 #2

this PowerToThePeople Sep 2012 #9

Posted from my phone yesterday, I want to elaborate. PowerToThePeople Sep 2012 #11

Macs last forever NV Whino Jun 2012 #3

With an average of less than $100 per year on upgrades rocktivity Jun 2012 #4

+1 emulatorloo Jun 2012 #6

Get him what he wants. emulatorloo Jun 2012 #5

Bingo! 6502 Sep 2012 #7

Or get the MB, then wipe it sir pball Sep 2012 #8

What happened anyway??? winstars Sep 2012 #10

Tell him what I told my wife PD Turk Sep 2012 #12