Right... time to get a laptop, but which one?

[MarsLady]

I have about £1,000 to spend. I would rather spend £20 but have been told they're a little more than that these days.

Love the thought of a mac!

So what do you suggest?

(I miss hub... he'd be in like a shot giving me specs etc... not that I know anything about specs sigh..)

Yes yes yes. A Mac!
I have a MacBook Pro which is brilliant but have used Macs for years so if I can help I will

What will you use it for? Work/surfing etc?

both! And already I think I love you.

Aren't macs pretty? Sigh......

mac mac mac mac mac

if you call me tomorrow, DH will give you all teh plus points and geek stuff

he is out right now

you already know I love you luladoula!

Now parachutes (and lulupapa) I will want it for spreadsheets (when I pretend to budget), study, work (producing contracts, receipts and letterheads etc), storing photos and for MN of course!

I am lusting after a Macbook Air

why thank you MarsLady
Not too strong now, we've only just met.

have just seen lulumama's message for you so I shall bow out but you could also have a look here as any of the macbooks would be good for general use.
hth

no no no!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't bow out!

You may know more than him (but don't say it out loud)

ok, shall whisper it.

Any of the macbooks on that link I sent should be more than enough for the office suite (word, excel etc). Does the £1000 need to cover software purchase also?

I covet the MacAir as well and if I buy it under the student prices it's £1,129 (I think).

Um preferably it should cover the software. What kind of prices are we talking to get Word (using the student license)?

Isnt there something the Mac Air doesnt have though because of it slimness?

We have a Sony Vaio.

Love it.

Nbg... I'm a superficial girlie. I bought an ipod nano because I thought it was beautiful!

When you've sorted Mars out .....

Can anyone recommend a laptop that has windows idiots-guide & wireless?? For under £500?

Ta

ooh apologise not! I'm all for procrastination helping others!

McBook doesn't have a cd drive!

If you want to play/ download, you need to buy an extra drive

I have the 13" MacBook, and it's superb.

You could get one with plenty of memory, spend £50 on Parallels and run Windows as well- then you could install MS Office from your current discs (assuming you have it on your pc)

Oh I'm with you there Mars

I think the first thing I said when I saw the Mac Air on tv was I want one and when dh asked why, I said because it was pretty

I want one of these though

Meant MacBook Air doesn't have a cd drive

ooh it would have to have a CD drive. I'll need that for my next French course. Oo and could it play DVDs so that when the children are watching dancing fecking dogs I can watch someone delicious like Clive or Jamie!

What?????????????????

NBG-the MacBook Air doesn't have a dvd or network connections. It only has wireless connection for internet connections.
But they are gorgeous and I still want one.

MarsLady-have a look here for a list of educational discounts form Microsoft.
Also this company might be useful as they seem to be a reseller of Microsoft products for the education sector.

lulupapa says it is fine for excel and windows.. definitley fab for pics. and they look sexy! i use my macmini and macbook for all those things. and tehy never, ever crash like PCs

Now when you say reseller do you mean second hand?

MacBook here too. I love it. Get one, it's fab! And you'd have change for chocolate and alcohol!

Reseller as in they are authorised to sell Microsoft products.
I had a quick look and, I think, you'd get change after a MacBook Pro and Word and Excel.

If we sell your children and my ds we could timeshare a macbook air...what d'ya think?

In a heartbeat Parachutes. In a heartbeat!

It is so beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!

Right off to watch LOST study!