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killmoms · Local time: May 15, 2006, 01:45 PM

I'd suggest a 15" MacBook Pro. Sounds perfect for what you want. You can get $200 off the price too since you're a higher education student. It's fast (Intel Core Duo, DDR2 RAM, Radeon X1600), capable (very nice screen, built in WiFi, Bluetooth, iSight, Firewire, DVI-out and plenty of support for the apps you'll need), secure (no need to worry about viruses or malware with OS X), and still slim and portable (only 1 inch thick, and 5.6 pounds). Plus, if you really have to, you can use Boot Camp to use Windows. It's the best of both worlds!

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killmoms · Local time: May 16, 2006, 05:34 PM

Originally Posted by NERD-1

I think macs also let you use your own USB mouse nowadays, so if you want to plug in your favorite mouse (4-button is for sissies, mine's got five plus a wheel

) you can do it.

Personally, my biggest annoyance in using a mac is there's no equivalent of shift+home/end that I know of on a mac. I don't know why, but I use that combo an unbelievable number of times every day and it kills me when I have to type shit up in a mac lab and can't use it.

Wait, what does shift+home/end do on a PC?

There's nowhere I can't reach.

killmoms · Local time: May 17, 2006, 07:32 AM

Originally Posted by Void

Can we please not turn this into a mac v. PC debate? While I respect both sides of the argument, I'd much rather prefer PC's.

Yes, I am going into a science field, so again, PC's definitely.

As long as it isn't genetics or biology, I guess PC's are more common. Macs definitely rule the roost in bio fields though.

And yes, to GALM-2, that's because home and end work as they ought on a Mac. They go to the beginning or end of the document (except in MS Word, goddammit Microsoft). Use Cmd+Shift+left or right to accomplish the same thing (Cmd+left or right does the beginning/end of line cursor move, and shift of course is to select).

How ya doing, buddy?

killmoms · Local time: May 17, 2006, 10:50 PM

Originally Posted by NERD-1

Speaking of which, is there any way to up the mouse sensitivity even higher than the max setting under the mouse properties? Like, a hidden accelerator setting or something?

Only if you're able to install USBOverdrive, a 3rd party utility that allows for a lot of mouse tweaking. Since it requires an administrator password to install, though, it's probably only an option if you own the Mac in question... which you don't.

So, no.

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