HAY GUYS

**RacinReaver** · Local time: May 15, 2006, 07:54 PM

Any chance you're going into an engineering, science, or CS field? I know from personal experience you're probably better off getting a PC if you are, I've had a number of classes where we've had to use software that's only made for the PC (and it's somewhat cpu intensive, so I'd rather not have to emulate a PC environment), so you might be safer not going with a mac in that case.

And Mac offers a discount to all students in college, as far as I know you just have to type in which institution you're affiliated with and they'll give you the discount. Likewise, lots of other online retailers offer discounts through a specific 'education' style store (look on Dell's page and they'll have one).

How ya doing, buddy?

**RacinReaver** · Local time: May 16, 2006, 02:46 PM

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.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

**RacinReaver** · Local time: May 17, 2006, 09:29 AM

Ahh, yay, now I finally won't be tearing my hair out with frustration since I won't have to reach for the mouse every time. 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?

(Also, if you're curious about how to do that command on a PC, ctrl-pageup/down will always bring you to the beginning or end of a document.)

How ya doing, buddy?

**RacinReaver** · Local time: May 18, 2006, 06:33 PM

Actually, some of the lightweight Dells and IBMs are just as portable as some of the Macs I've seen floating around campus. The big thing with PCs is you have to make the decision if you want a portable desktop, or a laptop computer you can actually carry around every day. Choose one or the other, but don't try to split the middle, because then you'll just wind up disappointed.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

**RacinReaver** · Local time: May 22, 2006, 09:57 PM

For $1200 I'm not sure how powerful of a system you're going to get on a laptop. At least, if you want it for gaming. =\

You might be better off building a desktop for your price range.

I was speaking idiomatically.