Ashleys wanting a new laptop opinions on MacBook vs regular laptop

Not worth the price but they are cool. I'd get the MacBook air or whatever

Unless she is going to be doing a lot of video editing it is way overpriced.

Thanks any recommendations, she's had her computer since 2007 so not really up on that game

i fell like im such an old person not even knowing what to look for in a laptop these days lol
i think im out on the macbook...cant see myself spending 1,000 on something just for surfing the web, email and picts

MrsJdPat wrote:i fell like im such an old person not even knowing what to look for in a laptop these days lol
i think im out on the macbook...cant see myself spending 1,000 on something just for surfing the web, email and picts

Get an Asus and just maximize the features with your budget. Also get one that has an hdmi port because they are clutch as fuck

MrsJdPat wrote:i fell like im such an old person not even knowing what to look for in a laptop these days lol
i think im out on the macbook...cant see myself spending 1,000 on something just for surfing the web, email and picts

Why bother with a laptop, just get a tablet if you don't need processing power or applications.

I don't wat to get a tablet due to the # of pictures I upload

Upload to where?

Get the tablet for cheaper and way better portability.

Upload your pics to Flickr (free 1tb), Photobucket, iCloud, Skydrive, Google drive, etc and back them up on a $59 1tb external.

So will an external hard drive work for the iPad? Which iPad do you recommend?

MrsJdPat wrote:So will an external hard drive work for the iPad? Which iPad do you recommend?

Depends on the external as not all are all OS compatible, but I know for a fact this one works on both Windows and iOS operating systems:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008R7FC74/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This just connects via USB and you can drag/drop anything/everything into the drive. You can make folders in the drive to organize your files as well. These come with a little preinstalled Seagte software if you want to set scheduled backups or other functions but I didn't even bother using it (just made a folder and dumped all the preinstalled crap in it :lol: ).

They come with a 1 year warranty, which isn't great but there are similar Seagate models that come with 2 year warranty for a few dollars more. I opted for this one since I had rewards points to use and got 2 of them for the price of 1, so I could easily back up my back up. ;)

As for iPads, someone else here would prob be better suited to make a recommendation. I think you're safe with any new tablet, whether it be from Apple or another company as long as the reviews are good and you get a good product warranty. :)

MrsJdPat wrote:So will an external hard drive work for the iPad? Which iPad do you recommend?

Get an asus laptop. They are legit

Thank you all for your help I really appreciate it. I went to best buy after work did some research and ended up getting an iPad
Still have to get the external hard drive but I did go with a table..laptops these days arent what they used to be ...lol

MrsJdPat wrote:Thank you all for your help I really appreciate it. I went to best buy after work did some research and ended up getting an iPad
Still have to get the external hard drive but I did go with a table..laptops these days arent what they used to be ...lol

You could buy a sweet asus for the same price

MrsJdPat wrote:Thank you all for your help I really appreciate it. I went to best buy after work did some research and ended up getting an iPad
Still have to get the external hard drive but I did go with a table..laptops these days arent what they used to be ...lol

Cool beans. :pimp: