Adino: It’s not that hard, or you could bug one of your IT friends to do it for you!

Adino: I wish it will drop from the sky. Maybe one of the shipment will drop off the plane while landing near Subang Airport and land in my home!

Adino: Dell has very good PCs based on my experience, I’ve been using them for more than 8 years at home and at work without any problems.

The Mac Book looks interesting, but it’s a bit too expensive for me. Sony Vaios are really expensive although they’re so small.

In either case, I find laptops a bit unnecessary for home use because in my 5 years of using my laptop, 99% of the time it is sitting on my desk.

Adino: I prefer apples, but wish they cost the same as bananas…

Adino: I like to do all three wor…

Adino:

You should know more about that. I also used macs a lot. Its not worth the price difference in my opinion. There are new Macs coming out very very soon so no point getting the ones now.

5 years……I think its possible because of the rise in the subnotebook category slowing down the developement of resource eating stuff.

I thought you are kedekut wan….but on computers….hehehe

The hybrid i saw the starting price 2899…..that is cool. I would go for the Dell if i were you hahaa. upgrade the monitor to a nice one too. I can get macs cheaper here in singapore. I think I may be able to ask for 15-20 percent off. no gurantees. But I can gurantee 100 SGD off haha. I know of someone offering a macbook pro though at 300SGD off the original price….haha

Oh did you think about upgrading the warranty for 3 years…because the Mac warranty is more expensive. I think you should get that. Its always better if you are looking for one that will go the distance with you.

Adino: Congrats on getting your new Tablet laptop!

You know me la, I will only buy such things once in a blue moon, so I don’t mind paying a bit more. I thought trying out something new for a change. It it doesn’t work out, Macs have quite good resale value.

As for product cycles, the next iMac update should be 4 months away, but MacBooks are rumoured to get new models coming out very soon.

Adino: You should try formatting your PC to make sure no more spyware is installed.

I guess we are not too worried about whether it will become obsolete
Looking at the rate electronics / computers are progressing, most will be obsolete after 3 years
5 years is really a long period
I guess what you mean is … whether it will be able to run most application (you throw at it) after 5 years.

Adino: You’re right. What I meant is, it will still run applications at an acceptable speed after 5 years.

Adino: Sounds good! Where can I find out more about it?

Update: I’ve googled it. Looks good, and there’s a BluRay drive plus wireless keyboard and mouse. However, it looks like it’s going to cost a lot.

This certainly deserves a consideration. I’ll perform another study one of these nights.

The price is not that steep … imagine you’re getting one complete setup.. try comparing the specs with a normal desktop… not much difference wan… and of course you’re paying a bit more for the design…

Adino: I don’t think the previous commentator meant that a iMac is made just for Adobe stuff, and I’m also sure you meant that the Mac is versatile and not for the designer niche only.

I am trying to tell myself that getting an iMac is like getting a Mercedez Benz, but getting a PC is getting a Proton Perdana

Adino: That’s one of the plus points, but price is still a factor that makes me hesitate

If you decide to go ahead, the imac certainly won’t let you down, that’s a guarantee.

Adino: Thanks for your great advice! I will certainly study what I will be using it for. I don’t think I will make use of any design software.

Adino: Fuiyoh, you commented so quickly… I just pressed the Publish button!

If I really get it, I’m going to post lots more photos. Better put on one of baby Ethan’s bibs!