NBR: Rec your laptop! Mac or PC?

NoVA-grl

We are in the market for a new laptop but I have no idea where to start.  We have always been a PC family, but I would love to switch over to a Mac.  I'm just worried that I won't like it since it's not what I'm used to.

The MacBook Air looks amazing but it doesn't have a CD/DVD drive.  Would I miss this?

Any input?  Thanks ladies! 

el_twirpo

i have a 15" macbook pro at work and love it. as soon as my 2005 12" powerbook g4 dies, i'm getting myself a macbook pro for home - maybe the 13" so it's easier for travel.

i personally would miss the CD/DVD drive on the Air because i have a ton of old photos and music on CD/DVD that i'd like to eventually rip and transfer over to an external hard drive. i also don't know about the USB port on those things - last version of the Air that i saw had a flip out USB port. 

L L CG

You can buy a CD/DVD drive for it.  You just plug it into the USB and its very easy and its not too expensive.  That said, I only use it when I buy pics from a photog and need to load them from the DVD.

I could not love our MB Air more.  I LOVE it.  Its everything a computer should be and its well worth the money.  It goes from dead to start in 7 seconds.  Its crazy fast. 

Make the switch.  You won't regret it. 

mlf625

You know what they say.  Once you go Mac, you never go back.

My MacBook has a CD/DVD drive.  That I neverever use.

MrsMillerTime

Switch.  Doooooooooooooo itttttttttttttt.

I've got a MBP that I bought refurbed direct from Apple and it was WAY cheaper than a brand new one.  I was looking at the Air, too, but I opted to go the most budget friendly since I had to buy a ton of other stuff.  Plan to purchase new software (if what you have isn't already Mac compatible) and a new external hard drive. 

mcurban

L L CG:

You can buy a CD/DVD drive for it.  You just plug it into the USB and its very easy and its not too expensive.  That said, I only use it when I buy pics from a photog and need to load them from the DVD.

I could not love our MB Air more.  I LOVE it.  Its everything a computer should be and its well worth the money.  It goes from dead to start in 7 seconds.  Its crazy fast. 

Make the switch.  You won't regret it. 

+1. I actually like that we don't have a CD/DVD drive on it b/c it makes it that much lighter. When we need a dvd option, we just plug it in. Easy peasy. 

I make out w/ mine a few times a day. 

joyco

I love my MacBook Pro.  I have a big giant one though, w/ the CD drive and I do like having it for when we go on vacay and want to watch a movie or something.  Jay has the 13" (thatswhatshesaid) MacBook and I think when I convince him to buy me a new laptop for Xmas, I want that one instead of another 17". 

kiarox2002

99% of the time I am in love with  my Mac.  Today I am in the 1% of hating it because I am having issues printing some pictures, but when I had a PC I hated it 100% of the time.  Go with the Mac.

Sinafey

I have an Air, hubs has a Pro, and my old regular macbook is now our media center.  We Apple.  I was worried about making the change because I am very proficient in Windows but you just don't need to be a geek to use a Mac like you do with a PC.  After a few hours you'll have it mostly figured out.  

The only time I've ever needed a DVD drive was when I installed Photoshop Elements, and there's a way to use another networked computer's dvd drive like it's your own.  We back up everything onto either networked attached storage or external hard drives via USB.

AustinMimi

We're a Mac family. I have had my MacBook since 2007 and it's by far the longest a laptop has lasted for me. I will get another Mac laptop when this one gives up the ghost.