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Switching from Mac to PC
Posted on 10/4/15 at 6:29 pm
Posted on 10/4/15 at 6:29 pm
Thinking of switching from Mac to a PC. Has anyone done this recently or can shed any light on the topic?
I currently have a 2014 MacBook Reitina and my battery just went out. It's going to cost about $400 to get the battery replaced and this is the second Mac laptop I've had with a battery that ultimately killed.
I have an iPhone 6 with no intentions of switching from the iPhone and my primary uses for my laptop are web browsing and Microsoft Office stuff. I am graduating soon from LSU in Business Management.
I currently have a 2014 MacBook Reitina and my battery just went out. It's going to cost about $400 to get the battery replaced and this is the second Mac laptop I've had with a battery that ultimately killed.
I have an iPhone 6 with no intentions of switching from the iPhone and my primary uses for my laptop are web browsing and Microsoft Office stuff. I am graduating soon from LSU in Business Management.
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Posted on 10/4/15 at 6:43 pm to BugaSuga
Dude. It's changing computers not brain surgery.
I am no Apple fan but every laptop will need a new battery at some point.
I am no Apple fan but every laptop will need a new battery at some point.
Posted on 10/4/15 at 7:03 pm to BugaSuga
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I currently have a 2014 MacBook Reitina and my battery just went out. It's going to cost about $400 to get the battery replaced and this is the second Mac laptop I've had with a battery that ultimately killed.
Its that new? Take it into mac store and get them to fork over repairs. Or you can figure it out yourself. I learned the hard way. I was surprised the mac hardware was so poor in my Late 2011 MBP. I will not be purchasing a mac the next go-round.
Posted on 10/4/15 at 7:07 pm to BugaSuga
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Has anyone done this recently or can shed any light on the topic?
What exactly are you looking for here? For the purposes you listed, the trackpads will differ. Some keyboard shortcuts will differ. They'll both do everything you need. But what questions do you actually have...?
Posted on 10/4/15 at 7:18 pm to Hopeful Doc
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But what questions do you actually have...?
1) If you have a non-Mac laptop, what do you have and are you happy with it?
2) Is there are anyone that has a new Lenovo/HP/Dell that can tell me about how they actually stack up to MacBooks?
Posted on 10/4/15 at 7:32 pm to BugaSuga
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2) Is there are anyone that has a new Lenovo/HP/Dell that can tell me about how they actually stack up to MacBooks?
Vague question. Tell us what you liked specifically about Macs.
The main thing you'll need to pay attention to is the storage. Most Macs nowadays come standard with an SSD, and that's where the bulk of everyday, observable performance comes from. By contrast, PC makers are reserving their SSDs for higher-end laptops and the all-in-ones, tablet style. People make the mistake of prioritizing CPU and RAM (to an extent) and wonder why it still seems slow after a few months.
If high costs of battery replacements and other repairs are a turn off, don't get any of the tablet-style or unibody aluminums (like the new Dell XSP 13s), because they have the same issue of being very non-modular. Internal battery, soldered-on RAM that can't be upgraded, etc. That seems to be the direction PC makers are going because making them unfathomably thin and light has suddenly become a major area of concern. But there are still plenty of "power user" and budget notebooks with a traditional design -- easily removable battery, upgradeable RAM, single- or double-screw hard drive access, no touch screen, etc.
Posted on 10/4/15 at 9:51 pm to BugaSuga
No way it should be $400 for a battery for a MacBook Pro. I would
Suggest bringing it to Nortech in downtown Hammond.
Suggest bringing it to Nortech in downtown Hammond.
Posted on 10/4/15 at 10:00 pm to BugaSuga
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I currently have a 2014 MacBook Reitina and my battery just went out. It's going to cost about $400 to get the battery replaced and this is the second Mac laptop I've had with a battery that ultimately killed.
That's scary.
We've had around ~30 MacBooks in my family and at the office and have only had battery problems with 1 that I know of during the first 5 years of that laptop's life.
Those batteries are a PIA to replace. They're glued on but if you are handy with electronics and want to save money, you can buy the battery cells for around $100 and DIY.
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Posted on 10/5/15 at 1:49 am to BugaSuga
I had an old Macbook, that I liked, and when it finally died, I went to a Lenovo that I also like. I bought mine as a refurb on woot, and coincidentally there's one there right now. Lenovo W520
I run Linux, rather than Windows, FWIW. It's different from a Mac, but you can get used to it if you want to.
I run Linux, rather than Windows, FWIW. It's different from a Mac, but you can get used to it if you want to.
Posted on 10/8/15 at 11:57 pm to BugaSuga
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what do you have and are you happy with it?
HP 8460p. I5-2520, 4gb RAM. HDD.
Yes, I'm happy with it.
Touched on already, but brands mean essentially nothing. Brands make shells for the internals they're all importing from the same 6-10 companies in China. Buy based on specs and, if it matters to you, shell looks. But more importantly, probably. Is shell durability. Other than that, you'll read terrible customer service reviews from every company. You'll read great ones from every company. They're huge companies. They outsource call centers for the most part until there's a problem that's beyond answering with a script. Most don't have local standalone stores. But they also make their parts and service on their machines easy with diagrams online. There's essentially no parts that fit into a place they aren't designed for. You can't plug things in wrong and make them not work (except maybe trying to fit an msata ssd into an mpcie slot. I may be wrong about this, but I think it's currently the only example of similar enough pinouts to fit but not function. Point is- if you're lost, good. You won't be touching it anyway!). And usually, if you do sit on the phone long enough with a warrantied product, you get a next day air replacement that's easy to fix on your own.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 2:07 am to Hopeful Doc
Worth noting, also, that if you buy from Best Buy, I'm pretty sure you can use Geek Squad for free for the duration of the warranty. They would handle the repair through the manufacturer. Probably not the fastest method, but most convenient I'm sure.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 1:58 pm to BugaSuga
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I currently have a 2014 MacBook Reitina and my battery just went out. It's going to cost about $400 to get the battery replaced and this is the second Mac laptop I've had with a battery that ultimately killed.
It isnt still under warranty? Apple care would have probably fixed that for free.
And I agree with what a poster above said, no way it is $400 to replace a battery in the laptop. From my usage over the years, batteries normally last about 2-3 years before they start to go out. Just part of the world we live in nowadays.
This post was edited on 10/9/15 at 1:59 pm
Posted on 10/9/15 at 3:36 pm to TigerRob20
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no way it is $400 to replace a battery in the laptop
Nope, and it's right here on Apple's website
$199 if you don't do it yourself.
Posted on 10/9/15 at 3:59 pm to ILikeLSUToo
2 macbooks here with no battery issues 
In fact, the battery for my macbook air is amazing.
In fact, the battery for my macbook air is amazing.
This post was edited on 10/9/15 at 4:06 pm
Posted on 10/9/15 at 5:46 pm to ILikeLSUToo
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$199 if you don't do it yourself
That's not too bad. I suspect replacing batteries on higher end thin laptops will be hard to do in general, and not just a Mac thing. At least in the future.
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