[quote=bearishgurl]My kid(s) had/have the MacBook Pro during college. Still going strong lo-o-o-ong after graduating! A PC laptop is okay for me because it is not my main computer and therefore gets only light use. The original battery in it lasted ~6 years before I had to replace it. However, it is a heavy, multimedia laptop that college kids wouldn’t want to carry around on their backs.[/quote]
When I buy a computer or digital camera as well as some other things, I plan to buy one and keep it for a long time. The approach has served me well compared to going cheap. My current laptop cost me a bundle, but has many things I was looking for. I don’t need a desk side. The last time I bought a laptop was somewhere around 2000 (Dell M60). I still use it and it is very quick on Linux, less so on WinXP. An interesting note is that the last Microsoft OS that was truly certified by the gov is WinXP. Win2k was allowed, but not certed. Win7 and beyond are not really certed (Microsoft Telemetrics are problematic for Government offices).