Could do with some help!

[ForeverFamous91]

So I'm a newbee here, and could use some advice etc.

At the minute, I have an Acer laptop, it was a present off my mum and dad for my 18th, so it's 2 years old.

The web cam in it keeps unplugging itself, and for me to fix it I have to re-start my whole laptop again. It also has a bad habit of turning off when ever it feels like it! Even though I don't have it anywhere near hard surface, I allow the heat to move through without it being trapped in beds/sofas or desks. And it's really starting to annoy me now!

I've been looking at getting a mac.

Currently, I'm saving for a car, but I've lasted so long without one, I'm ok on my bike and what with fuel going up, insurance quite pricey then with MOT's and more taxes, what I was saving wasn't really going to pay for all of that.

So I was thinking of putting that money towards a new laptop/computer instead, much cheaper in the long run!

I've been admiring those MacBook air since they came out! I love them! I don't really like the MacBook Pro, but then I saw the iMacs. And I think their nice too, my question with this is, could you also treat it as a T.V as some people do with other computers? I don't have a T.V in my room through my own choice, as I always use my laptop, but that may be a bit better than if I were to get the 13" MacBook air.

Can anyone help?

 

[wolfeking]

okay, a few things here. Macbooks, they are good, but severely overpriced. They are no where near worth what you get.

You could use them as a TV, I know netflix and Hulu will work on them, probably others.

I would suggest getting a good PC and having done with it.

 

[novicegeek]

Or just move to the U.S. We pay less than half of what you do for gas...uh, petrol, and when you turn 25 (or get married) your insurance goes down a lot. Then you could afford both a computer and a car! We do ride bikes here, but for health reasons, not transportation. Also, a word of advice, if you ever make it to the U.S., don't take a bus. As one comedian said, it's a "mental ward on wheels".

Incidentally, this wasn't one of my most helpful post. But good luck with everything.