Ok, so I got a little out of hand, and yes I've owned, fixed...serveral pc's laptops/desktops & even servers. Dell, Toshiba, Sony, HP, Compaq, Asus, Shuttle & my fav DIY desktops. They all have the + & - ...The thing that kills be about working on dell's is that the drivers on the cd's provided never work with the laptop/desktop that your working on. In the past it has become a wild goose driver chase, and its not fun.
If the guy wants a laptop for low $$$ I would go the used mac route, being that they are quality machines and they retain there value if he needs to resell. Not too long ago I saw a dj rocking Serato on a 12" Powerbook w/processor under 1ghz.
In regards to getting a Toshiba, I would recommened staying away from the Intel Core 2 Dual processor, go the AMD route. The (C2D) have alot of problems with audio drops outs. My previous work horse was a Toshiba 2.8 ghz w/1.5gb ram and it was a good machine up until the little virus problem & ac power supply started to give me crap.
I've used both PC & Mac, and believe me in the long run a PC will end up costing you more than a mac, being that you will not have to upgrade parts or the whole computer for atleast +3 years or longer if u get a mac.
Plus optimizing a mac is very easy, and not that much has to be done. On a PC you have to know ur "ish" or use some 3rd party programs and on top of that you need to have Anti-Virus/Spy/Mal and so on. You can choose to not use any protection but you'll end up paying the price like a did and getting a virus and other junk that may infect ur computer.
If you like tweaking & fine tuning ur machine get a PC, if you want something solid right out of the box get a Mac.
Once again, sorry...but lastnite I was having a rough day, and I saw Dell and it sent chills down my spin.
I hope this post help you out Mr Deurr
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