# Let the debate begin! (Laptop: PC or Mac?)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-the-debate-begin-laptop-pc-or-mac/319262>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 30, 2005, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-the-debate-begin-laptop-pc-or-mac/319262 "2005-08-30T15:11:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2005, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-the-debate-begin-laptop-pc-or-mac/319262/21 "2005-09-01T22:55:01Z")

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> [@Absolute](#):
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> I would go for the PowerBook. They are much better built, made of aluminum and not plastic. They’re also thinner, lighter, and more compact. Of course, you do pay extra.

I strongly disagree. The main difference between the 12" iBook and the 12" Powerbook is $500. Is a little bit of brushed aluminum really worth a 50% price increase?

I love Macs, but I think that the low-end Powerbooks are a complete ripoff. If you don’t want to spend $2500 on the laptop, just get an iBook and be done with it.

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