Laptop, Tablet PC, and Notebook are a few of the titles we have given to portable computers. The name “Notebook” computer seems to be more in vogue than “Laptop” and Tablets are a special breed of notebooks.
Mom: “Glenn, what kind of notebook should I buy?”
My answer: buy which ever one you want. Helpful right? The truth is, that it is a pretty personal decision. Silly that buying an electronic device should be a personal endeavor but alas it is. Our family makes this decision slightly more complicated because of a couple of … umm, *cough* Apple *cough* fans. We are also split down the center Republicans and Democrats so you can get a clear picture of just how much fun we can have together 
Now before I go any further, I should clarify a couple of things. I can no longer refer to Intel vs Mac because Apple has chosen current Intel chips for their CPUs. I will refer to any non-Apple notebook as Windows because this operating system is the most common. Alternatively, I will refer to Macintosh notebooks as simply Apple notebooks.
My general use of computers tends to be in the Windows world. Whereas my wife and sister think their shiny Apple computers are the bomb.
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