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A Refurbished APPLE Laptop or a Brand new HP Laptop each for $400 which one?

which laptop is better to get i know apple laptops are always better but its refurbished and there is a hp laptop but brand new each the same price ????????help what would you get. hp laptop- brand new apple laptop- brand new each have nearly the same features. both 400$ each whats the best to choose. what are the consequences of getting a refurbished laptop? i dont know please help. i need a laptop for my other sisters because i feel bad they get bored.

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1. Who said "Apple laptops are always better"? Your friends? Most Apple hardware is crap. It's fragile and frequently not user upgradeable or fixable. Always by new. if the $400 HP gives you everything you need (plus a warranty), buy it.
2. I would go with the new instead of somebodies left overs. Just make sure the HP is duel core has at least 160gigs of hard drive and 1 GB of ram DDR2. it's easy and inexpensive to get more ram. 2 GB is better ....that's a damn good price for a HP
3. get the apple there much better with cameras and everything and they dont get virus
4. First and foremost, please realize that Mac OSX is not Windows. So if you're buying a Mac for someone, are they prepared to use a different operating system? While a lot of major programs are available on both, the operating systems are certainly different. So that has to be put into consideration. Next, what is the support network for Macs around you? Macs are still computers. They are still susceptible to software and hardware problems. I'm not saying anything serious will happen to you, but it could. And at the very least, some small hiccups will happen. So are there friends or family that are Mac users easily accessible? How about a Mac certified technician? If you are super hands-on in fixing computer problems this might not be as much of an issue, but if you aren't, you might want to give it more thought. Refurbished is okay if its from the same manufacturer. Like HP refurbished from HP or Apple refurbished from Apple I would trust. But refurbished by another reseller not so much frankly. As for HP vs Apple, in today's age the hardware is nearly the same. Since Apple jumped to Intel processors, their hardware is now very much inline with IBM Clone hardware. So I would make my decision on needs of software and OS. I like Macs a lot, but don't think they are for everyone. I think you should need/want particular Mac software (whether OS or applications) if you want to go Mac or if you are truly fed up with Windows. But if you're okay with Windows and have no super huge interested in a Mac only product, then it might not be the right choice.
5. the NEW one!!!!!PERIOD