I need a change! I have used PC (a very reliable company) all my life but I am ready to test new waters. I need a new laptop when I go to college and I am seriously considering buying a Mac. I mostly do wordprocessing, music download, internet surfing (never any gaming) kodak easyshare, itunes/ipod stuff and working with paint shop pro and graphic making programs. Is mac better for these kinds of things? please answer right away I need to make my descision soon.

Hi there,

Can any one help?? I don’t have sound on my laptop. I’ve been using the Altec Lansing portable Audio System (used for my Ipod) as my laptop speakers for almost a year. However, I moved my desk from one room to the next and when I was setting everything up once again, I completely forgot to plug in the Altec Lansing to the my laptop before I turned it (AL system) on. The AL metal part that goes in headphone outlet touched one of the USB’s and gave a loud sound and the laptop built-in speakers gave out.

I don’t know if the events relate, but the laptop built-in speakers aren’t working, my Altec Lansing speakers aren’t sounding, and some extra set of nonrelated speakers I plugged in to test sound do not work.

I think the problem definitely resides in the laptop, but what could it be? If it was simply the built-in speakers that weren’t working, wouldn’t the Altec Lansing and other extra set of nonrelated speakers still work?