I own mac book pro and it's really nice... I don't use dell computers, and i don't think it compares to a mac book pro. A mac book pro is way better than a dell laptop imo. But it also depends on what you use your computer for.
If you are using programs only made for windows os, then macbook pro is not for you. You can use MSN, aim (or ichat that comes with osx; you can log in using an aim account), yahoo, skype,..etc on a mac. It is easy to adapt to, and has some very nice features...
If you buy it from apple's official website (
www.apple.com), you can get student discount of $200 less than regular price.
Hope this helps...
