MacBook Pro or High End PC?

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Hanif

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Desktops are so much more powerful than notebooks. I don't really see the need of being portable. Done school, mostly use a Macbook every now and then for general use, iTunes, IRC (Linkinus), general browsing and dreamweaver. I enjoy some pc games plus I know I'd save money by not getting the MacBook Pro ($2000 +). Which will last me longer?

I also plan to move within 2 years.

Side note I do enjoy OSX thoroughly, it's slick, fast and pretty does what I want it to do. Plus, with the new MacBook Pro I can game with it on its 9600gt. However, do you guys think its worth it?? Can't deny the greatness of OSX but Windows 7 looks promising....hmmm
 
in all honesty.. its not worth the cost.. for the macbook pro to actually be worth buying it would need to be in the 1000-1100 dollar range.. but you could also do a high end pc and still run a modified version of osx on it.. as long as its an intel system.. but for me id take windows 7 or xp over osx any day.. but thats just me.. i used osx through school for web publishing.. 8 months of that and ive lost any love i ever had for it..
 
Hmm wait you say Mac solution is 2000$ more expensive and then you are happy becouse they give you 9600 to play games? :D

With this kind of price diffrence you can get Intel SSD drive and put your windows on it for ultra fast responce times and still be a lot of cash ahead.
 
Put together a high end PC (core i7, etc) and Hackintosh that shit.

Windows 7 is amazing though.
 
You can spend up to $2,000 on a PC and get 2x the horse power compared to a Mac (laptop or desktop). The reason Mac’s are sooooo over priced is because Steve Jobs does a GREAT job of brain worshiping (advertising) TV watchers into thinking that Mac’s are so much better. Just like the comparison with the ASUS EEE PC ($399) compared to the Macbook Air ($1,700) http://www.hardocp.com/news.html?news=MzAyMDgsLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdCwsLDE= . You make the wise decision… :confused:
 
I got a ps3 and a white macbook (provided by work) so i might just stick with those....and also buy a 360....or just wait till windows 7 is officially out altogether

thanks for the replys. I think the mac is priced the way it is for its aesthetics and design - the unibodys are unmatched in build quality in today's notebook market from my point of view.
 
i say go with 2 computers. a desktop better than any mac of any price for about 1500, and an eee pc (1000he for $360?) for your portable needs. i love this combo. i got my little baby for movies, email, surfing, chat, skype, and even quite a few less-serious steam games on the go. i also have a gaming computer (not really up to snuff right now but thats cuz it cost me $700 3 years ago) which is continuously upgradeable/customizable. a macbook would not be. if your budget is $2000, id say this is the way to go. you get performance when you need it better than with a macbook pro, and you get way better portability (and battery life? not sure) from the eee. just a thought.
 
had a netbook for school and got rid of it. it served its purposes.
 
Hanif said:
had a netbook for school and got rid of it. it served its purposes.
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im in school. :\

but i think it will still be useful after. i cant imagine life without mine. like being able to take it out and watch 15 mins of 24 when i get on the bus? and then on the ferry? etc. its just so handy in such a small package. i also cant imagine carrying around an 18" laptop like some of my friends do... only thing is the screen can feel really small at times. because it is.
 
What do you plan on doing over the next 2-3 years? That answer (or answers) should push you one way or another.

The two biggest reasons to go towards a high-end PC are for heavy (or increased) PC gaming and if you want the equivalent of a workstation/server for under/around $1500.
 
I do my own computer repair work as a side job. I have a Swiss gear backpack with an 15” Asus laptop (8600GT, 2.5GHz C2D, 4GB under $1000) with all of my tools; all kinds of cables and converters, screwdrivers, Bose speakers (companion 2) laptop cooler, mouse and Rat pad from [H]ardocp, flashlights and other tools and software that I need to do almost any type of repair – All Mobile! All of these items under $2000. So depending on what field you get into inside of I.T. you might want to consider a setup similar to this. :cool:
 
Hanif said:
Desktops are so much more powerful than notebooks. I don't really see the need of being portable. Done school, mostly use a Macbook every now and then for general use, iTunes, IRC (Linkinus), general browsing and dreamweaver. I enjoy some pc games plus I know I'd save money by not getting the MacBook Pro ($2000 +). Which will last me longer?

I also plan to move within 2 years.

Side note I do enjoy OSX thoroughly, it's slick, fast and pretty does what I want it to do. Plus, with the new MacBook Pro I can game with it on its 9600gt. However, do you guys think its worth it?? Can't deny the greatness of OSX but Windows 7 looks promising....hmmm
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The ONLY reason you would think about getting a MBP is to run Final Cut Pro. There is no other app that is not duplicated just fine on the PC. Sorry Premiere lovers, but FCP is the only professional video editing app nowadays (avid is losing it by the day).

Get a cheap laptop and build a nice core 2 rig with a 22" or 24" monitor and you will be much happier.
 
Malkizadek said:
You can spend up to $2,000 on a PC and get 2x the horse power compared to a Mac (laptop or desktop). The reason Mac’s are sooooo over priced is because Steve Jobs does a GREAT job of brain worshiping (advertising) TV watchers into thinking that Mac’s are so much better. Just like the comparison with the ASUS EEE PC ($399) compared to the Macbook Air ($1,700) http://www.hardocp.com/news.html?news=MzAyMDgsLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdCwsLDE= . You make the wise decision… :confused:
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All true until you get to the workstation level. There the Mac Pro $3200 model is actully a good deal compared to pre-built dell or HP workstations for the latest Nehalem based Xeon chips (dual quad core). You have to just buy the $3200 model and get your ram, accessories and harddrives at OWC (macsales.com).

You can also get an educaton discount of 10%
 
It's true you can get some nicely spec'd computers for really cheap but all that ram and processing power wont help you when the crappy operating system in it starts getting bogged down with spyware, registry crap, etc.... and your computer slows down after a few months. Thats what a lot of people just don't understand..... I have nothing against hardware manufacturers there are some good ones out there but a computer is only as good as the OS controlling it. A good example of this is you can have the best and ultimate graphics card ever made but if the drivers for it arent programmed to bring out its full potential then what do you have?
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this a quote from a mac user and I sort of agree, I tend to prefer osx...i used a macbook pro unibody and its a wonderful machine and love the feel of the keyboard along with its backlit
 
Unibody macbook pro has all kinds of issues with freezing when you dualboot vista. I know, cause I have the older C2D mbp dual boot and it is flawless, but the guy that sits next to me at work has the unibody dual boot and it is buggy as hell.
 
Hanif said:
this a quote from a mac user and I sort of agree, I tend to prefer osx...i used a macbook pro unibody and its a wonderful machine and love the feel of the keyboard along with its backlit
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I and many people I know use Windows operating systems daily, including Vista and they work pretty well. I have a machine with an Athlon x2 3800 and 2 gigs of ram and it runs Vista Home Premium flawlessly. The machine I'm on has an Athlon XP 2500+ and 1.5 gigs of ram and it runs Windows 7 pretty well (not flawless, but it's to be expected from a beta operating system on 6 year old hardware) and XP flawlessly. I'm sorry, I just don't buy into the OS X hype, but it sounds like you have your mind made up, so good luck.
 
High end PC, hackintoshed. You will have more options that way, and keep some dollars in your pocket. Partition/dualboot into Windows when you need to. You might have to stay a version or two behind on updates, and some of the drivers can be hard to find at times. The money saved is worth it though.
 
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