Macbook Pro v/s Thinkpad

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deezy

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Basically, my old notebook has seen better days. I'm looking for a fast but thin/light notebook and I'm stuck! Like I said I tried out the lenovo and had no beef with it, but I see a growing popularity on campus and around with other IT guys moving over to macbooks. Since we have no macs here in my department, I keep talking myself out of considering a macbook....and I'm trying to get over always thinking like macs were inferior...I blame the schools who buy these for the kids ;].

Anyway, after spending some time with the macbook pro I doubt it will be easy to beat their size and weight...I believe it's the thinnest notebook I've ever seen! Since virtualization has taken off I could look forward to running multiple VM's on the notebook for my windows, linux, and yes old netware support stuff with testing. I wanted to post to see how you all were running things on your macbooks in a similar spot, I assume your doing the same and having multiple OS's at your command...or if you've moved completly over to just OS-X.

Just hoping you could help convince me to go with the macbook, maybe open my eyes to something I haven't thought about yet. Or some of you win/linux guys chime in on why I should stay away and not virtualize.


Thanks for your time

-D
 
MBP all the way!

You don't even need to virtualize. Just use Boot Camp to dual boot.
 
I'm in the same boat. I'm thinking about getting a Macbook Pro after returning my T61. I've had nothing but problems with Vista.

From what I understand OSX Leopard is coming out soon. Would it be worth it just to wait it out until that is released before buying a MBP?

Jeff
 
If you have the money for flexibility you can't beat a MBP with Boot Camp, or with Windows running virtualized via Parallels or VM.

If you aren't really interested in that combo there's no shame in a nice Thinkpad. Even the consumer-y ones like what my mom bought are still pretty nice.
 
I would take the Thinkpad over the MBP. My personal choice - the Thinkpad X61. If you don't want vista, you can choose XP Professional. I am all about thin and light when it comes to notebooks, and at 2.7lbs, you just can't beat it. I am also in love with the TrackPoint mouse on IBM notebooks. I like them because they are way better than a touchpad and you don't have to carry around a usb mouse if you don't want to.

If you want something with a little bit of a bigger screen than the X61, the T-series is also a good choice.
 
At this stage, it really is about what OS you would like to use, both are great machines.
I have a macbook Pro, and a few Ibooks, as OSX is what I use for work.

My next Laptop will be a PC tho, as I want to game all over my house, garden poolside etc. I dont game on my macs at all anymore.

So go with the OS you like for daily use, I would.

CN
 
I'll just chime in and say that I really love my MBP, it's my first Apple computer and I'm really enjoying it.
 
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