Mac Book Pro - Yes or No?

Byker28i said:
Really? And what processor do you get in a macbook pro that you don't get in a PC laptop? They run the same these days (or can).
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I had an old iBook G4, 1.2 Ghz PPC processor, 1.2 Gb RAM, when run against the other halves windows laptop (2 Ghz, 2 Gb RAM) photoshop uploaded up quicker and rendered image changes quicker.....

My macbook pro is 2.4 Ghz, 4 Gb RAM, compared to my uncles (same spec windows lappy), I started up, logged onto TP, and opened CS5 (TP & CS5 opened simultaneously) by the time he started up....

That's what I'm basing my opinion on
 
menthel said:
Are they back in the store? They were not there when I looked earlier in the month. can you get the dual core one for £300? You have to compare similar specs, they are both PCs after all! ;)
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No, you're right - perhaps they didn't sell that well ;) I blame those stupid PC naming conventions. You can get refurb'd dual cores on e-bay for £300-£350 though.

You can get a dual core AMD Dell Inspiron with 11" screens at £500 inc 4G memory/win 7 64bit (direct from Dell). No idea how they compare performance wise to the processors in the Apple (nor do I have time to search around for equivalences ;)).

Bottom line is that I think you can get more for your money processor wise in a PC package. It's unlikely to be as sexy though - I don't think anyone can complain about the Apple laptop looks (I don't like the iMacs though) just similar performance can be had for less elsewhere - it just might not come in as nice looking a case.
 
I honestly can't believe some of the posts I am reading in this thread, particularly on page 1. Utter pap from both sides of the argument - it's the reason these kinds of threads get locked.

The only person that can make this decision is the OP. Go into the town, find computer shops, and play.
 
Gary Coyle said:
All i can say is you must buy your gear in Harrods or Fortnum and Masons
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Nah, spec the 17" macbook pro, 8 Gb ram, non glare screen, 500Gb 7200 rpm drive and fast i7 cpu and it's over £2600. That's what I'd be looking at to replace my desktop and laptop. If I wanted to 'dock' it then I'd have to buy Apples 27" monitor at another £900, a keyboard and mouse at 50-60 each for the wireless.

As I said, really nice stuff, but very expensive.
 
Byker28i said:
Nah, spec the 17" macbook pro, 8 Gb ram, non glare screen, 500Gb 7200 rpm drive and fast i7 cpu and it's over £2600. That's what I'd be looking at to replace my desktop and laptop. If I wanted to 'dock' it then I'd have to buy Apples 27" monitor at another £900, a keyboard and mouse at 50-60 each for the wireless.

As I said, really nice stuff, but very expensive.
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But you dont need to buy it from Apple
 
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