Buying a new laptop- Apple?

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Originally Posted by JE3146

right....

FYI That's a GeForce 9400 in the Mac versus the Integrated Intel chipset.. and you're comparing an inferior CPU with 1/4 the L2 cache to that of the Mac's and also a reduced clock speed.

Give me a flipping break.

This is not even mentioning the unibody construction compared to that of the flimsy plastic frames of cheaper laptops. I don't get a satisfaction in hearing the lid of my laptop creak under stress as I open it.

You're running out of points. And your comparison to the business world means absolutely nothing to a person using a laptop for personal use. And even if it was transitioned over. Guess what. Install windows Vista or 7 on it and call it a day.

Boils down to personal preference. I will never own a Desktop Mac, but right now I see nothing better on the market than a Macbook. Thus I use a Windows/RHEL PC and a Macbook Pro with OS X/Win 7.

Actually you can get identical specs + Blu-Ray for $1099 made by Lenovo (Formely IBM's laptop/desktop division) and save $600.

IdeaPad Y550
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P8700 (2.53GHz 1066MHz 3MBL2)
4 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1066MHz SODIMM Memory (2 Dimms)
nVidia Geforce G 210M graphic card with 512MB memory (your post didn't list video memory)
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit
Bluetooth
15.6" HD WLED with 1.3M integrated Camera
250GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm
Blu-ray/DVD-ROM Combo
Integrated WiFi wireless LAN adapters: Intel WiFi Link 5100 1x2 (AGN) WLAN
Battery: 6 Cell Lithium-Ion 2.6Ah


OR

You can smoke the Apple's specs this HP for $1424 and still save almost $300

HP DV6T
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-720QM Processor (1.6GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB) QUAD CORE
6.0 GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection (Prevents fall damage)
1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 230M
15.6" diagonal High Definition LED HP Brightview Widescreen Display (1366x768)
Lightscribe Blu-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW Double Layer
Webcam + Fingerprint Reader
Intel Wireless-N Mini-card with Bluetooth
6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit


Heck for $300 to $600 you can enjoy a lot of fine cigars while marvelling at the MacBook owners shiny aluminum shell. With all that leftover money you might even be able to buy a laptop bag with some padding incase you drop your "inferior" plastic laptop. Although you may just opt to refrain from dropping it.