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deltakid   07-24-2009 at 05:22:55 PM

One of my friends is about to buy a 2900 Euro (that's about 3800 USD) 15" Mac Book Pro with the following specs:

3.06 ghz intel 2 core duo
4 GB 1066 mhz DDR3
128 GB solid state drive
DVD-RW
15" monitor

I told hom he should check some cheaper PC alternatives and he is interested in this too because Windows 7 should be better than Vista. He uses it for working with large graphic files and a bit of video editing.

What notebook would you recommend?

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Bronze Laptops badge lostandwandering   07-24-2009 at 06:48:37 PM
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deltakid wrote :

One of my friends is about to buy a 2900 Euro (that's about 3800 USD) 15" Mac Book Pro with the following specs:

 

3.06 ghz intel 2 core duo
4 GB 1066 mhz DDR3
128 GB solid state drive
DVD-RW
15" monitor

 

I told hom he should check some cheaper PC alternatives and he is interested in this too because Windows 7 should be better than Vista. He uses it for working with large graphic files and a bit of video editing.

 

What notebook would you recommend?

 

3800 USD? I could configure a 15.4'' gaming laptop that would kick the crap out of a Macbook:
http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np866 [...] figure=yes

 

Configured:
3.06ghz T9900
4gb DDR3-1066
160gb Intel X-25 SSD (currently the best on the market)
1gb GTX260M
WSXGA screen (1680x1050)
Blu-ray Reader/ DVD writer
3 year warranty
Total: $2754 USD

 

(they ship international as well)

 

edit: I'm not saying that that is the best solution or that he needs all that stuff. Just showing what the amount of money he dropped on his Mac could actually get him.


Message edited by lostandwandering on 07-24-2009 at 06:53:09 PM
------------------------------ LAPTOP: Sager NP5760|T7200|2gb DDR2-667| 100gb 7200rpm HDD| 512mb 7950GTX|17'' WUXGA

Desktop: Core2 E7200 | Corsair 2gb DDR2-800 | Gigabyte EP35-DS3L | 250gb Seagate Barracuda | MSI GTX260 (192 SP) | Corsair VX550 | Antec 300 case
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Bronze Laptops badge frozenlead   07-25-2009 at 01:02:49 AM
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Agreed - the mac is wayy overpriced for the crap you're getting.

Anyway, what's a photo/video editor doing with a crappy 15" screen? He should get 17" or larger with no external solution.

------------------------------ Sager NP5793 | T8100 2.1GHz | 4GB DDR2-667 | 8800mGTX 512MB | 320GB 5400rpm | 1920x1200 17", 24" | Win 7 x64
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Anonymous   09-24-2009 at 06:57:19 PM
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The problem with Macs (other than the price) is the fact that their video cards are so horrible they aren't ever mentioned in the specifications. A video card is a big part of how your computer handles memory, especially if you are trying to make videos and such.

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