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Potential switcher! I've been interested in Mac for a while now considering its many media-producing options and perks, which are hard to find in a PC (especially considering 99% of it is sketchy third-party).
Anywho, I'm having a hard time to justify buying a Mac. Here's a comparison of what I'm looking at:
Mac Mini
$599
2.3GHz Intel i5
2GB DDR3 RAM
500GB HDD
Intel HD Graphics 3000
Bluetooth
HP Pavilion p7-1030
$549 (found on sale)
3.1GHz Intel i3
8GB DDR3 RAM
1TB HDD
Intel HD Graphics 1696
It has a faster processor, larger hard drive, the advantage to the Mac is the graphics card and bluetooth built-in. Is it worth it? I know that RAM is expandable, but I'm really attracted to the faster processor (even if it is an i3).
Ideally I'd like a Macbook Pro, but man, can those run ya.
So I'll ask you guys, is it truly better to opt for a Mac?
Anywho, I'm having a hard time to justify buying a Mac. Here's a comparison of what I'm looking at:
Mac Mini
$599
2.3GHz Intel i5
2GB DDR3 RAM
500GB HDD
Intel HD Graphics 3000
Bluetooth
HP Pavilion p7-1030
$549 (found on sale)
3.1GHz Intel i3
8GB DDR3 RAM
1TB HDD
Intel HD Graphics 1696
It has a faster processor, larger hard drive, the advantage to the Mac is the graphics card and bluetooth built-in. Is it worth it? I know that RAM is expandable, but I'm really attracted to the faster processor (even if it is an i3).
Ideally I'd like a Macbook Pro, but man, can those run ya.
So I'll ask you guys, is it truly better to opt for a Mac?