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I am purchasing a new computer soon, it will be a laptop, i will be using it pretty much every day. Some work based stuff but mostly gaming in the evening and weekends. I will be buying with the pay over 3 years finance so the computer NEEDS to last that long. I am trying to decide between the following two options:
Mac:
Macbook Pro
Price:£1599
* 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
* 1440 x 900 resolution
* 2GB memory
* 160GB hard drive1
* 8x double-layer SuperDrive
* NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics with 256MB SDRAM
Pros: Its a mac and i do enjoy macs! Ive had a macbook for two years now and know they are well built and should physically last the 3 year period.
Cons: Its about £400 more expensive than the PC
PC:
Dell XPS M1530
Price: £1089
* 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
* 1440 x 900 resolution
* 4GB memory
* 250GB hard drive1
* Fixed Blu Ray 2X Slim Slot-Load Drive, including SW
* NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics with 256MB SDRAM
Pros: The price is less, blu ray player, allready own a few blu rays and watching them while out of the house would be nice.
Cons: Windows Vista, i have never owned a dell so have no idea how well built they are?
Anyway these are the two options i currently have an im stumped and cant decide, can anyone sway me either way or am i stuck with this bothering me for even longer?
Thanks for any advice folks!
Mac:
Macbook Pro
Price:£1599
* 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
* 1440 x 900 resolution
* 2GB memory
* 160GB hard drive1
* 8x double-layer SuperDrive
* NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics with 256MB SDRAM
Pros: Its a mac and i do enjoy macs! Ive had a macbook for two years now and know they are well built and should physically last the 3 year period.
Cons: Its about £400 more expensive than the PC
PC:
Dell XPS M1530
Price: £1089
* 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
* 1440 x 900 resolution
* 4GB memory
* 250GB hard drive1
* Fixed Blu Ray 2X Slim Slot-Load Drive, including SW
* NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics with 256MB SDRAM
Pros: The price is less, blu ray player, allready own a few blu rays and watching them while out of the house would be nice.
Cons: Windows Vista, i have never owned a dell so have no idea how well built they are?
Anyway these are the two options i currently have an im stumped and cant decide, can anyone sway me either way or am i stuck with this bothering me for even longer?
Thanks for any advice folks!