Hi All,
I was hoping to get a bit of advice with my Mac buying decision. I have worked on windows systems for a long time, i'm an NT4 MCSE so i'm more than capable. I would like to buy a Macbook because i would like to simplify my out of work computing. I waste alot of time at home on the laptop for no good reason. I game occasionally but mostly i use the laptop for normal email and web and for Photoshop and Lightroom for my photography. I would like to reduce the amount of time i waste and increase the amount i get done photography post production. I have also just fancied trying mac for some time now, i taught myself a bit of debian because i would like to learn some more unix skills and the mac would let me do that.
Here is my problem. I have a dell m1210 (4GB, 2.33Mhz, Geforce 7400, 250GB HDD), currently running Windows server 2008 but whatever. The problem is, i am finding it difficult to justify buying a Macbook. Comparing the Specs of the Macbook (i dont want a pro, happy with 13") they are basicaly the same as my 2 year old dell. On a hardware basis i cant justify the upgrade. (yes i realise the macbook has the 9400 but thats the only difference in 2 years).
I have read the buyers guide. It seems unclear now after the refresh of the white macbook whether there could be a refresh of the macbook alu in the near future. I dont NEED the macbook as the dell is fine but i would like to switch. A hardware gain would obviously make that easier to palate.
Please any objective thoughts on how to play it? reasons to buy, reasons to wait! Pretty sure the nehalem quad cores are going to be a while. Snow leopard?
thanks for any help!!!!!
naryn
I was hoping to get a bit of advice with my Mac buying decision. I have worked on windows systems for a long time, i'm an NT4 MCSE so i'm more than capable. I would like to buy a Macbook because i would like to simplify my out of work computing. I waste alot of time at home on the laptop for no good reason. I game occasionally but mostly i use the laptop for normal email and web and for Photoshop and Lightroom for my photography. I would like to reduce the amount of time i waste and increase the amount i get done photography post production. I have also just fancied trying mac for some time now, i taught myself a bit of debian because i would like to learn some more unix skills and the mac would let me do that.
Here is my problem. I have a dell m1210 (4GB, 2.33Mhz, Geforce 7400, 250GB HDD), currently running Windows server 2008 but whatever. The problem is, i am finding it difficult to justify buying a Macbook. Comparing the Specs of the Macbook (i dont want a pro, happy with 13") they are basicaly the same as my 2 year old dell. On a hardware basis i cant justify the upgrade. (yes i realise the macbook has the 9400 but thats the only difference in 2 years).
I have read the buyers guide. It seems unclear now after the refresh of the white macbook whether there could be a refresh of the macbook alu in the near future. I dont NEED the macbook as the dell is fine but i would like to switch. A hardware gain would obviously make that easier to palate.
Please any objective thoughts on how to play it? reasons to buy, reasons to wait! Pretty sure the nehalem quad cores are going to be a while. Snow leopard?
thanks for any help!!!!!
naryn