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Hey everyone;
I'm in the market for a laptop, as I am going off to college next year.
I have been a PC user all my life, and was just recently introduced to Macs. I have been really fed up with MS lately, espeically with Vista. As I was complaining to my friend that my 6 month old PC that I spent close to $1200 on could run Vista, he was quick to show me his 4 year old mac that ran OSX seamlessly. I was pleasently surpirsed, untill he showed me his new MacBook Pro, which really hooked me.
Anways, here is the dilemma I'm having; choosing between a MacBook and a MacBook Pro. My main concern in choosing a laptop is finding something that will last at least 4 years, something im now doubting a MS based notebook can do. On the one hand, I know im getting a better computer out of the MacBook Pro, and I dont mind spending a little more for quality, as long as it is justified. However, a macbook configured with the specs im looking for in a Pro (2gb RAM, 120gb HD) costs significantly less. Essentially im looking to justify spending an extra $600 or so on the Pro.
I intend to use this laptop mainly for school work- word processing, spreadsheets, internet and the like. I do most of my gaming on consoles, so the lack of a dedicated graohics card in the MacBook doesnt bother me all too much, but the fact that I often multitask makes me think i may need a better processor than the 2.0ghz one in the MacBook.
I havent been able to find too much on the battery life comparisons of the two laptops. I will be doing a fair amount of traveling (my school is 6hrs from home) and the extra battery life that i assume the macbook gets may be a plus.
thanks for your help.
I'm in the market for a laptop, as I am going off to college next year.
I have been a PC user all my life, and was just recently introduced to Macs. I have been really fed up with MS lately, espeically with Vista. As I was complaining to my friend that my 6 month old PC that I spent close to $1200 on could run Vista, he was quick to show me his 4 year old mac that ran OSX seamlessly. I was pleasently surpirsed, untill he showed me his new MacBook Pro, which really hooked me.
Anways, here is the dilemma I'm having; choosing between a MacBook and a MacBook Pro. My main concern in choosing a laptop is finding something that will last at least 4 years, something im now doubting a MS based notebook can do. On the one hand, I know im getting a better computer out of the MacBook Pro, and I dont mind spending a little more for quality, as long as it is justified. However, a macbook configured with the specs im looking for in a Pro (2gb RAM, 120gb HD) costs significantly less. Essentially im looking to justify spending an extra $600 or so on the Pro.
I intend to use this laptop mainly for school work- word processing, spreadsheets, internet and the like. I do most of my gaming on consoles, so the lack of a dedicated graohics card in the MacBook doesnt bother me all too much, but the fact that I often multitask makes me think i may need a better processor than the 2.0ghz one in the MacBook.
I havent been able to find too much on the battery life comparisons of the two laptops. I will be doing a fair amount of traveling (my school is 6hrs from home) and the extra battery life that i assume the macbook gets may be a plus.
thanks for your help.