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Is the extra money worth it for a Macbook Pro over a Dell
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<blockquote data-quote="MilenkoD" data-source="post: 765565" data-attributes="member: 36349"><p>In a nutshell...no, it's not worth it. Macbooks/Pro, for what they are are overpriced but do spec-out high on hardware. If the majority of your software library is Windows apps (that are not already included in OS X) then you are looking at even a larger cost difference....not to mention the conversion process if you are a die-hard Outlook user. Running VMWare/Parralells is OK for a few apps, but do not fool yourself in thinking to use it exclusively for mission critical or intesive Windows apps. The performance hit running virtuilization vs natively/BootCap is just too great (for the cost).</p><p></p><p>That said, if you are making the (almost) complete switch to a Mac then you really have no choice. OS X is extremely stable and the applications integrate very well with one another and the OS. Overall, the OS/hardware combination is superior to any Windows flavor. Plus you have the ability to run OS X, Windows OS or apps and Linux on one piece of hardware. That is "priceless" for many.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MilenkoD, post: 765565, member: 36349"] In a nutshell...no, it's not worth it. Macbooks/Pro, for what they are are overpriced but do spec-out high on hardware. If the majority of your software library is Windows apps (that are not already included in OS X) then you are looking at even a larger cost difference....not to mention the conversion process if you are a die-hard Outlook user. Running VMWare/Parralells is OK for a few apps, but do not fool yourself in thinking to use it exclusively for mission critical or intesive Windows apps. The performance hit running virtuilization vs natively/BootCap is just too great (for the cost). That said, if you are making the (almost) complete switch to a Mac then you really have no choice. OS X is extremely stable and the applications integrate very well with one another and the OS. Overall, the OS/hardware combination is superior to any Windows flavor. Plus you have the ability to run OS X, Windows OS or apps and Linux on one piece of hardware. That is "priceless" for many. [/QUOTE]
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