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<blockquote data-quote="bontarest" data-source="post: 869567" data-attributes="member: 108906"><p>I am a programing student and I'm in a market for a laptop, at first I was hoping to get a Apple MacBook Pro 17 but it is a little costly (not completely out of the question tho). But very very interested in Macs since I could run OS X and Widows at the same time/same machine (with a little Linux maybe).</p><p></p><p>The MacBook Pro 17 I was thinking of getting would come out for me to be about $4,600 before about $400 in rebates. This would include 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM, 256GB solid-state drive (would use external drives for extra space), MacBook Pro 17-inch Hi-Resolution Antiglare Widescreen Display, iWork, Microsoft Office, Apple Remote, a case, 1 game, Kingston Lock, 3 year warranty and Wireless Printer. Basically its configured to the best MacBook Pro 17 I can get.</p><p></p><p>I have never owned a Mac, but I feel that they are a bit better than Windows in "most" areas. Although not looking forward to learning the inside and outs like I already know in Windows .</p><p> </p><p></p><p>Some basic info about what I would like out of my new laptop:</p><p>-I like to play some MMO's which don't normally need a lot of resources compared to a game like Crysis</p><p>-I tend to have a fair amount of music/video so need some room for that, right now I have about 200 GB worth</p><p>-I like to take laptops with me but I don't think weight is to huge of a issue for me</p><p>-I like to play with code/make web sites, organize files, play around with Flash</p><p>-I would think that having a 17'' screen for programming is needed, but not sure if I could get away with a smaller one, which would save me a fair amount of money</p><p> </p><p></p><p>Some of the classes that I will be taking are:</p><p>-Intro Prog with JavaScript</p><p>-Website Development-XHTML</p><p>-Intro to Database</p><p>-SQL Database Programming</p><p>-Object-Oriented Design w/UML</p><p>-PHP Web with MySQL</p><p>-AJAX and JavaScript Web Dev</p><p>-Prof PHP Web Applications</p><p>-iPhone development</p><p>-Also a Internship</p><p> </p><p></p><p>So basically I wondering what you guys would recommend for me as a laptop, I know that the Apple is pricey.</p><p> </p><p></p><p>Also can you put down the minimum/maximum requirements I should be looking for, for what I like to do/need to do!</p><p> </p><p></p><p>If you need anymore info from me, hoping I got it all covered, I will get it to you as fast as a I can!</p><p> </p><p></p><p>Thanks to all to respond!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bontarest, post: 869567, member: 108906"] I am a programing student and I'm in a market for a laptop, at first I was hoping to get a Apple MacBook Pro 17 but it is a little costly (not completely out of the question tho). But very very interested in Macs since I could run OS X and Widows at the same time/same machine (with a little Linux maybe). The MacBook Pro 17 I was thinking of getting would come out for me to be about $4,600 before about $400 in rebates. This would include 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM, 256GB solid-state drive (would use external drives for extra space), MacBook Pro 17-inch Hi-Resolution Antiglare Widescreen Display, iWork, Microsoft Office, Apple Remote, a case, 1 game, Kingston Lock, 3 year warranty and Wireless Printer. Basically its configured to the best MacBook Pro 17 I can get. I have never owned a Mac, but I feel that they are a bit better than Windows in "most" areas. Although not looking forward to learning the inside and outs like I already know in Windows . Some basic info about what I would like out of my new laptop: -I like to play some MMO's which don't normally need a lot of resources compared to a game like Crysis -I tend to have a fair amount of music/video so need some room for that, right now I have about 200 GB worth -I like to take laptops with me but I don't think weight is to huge of a issue for me -I like to play with code/make web sites, organize files, play around with Flash -I would think that having a 17'' screen for programming is needed, but not sure if I could get away with a smaller one, which would save me a fair amount of money Some of the classes that I will be taking are: -Intro Prog with JavaScript -Website Development-XHTML -Intro to Database -SQL Database Programming -Object-Oriented Design w/UML -PHP Web with MySQL -AJAX and JavaScript Web Dev -Prof PHP Web Applications -iPhone development -Also a Internship So basically I wondering what you guys would recommend for me as a laptop, I know that the Apple is pricey. Also can you put down the minimum/maximum requirements I should be looking for, for what I like to do/need to do! If you need anymore info from me, hoping I got it all covered, I will get it to you as fast as a I can! Thanks to all to respond! [/QUOTE]
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