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<blockquote data-quote="bobtomay" data-source="post: 417454" data-attributes="member: 24160"><p>There may be a few deals on the MBP via mail order / internet (most of the time only 5-10% max). You're unlikely to find anything for less than list locally. </p><p></p><p>5. Screaming machine -</p><p>To prepare you, since you have only semi-mentioned your current machines specs, I have to tell you as an avid hardware enthusiast myself for many years, you may be disappointed moving to any notebook from your existing windows machine, not just a Mac. Particularly if you are running a RAID 0 on that rig. I have an exceptional home built rig that is now 3 1/2 yrs old and blows my 5 mth old MacBook Pro out of the water when it comes to audio / video encoding. As in twice as fast as any of the available Mac programs with video encoding and is still 1/3 faster even when running XP under Boot Camp with the identical apps. And this is without comparing it to a RAID 0 setup.</p><p></p><p>With the more typical apps - browsing, mail, office apps, etc.; there is not really a noticeable difference between them and in this short period my MBP is seeing 95% of my computer time, not the faster rig.</p><p></p><p>2&5. 7200rpm drive - </p><p>This really depends on the apps you will be using. But, if that is a RAID 0 rig you're running now, yes, without question you should go for this option. </p><p></p><p>5. 4GB RAM - </p><p>Again, depends on the apps you will be running - if you have not read the forums enough to know - upgrade your RAM after market</p><p></p><p>Printer - </p><p>Also, since you are getting this for your business, you need to verify that your printer will work with a Mac. Or at least be prepared to get a new one if either a) there are no drivers for it, or b) the driver does not provide all the functionality you require. While there are a good many that will work, there are also a good many manufacturers that never spent the time to create drivers for OS X. </p><p></p><p>Playing with one in the Apple store - </p><p>If you know when you're going, you can call most of the stores and schedule an appointment, where they'll spend an hour letting you play with 'em and asking whatever questions you can think of. Hopefully, you'll get someone as good as I have and actually be able to answer most of the questions you have. (For me, it was the first time I had actually run into a fairly knowledgeable individual in a retail computer store in years.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobtomay, post: 417454, member: 24160"] There may be a few deals on the MBP via mail order / internet (most of the time only 5-10% max). You're unlikely to find anything for less than list locally. 5. Screaming machine - To prepare you, since you have only semi-mentioned your current machines specs, I have to tell you as an avid hardware enthusiast myself for many years, you may be disappointed moving to any notebook from your existing windows machine, not just a Mac. Particularly if you are running a RAID 0 on that rig. I have an exceptional home built rig that is now 3 1/2 yrs old and blows my 5 mth old MacBook Pro out of the water when it comes to audio / video encoding. As in twice as fast as any of the available Mac programs with video encoding and is still 1/3 faster even when running XP under Boot Camp with the identical apps. And this is without comparing it to a RAID 0 setup. With the more typical apps - browsing, mail, office apps, etc.; there is not really a noticeable difference between them and in this short period my MBP is seeing 95% of my computer time, not the faster rig. 2&5. 7200rpm drive - This really depends on the apps you will be using. But, if that is a RAID 0 rig you're running now, yes, without question you should go for this option. 5. 4GB RAM - Again, depends on the apps you will be running - if you have not read the forums enough to know - upgrade your RAM after market Printer - Also, since you are getting this for your business, you need to verify that your printer will work with a Mac. Or at least be prepared to get a new one if either a) there are no drivers for it, or b) the driver does not provide all the functionality you require. While there are a good many that will work, there are also a good many manufacturers that never spent the time to create drivers for OS X. Playing with one in the Apple store - If you know when you're going, you can call most of the stores and schedule an appointment, where they'll spend an hour letting you play with 'em and asking whatever questions you can think of. Hopefully, you'll get someone as good as I have and actually be able to answer most of the questions you have. (For me, it was the first time I had actually run into a fairly knowledgeable individual in a retail computer store in years.) [/QUOTE]
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