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CS3 in Windows... Mac Book Pro vs Alienware
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<blockquote data-quote="erico564" data-source="post: 386706" data-attributes="member: 30798"><p>Hey there!</p><p></p><p>I've had an Alienware m7700 for a little over 2 years. On the plus side, it's been superfast, handled games like a charm, handled all my graphics and Flash stuff (I'm a web designer), and generally performed extremely well for the first year. On the negative side, it's huge, very heavy, had stability issues from the get-go, and most importantly has become increasingly unstable in the last year, with USB problems, video problems, and speed issues. </p><p></p><p>At this point, I kind of feel like an idiot buying Alienware again, but ALL my money has been spent on Windows software -- the full CS3 suite, all my fonts, etc. I simply can't afford to buy a new Mac PLUS all the software that I currently use all over again. I still lean toward Alienware because when it was running well, my laptop outpaced pretty much everyone else's PCs, including desktops, and judging from the forums, it kind of sounds like the laptop I got was a lemon and most people have had better experiences.</p><p></p><p>My question is twofold: first of all, for all you switchers out there still running Windows on your Mac Book Pro, how has it performed? Specifically, in my business I'm using Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, and Dreamweaver all the time, often with all of them running at the same time. Is the performance on the Mac (running Windows) better or worse than running on a standard PC?</p><p></p><p>My second question is: assuming I need to run CS3 in Windows, which of the following systems would be better?</p><p></p><p>MAC: </p><p>MacBook Pro</p><p>2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo</p><p>3GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 1x2GB, 1x1GB</p><p>160GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm</p><p>SuperDrive 8x (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)</p><p>MacBook Pro 17-inch Glossy Widescreen Display</p><p>Backlit Keyboard/Mac OS - U.S. English</p><p>Accessory Kit</p><p>AppleCare Protection Plan for MacBook Pro/PowerBook (w/or w/o Display) - Auto-enroll</p><p></p><p>PC:</p><p>Aurora™ m9700 </p><p>Processor: AMD Turion™ 64 Mobile ML44 2.4GHz 800MHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache </p><p>Operating System (Office software not included): Genuine Windows® Vista Ultimate - Without Remote Control or TV Tuner </p><p>Chassis: 17" WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD with Clearview Technology - Saucer Silver </p><p>Motherboard: Alienware® NVIDIA® Mobile SLi Chipset </p><p>Memory: 2GB Dual Channel DDR SO-DIMM at 400MHz - 2 x 1024MB </p><p>System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 250GB Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s 5,400 RPM w/ 8MB Cache </p><p>Optical Drive: 24x DVD-ROM/CD-RW Burner w/ Nero Software </p><p>Video/Graphics Card: 256MB NVidia® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS </p><p></p><p>The price on these two systems comes out to being pretty much equal, so it really comes down to this question: which one is going to still allow me to run CS3 in Windows with the highest performance and consistency over a long period of time?</p><p></p><p>What do you guys think?</p><p></p><p>Thanks very much for your input!!</p><p></p><p>Best,</p><p></p><p>--eric</p><p><a href="http://www.thecosmonaut.com" target="_blank">www.thecosmonaut.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="erico564, post: 386706, member: 30798"] Hey there! I've had an Alienware m7700 for a little over 2 years. On the plus side, it's been superfast, handled games like a charm, handled all my graphics and Flash stuff (I'm a web designer), and generally performed extremely well for the first year. On the negative side, it's huge, very heavy, had stability issues from the get-go, and most importantly has become increasingly unstable in the last year, with USB problems, video problems, and speed issues. At this point, I kind of feel like an idiot buying Alienware again, but ALL my money has been spent on Windows software -- the full CS3 suite, all my fonts, etc. I simply can't afford to buy a new Mac PLUS all the software that I currently use all over again. I still lean toward Alienware because when it was running well, my laptop outpaced pretty much everyone else's PCs, including desktops, and judging from the forums, it kind of sounds like the laptop I got was a lemon and most people have had better experiences. My question is twofold: first of all, for all you switchers out there still running Windows on your Mac Book Pro, how has it performed? Specifically, in my business I'm using Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, and Dreamweaver all the time, often with all of them running at the same time. Is the performance on the Mac (running Windows) better or worse than running on a standard PC? My second question is: assuming I need to run CS3 in Windows, which of the following systems would be better? MAC: MacBook Pro 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 3GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 1x2GB, 1x1GB 160GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm SuperDrive 8x (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW) MacBook Pro 17-inch Glossy Widescreen Display Backlit Keyboard/Mac OS - U.S. English Accessory Kit AppleCare Protection Plan for MacBook Pro/PowerBook (w/or w/o Display) - Auto-enroll PC: Aurora™ m9700 Processor: AMD Turion™ 64 Mobile ML44 2.4GHz 800MHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache Operating System (Office software not included): Genuine Windows® Vista Ultimate - Without Remote Control or TV Tuner Chassis: 17" WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD with Clearview Technology - Saucer Silver Motherboard: Alienware® NVIDIA® Mobile SLi Chipset Memory: 2GB Dual Channel DDR SO-DIMM at 400MHz - 2 x 1024MB System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 250GB Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s 5,400 RPM w/ 8MB Cache Optical Drive: 24x DVD-ROM/CD-RW Burner w/ Nero Software Video/Graphics Card: 256MB NVidia® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS The price on these two systems comes out to being pretty much equal, so it really comes down to this question: which one is going to still allow me to run CS3 in Windows with the highest performance and consistency over a long period of time? What do you guys think? Thanks very much for your input!! Best, --eric [URL="http://www.thecosmonaut.com"]www.thecosmonaut.com[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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