hype.it said:
Hey Tron, if a budget is something that bother's you m8, than save yourself a buck and go for the cheaper option and enjoy all the additional gadgets and features you get.
I can sure you, most Apple users are happy with their purchase and if given the choice. I think they will keep to their PowerBook... Maybe you should ask those people in the Switcher's forum why they switched. It's not like Apple forced them.
Have fun with your Sager.
I have no problem with a budget. I just think it's strange that many people here commented that the Sager was expensive when the most comparable PowerBook is over $500 US more and has far fewer features and much less power.
Again, all the OS'es are great now. I haven't had one problem with Windows since Server 2000 arrived. I've never had a crash or lost anything since before Server 2000. Maybe you're still thinking about '98.
All the OS'es have their strength and weaknesses. The OSX weakness is definitely software. You can get most of the stuff you want, but other things like emulators lag far, far behind Windows. (OSX does have a great GBA emulator atleast
) Other than that, OSX is beautiful. I understand that this is a Mac forum, but having all three main OS types in my home already and using them all extensively, I really have no absolute preference. Power and features are what I will use to buy my new laptop, and Apple lags far behing here. Like I said before, I really hope they have a G5 PB this fall/winter so a PB is another option for me.
Sager -
CPU Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology 3.4GHz
Memory 1024MB PC3200 (2 DIMMs) SDRAM
Primary Hard Drive 60.0GB (7200rpm) Ultra DMA Hard Drive
Floppy Drive External USB 3.5" 1.44MB Floppy Drive
CD-ROM/DVD-ROM 2X DVD ± R/RW Dual-Mode Combo Drive & Softwares
Battery 8 Cells Smart Li-ION Battery
Modular Device Bay 60GB (7200rpm) Secondary Hard Disk Drive for Hardware Raid 0 (Data Strip)
Modem Integrated 56K V.90 Internal Fax/Modem
Network Adapter Integrated 1000Mbps Ethernet LAN + Internal 108Mbps Turbo Mode 802.11g Wireless LAN & Bluetooth Modules
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Warranty Additional 3-year warranty from Philips Magnavox/Lifetime support
TV-Tuner with Remote, Intergrated CMOS Video Camera, Hardware RAID 0 or 1 function and 7-in-1 Card Reader
ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9700 256MB DDR
External 3.5" FDD USB
6 Channel Analog Audio output
Touchpad with Scrolling Keys
1 Type II PCMCIA Slot
Infra Red, Wireless Fast IR interface
3 USB 2.0 Ports
1 IEEE-1394 Port (4 PIN)
Other Ports: 1 S/PDIF out & microphone in / Center & subwoofer speaker out, 1 Headphone / Front L/R Speaker out, 1 Line in / Rear L/R Speaker out, 1 infrared, DVI out port, 1 parallel, 1 Serial, 1 PS/2, 1 S-Video-Out, 1 S-Video-In, 1 RJ-45, 1 RJ-11
$3,400 US