Looking to buy a labtop computer
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tlarkin
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hp dv9000 is my choicebut the mac book is the only apple i would consider. they're just so expensive.
they are actually very competively priced. The thing is, apple really doesn't have any low end computer. It is like saying, man I wish I owned a mercedes but they are just too expensive. Well, duh, it's a mercedes.
Boomer
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17 inch mac book pro:
C2D T7600
2 gigs 667
5400 RPM 160gig HD
X1600 graphics 256MB
$2799
17inch HPdv9000:
C2D T7200
2 gigs 667
5400 RPM 160 gig HD
Go 7600 512 MB
$1699
thats a A LOT more money IMO
i agree, they are nice tho. i was looking into the 17 inch before i got my HP.
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tlarkin
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You forgot faster processor, built in a/b/g wifi and blue tooth, built in firewire camera, FW800 ports, not to mention software that can edit video, author a DVD, burn dvds/cds, print to pdf options, etc
There are many features those macs have that basic laptops do not, you really can't compare base specs because there are lots of other things you can do with a mac out of the box that would require third party hardware and software to do on other laptops.
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Boomer
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nah, i got both processors labeled right: 7600 (2.33) vs 7200 (2.0)
ok, $1742.99 with blue tooth and camera. heck, the HPs even come with the cool LIL remote just like the MACs
lol J/P tho, i agree that MACs have their advantages.
[Dumpkinhead
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these laptop sleeves they sell, are they worth it? i got 25 bucks to best buy and i got a $75 dell coupon being sent in a month. i plan on using the dell coupon on getting a carrying case but will a laptop sleeve hold me over til then?
macnoob
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exaclty, i like hp, and i liked having a thinkpad bye ibm, but i prefered a power book to both of them. can i run vista bsaic on my emac? just wondering seeing how you said you run windows and os x on 1 computer, my step mom is like "you can un windows on a mac!" so i asked her what the difference was between the companys except the quality and the os.
tlarkin
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You can only run windows on newer intel based macs.
macnoob
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okay how can i find out if its intel based?
tlarkin
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To my knowledge they never made an intel based eMac. You would have to buy a new mac.
macnoob
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oh yeah but all the new macs have it, can i do the reverse and run mac on a winows?
tlarkin
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macnoob
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possible, but barely and troublesome. got it. screw it, we have uh....emac, unnamed custom, a dell worky thingy(dunno much bout it, step mothers),hp work hore(again dads computer),a dell dimension in my sisters room, a hp running 98, but it has new stuff and is being moved up to xp soon and lastly a 95 in the garage X.X i guess i will pic one the wait a dell precision mobile i think? that my step mom never touches and my dads thinkpad i will pick1 and use it to try and run mac on it.