Mac Book Pro, who owns one????

what kind of software you are using right now??

 

CS3 the whole suite & aperture!

 

bump for more input

 

Ah, well if pretty much all the software that you'll be using for work is made for OSX also then go for it.

 

The only thing i like about MACs is the look. For me the most important thing is the performance and for a given amount of money i would always prefer a PC which is going to be much more powerful. Not to mention the problem with finding certain types of programs working on MACs. Also, most of the programs will run faster on Windows OS. The MACs hardware and software reliability are myth, according to the statistics. I think that if the budget is a factor the PC is the best choice. If there are no money limitations i would buy a Macbook for the look and a PC for the performance and versatility.
In your case, Eordonez, if you are going to use the computer for work, i do not think that there is a place for hesitations- i think that the PC is far better than a MAC.

 

Thanks for your input kamen, yeah im gonna consider that information

 

^^^i dont think i can do that here.... hp dont even sells on the internet down here, nor gateway... i think just dell.... i was thinking of a xps of dell too...

 

the other downside of buying p, is vista, almost all pc's come with home edition, i would have to upgrade to ultimate in order for some programs to work.....so I'm looking at another $100-200 maybe

 

By the way it is possible to use Windows OS on a MAC. Of course if you do not have XP or Vista, you are going to have to buy it, which is going to cost some more money. The difference in the correlation between price and hardware stays though. The MACs are almost twice as expensive as the PCs with the same hardware components. I would not buy a laptop for $2500 if i can get one with the same hardware components for $1300( mid-class 15" macbook compared to the same type XPS). For $2500 you can get a PC with much more advanced hardware.

Of course, this is my personal opinion. There wide range of personal preferences, which have to be considered.

 

here is a comparison for both xps vs mac pro http://skattertech.com/2008/03/dell-xps-m1530-vs-apple-macbook-pro/

 

^^^thanks a lot for that..... actually i was looking at dell.com and they have a precision m4300, which i customized to 2.4ghz, 4gb ram, 15.4" display, 256 dedicated video, 160gb 7200 rpm, includes both windows vista business and xp on dual boot, and also added a 20" dell display...... all for about $25,000 same price as the mac book.... im torn.... LOL

 

im glad you made up your mind!!! let us know how it went!

 

yea im thinking of not rushing into anything im not "needing" it asap, it would be great for my work, but i better wait, lets see what apple has to show for this fall, then ill make a decision....

 

Macs are awesome. I have an Imac I bought back in December and it still runs just like the day I got it. I don't get any viruses or anything. There are some really nice features and programs you can run that make things much much easier.