L3X said:
yeah i figured i would just need some proof. that's fine by me as long as i can get my MBP fastersteve jr. said:
mightymike107 said:
Wolfpup said:Don't go there.For roughly the same price as a 15" Macbook Pro you can get a 17" Dell with a Geforce 7900GS. Or much cheaper for a 15" one with a worse GPU.
...Most of Dell's notebooks don't even have a DVI port. 
It does scale quite well though, considering.
AppliedVisual said:...And there's several things the MBP has that the Dell XPS line does not. Like Dual-link DVI for connecting a 30" display.
I wouldn't say that Apple has better audio components, but I think they have better insulation or isolation of their speakers and/or audio circuits. Most PC notebooks out there exhibit hissing or noise from their internal speakers. Then again, if you actually think any internal notebook speakers actually sound good (even Apple's), then you need a reality check. IMO, the best sounding notebooks peakers have been the Harmon Kardon speakers in the HP ZD and DV series notebooks. But I'll never buy another HP notebook after what I've went through with them over the past couple years -- the support is possibly the worst out there from any commonly recognized name.
steve jr. said:
walshb6413 said:You know what I was most disapointed about when I ordered the MBP?
I was going to order the wireless keyboard and mouse set for $54 like you can with the iMacs... But it wasn't an option, now separately they cost much more....Booo
AppliedVisual said:...And there's several things the MBP has that the Dell XPS line does not. Like Dual-link DVI for connecting a 30" display.
I wouldn't say that Apple has better audio components, but I think they have better insulation or isolation of their speakers and/or audio circuits. Most PC notebooks out there exhibit hissing or noise from their internal speakers. Then again, if you actually think any internal notebook speakers actually sound good (even Apple's), then you need a reality check. IMO, the best sounding notebooks peakers have been the Harmon Kardon speakers in the HP ZD and DV series notebooks. But I'll never buy another HP notebook after what I've went through with them over the past couple years -- the support is possibly the worst out there from any commonly recognized name.
AppliedVisual said:
walshb6413 said:You know what I was most disapointed about when I ordered the MBP?
I was going to order the wireless keyboard and mouse set for $54 like you can with the iMacs... But it wasn't an option, now separately they cost much more....Booo
Oh well....Wolfpup said:Don't go there.
On the other hand, I think some of the price premium is actually worth it, as AFAIK Apple uses high-quality audio components, and Dell's are junk. (I've heard hissing just watching DVDs on Dell laptops, though external sound cards are possible).
walshb6413 said:
They're probably close enough that you can best tell using benchmarks - for lots and lots of things the difference might be quite close. I am able to buy either, budgetwise, but I'll admit, I went the 2.16 route (so I'm biased) yet I do "heavy" work on my MBP - video editing.I travel a lot so hence trying to do this on MBP instead of tower. In the end, my work is going just fine on a 2.16 Core Duo so this is a step up for me. I just felt I could put the money to better use, that was my personal choice. I would recommend getting what you can afford, as long as it can do the job. The 2.16 vs. 2.33, 128MB video memory, for $500... if you are questioning it I think you have your answer. For me (and I think many) if you stare at the specs long enough you end up getting the top-end machine. Nice if you can swing it but I think you'd be fine saving a few $ and getting the "lower" one... just my 2 cents. They're both great machines and I can't imagine you'd be disappointed with either.vader26 said:
