here's something crazy: you are absolutely free to choose any brand you damn well please over apple if you don't like what they are offering
wrap your head around that concept
Let me know where I can get OS X installed on any of them please.
here's something crazy: you are absolutely free to choose any brand you damn well please over apple if you don't like what they are offering
wrap your head around that concept
Don't forget the "build" itself.specs or os
hmm
The ENVY was a nice try, but a major fail.
Anyway, you guys do realize that arrandale hasn't been released yet, right? That the mobile version of the i7. Right now clarksfield is way too hot to throw into a MBP. The coolest one is 45W and thats before the chipset and graphics. Arrandale has graphics built in, and maxes out at 35W, and the ULV version tops out at an amazing 17W.
MBPs update in Feb. If arrandale is out by then, it'll be in the MBPs. If not, the MBPs will be announced but not released.
Maybe you are right about the 13 inch Envy. It is no match for the 13 inch MBP and costs more but the 15 inch envy with the i7 and the 4830 if im not mistaken gives the 15 inch high end MBP a run for its money in both CPU and GPU and comes for 200 less. So you cannot say that the Envy is a major fail
http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/notebooks/0,39050488,45073846p,00.htm
lol, Envy sucks. 179 minutes of video playback on battery, the 13" MBP gets 342 in the same test. I wonder what I would choose
That's the problem with like all the PCs, they either got alot of power or bad battery life. I haven't yet seen a PC that matched the MBP 13" in size, weight, performance and battery life for a lower price. And then we are not counting in the aluminium feel, backlit keyboard and such. Just the normal hardware all computers uses.
Please show me 1 PC that can offer same performance (both CPU wise and battery wise) in the same weight and size category for a "much lower price". I've yet to see one
If I could only get 179 on video playback at full brightness on my MBP.
Do you realize the battery life on it is actually 18hours?
-----------------------------
ENVY 15 Specs:
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Intel Core i7 1.6Ghz
6GB RAM
500 GB RAM
1GB ATI RADEON HD 4830
15.6" 1920x1080 LED Screen
Webcam
Wireless N
Bluetooth
HDMI out
5 USB Ports
Envy Instant On Solution, Corel VideoStudio Pro X2, Corel Paintshop Pro X2, Stardock My Colors
One 6 Cell Lithium Ion Polymer Battery + One 9 Cell HP Envy Slim Fit Extended-Life Notebook Battery (18 hours)
Price: $1,999.00
--------------------------------------
Macbook Pro 15:
Snow leopard
Intel core 2 duo 2.66ghz
4GB RAM
15" 1440x900 LED screen
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT graphics processor with 256MB
320 GB HD
3USB Ports
MiniDisplay Port
7hr Battery
Price: $1,999.00
Well that is true, but you have to remember with the HP you can get a battery slice(thin battery that covers the whole bottom of the machine), which in the 13in model has been tested to get 10 hours. HP is claiming 7-8 hours with the battery slice on the Envy 15, so real world should be closer to 5-6 hours, which is still pretty good for a quad core machine with a dedicated gpu. Just saying.Yet again, the battery life seems to be a lot shorter then the MBP
It's made out of magnesium tough guyNo one wants a crappy plastic HP.
its 18 hours with a big ass extension battery which makes it look really stupid. Also it weights more. I'd rather get a hypermac battery so my computer didn't always look stupid.
Did you look at the test? 179 minutes to the envy, 349 to the MBP. Same brightness, same everything.
Don't forget Turbo Boost (2.8 GHz for 1 core).
It's made out of magnesium tough guy
Yes I did. However, same brightness on my 13"mbp and i can get an hour and a half tops on a full charge(if that).
Also, the battery is slim and goes underneath the notebook, like a cover. It's not a huge ass battery that makes it look really stupid. Again, do you know what you're talking about to make such outrageous claims? First, you said the battery life is mediocre and you went by cnet's stats(which also said windows 7 is a vista service pack). Then, you claimed that the shape of the battery is like the ones on previous notebooks.
Is it my fault they charge more in Sweden than here in the US?Well, I would exchange the MBP you got because it is clearly defective. I have watched 2.5 hours of movies with max brightness and still had 60% left of my battery
And yeah, adding something that goes underneath the whole laptop will make it look stupid yeah. I seen the battery and seen the laptop, never claimed it had the shape of the ones on previous notebooks. Still say it makes it look stupid.
Also, what's funny about the envy is that here in Sweden it actually costs over 50% more then the 13" MBP does, so they charge even more then Apple does for something that isn't as good, great value
Did you just agreed with the fact that Envy's lineup is fast, if not faster than apple, costs less, weight is similar and battery life is better?Well, 4 x 1.6 GHz is maybe a tiny bit faster than 2 x 2.8GHz, but not a lot.
And the Turbo Boost gives you 1 x 2.8 GHz which be my reckoning is less than 2 x 2.8 GHz
Fact is there are trade-offs between speed, weight, and battery life; a 2.8 GHz Core Duo is plenty fast, and for 99% of the laptop using population weight and battery life are more important than a bit more speed.
Is it my fault they charge more in Sweden than here in the US?
Those prices i've given you are in the hp and apple websites.
Then you'd be having to spend more money on battery along for a setup that would be 300 to 400 more than an ENVY and not easily portable.The fact is still, basic setup with no ugly added batteries and such, the envy has horrible battery life. If we are gonna compare with ugly batteries and **** we could just add the biggest hypermac battery to the MBP which gives like 30 hours total.
Then you'd be having to spend more money on battery along for a setup that would be 300 to 400 more than an ENVY and not easily portable.
Heck, your fanboi-sm is pretty much setting you blind. You cannot comprehend that there are better products who are built better and blend in with the design than apple computers.
I mean i know you will make a comparison of HP being a Kia and your Macbook pro being a mercedes benz but the silliness of your arguments are baseless at best.
Come back when you have real facts and know more about computers, then i might just spend a little bit of time reading your posts.
Because smart users who know how to use a computer will not get a virus. Heck I've been a PC user all my life and not a single virus. Spyware yes, viruses, no. Fact is, you have thousands and thousands of dedicated hackers working on viruses to steal information that many people will fall for it.Well, I just have one thing to say just like others have said in this thread.
Mac OS X. I'm sorry, but honestly I hate Windows. And having an iPhone I'm tethered to iTunes. So it's either Mac OS X or Windows. I would choose OSX anyday, even with Windows 7.
Sure, the specs are better. But what is going to happen to those specs when it's loaded up with viruses, spyware, and all sorts of that fun stuff that Windows computers love to get. I'm sure it will get slow just as any other Windows computer would.
Thats just my 2 cents.
melman101
And the Turbo Boost gives you 1 x 2.8 GHz which be my reckoning is less than 2 x 2.8 GHz
Base Turbo
4 cores 3 cores 2 cores 1 core
2.00GHz 2.27GHz 2.27GHz 3.07GHz 3.20GHz
1.73GHz 2.00GHz 2.00GHz 2.80GHz 3.07GHz
1.60GHz 1.73GHz 1.73GHz 2.40GHz 2.80GHz
I really wish I had a Clarksfield laptop to play on right now. The Dell Studio 15 with the 720-QM sounds like a good model to pick.Code:Base Turbo 4 cores 3 cores 2 cores 1 core 2.00GHz 2.27GHz 2.27GHz 3.07GHz 3.20GHz 1.73GHz 2.00GHz 2.00GHz 2.80GHz 3.07GHz 1.60GHz 1.73GHz 1.73GHz 2.40GHz 2.80GHz
Code:Base Turbo 4 cores 3 cores 2 cores 1 core 2.00GHz 2.27GHz 2.27GHz 3.07GHz 3.20GHz 1.73GHz 2.00GHz 2.00GHz 2.80GHz 3.07GHz 1.60GHz 1.73GHz 1.73GHz 2.40GHz 2.80GHz
Please go on about your clock speed comparison between Penryn and Clarksfield...
Well that is true, but you have to remember with the HP you can get a battery slice(thin battery that covers the whole bottom of the machine), which in the 13in model has been tested to get 10 hours. HP is claiming 7-8 hours with the battery slice on the Envy 15, so real world should be closer to 5-6 hours, which is still pretty good for a quad core machine with a dedicated gpu. Just saying.
I dunno I'd rather have the battery slice, vs the hypermac battery as the battery slice only makes the device a bit thicker, and a little heavier something I can deal with for longer battery life.
Did you just agreed with the fact that Envy's lineup is fast, if not faster than apple, costs less, weight is similar and battery life is better?