What are the benefits...

[mvaj92]

... of having a macbook?

I've been looking into macbooks lately, and wanted to know what are some of the best things about it, and what would be improved in my case. Right now i have an 2002 dell computer, with these system specs:
Dell Dimension 4400
Pentium 4 1.6 Ghz
Cd Burner (Doesn't Play Dvd's)
Usb 1.1 ports (4)
Usb 2.0 ports (4) (Upgrade)
Windows Home Edition, Service Pack 2
20 Gig HDD, with 250 Gig external. (Ran out of room lol)
Originally had a 16mb AGP video card, but upgraded to a 128Mb card.
768MB Ram. (512MB added) Maxes out at 1 GB

Finding that the computer stutters often, as many new applications are more Processor intensive than the applications that existed six years ago.

So would a macbook help my situation? Any help is great, thanks.

 

[noodle654]

... of having a macbook?

I've been looking into macbooks lately, and wanted to know what are some of the best things about it, and what would be improved in my case. Right now i have an 2002 dell computer, with these system specs:
Dell Dimension 4400
Pentium 4 1.6 Ghz
Cd Burner (Doesn't Play Dvd's)
Usb 1.1 ports (4)
Usb 2.0 ports (4) (Upgrade)
Windows Home Edition, Service Pack 2
20 Gig HDD, with 250 Gig external. (Ran out of room lol)
Originally had a 16mb AGP video card, but upgraded to a 128Mb card.
768MB Ram. (512MB added) Maxes out at 1 GB

Finding that the computer stutters often, as many new applications are more Processor intensive than the applications that existed six years ago.

So would a macbook help my situation? Any help is great, thanks.

For you...the MacBook would be like a rocket. The best thing about Macs (MB and MBP) is the look, battery life, and of course the OS

If you compare your Dell to the MacBook, I am sure you will see the difference.

The battery life on Macs is pretty good...4-5 hours is pretty good for laptops.

Mac OS X is great. It is fast and great.

So for you, I think upgrading to a MB will be a huge difference.

 

[mvaj92]

For you...the MacBook would be like a rocket. The best thing about Macs (MB and MBP) is the look, battery life, and of course the OS

If you compare your Dell to the MacBook, I am sure you will see the difference.

The battery life on Macs is pretty good...4-5 hours is pretty good for laptops.

Mac OS X is great. It is fast and great.

So for you, I think upgrading to a MB will be a huge difference.

Thanks, thats what i was hoping to hear. Also, can the macbook handle light gaming, say for instance, ocasionally playing Counter-Strike: Source?

 

[forafireescape]

Thanks, thats what i was hoping to hear. Also, can the macbook handle light gaming, say for instance, ocasionally playing Counter-Strike: Source?

You will LOVE the MacBook. And it can totally handle gaming.

 

[noodle654]

Thanks, thats what i was hoping to hear. Also, can the macbook handle light gaming, say for instance, ocasionally playing Counter-Strike: Source?

Gaming should be OK on the MacBook. I would assume that you play it on Windows through Bootcamp?

In this case...I would highly recommend you upgrade your RAM to 4GB. Since the MB has a integrated GPU, it steals its memory from the computers main memory. So having more memory will be perfect for you.

 

[mvaj92]

Gaming should be OK on the MacBook. I would assume that you play it on Windows through Bootcamp?

In this case...I would highly recommend you upgrade your RAM to 4GB. Since the MB has a integrated GPU, it steals its memory from the computers main memory. So having more memory will be perfect for you.

Yeah, I would be running it from boot camp. I would probably be upgrading the memory, as everyone at this forum says its pretty easy

Thanks!

 

[noodle654]

Yeah, I would be running it from boot camp. I would probably be upgrading the memory, as everyone at this forum says its pretty easy

Thanks!

Yeah installing memory is very easy. That should be no problem. Just take your time and follow the directions if you don't know what your doing.

For upgrading memory I would suggest buying from OWC (www.macsales.com) and Crucial RAM which you can buy from www.newegg.com.

Hope this helps.

 

[Hankster]

A MacBook starts up and is ready to go in less than 15 seconds. It shuts down in less than 5 seconds. There is no virus software or other programs you don't need that bog down your resources. It's more stable than Windows. The battery actually lasts for over five hours. The MacBook itself is built so strong and sturdy you'll blink twice when you get it.

This is from a PC user, still am, since the early 90s.

 

[Hankster]

Thanks, thats what i was hoping to hear. Also, can the macbook handle light gaming, say for instance, ocasionally playing Counter-Strike: Source?

Just keep in mind that MacBook comes with an integrated graphics card. The MacBook Pro does not, that one comes with a GeForce. Big difference when it comes to gaming Though, I do most of my gaming on my PC desktop.