Why Should I Get A Macbook Pro?

[shyam09]

yeah...many people that way...UNTIL the ones who dont leave the house often with 13" pro realize how much time they spend on their macbook and how nice the extra 2 " would have been...plus the much better processor and the larger harddrive....the $600 doesnt seem that big of a deal then...

fine true. but if you need screen size you can connect it to external monitor. youre getting more battery life, and less weight. you can save those $600 and make use of it by making the 13" a more powerful machine. i was originally planning to get the 15" but when i saw the price, my heart broke to millions of bits.
but then again im a college student so yeah.. i guess the 15" would come handy if you are making money out of it, like if its for a business or something, or a near desktop replacement (with some portability)...

the much better processor and the larger HD can be competed with an SSD... but then again graphics and all... sigh its going to be a never ending argument.
both have pros and cons.. i guess i just wish that apple wouldnt be so high up in price for 2 inches... but i might be getting the 15" after i start a business if they last that long (which im sure the tablets will take over LOL!)

 

[Yebubbleman]

1. On the matter of whether or not to get a 13" MacBook Pro or a 15" one, there are a few questions to ask the buyer:

a. How much money can you afford to spend on said MacBook Pro?

b. Are you going to be doing things with this machine that demand as good of a processor and graphics card as you can get on a MacBook Pro?

c. Which actual screen/laptop size is most preferable to you?

Obviously if your answers are are "$1500 or less", "No", and "13", or if most of the answers are aforementioned, then the 13" is the better buy. If any two are otherwise, you should consider the 15". Plain and simple.

2. As to whether or not you should even buy a MacBook Pro (let alone a Mac) at all, I'll put it to you this way: I was raised as a Windows guy. I'll always be a little bit of a Windows guy, despite completely embracing the Mac as my primary platform. But with Windows, you have to either be discerning or be almost OCD about maintenance, otherwise you either get spyware, malware, or bloatware. Similarly, if you don't take good care of your Windows installation (which can, at times, be a losing battle anyway), you'll need to wipe and reinstall it. In general doing that every year or so is a good practice (provided you are able to back up what you want just fine). None of that is necessary with a Mac. Period. But a PC is cheaper and the specs per dollar are always better on a PC than on a Mac. Really, if you like Mac OS X as a computer platform, get a Mac. If you like Windows better than Mac OS X as a computer platform, while Macs make great natively booting PCs, it's simply not cost-effective to solely use a Mac as a Windows PC, so get a PC.

 

[gravybird]

I have been a mac owner for exactly one year now, got my 13"mbp the week of xmas last year. I have not had one single problem! I travel for a living and am kinda hard on it, it has been dropped multiple times, and taken some serious licks, to my surprise, no issues. the battery life is great, especially if the screen is dimmed and the lighted keyboard is off. we're going on 11 months on our imac at home, also with not one single problem.