Gotta buy a new lap top....thoughts?

[E-Revonut]

I know you said that a macbook is pretty much out of the question but I have to stick my nose in here! I had 2 pc laptops before I switched to a macbook pro 1 1/2 years ago. My mac has never shut down on me, never froze up, the battery still lasts for a few hours, and it doesn't burn my legs like the pc's did. If it's that big of a deal that you don't want to mess around trying to convert some of your stuff to work on a mac or some important stuff might not be compatible then ok. If it's a price vs value aspect I would give mac another consideration. I really believe they must be using some higher end goods just based on the fact that the temperature on the bottom of the case is a good 40 degrees cooler on the mac, maybe even more.

[whitrzac]

Originally Posted by E-Revonut

I know you said that a macbook is pretty much out of the question but I have to stick my nose in here! I had 2 pc laptops before I switched to a macbook pro 1 1/2 years ago. My mac has never shut down on me, never froze up, the battery still lasts for a few hours, and it doesn't burn my legs like the pc's did. If it's that big of a deal that you don't want to mess around trying to convert some of your stuff to work on a mac or some important stuff might not be compatible then ok. If it's a price vs value aspect I would give mac another consideration. I really believe they must be using some higher end goods just based on the fact that the temperature on the bottom of the case is a good 40 degrees cooler on the mac, maybe even more.

Your mac cost around $2000, right? have you ever had a $2000 PC laptop with similar specs? You would find that they are usualy built better, have more options, etc... The high end sonys come to mind

There are valid reasons to have a mac, build quality is not one of them.



IMO, go with a dell XPS, (15/17in) get the upgraded video card AND the best screen they have, get the 3 year advanced warranty, do the rest yourself.

memory, HDDs, and CPUs are fairly easy to upgrade. 8gb DDR3 kits are going for under $35 on newegg now, and WD just came out with there 1tb laptop drive($110 IRRC)



the XPS won't be the best laptop for the $$$ but when it fails(ALL modern laptops do) you can't beat the next day warranty.


Lots of info here...
http://forum.notebookreview.com/