Soldato
- Joined
- 12 Oct 2007
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I'm looking at getting a laptop for my post grad studies in september. Gaming capability is not a priority as I won't be playing anything more demanding than FM09 on the odd occasion.
I'm interested in the 13.3" and the 15" Macbook Pro, with student discount I can get them for approx £800 and £1199 respectively direct from Apple.
Problem is I also like the HP Pavilion dv3-2055ea - 13.3in which has a great spec. Although it only has a C2D T6400 2.0GHz cpu it can be had for around £710.00 .
I'm also tempted by the Samsung Q320 - 13.4in which offers tremendous value although it can't compete in the looks department.
Aluminium unibody and massive battery life aside, I'm finding it impossible to justify spending an extra £400-£500 on a 15" MBP when the above two compete well in terms of specification.
I still want one though so but just need to convince myself its a good purchase which is where you lot come in with some well placed encouragement hopefully.
I'm interested in the 13.3" and the 15" Macbook Pro, with student discount I can get them for approx £800 and £1199 respectively direct from Apple.
Problem is I also like the HP Pavilion dv3-2055ea - 13.3in which has a great spec. Although it only has a C2D T6400 2.0GHz cpu it can be had for around £710.00 .
I'm also tempted by the Samsung Q320 - 13.4in which offers tremendous value although it can't compete in the looks department.
Aluminium unibody and massive battery life aside, I'm finding it impossible to justify spending an extra £400-£500 on a 15" MBP when the above two compete well in terms of specification.
I still want one though so but just need to convince myself its a good purchase which is where you lot come in with some well placed encouragement hopefully.