Spec me a: MacBook Pro ALTERNATIVE

Westyfield2 said:
No, I'm gonna be carrying it to school every day for 2 years of Sixth Form, along with all the text books etc etc
Click to expand...
...needing to keep it for 2 years is why the option to <in the future> upgrade to 4gb RAM is nice, and why 802.11n Wi-Fi is also a requirement. And also, seeing as my current desktop is 3.0ghz dual core, I'd want the laptop to have the fastest CPU possible (wheras in a desktop I'd get the lower down CPU and overclock it!)
 
Tommy B said:
Oh, rules out the FZ then. Only lasts about 80 minutes :D
Click to expand...
:eek: :eek:
Our sixth form common room does have plugs, but they are in very short supply, hence why aslong battery life as possible is a must (though ofcourse Apples 6hrs claim is "up to", and wont be for gaming!)



EDIT: Am I allowed to mention the word "gaming" in a thread that has the word "Apple" in it? :p
 
Westyfield2 said:
:eek: :eek:
Our sixth form common room does have plugs, but they are in very short supply, hence why aslong battery life as possible is a must (though ofcourse Apples 6hrs claim is "up to", and wont be for gaming!)



EDIT: Am I allowed to mention the word "gaming" in a thread that has the word "Apple" in it? :p
Click to expand...

You'll struggle to find a powerful notebook with a long battery life. It's not even the screen which eats the energy, it's the sheer power demand of the CPU/GPU.

In Apple's defense the new Macbook Pro is supposed to have excellent battery life, so perhaps it's worth a shot? One of the reasons I didn't get an Apple is I didn't want to make the switch. Not because I dislike OSX, but because I've got so many Windows applications which I'm used to working with.
 
Tommy B said:
You'll struggle to find a powerful notebook with a long battery life. It's not even the screen which eats the energy, it's the sheer power demand of the CPU/GPU.
Click to expand...
Very good point
icon14.gif

I don't need the battery life for when I'm gaming/photoshopping, just when I'm doing boring school work!


Tommy B said:
One of the reasons I didn't get an Apple is I didn't want to make the switch. Not because I dislike OSX, but because I've got so many Windows applications which I'm used to working with.
Click to expand...
Well my entire OSX experience is using Safari in an Apple shop, as I was on holiday and needed to check emails :D
Tbh, the reason I made this thread is that I'm not sure about making the switch, though having said that, there is Bootcamp!
 
Zoostorm 4-6633 £965.38

Core 2 Duo T7700 2.4Ghz (Santa Rosa)
4GB DDR2
nVidia 8600MGS 256MB
250GB Sata 5.4k
15.4 inch WXGA TFT
802.11b/g
8x DVD-RW
35.9cmx25.5cmx3.6 cm
2.90Kg

Dell M1710 £1,665.86

Core 2 Duo T7200 2.33Ghz
2GB DDR2
nVidia 7950GTX 512MB
160GB Sata 5.4k
17 inch WUXGA TFT
802.11b/g
8x DVD-RW
39.4cm28.7cmx4.24cm
3.99Kg :D

Seriously though I carry my 2.7Kg laptop up a huge hill everyday to 6th form. It isn't exactly a struggle, don't take the quoted battery life from Apples website, as the manufacturers website doesn't tend to be very accurate. ;)
 
Last edited:
You don't really buy an Apple for the hardware. You buy it for the user experience in the OS and applications which is different from using Windows. If your not interested in that part it, then its just a stylish pricey laptop.

If you want long battery life, pick latest but slowest CPU's. no gfx, and a smaller screen. On a Dell 640 I used to get 6~7 hrs on a 9 cell battery. I assume the Vostro 1400 is much the same. The battery life on the current range of Dells Insprions and XPS's doesn't seem to be as good. I've a 9400 which a 7900GS and it gets 2/2.5 hrs on a 9 cell battery.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom