what to get so confused!!!

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Well im so confused and even more so after going into an apple store today.

It will be used as general laptop and edit movies from my to be delivered hd sports camera.

Have read that a mac is best but do i go for a mac pro 13" with the 2.8 cpu or the 15" with the lesser 2.2 cpu or a mac air?

Some real advise will be appreciated my current laptop wont have the power to edit videos regardless of possible upgrades.

Please be quick as i may take up the 0% finance offer.

I have been told that a windows laptop wont cut the mustard.

Thanks.
 
I would go for a 15" Pro, gives you more power then the 13" and is more portable then the 17".
Also you getter a far better resolution on the 15" as you can pay a little extra for a res bump.

However, being told that a Windows laptop wont be able to handle it is a load of nonsense, if anything you can get a better spec laptop then a Mac for far less.
 
Evoss said:
I would go for a 15" Pro, gives you more power then the 13" and is more portable then the 17".
Also you getter a far better resolution on the 15" as you can pay a little extra for a res bump.

However, being told that a Windows laptop wont be able to handle it is a load of nonsense, if anything you can get a better spec laptop then a Mac for far less.
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Thanks for the advice Evoss, yea i have been looking as well, its a couple of opinions i have heard and confirmed in adventure bike rider mag this month from somebody who does it as a living and tried both a mac pro and a Sony loaded with windows and he stated the software on the mac just worked.

Still confused.
 
How portable does it need to be??

Air for UBER portability but also lowest speeds (heat reasons) but is still very nifty

13" also very portable but a little heavier with a dvd drive, has more speed and is a bit better cooling.

15" faster, more powerful (dedicated graphics card and quad core, plus an option for a res bump) but again is a bit heavier.

17" the king of all laptops though is heavy again
 
Conventional wisdom seems to be that the i7 in the 13" is not really worth the extra. But if you really need a 13" model and want to squeeze as much performance out of it as possible, I guess there is a case to be made for it. Otherwise, if portability is not key and you can afford it, the 15" model should offer a much bigger boost.

In terms of Windows versus Mac though, the silicon is basically the same. The claim that things "just work" on the Mac may be more to do with the notion that Macs are simpler to use. Certainly, you will find plenty who will agree, though probably at least as many who do not. In many respects it is more a case of personal preference. Mac OS is nice though.
 
If it's a case of particular software that is only available for each of the OSes (curious which ones btw?) then it's a good reason as any to consider getting a Mac. There are other perks as well, though obviously.
 
i want it to be portable but its not a must have i think the 15" is the best option as the graphics card is much better and as stated for £80 i get a decent res upgrade, but it comes in at £1629 inc vat.
 
"A Windows laptop won't cut the mustard"

A bit of an odd thing to say. Anyway, get the 15" (the 17" is just too big for most general use imo) with the high-resolution screen. Max it out to your budget's content and you'll have a sleek, powerful laptop. Make sure you take the (exortionate) RAM option, the screen-resolution upgrade, and if you want it, I'm pretty sure you can up the graphics card as well.
 
dsb said:
i want it to be portable but its not a must have i think the 15" is the best option as the graphics card is much better and as stated for £80 i get a decent res upgrade, but it comes in at £1629 inc vat.
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Higher education discount will help that price ;)
 
Scryus said:
"A Windows laptop won't cut the mustard"

A bit of an odd thing to say. Anyway, get the 15" (the 17" is just too big for most general use imo) with the high-resolution screen. Max it out to your budget's content and you'll have a sleek, powerful laptop. Make sure you take the (exortionate) RAM option, the screen-resolution upgrade, and if you want it, I'm pretty sure you can up the graphics card as well.
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Make sure you do not take the RAM upgrade option. Upgrade the RAM later by yourself, for a fraction of the price.
 
Got a source for where it says a Windows machine will not cut the mustard? I find it very hard to believe - a £1600 Windows laptop would indeed cut anyone's mustard.

A Mac Pro is not a Macbook Pro either - the Mac Pro should outperform the Macbook Pro any day.
 
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