Windows Laptop or Apple Mac?

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TitanTim

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Hi all,

Which would you go for if looking for a new laptop? I currently use a Dell Studio XPS 17 on Windows Vista and looking to change early in the new year. I have been really pleased with the Dell, wonderful laptop compared to previous Sonys, good and Hewlett Packards which I found the cases tended to crack and felt a little flimsy after a few years use.

I would happily stick with another Dell however I'm completely fed up with Microsoft Windows, probably not helped with frequently using an ipad2 and iphone 5 which makes windows feel slow witted. I also seem to be constantly receiving windows updates which are a pain in slowing the laptop down when downloading etc. So the natural alternative is the Macbook Pro 17" which I think I would be happier with as well as using the IOS operating system. Real downside is theyre not cheap around 2K :?

What would you go with? Apple or Windows and does anyone use a Macbook Pro? is the price justified?

Thanks,

Tim.
 
What are you using the laptop for?

I use both a Windows laptop (Lenovo) and a Mac, different machines for different uses.
 
Woody said:
I quite like my Amiga.



(You'll get a sensible answer soon enough... :lol: )
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though not from me :P just contemplating opening another vin rouge ! my 3 week xmas jolly has just started :thumbsup:
 
I am currently using a 15" MBP retina..its amazing and damn sexy :evil:

Once you go mac you wont go back.... :D
 
Love my Macbook Air, but also have a windows 7 desktop, the Air is superb but the software is taking time to learn, just so different
 
My dear old mum told me to avoid discussions about religion, politics, or the choice between Windows or Mac computers.*

I'm surprised this thread has remained civil for as long as it has. :P

* Oh OK, I'm a Mac user. Have been since the Mac Plus in around '86. Currently with a Macbook Pro and Macbook Air. I recommend what I use.
 
Not that complicated really to a certain extend, for standard business use, a Windows pc is the only usable / cost effective laptop and for graphics / personal use, the Mac works best.
 
Look at the Acer Aspire S7 ultrabook - I got one the other week and I have to say it's great. Nothing like a traditional Windows laptop. Less than 3lb, 12mm thick, boots in 3-5 secs, touch screen and around 5hrs battery life.
 
The only reason not to have a Mac is price... so if you can afford a Mac of any sort then make that move!!! Far far far superior in every sense!!!

Sent from my MacBook Air ;)
 
I use Microsoft Office professionally day in and day out, and there's no way I'd recommend a Mac if Office is your main business tool.

I've got 3 Macs (1 x Mac Pro at home, 2 x iMac for remote working as I can't stand laptops) that are all dual/triple boot running Snow Leopard, Mountain Lion or Windows 7, and Office is much slower on all machines under OS-X than Windows 7, and Excel on the Windows side makes use of mlti-threading/cores whereas the Mac version doesn't - which can make a hell of a difference when working with large datasets.

The Mac version is also missing some features of the Windows version. Some are simple things like the inability to adjust guide spacing, or to use the pick-up style tool, but others like missing clip-art & auto-diagrams are more annoying for day-to-day use.

For Quark and Adobe Creative Suite there's not a lot of difference between the 2 platforms.

So depending what you're hoping to do on it, the Mac might or might not be suitable - although you could always simply install Windows under Bootcamp and not bother with OS-X at all.

BTW, I am an Apple fanboy, but am not blinded by the brand as much as some - although in is case it's Microsoft causing the problem.
 
Just jumped to mbp15retina, i7 with 16GB Ram and 256SSD.
Unless you do design work, the 15in retina is still massive with great resoltuion.

Using VMWare Fusion to run Windows 7 and Win Server platforms for work purposes, which you can assign 4cpu/8GB Ram to each VM to run very swiftly (databases and applications).

Horses for courses, but the mbp is much lighter than my pevious dell M4400 and once you get into the user interface (multiple gesture mouse), it's just a much nicer user experience.

I'm not a complete apple fanboy, but I like what works, only drawbacks are cost and the mounting £25 quid accessories I'm collecting (thunderbolt to ethernet, thunderbolt to VGA) and extra super drive.

However, I've got to say, I'm happy to have made the jump and would happily recommend :)
 
mmm-five said:
I use Microsoft Office professionally day in and day out, and there's no way I'd recommend a Mac if Office is your main business tool.

I've got 3 Macs (1 x Mac Pro at home, 2 x iMac for remote working as I can't stand laptops) that are all dual/triple boot running Snow Leopard, Mountain Lion or Windows 7, and Office is much slower on all machines under OS-X than Windows 7, and Excel on the Windows side makes use of mlti-threading/cores whereas the Mac version doesn't - which can make a hell of a difference when working with large datasets.

The Mac version is also missing some features of the Windows version. Some are simple things like the inability to adjust guide spacing, or to use the pick-up style tool, but others like missing clip-art & auto-diagrams are more annoying for day-to-day use.

For Quark and Adobe Creative Suite there's not a lot of difference between the 2 platforms.

So depending what you're hoping to do on it, the Mac might or might not be suitable - although you could always simply install Windows under Bootcamp and not bother with OS-X at all.

BTW, I am an Apple fanboy, but am not blinded by the brand as much as some - although in is case it's Microsoft causing the problem.
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One of the best posts i ever read.

Echos exactly my sentiments.

I also have linux machines here.

Microsoft for work.

Apple for anything else.

And it makes no sense to have a system which is good for everything.
 
Mac all the way. Just got my wife a Mac book air, switched from a Acer and loves it.
Check out the Mac clearance page on Apple UK

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Check out the Ultrabooks before you make up your mind. Some of the convertible ones are brilliant. Lenovo Yoga is amazing, and the new Dell XPS 12 is very clever indeed.

If going for Windows 8 make sure whatever you get is touch screen.

MBP is lovely, son has one but as the very unbiased comment before have said, it's what you're used to and what you're going to be using that really decides what to buy
 
Thanks for the replies, really appreciate peoples feedback :) I know it seems a bit daft asking what is the best or which would you prefer, but spending potentially upto 2k is quite a bit of money to make a mistake on.

The laptop would be for home use, the usual stuff, gaming, photography, I do a little freelance graphics work, so graphics/screen needs to be good. 17" screen is a must but would prefer a non touch screen. Prefer a laptop over a desktop for a number of reasons. I won't be using for business use as we have dedicated laptops for home use.

I recently bought an Apple iBook G4 for my mum and she loves it, she previously used an Asus Eee with Linux but seems Linux don't exist anymore. I couldn't find any new laptops with Linux preloaded so found the secondhand iBook for £250 :)

I think I'm swayed towards the MacBook Pro 17" at the mo.

Tim.
 
TitanTim said:
Thanks for the replies, really appreciate peoples feedback :)
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No worries, all part of the service. Mr Wilks was just being silly though...! I'll apologise on his behalf.
 
MBP looks like the way ahead. You might find a 15" retina display plus an external monitor your best option. IMO 17" is a neither one thing or another size.
 
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