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A question on a prospective purchase..

Am I better off buying a 13'' Macbook Pro, or am I better off buying a PC laptop at around the £800 mark?

Do macs last longer? I want something that will last me at least three years before it starts to die.

And as for running bootcamp or parallels to run Windows on a mac, will it cost me much to get Windows so I can run Solidworks?

Essentially I need:
- Good resolution
- Fast multitasking ability
- Good/fast graphics (but not in the gaming sense)
- Long lifespan

Will a 13" screen not be bloody tiny for Solidworks? I found 15" to be on the limit with SolidEdge with a few toolbars and would often prefer to use it on a larger screen.

With the Apple, it will be built well and hold value quite well too but at that price you are stuck with the Intel 4000HD graphics which aren't all that great. Looking at the cheapest 13" MBP (education discount to get to £8xx?) you get 4GB of ram, i5 processor and 500GB hard drive.

If you don't need it to be that small then I'd be looking at the Dell Inspiron 15R SE >>HERE<< 1080P screen, i7 processor, 8GB ram, 1TB hard drive and a pretty major graphics upgrade over the MBP. Factor in that you won't have to pay for Windows (if your college/uni is part of the Microsoft Dreamspark you might have been able to get it for free anyway) and other than the strength of the Apple brand it's hard to take one over the better specced Dell.

If you like the Dell it's worth keeping an eye out on the Dell Outlet site as that is where they get rid of cancelled orders so they are as new and still come with a standard 1 year warranty. Lots of resellers for these on Ebay so you can often pick up the same model for less with extra features such as >>Standard model for £640<<, >>With Blu-ray for £670<< or >>With Blu-ray and 16GB ram for £730<<.

Ok, so the Ebay ones have Windows 7 but Win7 to Win8 is a £15 upgrade at the moment if you really want it.

I was looking at getting one of these Dells but decided to stick more ram and a Blu-ray drive in my 4 year old Dell and build a new tower instead.

I've wondered about the 13'' screen, I'll try one out tomorrow and see how it feels. I will be taking my laptop around with me a lot, transporting it between home, studio and uni on a daily basis, so weight will be a key factor too.

Quite interesting looking at those Dells, I hadn't considered those options.

Cheers for the info! Bookmarking those links definitely.

I just got me some slim fast BOYA!!

My latest purchase!

Some mods required I think.... I know just the people

CMGraphix wrote:My latest purchase!

So THAT'S what you went for. Very nice, at least I can have some sort of respect for you now

Standaman94 wrote:

at least I can have some sort of respect for you now

*Increased respect in proportion to the previous respect level prior to purchasing the above vehicle.
I'm glad you didn't get a douchbaggy Civic.

Standaman94 wrote:*Increased respect in proportion to the previous respect level prior to purchasing the above vehicle.
I'm glad you didn't get a douchbaggy Civic.

HA!

well it had to be done but why still so expensive.

My new VAG GTI mmm

do i expect to see an M&M Racing logo on her in the near future Ian?



...on Black Friday, i found on Bensbargains.net for $500 an LG 47" 1080p LED TV. couldn't pass the deal up, as it is cheaper than the 32" Vizio i bought a couple years ago.

Ian has a VAG?!?!?!
What was wrong with the SEAT?

The Seat was a VAG...

I need to get them made up first. Richard and I have been taking about it for years....on the to do list of next year me.

Yes I get the feeling once you go VAG you don't go back lol

Ian has a vag?

I'm not sure I wanted to know that, as fascinating as it is..

xToxicEiREx wrote:
1950's Gibson LP Tribute

nickyf1 wrote:Ian has a vag?

I'm not sure I wanted to know that, as fascinating as it is..

haha, you know you've always wanted to know, just didn't want to admit it

Very well..

Watte gies a squatch then?


*distasteful.. I know.. But I couldn't resist posting a chewin' the fat clip.

technically, i don't have this yet, but christmas, come at me! can't wait to have a shread on this beast

here's my new purchase:

<---Click Me

went from a 32" Vizio (1080p 120hz), to a 47" LG (1080p, 120hz)
The Logitech speakers you see just underneath the TV are my Computer speakers. they were just at the bottom edge(s) of the Vizio before today.