Notebook Choice
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- popovich
I know, that with this topic I am entering a not at all secure terrain of flames and bruises. However, I have just a quite practical question here.
I am about to invest into a notebook. I normally do not consider buying a hardware as a personal investment, as I tend to build my PCs myself and the parts+skills do not cost me a lot. However, the notebooks is a product in itself and buying one means hanging with it for a while.
The opponents are: Sony Vaio, Dell Studio XPS and Apple MacBook Pro. Considering all of them run Intel, it's more of a robustness and software choice. My working horse is a PC, which is being upgraded every now and then. All the work is done on it (CS + webdev). The notebook will be mostly used to carry presentations for the meetings, do some notes on the go and, well, my wife will surf the web on it, too.
I do want to skip the budget question, as we have an Apple candidate here. What I want to actually know is what would your choice of a
- good looking
- robust
- lightweight
- plug-in-any-hole-and-play
notebook be? Also, if this should be a MacBook, do I have to start worrying about software compatibility (Office vs iWork) or connecting the two different systems through a LAN/WLAN? Does it make any sense at all to have 2 systems in one household? :)Cheers.
- lvl_130
i think you should consider toshiba over sony/dell in my opinion.
- dropdown0
You can run OSX and Winblows on only one of those choices, so if budget isn't an issue, then it's a no brainer.
- you can run osx on a pc,
mine has it, but I never use itGeorgesII - is it as easy to set up as bootcamp? or is it a pain to try and find drivers for the hardware config?dropdown
- hey dropdown, there's only one OS that doesn't sue for beeing installed on other setup...GeorgesII
- that was a serious question g2. Just curious.dropdown
- oops sorry,
it was quite a hasle but its getting better, the shit is getting the right osx for the laptop setupGeorgesII - laptop setupGeorgesII
- you can run osx on a pc,
- GeorgesII0
I've had this sony for 9 month now, I've had to say its the best laptop I've ever bought,
the battery last around 3'30h when I run it in low consumption mode ( i run it mostly in this mode even when its plug)
got a blue ray, the screen is decent but I hate glossy screens, 4 gb of ram, 17" screen, etcif you have a 1000 euro, go for it, its probably outdated by now though
https://www.sonystyle.de/SonySty…
seems that the 21 serie is out
- ceiling_cat0
I got my gf the Vaio SR, it's light, sleek and powerful.
- detritus0
Fuck Dell - I've never owned one myself, but a few friends bought top of the range ones for their businesses and they've been nothing but trouble.
My 5 year old Vaio has been on for about 18 hours each day for the last 3 years and it's still (*crosses fingers*) going strong. A great wee machine, both inside and out.
Can't answer on the Mac vs. PC thing - go with whatever you feel comfortable with!
- detritus0
tbh - I originally bought mine thinking I'd occasionally do some work on it - I never have. I've barely ever played games on it even - all it's used for is communication, surfing and media playing.
If I'd known, I could've saved myself a few hundred pounds on the spec - what I'm saying is, you might want to consider getting a couple of decent-specced netbooks - one for you, 'tother for the wife.
- popovich0
detritus, about switching from Dell to Sony: I know exactly an opposite story. I friend of mine runs a business and has equipped everybody with giant Vaios AW series. 18" screen, blah blah. They gave up in 2 years and switched to Dell (dunno exactly which series). And they love it.
On the other hand, the company I work for is equipped with Vaios only and everything seems to work fine. I am typing this on a TX-series, 13" tiny notebook, which I basically use for browsing the web (and it hurts my eyes!) and the thing is slowly but steadily giving up. I don'T know if this is a WinXP problem or a hardware problem.
For a short time I had considered Dell Adamo, but then it is way too expensive for what it offers and requires a lot of external stuff to be carried around. wtf?
My choices of the moment are VAIO BZ series or FW series (which both seem to be running out), Dell Studio XPS 16 and MacBook Pro 15". No Toshiba, HP or even ThinkPad come close in looks and weight, though the latter seems to be very robust and performing.
- digdre0
DONT GET AN ACER
- popovich0
how long can I live with a system like this:
Model Name: PowerBook G4 15"
Model Identifier: PowerBook5,6
Processor Name: PowerPC G4 (1.2)
Processor Speed: 1.5 GHz
Number Of CPUs: 1
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 512 MB
Bus Speed: 167 MHz
System Version: Mac OS X 10.5.6 (9G55)
Kernel Version: Darwin 9.6.0how much should this fairly little used Mac cost today?
- I'm surprised you're still alive. That machine isn't worth much to anyone.monospaced_III
- oh, really?.. :/popovich
- macofalltrades.com
500bucksapplepirate
- popovich0
how long can I live with a system like this:
Model Name: PowerBook G4 15"
Model Identifier: PowerBook5,6
Processor Name: PowerPC G4 (1.2)
Processor Speed: 1.5 GHz
Number Of CPUs: 1
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 512 MB
Bus Speed: 167 MHz
System Version: Mac OS X 10.5.6 (9G55)
Kernel Version: Darwin 9.6.0how much should this fairly little used Mac cost today?
- applepirate0
macofalltrades.com great used macs for really cheap. macbookPro's on the site go for 800-1500