He has a 360 and a PS3, he has no need for a badass gaming PC. MacBooks are just much better, hackintosh is pretty bad and nothing like having a real Mac. I have the cheapest MBP and although I can't play games at full resolution I'm happy with it. If I want amazing graphics I turn on my PS3.
Like I said. And yeah, totally, the 1 gigahertz iPad without a mic, webcam, and only apps that have to fit Apple's communist regime.
It has a mic. Netbooks are so tiny and crappy, ya you get Flash but you can only have one flash page open, that's about it. I still think MacBook all the way, specially because of the customer service / support.
It probably was the finest netbook on the planet when they were first released, but the limitations netbooks have is absolutely ridiculous-- Which is why everyone crapping their pants over why you'd buy an iPad over a netbook is so hilarious to me. If all you want to do is browse basic web sites, chat, and check email, the Mini 9 is fine. If you want to do anything beyond that, it's a futile exercise in frustration as you wage war with the woefully underpowered processor, poor screen resolution, and hacked touchpad drivers that barely work anywhere close to a real Mac. Getting a high-end SSD helped considerably, but that was a $250 upgrade for a computer I spent umm... less than $300 for.
Except there are netbooks that can handle multitasking. Plus lack of USB ports or SD card support built in as with netbooks is an issue (although Apple will, apparently, release a dongle/accessory). Then there's lack of flash. We can talk about the relative merits of flash all we want, and how it should go the way of the dinosaur, but it's here now, a lot of sites use it.
Honestly, Median, if you're really interested in MBP, I'd wait a while. Apple is bound to refresh the MBPs this year, for one, and for another during the late spring/early summer, as is usually the case, they might have another one of those "buy a Mac, get an iPod touch for free" deals in their education store (if you're still in school, take advantage). Gaming laptop is silly, IMHO, as for one the specs to get it to "current" game standard renders battery life low, and thus the entire idea of portability/mobility nigh useless. Also, the PC game industry is pretty much dying outside of "casual" titles. MBPs are workhorses. Built like friggin' tanks. They last a long, long time, and retain quite high resale value. You pay more up front, but it holds a higher value over time. If you wish, you can get a 27" iMac. Buy the upgrade for the i7 CPU, and that, along with the ATI Radeon GPU it uses, as well as the screen quality, build quality, and amount HDD space make it the best all-in-one personal computer on the market, IMHO. Yes, you can build a tower build for less, but that's a different beast altogether. Compare all-in-one builds and you'll see that the iMac is the best value out there. And it's less than a fully decked out MBP, especially if you get the edu discount. Put that together with a cheap netbook option like the Dell Mini, and IMHO you'd have better overall value than a tower build/Dell Mini combo, MBP/Dell Mini combo, tower/iPad, or MBP/iPad combo.
First off: MacBook. But, it all depends on you. Do you game on your computer a lot? I believe there's a way to run Steam on Macs now [Crossover] But I haven't bothered trying it out. If you don't game on your computer much though, go for a MacBook Pro. They're amazing.
I seriously considered getting a Mac over a PC a few months ago because I only wanted a PC that was fast enough for multitasking and browsing the web without crashing. I went with a PC instead because it was more cost effective and had faster specs and I'm really glad I never went with a Mac. I only got back into gaming because of the Steam service and the great deals they had and now I'm having a blast playing Mass Effect 2 maxed out
Are these the same netbooks that crash, heat up and die after an hour of having two apps open at the same time?
Never stated they ALL can handle it, but that there are those out there that CAN. Lenovo, HP, and the higher end Samsung's handle things well, from what I've experienced. Frankly, the "need" for a true Mac netbook would've been satisfied if Apple brought back the 12" SKU they had when their laptops were called Powerbooks.
I'm telling you, you'll be so in love with a MBP. The second cheapest 13" model is perfect. Small and portable, durable, sexy as hell. I swear sometimes I eGasm just looking at it. Or you could hold off til summer when there's probably a MBP lineup refresh, and get in on the newest ones. They're so worth it, to me. Just toss it in my backpack and take it anywhere. There's wifi practically everywhere around my town, so basically it's better than a netbook. You'll save loads of money buying/building a pc, but you'll never know what all us psycho Mac addicts are talking about until you actually own your own.
Sorry bad thread, but I would go for a gaming PC. Myself I need one and I will probably buy one that will allows me to run properly Premiere, After Effects, Blender and of course some games.
Yeah it is a tough choice when you haven't really had any hands on with them. I'm talking to a friend on MSN about it, he's got both a MacBook and a gaming PC, the problem being he keeps telling me the MacBook will work "for what you need it for, browsing, chatting, etc"... and those are the things I can do for half the price with a PC. It really does feel like you're just paying for that Apple elegance and it's difficult to judge if elegance is worth the extra money.
