What laptop should I buy? (1 Viewer)

[kfnmpah]

Hi er'body,
My current laptop (more like craptop) is going into the light.
I need some advice one what laptop I should purchase to replace it.

I would like something with a 13-15 inch screen, with battery life and speed its top priorities.
I don't play computer games, just research, uni work and watch movies pretty much.
I would be willing to buy a mac, but I've heard from many that they're overrated (?)

Thanks guys!
p.s. rep will be had by people who help if you're that way inclined.

cheeeeeeeers big ears

 

[jnney]

Having the same dilemma. I was thinking about a mac too, but they're expensive.

 

[kev-kun]

I'm not sure about your expenses but here's a website I suppose....
http://reviews.cnet.com/laptop-reviews/?filter=500140_18566651_

 

[ohexploitable]

macbook pro is awesome okay, dissenters will inevitably abhor

macs aren't even that much more expensive, the equivalent macbook in terms of specs is only like $300-500 more but they are so much better designed (aluminum unibody, glass multitouch trackpad, awesome battery, battery indicator lights, magsafe power thing, full hd webcam, intel thunderbolt (kinda useless atm though))

not to mention they are very sexy

dem features are totes worth it

 

[ohexploitable]

but I've heard from many that they're overrated (?)

no what they actually mean is "herp derp i am too poor to afford a macbook"

 

[harrisony]

macbook pro is awesome okay, dissenters will inevitably abhor

macs aren't even that much more expensive, the equivalent macbook in terms of specs is only like $300-500 more but they are so much better designed (aluminum unibody, glass multitouch trackpad, awesome battery, battery indicator lights, magsafe power thing, full hd webcam, intel thunderbolt (kinda useless atm though))

not to mention they are very sexy

dem features are totes worth it

This (being written from a 2011 15" MBP)

no what they actually mean is "herp derp i am too poor to afford a macbook"

This was me


Seriously. They are worth every cent

 

[iRuler]

IF you can afford it, get a Mac Book Pro, the 15" in my opinion is worth it more than the 13", but that depends on your usage, so 13" may suffice depending on your usage, there's also Mac Book Air, which may come in handy for uni to type up notes in case you need it, same with MBP, both have very good battery life.

These things are worth every cent, long life and are very versatile (My cousin has had his for 3 years and it's still going good).

I myself will also purchase one next year, I hope they have something new with the design, that's why I didn't purchase one this year, but I'm in no need yet, my 6 core desktop is serving me well

 

[Arcorn]

Yeah, I have a Toshiba Satellite, cost me $700 less than the Macbook Pro does now 7 months ago. The only thing that is better on the 15" Macbook pro is the battery life. And the processor is 2.3ghz I7 instead of the 1.73Ghz one I have. Seriously, not worth the money. If I need battery life I go with my netbook.

 

[SylviaB]

lenovo thinkpad edge

 

[Omnipotence]

MacBook Pro 15"

 

[ohexploitable]

also, mac lcd screens are awesome

 

[ohexploitable]

Yeah, I have a Toshiba Satellite, cost me $700 less than the Macbook Pro does now 7 months ago. The only thing that is better on the 15" Macbook pro is the battery life. And the processor is 2.3ghz I7 instead of the 1.73Ghz one I have. Seriously, not worth the money. If I need battery life I go with my netbook.

specs aren't everything to consider, there are many other aspects where macbooks shit over everything else which i have pointed out

 

[Arcorn]

Battery life and a design which honestly isn't that great?

Also, over heating issues? Yeah, I like them as well.

 

[ohexploitable]

-slot loading optical drive
-really good lcd screen
-better colour management
-better font management
-option to use osx natively
-intel thunderbolt
-thinner and lighter than comparable laptops
-hd camera
-magsafe power thing
-battery indicator lights
-better battery life
-aluminium unibody
-glass trackpad
-entire trackpad as button
-backlit keyboard

also it is fucking sexy

easily worth the extra $$

 

[Arcorn]

-Slot loading optical drive is eh but it does have value.
-I have a high def 1080p LCD screen...
-Granted
-That's really a big thing? And I can' really comment on it.
-Meh, OSX is over rated. It's limited and vulnerable as fuck(yeah, I know Unix and BSD based but it's still the system that people target in hacking competitions because it's the easiest to find a flaw in.)
-Alright, it does seem pretty awesome.
-My Satellite is only 3kgs(approx), I really don't see that has heavy.
-Honestly, have no idea about camera but I'll give you that one
-I honestly don't like the magsafe adaptor, it really just felt tacked on and a stupid novelty. If I trip on my power cord it comes out of my laptop without magnets and shit.
-Really, it's that hard to just check it on the task bar?
-I already acknowledged this
-An aluminium unibody that has cases of reaching over 70C when doing basic tasks.
-I honestly find the trackpad a pain to use. I use my own as a button all the time(only as left click, control click or right click if I don't want to hit the actual button). It's really not a big thing, but a lot of the time I'd scroll or whatever on a Mac and the cunt would click or I'd click with one finger and it would some how think I had a fat finger or didn't have a finger.
-I can see the plus of the backlit keyboard but if you can't use your screen to see your keyboard if you're using it without lights for some reason you're doing it wrong.

To be honest, I don't like white laptops, they just don't look sleek to me. It also shows more easily when it gets dirty.

I really don't think it's worth paying an extra $700 for when my Laptop is actually better with pretty much all the specs except the processor and this was bought November last year.

 

[airblitz7]

-slot loading optical drive

Oh really, Yay, i can slide a disc in instead of placing it in a tray, that's totally worth the 500 - 600 dollars extra

-really good lcd screen

This is subjective, there are numerous Laptops out there that have better LCD screens than Apple's Macs

-better colour management

Explain. On the actual laptop or the OSX? As long as my laptop isn't epilepsy coloured, and I'm not a hipster, I really don't care whether my laptop looks good or not.

-better font management

Again, on the OSX? Fonts can be changed on laptops.

-option to use osx natively

Um, I'd really like to use osx on a normal laptop, right?

-intel thunderbolt

Not sure about this, can't comment.

-thinner and lighter than comparable laptops

Really, 1 to 2 cmd + grams makes a difference? That's hardly worth the extra dollars.

-hd camera

I can easily buy an adaptable HD camera for a laptop (with the extra dollars saved from NOT buying a Mac)

-magsafe power thing

Umm

-battery indicator lights

Umm. I think almost ALL laptops have this?

-better battery life

Again, subjective.

-aluminium unibody

Hardly worth the extra 500 - 600 dollars

-glass trackpad

This sounds tedious, it's prone to constant changes in smoothness.

-entire trackpad as button

I don't know how to reply to that.

-backlit keyboard

A lot of laptops have this.

also it is fucking sexy

Bill Gates "If you can't make it good. At least make it look good."

easily worth the extra $$

No.

 

[Arcorn]

The idea of the optical drive in Macs is that they can't get their tiny penises stuck in tehb disc drive.

 

[iRuler]

@airblitz7

Mac's have one of the best screens on the planet for consumers, your argument is void, the colours on the screen are accurate and plain awesome.

The battery life is excellent for the specs, I doubt you'll find a laptop with similar specs with similar battery life, take the stock 15" mbp for example.

And it looks sexy, which puts it above everything else, it works well, you cant judge it until you've used it, it's fast and remain fast without having to reformat it every year/6 months/whenever to speed it up again like windows.

 

[Arcorn]

@airblitz7

Mac's have one of the best screens on the planet for consumers, your argument is void, the colours on the screen are accurate and plain awesome.

The battery life is excellent for the specs, I doubt you'll find a laptop with similar specs with similar battery life, take the stock 15" mbp for example.

And it looks sexy, which puts it above everything else, it works well, you cant judge it until you've used it, it's fast and remain fast without having to reformat it every year/6 months/whenever to speed it up again like windows.

You haven't heard of defraging, have you?

Also, you don't have to reformat on Linux either, EXT is an awesome file system.

 

[kfnmpah]

What are the waranty options like for mac book pros? I don't want to pay a shit load for a laptop, then a shit load for a warranty that only covers me for a year (then have my laptop over heat or something straight after a year is up)
also, how good is linux? I've never used it, but i've heard great things. can you use it on macs?