MacBook Pro or MacBook Air - Page 4

hush18 · 04-16-2013, 02:49 PM

I won't touch HP unless I'm forced to use it for work. I prefer the Dell XPS series, plenty good for my uses, running virtual boxes with backtrack5 while still doing stuff on windows. Alienware is good too, although Dell did buy them if you're against Dell. Origin and Asus are also solid. Get an extended warranty, it will replace most problems you have. Battery, can be replaced withing 12 months, so at 11 months, tell them it sucks and the performance died.

menendez1293 · 04-16-2013, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Camaro_Corvette

You're wasting your time trying to talk a Mac person away from a Mac. That just doesn't happen.

Happened to me. I am a person that has a Mac Book Pro, iPhone 5, and iPad 2 and i can tell you right now this will be my last Mac for a while, Probably be my last iPad, and probably my last iPhone. This is my just my opinion just saying that a few months ago i supported Apple but that has slowly been going away.

SIM Curly · 04-16-2013, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

I'd still take it over a Mac.

Seriously. I lived with one for almost three years. The honeymoon period was awesome. Then everything went downhill from there. Slow as hell, zero battery life, compatibility issues with software, ridiculously expensive repairs/software/hardware.

Look at other manufacturers. Not only will you get a better value for your money but you'll get an all around better computer.

I dont know about that i've had problems since day 1

SIM Curly · 04-16-2013, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by menendez1293

Happened to me. I am a person that has a Mac Book Pro, iPhone 5, and iPad 2 and i can tell you right now this will be my last Mac for a while, Probably be my last iPad, and probably my last iPhone. This is my just my opinion just saying that a few months ago i supported Apple but that has slowly been going away.

I agree with you on the iPhone. Androids are just more versatile

trewyn15 · 04-16-2013, 02:54 PM

SSD is just going to improve your boot, write and run speeds. It's not going to increase normal tasks all that much, opening larger programs will be slightly quicker, but nothing too big.

You'd be fine with a 500 ish HDD for everything you need.

*Camaro_Corvette* · 04-16-2013, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by menendez1293

Happened to me. I am a person that has a Mac Book Pro, iPhone 5, and iPad 2 and i can tell you right now this will be my last Mac for a while, Probably be my last iPad, and probably my last iPhone. This is my just my opinion just saying that a few months ago i supported Apple but that has slowly been going away.

Yeah, it's all fun and games till you find that they are screwing you every time they release a product.

"Here's our new Iphone 5!" "And this is the new lightning connection that we are going to F*** all of our loyal customers with."

SIM Curly · 04-16-2013, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by trewyn15

SSD is just going to improve your boot, write and run speeds. It's not going to increase normal tasks all that much, opening larger programs will be slightly quicker, but nothing too big.

You'd be fine with a 500 ish HDD for everything you need.

Now its just down to Retina or no Retina. Honestly in the pics I dont see a difference may just be me

SIM Curly · 04-16-2013, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Camaro_Corvette

Yeah, it's all fun and games till you find that they are screwing you every time they release a product.

"Here's our new Iphone 5!" "And this is the new lightning connection that we are going to **** all of our loyal customers with."

I miss my 4g

trewyn15 · 04-16-2013, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Camaro_Corvette

HP's are garbage. I've had two myself. They didn't even hold a candle to my current Dell.

Not really true.. never had an issue with HP, other than I had a loose hard drive that i fixed myself..

We have had 4 HP's in the last couple of years, mine are the ones that get used all day everyday.. I've had had an EliteBook 8540w and now i've upgraded to the 8560w and haven't had trouble with either one.. they get thrown around all the time and completely abused as far as running things on them.. no errors to date.

*Camaro_Corvette* · 04-16-2013, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by trewyn15

Not really true.. never had an issue with HP, other than I had a loose hard drive that i fixed myself..

We have had 4 HP's in the last couple of years, mine are the ones that get used all day everyday.. I've had had an EliteBook 8540w and now i've upgraded to the 8560w and haven't had trouble with either one.. they get thrown around all the time and completely abused as far as running things on them.. no errors to date.

Your experiences have been better than mine. My two HP's both crapped their hard drives in the first year. Keyboard failure on one of them. At least they all were covered under warranty. But with how much I baby and pamper my electronics, I am pretty darn certain that none of this was my fault. And after a company fails you twice, you kind of lose all faith in them. Maybe I am treating them too well. I'm going to start throwing them around and see if that prolongs their lives.

SIM Curly · 04-16-2013, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Camaro_Corvette

Your experiences have been better than mine. My two HP's both crapped their hard drives in the first year. Keyboard failure on one of them. At least they all were covered under warranty. But with how much I baby and pamper my electronics, I am pretty darn certain that none of this was my fault. And after a company fails you twice, you kind of lose all faith in them. Maybe I am treating them too well. I'm going to start throwing them around and see if that prolongs their lives.

Mine crapped out a few months after buying it sent it back and it came back dented to crap not their fault so i sent it back. Came back fixed for the 2nd time and now its crapped out a few days after the 1 year warranty expired...

hush18 · 04-16-2013, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SIM Curly

Mine crapped out a few months after buying it sent it back and it came back dented to crap not their fault so i sent it back. Came back fixed for the 2nd time and now its crapped out a few days after the 1 year warranty expired...

Always get an extended warranty

SIM Curly · 04-16-2013, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by hush18

Always get an extended warranty

I did. I added a year and it crapped out right after that. Literally 3 days

hush18 · 04-16-2013, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by SIM Curly

I did. I added a year and it crapped out right after that. Literally 3 days

So you had a two year on it essentially? Or was it just the 1 year it came with? I always do the max, 3 or 4. Then again the laptops I build aren't going to be outdated after that time period.

04-16-2013, 02:54 PM	#47
trewyn15 Drives: 2004 Monte Carlo LS Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Janesville, WI Posts: 2,414	SSD is just going to improve your boot, write and run speeds. It's not going to increase normal tasks all that much, opening larger programs will be slightly quicker, but nothing too big. You'd be fine with a 500 ish HDD for everything you need. __________________ 2004 Monte Carlo LS - 1966 AMC Rambler Rebel Classic - 2000 Trans Am WS6

04-16-2013, 02:49 PM	#43
hush18 Drives: 2012 2LT RS Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Baltimore Posts: 227	I won't touch HP unless I'm forced to use it for work. I prefer the Dell XPS series, plenty good for my uses, running virtual boxes with backtrack5 while still doing stuff on windows. Alienware is good too, although Dell did buy them if you're against Dell. Origin and Asus are also solid. Get an extended warranty, it will replace most problems you have. Battery, can be replaced withing 12 months, so at 11 months, tell them it sucks and the performance died.

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