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16th May 2010, 18:22
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computer dilemma...
basically me and my girlfriend are going to new york this summer and i have been saving quite hard to be able to afford an apple laptop. however its kinda hit me that i will have to spend about £1200 to get the set up i want for my laptop. i looked at a desktop apple and they are real nice and impressive, and start at £1000.
are apple computers worth it??? or should i invest in a top of the range sony vaio for around £750??
just general chat and help would be great.
cheers
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16th May 2010, 18:24
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what exactly are you planning to do on this thing
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16th May 2010, 18:26
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Ive never liked Apple products, just overpriced things with good looks. Go for the anything else other than Apple..
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16th May 2010, 18:27
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porn
i joke.
me and my girlfriend are in to our photography, so are attracted by aperture (but its a $200 extra) we both use it ALOT for our work, and its on 24/7 just for general computer shizzle.
and apple seems to cost loads for the extra software. yet so attractive.
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16th May 2010, 18:57
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Adobe Photoshop > all photo editing programs. Get a reasonably well spec'd windows 7 based laptop like £500+ on ebuyer.com and you won't have any problems. And speak to a pirate about some free photoshop lol
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16th May 2010, 19:00
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Apple. Nuff' Said.
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16th May 2010, 19:01
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Get a windows 7 pc, dual boot it with apple leopard and away you go...
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16th May 2010, 19:14
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16th May 2010, 19:21
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom_Crx
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haha, this!
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16th May 2010, 22:13
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go with the apple they are worth the extra cost due to how long it will last you
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16th May 2010, 22:22
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I work in IT & am completely anti-apple.
I can't stand them as a company.
Although if you want to do loads of photo stuff, web design etc a mac WILL be better.
I still wouldn't buy a mac though. You could always buy a cheaper decent spec laptop that is easily hackintoshable
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16th May 2010, 22:26
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Save yourself a fortune and hassle if you machine does blow up and get a PC. Windows 7 is awesome (I have it on 3 machines and it's fine on all of them) If one bit blows up you can just replace that bit rather than having to send it away to a mac shop and possibly lose all your data... and best of all:Your normal to have a pc... macs are for art fags these days.
No I'm not bias, I've had macs in the past, there good and all but if they go wrong, god help you!
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16th May 2010, 22:27
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I'm going to get my Macbook Pro tomorrow, I never thought I would have one as PC's do the jobs you need just aswell, but for a proffesional aspect like photography or in my case producing music, it is the best option to go for!
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17th May 2010, 15:54
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they look nice and run smoothly, but u can get a really fast W7 laptop for the same money thats better in every other way tbh..
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17th May 2010, 15:59
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apart from the shit updates and crashes.
given the choice id love a mac but for everyday ease of pissing about with the pc does win. just not with windows.
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17th May 2010, 16:27
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Apple all day long mate, i got my first Mac just over a year ago now and honestly its worth the extra money hands down.
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17th May 2010, 16:32
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I hope you mean you will be flying to New York to buy the computer. Alot cheaper.
Microsoft anyday. I have CS2 & CS4 version of Photoshop I can send you if you don't already have it.
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17th May 2010, 16:45
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Apple do their job well, but the hardware is overpriced and I can't stand apple fan boys that think their Mac is the be all end all. It has issues exactly the same as a pc does, and when some part does give up the ghost you can't just replace it yourself.
Your paying for superior asthetics and brand recognition, thats about it.
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17th May 2010, 17:16
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I'd get a normal PC over a mac.
Not sure about Vaio's though.
Ive used 3 before and they were all pretty much overpriced crap tbh.
HP 
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17th May 2010, 18:26
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HP all the way! some ppl soooo get attracted by the sony name!
macs are great for web design and video editting tho!
tbh unless your really really into your photography i wouldnt bother with a mac!
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