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| Thread ID: 68774 | 2006-05-10 10:36:00 | Sony Vaio VS Macbook Pro...... | KiwiMR2 (6464) | Press F1 |
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| 453825 | 2006-05-10 10:36:00 | Well it's time to bite the bullet, a family member has decided she is ready for a decent laptop & we have narrowed it down to two choice's. Im a bit torn as I really love the Vaio's BUT there is no denying the Macbook Pro is a very powerful unit. Her primary use will be internet, photo editing, video editing, and word processing....oh and some light gaming & anything else she feels like throwing at it. Both units would have additional 512mb ram added to bring the total to 1gb. Basic specs as follows: Sony VAIO-VGNSZ18GPC Product Features · Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology Intel® Core Duo Processor T2400 (1.83GHz) Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection Intel® 945GM Express Chipset · Microsoft Windows® XP Professional (English Version) with Service Pack 2 · 512MB DDR2 SDRAM Memory · 80GB Hard Disk Drive · 13.3-inch wide (WXGA: 1280 x 800)TFT colour display (Clear Bright LCD: White LED, Wide View) · NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 with NVIDIA TurboCache · DVD+-RW Drive (supports DVD+R Double Layer disc) · Integrated Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11a/b/g · Integrated Bluetooth · Memory Stick Duo Slot (MagicGate compatible, PRO Duo compatible, High-speed data transfer compatible) · ExpressCard/34 Slot · Fingerprint Recognition and Security Chip, Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Included software Adobe Reader 7/Photoshop Elements 4.0(Installer)/Premiere Standard, Click to DVD 2.5, DSD Direct 1.0, DVgate Plus 2.2, Image Converter 2 Plus, Infineon TPM Professional Package 2.5(Installer), Norton Internet Security 2006, Roxio DigitalMedia SE 7, PictureGear Studio 2.0, Protector Suite QL 5.2, SonicStage 3.3/Mastering Studio 2.1/Audio Filter 2.0, VAIO Camera Utility 1.0/Control Centre 1.1/Edit Components 5.0/HDD Protection 1.0/Media 5.0/Recovery Utility 2.6/Update 2.1/Zone 1.4, WinDVD 5 for VA MacBook Pro • 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo dual-core processor • 512MB DDR2 SDRAM (max. 2GB) • 80GB Serial ATA hard drive with sudden motion sensor • Slot-loading SuperDrive DVD+/-RW/CD-RW • 15.4-inch (diagonal) TFT screen 1440x900 pixel resolution • ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics • 128MB GDDR3 RAM and dual link DVI • Built-in iSight video camera • DVI output port • One FireWire 400 port • Two USB 2.0 ports • ExpressCard/34 slot • Built-in stereo speakers • Audio/optical digital input line in/line out (minjack) • 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet • Built-in Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR • Built-in AirPort Extreme • Scrolling TrackPad • Illuminated keyboard with light sensor • Apple Remote • Weighs 2.54kg • System software Mac OS X 10.4 I will be loading windows XP Pro on the Macbook along with Photoshop & have it dual bootable, assuming that is what she finally decides on. Price difference between the two units is only $200, that's $200 MORE for the Macbook. So what do you lot reakon she should go for?? Cheers KiwiMR2 |
KiwiMR2 (6464) | ||
| 453826 | 2006-05-10 11:25:00 | You really MUST buy Applecare with the mac to extend the warranty from a pathetic 1 year to 3 years. Heh, I've heard of people who got the mac and just wiped OS X completely. :D At least the Mac will give you decent software to go with it. I read somewhere that the 17 inch macbook pro is out (or about to), and was about the same price. One thing to watch with the macbook pro is that it hasn't been out too long and issues might surface (in fact some did, requiring new motherboards). Both are horribly expensive. Oh and the sony has much smaller screen. |
gibler (49) | ||
| 453827 | 2006-05-10 12:14:00 | macbook, easy choice if you are spending that sort of money+upgrade to the 7200rpm harddrive | plod (107) | ||
| 453828 | 2006-05-10 22:08:00 | I'd go for the MacBook Pro. :) | maccrazy (6741) | ||
| 453829 | 2006-05-10 23:09:00 | It really depends on the primary use and software you have (or wish to buy). You mention putting Windows XP on the Macbook with Photoshop, this will increase the price further (for XP) and run Photoshop much slower than the Vaio. Same thing applies to gaming - if they're PC based games, it's a no brainer to go with the Vaio as the Mac won't be able to compete for speed. The main area the Macbook is better is with the bundled/included software. So decide on what is to run on the machine and the answer should be obvious. |
Wheels (7227) | ||
| 453830 | 2006-05-10 23:54:00 | It really depends on the primary use and software you have (or wish to buy). You mention putting Windows XP on the Macbook with Photoshop, this will increase the price further (for XP) and run Photoshop much slower than the Vaio. Same thing applies to gaming - if they're PC based games, it's a no brainer to go with the Vaio as the Mac won't be able to compete for speed. The main area the Macbook is better is with the bundled/included software. So decide on what is to run on the machine and the answer should be obvious.why will the macbook run PS slower then the sony under xp?why won't the be able to compete with speed? |
plod (107) | ||
| 453831 | 2006-05-11 00:45:00 | and run Photoshop much slower than the VaioRemember that BootCamp isn't an emulator (I think you are thinking of VirtualPC). It allows you to install Windows on a computer that is shipped by Apple with Mac OS X as the included operating system. I haven't used it myself as I don't have an Intel based Mac, but you should be able to find plenty of comparisons if you do a search. :) | maccrazy (6741) | ||
| 453832 | 2006-05-11 01:37:00 | Probally come down to what one is the nicest color or the prettiest :D | Rob99 (151) | ||
| 453833 | 2006-05-11 02:56:00 | As someone has said earlier it depends a lot on what you intend on doing with it. It seems most of the software is from Adobe, who make Mac versions of their titles too. If you could get the OS X versions of them you'd definitely get more stability and possibly performance (although I can't guarantee the second one). Bootcamp isn't an emulator as maccrazy said earlier, so speed shouldn't be an issue when you run Windows XP with it. However, Bootcamp is still in beta, and a few people around the net have reported problems with it. I'd be cautious if what she's going to do using Bootcamp is mission-critical. Other than that you should be fine. Overall, Macbook Pro still turns out on top. If you can get the 17 inch model (which is quite a bit more expensive than the 15 inch) then there's almost no argument here. |
technicianxp (6463) | ||
| 453834 | 2006-05-11 04:17:00 | We have installed XP Pro on a G5 I-mac here at work & it has been ruuning great since we did it ( a couple of weeks ago), I even through some of my additional software like Nero, DvdXcopy, clean-up, microsoft anti spyware, spybot, adaware etc. on it and it took them fine. She has XP Pro and Adobe Photoshop already so I can just chuck it on....looks like Im going to have to slipstream SP2 and her XP Pro though as a bootable SP2 version is required to install it. I-photo, I-dvd etc. are all great programs, should be perfect for her video & photo editing etc. Cheers KiwiMR2 |
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