thinking about getting one for my sister for graduation.
under consideration:
macbook pro ($1,800 with educational discount)
15-inch, 2.16GHz
SuperDrive 6x (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
MacBook Pro 15-inch Glossy Widescreen Display
120GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
1GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 1x1GB
lenovo t61 ($1,263.95 with educational discount)
Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 (2.0GHz 800MHz 4MBL2)
Windows XP Professional
14.1 WXGA+ TFT, w/o Camera
nVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M
1 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz SODIMM Memory (1 DIMM)
100GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo 24X/24X/24X/8X Max, Ultrabay Slim
ThinkPad 11b/g Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Express Adapter II
Bluetooth: Integrated Bluetooth PAN
Battery: 7 cell Li-Ion Battery
i think she would receive the mbp pretty quickly, but i bet she wouldn't get the tp for a few weeks.
thoughts/considerations?
under consideration:
macbook pro ($1,800 with educational discount)
15-inch, 2.16GHz
SuperDrive 6x (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
MacBook Pro 15-inch Glossy Widescreen Display
120GB Serial ATA Drive @ 5400 rpm
2.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
1GB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 1x1GB
lenovo t61 ($1,263.95 with educational discount)
Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 (2.0GHz 800MHz 4MBL2)
Windows XP Professional
14.1 WXGA+ TFT, w/o Camera
nVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M
1 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz SODIMM Memory (1 DIMM)
100GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm
CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo 24X/24X/24X/8X Max, Ultrabay Slim
ThinkPad 11b/g Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Express Adapter II
Bluetooth: Integrated Bluetooth PAN
Battery: 7 cell Li-Ion Battery
i think she would receive the mbp pretty quickly, but i bet she wouldn't get the tp for a few weeks.
thoughts/considerations?
what will she use it for?
dunno.. boring college stuff
Macbook Pro. You get both OSX and Windows.
this again gatz?
T61.
I've noticed that some campuses don't like Macs too much ... whether it be sotfware, etc... That and, well, it's not a Mac. :-P
I've noticed that some campuses don't like Macs too much ... whether it be sotfware, etc... That and, well, it's not a Mac. :-P
She might appreciate the design on the MBP more than the TP. That said, $ for $, TP beats the mbp for sure.
well almost every spec of the tp is slightly below that of the mbp.
i appreciate the design of the mbp considerably. i don't know how fat the tp is, but i guarantee it is fatter.
but, alas, my sister doesn't want a mac. (of course, due to the os.) but i guess it doesn't matter with boot camp.
so i don't know.
i appreciate the design of the mbp considerably. i don't know how fat the tp is, but i guarantee it is fatter.
but, alas, my sister doesn't want a mac. (of course, due to the os.) but i guess it doesn't matter with boot camp.
so i don't know.
I've noticed that some campuses don't like Macs too much ... whether it be sotfware, etc... That and, well, it's not a Mac. :-P
really? I haven't noticed that at all.
it still kinda matters with Boot Camp. stuff like right-clicking with the single-button mouse is a pain in the ass on Windows. control+click doesn't work unless you run applemou.exe, which screws up stuff like selecting files while holding down control.
so yeah, not every little kink is ironed out, is what I'm saying.
so yeah, not every little kink is ironed out, is what I'm saying.
she just bought a dell :(
ew
thinkpads and macbooks are the only laptops that are even worth considering, as far as I'm concerned
thinkpads and macbooks are the only laptops that are even worth considering, as far as I'm concerned
word!!