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Originally Posted by Why
i still think they are overpriced. same specs on a windows machine are like 1/3rd the cost. spend 3800 on a windows laptop and im sure it will do just as fine.
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I thought the same thing at first. but I set a proce limit of 4k, and started to research. I compaired the Dell offering and the sony offering. I wanted brand name, not some fly by night cheap company, I have gone that way and had laptops totally fail in less than 6 months.
For the price the Mac book pro 17 had a faster duel core CPU, twice the video ram and the DVD burner was twice as fast. All the systems could be taken to 2 gig, but the ram for the Mac was actually a little cheaper. HD space was equal, the MAC does offer a 7200 RMP 100 gig drive or a 120 gig 5200rpm, I went with the slower bigger drive, but I down everything to a lacie terabyte firewire 800 drive...
The Mac uses a FULL SIZE firewire connection not that wimpy mini connection PLUS it's firewire 800 NOT the old 400. It also had 3 USB2 connections.
The laptop also FEELS solid. And for it's size it's quite light.
I think anyone who got one of these in thier hands and actually worked with it for a weekend would fall in love with it. Plus the stores offer a 14 day money return, less 250 for openning box, but It does give someone the chance to really look a the system first hand.
So, Apples to Oranges compare? Maybe, but the hardware specs where just better for the same amount of money, actually the sony would have been about 2 hunderd more for less performance. Not to mention I can run XP if I really have to and any point.