Macbook Users Help Me

[JOAT05]

<p>

For most people, better performance will not come with spending more money on a Mac. However, industries such as:</p>

<p>graphic design
photography
cinema
advertising
web design</p>

<p>often require/do better on Macs. For this reason, the MacBook PRO was developed to suit these PROfessional customers. These customers need the programs and features that only Macs can provide. Apple makes the MacBook for typical consumers (home users, students, etc.) and this gets the job done for the vast majority.</p>

<p>That being said, consider the following:</p>

<p>The 9600M graphics that comes on the Mac you configured (either 256 or 512 MB of GDDR3) are far better than the 9300M that comes on the PC.</p>

<p>Buying RAM directly from Apple is dumb. Get the standard 2 GB and upgrade yourself from crucial.com.</p>

<p>Do you really need a 320 GB, 7200 RPM drive? Why not get a 160/5400 with a large external drive if you want to save money?</p>

<p>A huge portion of what you pay goes into design when you purchase a Mac. It looks ten times better than a Windoze PC because of this.</p>

<p>Apple’s customer service costs a lot of money for the company because it is excellent. Apple will treat you much better than a random website.</p>

<p>Apple computers come with iLife, a fantastic package of software that comes bundled with Macs and integrates amazingly together. PCs come with 10 GB of crapware that slows down your computer and wastes space.</p>

<p>In other words, yes, you will get more RAM, more HDD, etc. for the money with a PC. However, this is not the only thing to consider.

this a post from 2009 but if you can simply update for me, I’d deeply appreciate it</p>

[Ivyt]

<p>Why do you need it updated?</p>

[nanotechnology]

<p>I think that general rules still apply:
With Apple, you pay more for the name, the design, and customer service. They’re meant to be more stream-lined and idiot-proof.
PCs are generally cheaper. The level of service and quality can vary dramatically depending on the company. As for the bloatware, it subsidizes the price of the PC, but it can be uninstalled. What you do have more of now are the “ultra-books,” which are thin PC laptops with more mac-like design/specs/features, and priced accordingly.
Which you go with depends on a number of things: what you can afford, what field you’re in, your level of tech-savvy, and just personal preference.</p>

[vonlost]

<p>Get the one you want. If you are truly 50/50 on the fence, if you’re price sensitive get a PC; if you’re quality sensitive get a Mac.</p>

[smurray09]

<p>It’s still the same only now the HD is a lot bigger. The standard now for 2013 MB’s are 500GB with 4GB of RAM. You can upgrade to 8GB for a lower cost. Most people who do graphic design, photography, dj stuff like that use MB’s but I have noticed that a lot of students use MB’s now for college. I think it’s because of the customer service, quality of the product (lasts a LONG time and the battery is pretty good too, I’ve had mine for 3 years and I still have 85% battery life with 550+ cycles). Plus the resale value is pretty good. They no longer come with iLife, or at least now they don’t put the actual CD in the packaging, I’m pretty sure they still preinstall iLife with your new Mac.</p>

[Ivyt]

<p>Yea iLife is preinstalled.</p>