Apple Macbook Pro 13.5' Or Some other Laptop ?

[rohitrocks]

People.
I have to buy a laptop for my engg softwares and movies and downloading etc. I m planning to buy an Apple MacBook Pro 13.5' but want to know the good or even better alternatives within 55k. Please do give suggestions so that i can decide which one to buy.

i can get a customized dell laptop....XPS..What say ?

 

[aroraanant]

Don't think much and get the macbook pro...I m sure you will not regret your decision

 

[SlashDK]

Are you sure the 13" costs 55k? Make sure it isn't last gen macbook pro. Current gen starts from 70k i think. But yeah even at 70k its a great buy. You can also check out HP dv6 6121tx for 50k.

 

[rohitrocks]

the HP dv6 6121tx is an impressive model at a gr8 price.....thanx Cybertonic
Actually i m getting from my uncle. Its cheaper in the US

 

[red dragon]

If you can get the previous gen MBP for 55k,go for it.
The latest gen 13 incher just got a small speed bump,nothing else.
Make sure you get the free Lion upgrade.

 

[rohitrocks]

@red dragon...sure....n ya....the problem is i m not sure whether the engg softwares like Ansys and Matlab will work in Mac OS X loin.....further we have to buy everything including iWork for making presentations from the iStore. Hell.....iWork is for $70....first get a mac and then buy the softwares...Is there any alternative....for software like iWork. Should i go for a dell laptop with a bigger screen ?

 

[red dragon]

pm me for your software requirements.
I am not aware of engineering software though.
Can help you with other software.
Ofcourse you can buy a Dell;you can get very decent windows laptops for the price the most basic MBP. Just stay away from HP DV6 series.

 

[rohitrocks]

@ Red Dragon.....i sure will stay away from the HP DV6 series. Ya, I have downloaded the Snow Leopard dmg file. Can i dual boot it with windows 7 in the dell laptop ?
and yes...iWork will it work on the Virtual box thingy...in windows?
I basically need iWork for coll. n windows can run other software...whatsay ?

 

[red dragon]

Just install it in vmware.
Yes,you can install iworks in virtual environment.

 

[Ayuclack]

Dude if You Just Buy Mac To Work On A Mac operating System Then Thing Again....
See Here Link

 

[rohitrocks]

@Ayuclack...ur r right....i can buy a mac software but can i dual boot my laptop with windows and mac at the same time ?

The pics were gr8 !! u did a gr8 job !!
did u use iWork ? u had to buy it from iStore ?

Thanks for the link bro.

 

[Ayuclack]

Every Thing Is available ..Just Google it...OPEN

Rep if You Like I could help you With The Whole Tutorial

 

[red dragon]

^^DO NOT ever try to do it again,easiest way to get banned.If you have some unbearable urge to share those things,use PM route.
BTW there are much better sources available for Mac softwares,than the link you provided.

 

[rohitrocks]

@Ayuclack and red dragon.....
Thank you for ur suggestions. I am going on to take a decision now. Just one question for ayuclack.....
If i get a Dell XPS 15

[Specs: i7 processor, 6GB ram, 2GB graphics card, 750GB hard disk]

THEN WILL SNOW LEOPARD WORK ON THAT MACHINE ???

WILL IT GET UPDATED TO OS X LION ???

PLS REPLY ASAP !!!!!!!!
pretty excited to get a dell laptop or an iMac [i3 processor]

 

[rohitrocks]

Will Snow leopard work on thess specs if i buy this laptop :

PROCESSOR : 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM processor
2.20 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.10 GHz

DISPLAY : 15.6" (39.6cm) HD (1366x768) WLED display with TrueLife™

MEMORY : 6GB / 8GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM (2 x 4GB)

HARD DRIVE : 750GB 7200RPM Hard Drive

VIDEO CARD : 2GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 540M graphics with Optimus