Suggestion and some doubts for a Multimedia Laptop

[praka123]

^get eno antacid for digestive complaints

 

[iMav]

^^ open source hai kya ... give me a link ...

btw grudgy coming back to the topic ... hp is better as far as multimedia is concerned ... its got style and features ...

 

[drgrudge]

Thanks a lot for the suggestion and the comments guys!

^^ arreey yaar why waste money on apple....just buy a nice dell ! common if u were insanely rich then u could have got a mac for the sake of it and then another dell also !!

It's $1700 (Rs 75k); I'm not sure if we can get an Apple again at this cost. The $200 rebate + free iPod offer ends 16th Sept.

I'm planning to use this at my college also. Going to have for a long time. Thought I can make use of the opportunity.

HP laptops in US are damn cheap and you can customise one for yourself...
I did a quick customization of HP DV9500t which is very good performance laptop...
I customised with specs almost same a ASUS G1 with procy being a little lower...And guess what it came out to only 1438$ !!

It's a 17" screen. Portability gets a hit when you use any lappy more than 14" screen.. you have to learn in the hard way (as I did) but as I'll use for personal purpose, I'm willing to go for 15" models.

hp dx 6516tx or later

Can you post the URL. I searched for it and couldn't find that.

Also I checked HP/Sony models for 15" and resolution more than 1280X800. They don't have any models.

get a chance for such a deal-get a macbook pro.dont think twice!OS X is superior!

Yeah. Let me see if anyone can convince me to buy any other lappy. I'm open to any model but looking at all the angles now, Apple seems a better option.

Where is Sourabh? Its not like him missing a chance to post in a laptop query thread. He's our forums LAP-TOP-DOG (sorry couldn't resist that)

Yeah. I was talking with him some time back. He was the one who suggested me Asus G1. Let's wait and see what he thinks...

By the way, what's this 'LAP-TOP-DOG' mean?

btw grudgy coming back to the topic ... hp is better as far as multimedia is concerned ... its got style and features ...

Style and features? Apple beats any other in this respect. Only that it's a bit expensive.

a perfect example of india's pathetic political situation .... when u cant get ur way with 1 extend an olive branch to another whom u give a damn abt

get eno antacid for digestive complaints

Please guys, no fighting and name calling. I'm watching this thread.


Style and features? Apple beats any other in this respect. Only that it's a bit expensive.

 

[iMav]

well after os x on my machine ... un-biased ... id think again about a mac book ... no offence arya my subjective view

@grudgy: *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=64959 ... just a small corection it has 3 usb ports if u want pix of the product il upload em i got a digicam finally

 

[gxsaurav]

get a chance for such a deal-get a macbook pro.dont think twice!OS X is superior!

u call that a good deal?......OS X can also be installed on dell if u want just the OS

 

[drgrudge]

iMav -
Why so? Is OS X not that good. I've never used it before..

I need resolution MORE than 1280X800. HD movies looks like cr*p in my current Dell 6400.

gx_saurav -
Installing OS X in non Apple Hardware is illegal.

 

[praka123]

@gxsourav:illegal talking pirating I know u had tried that and more

i just suggested him that after using UNIXens(BSD,Linux etc),OS X too is ofcorse superior although it got some 64 suid's set for user friendliness and its not only OS the h/w integrated.
@drgrudge:wait till october and u will get OS X Leopard illya?

the deal is good.
I am not hell bend on OSS & FOSS.I believe and expect it shud be embraced by the mass.

never compare a windows os with Unix model.Unix model is superior(i know u too knew,but what M$ will think if u wont reply na? )
welcome Microsoft India-this is digit forum ur trying to evangelize with hardworking members

 

[iMav]

iMav -
Why so? Is OS X not that good. I've never used it before..

i say its not good enough for me as in what i want my comp to do, goobi and arya differ .... but if hd movies is what ur looking for i dont have much knwoledge abt the outcome on a mac or a normal laptop ... goobi might be able to tell u more abt the movie part but the os as a whole personally i wudnt recomend it to any1

 

[drgrudge]

praka123-
I can wait, not an issues... but the thing is this rebate ends on Sept 16th. If Apple continues with the rebate, then I can wait for 4-5 months also.

Of course, I get Leopard and better config for the same price (this is Apple, so no lower price)

iMav-
I'm not a heavy user. Honestly speaking I don't even use Office properly (and in my home PC - I didn't have office only!)

For me:
1. Internet
2. Movies and Music
3. Photoshop
4. Notepad

That's it. I don't even play solitaire (leave alone other games).

I'm not buying Apple for OS X, but this offer looks good to me. Still waiting for others to convince me.

Hope Arya and Goobi responds here....

 

[iMav]

if thats what ur main use is then mac is a good option to consider coz all of that a mac book can do ... but u might have to search for codecs etc. but for internet, music and movies mac is a good option

 

[a_k_s_h_a_y]

ok so u can afford MAC and want to show off and also join the mac community !! and use it proudly in campus right ??

now just tell who or what the hell is stopping you ?? just go for it !! get that mac !

in my campus no body know about MAC so i would never buy 1 !! if i had loads of money and ppl in here knew about mac then i would got one of those ! after all status ka sawal hai

oh yes i forgot !! the feel good factor matters more then anything !!! just anything !

buy a maruthi 800 and be very happy is far better then buying a ferrari and not being happy or content

 

[praka123]

^but now a days WW-II Willy's/Ford Jeeps are sold as Fake Ferrari's(Vista) w2do?
ofcourse 2007 Original ferrari(OS X) will rock.Definitely a different experiance than what pro-windows ppl says.

 

[iMav]

Did this guy just say that vista is a copy

gx shuru hoja ....

 

[gxsaurav]

I need resolution MORE than 1280X800. HD movies looks like cr*p in my current Dell 6400.

There are 3 kinds of HD movies out there

HD DVD & Blu Ray = No support for these in Mac hardware or the OS

x264 AVC = The condition is very bad on Mac....40% lower then Windows decoders.

DivX/xVid HD = Condition is good with perian (FFDshow like codec for Mac)

Decide what u wanna do.

For me:
1. Internet
2. Movies and Music
3. Photoshop
4. Notepad

Thats it? Abe get a dell vostro Laptop...thats enough.

but for internet, music and movies mac is a good option

The only good media player on Mac OS X is iTunes which doesn't play anything other then mp3 or MP4

Any browser which is not native to Mac is slow. (Firefox for Mac)

I donno if you have a PMP or DAP or not, or what phone u r using right now Nokua ....but make sure it works with Mac OS. It will sure work over bluertooth, but not via data cable. There is Phone Agent (Software) but u need to check whether your phone is supported or not.

ofcourse 2007 Original ferrari(OS X) will rock.Definitely a different experiance than what pro-windows ppl says.

Thats your own, personal & isolated opinion

 

[Choto Cheeta]

Choto Cheeta -
For how much did he buy the 1520? Also please explain "So, what i saw is you can get same configuration of Dell 1520 as Apple MAC book Pro in the Half of the price..." I didn't understand properly.

In Indian Market Top end Apple MAC Book Pro (17") is Rs. 135000/- where as same config based Dell counter part Dell 1720 (17") is allmost Half of that price...

So, what i see with Apple Hardware is u get the chance to run all OS available... Linux / Windows / MAC OS, all three Major platform can be run...

now when u step out side of India suddenly the equation changes, as really what data you provided MAC Boor Pro and Dell counter is all most the same in Price at ur place..

So to me, personally Apple Hardware is the choise...

 

[a_k_s_h_a_y]

Did this guy just say that vista is a copy

gx shuru hoja ....

lolzzz

 

[gxsaurav]

So, what i see with Apple Hardware is u get the chance to run all OS available... Linux / Windows / MAC OS, all three Major platform can be run...

Technically, Although I won't recommend Piracy...but a Dell Laptop can also run any OS.

as really what data you provided MAC Boor Pro and

Lolz...watch it dude.

You can go for Macbook...but trust me, don't buy it for just Mac OS X. You will miss many things anyway

 

[Ankur Gupta]

For me:
1. Internet
2. Movies and Music
3. Photoshop
4. Notepad

That's it. I don't even play solitaire (leave alone other games).

I'm not buying Apple for OS X, but this offer looks good to me. Still waiting for others to convince me.

Well if thats all what you want then why do you want a MAC???
When you can get HP DV6500t series for just 1300$ with all the requirements that you have mentioned earlier and better...
Agreed that Mac has a class of its own but I wont buy it just coz of the fact that I am getting a good deal...
You not into stuff that Mac specializes on,so its useless to spend for that...
And I dont think you would get warranty that would be applicable here in India if you buy dell or hp...dunno about apple...
HP has best screens for laptops so you requirement for HD movies would be satisfied with them and HP ones do have much better look than their Dell counterparts...
Rest the choice is yours...

 

[drgrudge]

Haha.. you guys have scared me. Would like to have clarification on things like:
1. "The only good media player on Mac OS X is iTunes which doesn't play anything other then mp3 or MP4"
2. "Any browser which is not native to Mac is slow. (Firefox for Mac)"
3. Data cable (mobiles) compatibility over OS X.
4. "x264 AVC = The condition is very bad on Mac....40% lower then Windows decoders"

Where are the Mac Fanboys?

gx_saurav -
Have you read the forum rules ever? OS X should run only on Apple Hardware, otherwise it's illegal to do so.

And unless you have the hardware to run Blu-ray or HD DVD, it won't do so. With the recent decision of Paramount/Dreamworks, I would want to wait and watch.


ankurgupta.me -
Regarding speakers, I don't care about it. 90% of the times, I use headphones or get connected to speakers. My Dell Inspiron 6400 has got a really good speakers and that's one thing I like with my lappy.

HP/Sony they have res. of 1280X800 or less for 15" models.


The poll is tied now. For the first time, I'm thinking whether to buy an Apple with all these limitations.

 

[iMav]

^^ after ull buy it ull say damn how do ppl use it with so much more limitations

though as i first said go for an hp as the option isnt there im voting for dell ....

and first 3 points of gx are right 4th 1 i have no clue as i earlier told u codecs is a head ache ...

PS: where is the salesman ... first time there is some 1 who is considering to buy a mac and the salesman isnt at his corner