Suggestion and some doubts for a Multimedia Laptop

[drgrudge]

^^
Hmm... with my limited/nil knowledge of OS X, I think...
1. scared me
2. scared me even more
3. I don't really care. I've Nokia 6300. No plans to own one till I get in some campus - even then I won't buy the high end models.
4. thinking whether to buy a mac

If all this is true and we've no other real way out, then I don't think I'll buy Macbook.

PS: I've edited the poll to add one more option and now you can vote...

 

[a_k_s_h_a_y]

90% of the times, I use headphones

offtopic :

you better read This Guide !!!

 

[Pathik]

the macbook aint as bad cos u r plannin to run xp/vista on it neways.. But if u want to run xp or vista only then wats the point taking a macbook..
Ur lucky that ur needs dont exceed ur budget.. U can even consider a dell xps m1330..

 

[gxsaurav]

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

iTunes only playes mp3 & M4A/AAC Audio files. If you want to play WMA then you will have to re-encode them to mp3/m4a then re-tag them.

If you want to play ogg, FLAC etc then make sure you have VLC which is a must player on Mac.

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

It should have been, any software which is not native to Mac OS X is slow. Firefox "software" is slow. The engine speed to browse is same as Windows.

3. Data cable (mobiles) compatibility over OS X.

My SE K750i worked fine with Mac with Phone agent, however I don't know about your phone.

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

Goobi told me this. Even on a real Mac, playing x264 AVC based HD rip of Matrix was slower then Windows. Also there is no hardware acceleration of DivX/WMV etc on Mac.

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.

Ok

Don't buy a Mac book for Mac OS X. Even Windows XP is better except for the looks. Just look at the UI of Mac OS X, it looks so cool but does nothing.

If you wanna know about Mac OS X then read some threads in Fight club & QnA section. If you go Mac way, trust me, You will have to pirate a lot, cos a simple utility for configuring Safari (Saft) costs $!2

 

[Ankur Gupta]

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.

When did I ever talk about speakers???
BTW HP ones have Altec lansing speakers which are very very good for a laptop
HP ones might have resolution of 1280X800 but still they are better than Dell counterparts which have higher resolution...

 

[praka123]

cant a plain laptop model+ Ubuntu be a option here? 8)

 

[iMav]

^^ i thought u recommended os x .... sir ji decide karlo kabhie idhar kabhie udhar

grudgy go for hp .... u wont be dissapointed atleast im not ...

 

[drgrudge]

aks_win -
You need to read properly what I wrote. I said 90% with earphones AND external speakers.


praka123 -
I fail to understand some basic things now. Why would I want to buy a 'nice' shirt when any shirt will do the job? Why use FX/Opera when you can use IE? In the first place, why want HD movies when a 320x240 thing will also do the job? You get the drift?

I said I wanted a 'good looking' lappy. I shortlisted Vaio and Apple as the front runners, but Sony doesn't has good 15" (for my requirements) and expensive (than Apple itself).


ankurgupta.me -
lol, my bad. You talk abt the screen quality (Apple wins here hands down) and warranty only and I write abt the speakers.

Also HP DV6500t doesn't meet all my requirements. No Hp/Sony 15" model supports res. more than 1280x800 as far as I know.


gx_saurav -
lol.. I thought we can't install any pirated versions in OS X. Also don't forget that I'll install XP, Linux along with OS X, so my Mac (if at all) won't be difficult.


Guess I need to start a thread reg. some doubts over OS X and then come back to think if I want an Apple.


P.S: Where are the Mac Fanboys?

 

[gxsaurav]

P.S: Where are the Mac Fanboys?

Even I m wondering

 

[iamtheone]

have a luk at this baby man *alienware.com/product_detail_pages...sCode=PC-LT-AURORA-M-9700&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT

and u can add another gig of high performance ram for 200$ extra
for 1800$ thats a far more better choice than the mac book

 

[Ankur Gupta]

Well if you are adamant on 15" models then Dell and Apple remain your only choice as you want higher resolution...
You can get Dell Inspiron 1520 for about 1400$ with 2 gigs,8600GT,higher res etc...
I still wont recommend spending 300$ more on Apple one...

 

[iMav]

^^ then i will say go for the hp 6516tx its better than dell in looks ... its slicker than dell

 

[drgrudge]

iamtheone-
Hmm.. man I thought Alienware are little more expensive than Sony/Apple also. But these are 17" screen and I strictly want 15" only.

ankurgupta.me -
It's important that I've only 15". I already have a Dell Inspiron 6400. Portability gets hit. 14" or less is ideal. Even I thought bigger the better, but many learn this lesson the hard way.

Lets see. If the limitation are really so much and there's no way out, then I won't buy Apple. I'll go for Dell as they're value for money.

 

[gxsaurav]

Macbook pro is costly here in India in Rs. However since u r getting it in dollers...you can buy it, just make sure u don't work in direct sunlight & use sun burn lotion while working on it as MacBook pro gets really hot. & this is a known fact

Don't buy MacBook pro just for Mac OS X. There are other ways to try Mac OS X like going to the nearest Apple shop etc...few things u r gonna miss if u use Mac.

1) MSN Webcam

2) uTorrent

 

[drgrudge]

^^
Yeah heard it.
1. It's hot.
2. The Touchpad is little big (but I'll disable it as I'll use a mouse only)

How much is Mac in India.

Regarding utorrent, they're gonna release Mac version soon. The preview already came up in TorrentFreak. And I don't care about the MSN Webcam as I never use them.

 

[gxsaurav]

Check at Nearest Apple store where u r. Arya bought his Macbook pro for Rs 1.5lakh ...by gods thats a stupid ammount of money to spend on a computer, when there are many other things u can spend the money on (Bikes....mods to bike...gals...dates etc)

Regarding utorrent, they're gonna release Mac version soon. The preview already came up in TorrentFreak. And I don't care about the MSN Webcam as I never use them

Cool..skype is there though, & the best Text only messenger out there for Mac = Adium

 

[iMav]

adium very nice ... the UI is nice .... utorrent they say but actually even if u go for a mac book and plan to install vista or xp on it the keyboard might be an issue

 

[drgrudge]

gx_saurav -
Initially I also has Rs. 50k ($1250) Budget, but that's not enough to get a powerful PC and I thought I spend in some more and get a cool lappy. Even in Dubai, Apple is expensive. They don't have Macbook Pro (only powerbook/macbook) and the pwerbook costs a cool Rs. 1.2Lakh

What about the Yahoo messenger? Cam is supported in it?


iMav -
Ahh! I didn't think about it. Another limitation... Gotta start a thread and get the issue sorted out...

 

[gxsaurav]

damn, i hate power cuts & rain.

Ashwin, if u plan to use Windows or linux then why buy Mac. Sure it can run all OS out there but even a Dell can at half the price.

iMav can point u to threads about pros & cons of Mac OS. Apple keyboard in Windows is indeed an issue.

If they don't have MBP then scrap the idea of Mac. Macbook plane sux in front of a Dell 1520 when fully configured

iSight used in Mac works with yahoo messenger

 

[iMav]

OS X - First Look

Windows Media Player v/s Quicktime+iTunes

Tiger v/s Vista

have a nice time ...