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Re: NEW laptop computer suggestions...I beg to differ. Apple may use Intel processors and chipsets, but they use their own board design and EFI implementation. They do a spectacular job running Windows. This may not be true any longer but I suspect it still is, last year when I was running extensive DMA performance tests with Windows on Macbook Pros and top of the line HP & Dell workstation laptops, the Macs had better performance. And the MBPs were lighter and slicker. They were also less expensive then a fully decked out HP. I had ordered up the 17" HP quad core machine with the so-called "Dream Color" display which was awful compared to the standard display on the Macbook Pro. The Dell wasn't any better. And both the Dell and HP had a ton of extra bulk and buttons. Looks like they've slimed down some this year, but they're still not as thin. The build quality just wasn't comparable. So IMHO, even if you're exclusively running Windows, the Macbook Pro is better machine all around. Here at my day job, we have several office personal running Mac Minis, iMac, and Macbook Pros exclusively on Windows. Not a complaint and they're happy campers. Don't forget that Apple also has had the highest customer satisfaction rating with computers overall several years running now.http://www.macrumors.com/2011/09/20/apple-tops-u-s-pc-customer-satisfaction-survey-for-eighth-consecutive-time/
Re: NEW laptop computer suggestions...
I beg to differ. Apple may use Intel processors and chipsets, but they use their own board design and EFI implementation. They do a spectacular job running Windows. This may not be true any longer but I suspect it still is, last year when I was running extensive DMA performance tests with Windows on Macbook Pros and top of the line HP & Dell workstation laptops, the Macs had better performance. And the MBPs were lighter and slicker. They were also less expensive then a fully decked out HP. I had ordered up the 17" HP quad core machine with the so-called "Dream Color" display which was awful compared to the standard display on the Macbook Pro. The Dell wasn't any better. And both the Dell and HP had a ton of extra bulk and buttons. Looks like they've slimed down some this year, but they're still not as thin. The build quality just wasn't comparable. So IMHO, even if you're exclusively running Windows, the Macbook Pro is better machine all around. Here at my day job, we have several office personal running Mac Minis, iMac, and Macbook Pros exclusively on Windows. Not a complaint and they're happy campers. Don't forget that Apple also has had the highest customer satisfaction rating with computers overall several years running now.
http://www.macrumors.com/2011/09/20/apple-tops-u-s-pc-customer-satisfaction-survey-for-eighth-consecutive-time/
