Lets say you are in the market for a new laptop in the next 3 months. You have about 1500 bucks to spend. Lets discuss the options: PC or Mac, Dual Core Processor or single, RAM, Hard Drive, Wireless, Optical drive, and connectivity. So don’t waste your time looking at walmart. I’ve already narrowed the search down to the most popular & reliable laptops based on media hype.
It’s going to be Dell vs HP vs Apple
When comparing computer builds you want to try and get the apples as close to the apples as possible b/c some things can be named the same but have different speeds. For this test I will be detailed and put a star by something if it is faster than others or needs a comment.
All these computers have 160 gig hard drives, 2 gigs of RAM, Windows Vista 32 bit/Latest Mac OS, and have built in webcams at the top of the screen. The apple has a 13 screen while the other two have 15 in screens.
- Colors:Black, white or red
- Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7250 (2MB cache/2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB*) (note the 800Mhz FSB)
- Hard Drive: 160GB 7200rpm* SATA Hard Drive
- RAM: DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
- Video Card: 256MB* NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
- Optical Drive: SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW
- Wireless: 802.11a/g Mini Card
- Battery: Long lasting 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion
- Other notes: built in webcam, fingerprint scanner, 8-1 card reader, s video + HDMI out
- PRICE: 1,524
- Colors:Silver/Black
- Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7250 (2.20 GHz, 4 MB L2 Cache*, 800MHz FSB*) (note the 800Mhz FSB, and 4MB of L2 Cache)
- Hard Drive: 160GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
- RAM: DDR2 SDRAM speed not noted
- Video Card: 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
- Optical Drive: HD DVD ROM* with SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW (note can play HD DVDs)
- Wireless: 802.11a/g/n* + Bluetooth (note N speed support)
- Battery: Long lasting 12 Cell Lithium Ion
- Other notes: built in webcam, fingerprint scanner, HDMI port
- PRICE: 1,408.99
- Colors:white
- Processor: 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (speed not disclosed)
- Hard Drive: 160GB 5400rpm ATA Hard Drive
- RAM: DDR2 SDRAM 667Mhz
- Video Card: Not disclosed
- Optical Drive: SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW
- Wireless: AirPort Extreme Card (I think that’s a/g) + Bluetooth
- Battery: Not disclosed
- Other notes: built in webcam
- PRICE: 1,524
So there you have it, who wins? Has Apple purchased your soul? Does HD DVD lure you? What would you do with your 1500?