Comments | kynky_pynky: Computer Spec help

kynky_pynky

Computer Spec help

Mar 28, 2006 14:02

I'm getting about £850 towards a laptop and don't know what to pick. I'll have to put in some extra money for a better one I know. They are offering whatever I want. And my choices are between a new Mac Pro book or a sony vaio. I think I want a sony as the screens are so sexy, but there are so many too choose form. I think I'm going to put ( Read more... )

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mr_mandala March 28 2006, 05:34:24 UTC

Might be worth having a word with Andrea, as she has just bought a sony vaio, and I think she is really happy with it.

boneskarn8 March 28 2006, 06:09:05 UTC

I really like the look of the Macbook pro, depends what you want to do on it I guess :)

kynky_pynky March 28 2006, 07:02:55 UTC

It does look SUPER sexy! Want to be able to do loads of film and image editing and manipulation. And day to day stuff.

boneskarn8 March 28 2006, 07:33:57 UTC

Thats the kind of stuff I do :)

I've always used Mac's so I guess I'm biased, Mac OSX is a very stable OS though, I have no experience of Song VAIO ..sorry :(

kynky_pynky March 28 2006, 11:02:46 UTC

Mac's and sony's are like marmite and marmalade. You like one but not the other! I'm a marmite girl myself. But I like both computers! Ummm my theory may not work, but then again I am slightly odd and I do like most things (until they piss me off and don't do what they are told that is)!!! :-)

cybirea March 28 2006, 06:18:12 UTC

LOL. I have just bought a new VAIO and Garry has MacBook Pro... What do you want to know?

kynky_pynky March 28 2006, 07:01:28 UTC

ha ha ha! EVERYTHING! Which is better I guess! I need to be able to store and manipulate MANY images and photographs. And possibly be able to edit video and music stuff as well.

cybirea March 28 2006, 11:04:04 UTC

You *cannot*, and I can't stress that enough, *cannot* get cheap software for MACs. That said, up until recently MACs were always used for image manips and music, so that would seem to be your best option. However, I did say, up until recently...

My new VAIO is really nice, looks fabulous, the screens amazing, performs well. It's a PC so you can get any software you want. Maybe you should pop round and you can see them both at the same time. Also, are you really going to travel with it? If not, it might be better to get even more for your money and buy a desktop, MAC or PC.

boneskarn8 March 28 2006, 11:07:53 UTC

Without wanting to get into this too much...:P

You do get a lot of free Apps on the Mac...I think there called iLife or something

and when I looked the Apps I bought (Photoshop/Dreaweaver) were just as expensive on the PC as the Mac :)

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