I need a new notebook. Well, I don’t “Need” one, but I do indeed want one! About the same time last year I was looking for a new notebook PC and here I am yet again, torn between Dell and Apple. This year is going to be different… I am going to let you decide which one to buy.
I need your advice, I want to know which computer you think is better. I really like these Apple Mac Books, but the problem is their price. I really like Dell. My current Dell Inspiron E1505 is works pretty good, it is starting to show its age. I am sure that you can imagine that my current notebook gets a heck of a workout! Every day that goes by, owning a MacBook Pro sounds better and better.
The main issue I have with Apple is price. The systems look amazing and I am so sick and tired of Windows Vista. In my opinion, Windows Vista is like Windows ME but really gone bad!! At least with Windows ME, Microsoft called their loss and pretty much no one has even heard of Windows ME. Unlike Windows ME, Microsoft really screwed the pooch with Vista but they won’t admit it. I hate Vista for the fact that you have to have enough computer system resources to power the NASA space shuttle just to run it on your freaking notebook PC. Windows Vista totally blows. The Apple Mac Book looks really cool, and I have NEVER owned a Mac before. I am not into video games, I am just a blogger, an Internet surfer, web designer, and graphic designer. Is an Apple Mac Book right for me? I am even thinking a MacBook Pro would be ideal.
The main issue I have with Dell is I am bored. For me, I don’t want to own yet another way cool notebook that just gets eaten way from the inside out because of Windows Vista. My current notebook is beautiful, but it has cancer…. and everyday I put off reformatting my hard drive and reinstalling the OS. Once I do that, things will be cake, but because there is so much freaking data on my hard drive, getting all the prep work done before doing the reformat and install is a big pain in the butt. Am I wrong to assume that if I purchased an Apple Mac Book that I wouldn’t have to deal with these issues?
I need a fast, secure and dependable system. I want Firefox, OpenOffice, some kind of photo creator/editor program (ie. Adobe PhotoShop), some kind of old school HTML editor (ie. Front Page) and that’s it. I don’t really use software… I am a blogger and I make money online and then I blog about it. I love surfing the Internet, I love having tons of tabs open without killing the speed of my computer, I enjoy widescreen and prefer the 1280×800 screen resolution but want to have the ability to open up to 1680×1050 for doing graphics and such.
What kind of notebook computer should I buy? Apple or Dell? I would love to get your advice and feedback on this one!
ExtremeTraveler, honestly, I own a Mac and the only downside I see is that there just aren’t that many games for the Mac. Of course, to compensate for this problem, Mac runs Windows in native via Boot Camp and allows you to play all the Windows games. As for any other downsides, I really don’t see any. I’ve owned my Mac for over two years, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it. I worked as tech support for an ISP. I’ve networked computers, and I went to school for them. Honestly, Macs are just the best computing platform. They are more stable, productive and better designed. Not only that, but they run a far better operating system. You just can’t go wrong buying a Mac. You really do get what you pay for. I always put it like this: if you want a great computer, you buy a Mac; if you only want a great gaming console, you buy a PC or an Xbox 360 Elite. You will absolutely love the Mac. Everything just works, and if you need command line, you can always go to Terminal with Free BSD. Mac only makes it as complicated as you want. As for overheating issues, in the past, there have been a few instances of this, but my Mac is two years old, and it doesn’t overheat. That’s only happening to a few models, and it’s a rather rare occurrence from what I understand. Anyway, buy a Mac. You’ll love it!
mac. that dell is a gaming laptop, apple is exactly what your saying, im getting the mbp 13 inch for xmas go mac
Once you go Mac….
You never go back…
mac is ok….. but if you want something with speed, dell xps is really good! macs just dont have a lot of good features(final cut pro…PLEASE! adobe premiere is just as good, check the reviews) so a mac doesnt have anything good, i have an xps and it rocks!!! lets see….. more speed, 4 Gbs of ram, great features, i thnk xps destroys mac! theres just so many good things about xps, mac, not as much!!!GO DELL XPS 2010!!!
a MacBook will run Adobe Premiere much faster than a Dell XPS.
yeah dude keep your biased opinion to yourself. NO ONE CARES. Apple is much more reliable and has much more to offer. Games are games, what are we, 12. Do we really need games to put onto the computer just to eat up space. Games are a waste especially if your going for a computer based degree. To be honest, my mac has 2 gigs of Ram and it wipes the floor with any other Dell. i have nothing against Dell whatsoever. especially if college recommends you to get a Windows 7 computer. But if your gonna bash on the Mac because it doesn’t have anything good, why don’t you check the reviews and see what gets the best review for an overall computer.
Okay I have a dell xps and I have vista and I have extra ram in my dell because I am gamer girl! Macs seem to run into issues for me when dling games and such so I decided to stick with dell windows vista hasnt given me any problems of course its just like any of the windows to me I actually like it I dont see a timing difference. BUT there are reasons to get dell and reasons to get mac mac is very upgraded in digital photography video and filming and looks "pretty". its more of an art major computer. Dell which can be used as an art major computer is not very "pretty" though I can make mines pretty the average person cant… (friend upgraded mines) dell is used for a gamer due to high ram low price and pretty much can do anything mac can do just not as flashy and u have to upgrade stuff.
For me mac has become a name brand which is flashy and its durable but of course you have to pay the price its like coach purse… but just like any purse it gets dirty too …. u wanna pay money get the mac u want to be able to do the same things just not as flashy (need more memory) choose the xps. One thing I have had problems with with my mac which I got another one yes I have 2 laptops is that when mac gets a real error its fatal….. where as with my dells and custom pcs I can fix them!
I’d like to respond to a few of your statements. Please understand that I work in mixed environments and have for many years.
“Macs seem to run into issues for me when dling games and such so I decided to stick with dell”
As far as dling games, I’m guessing that you are referring to games not legally purchased, which is it’s own can of worms, but that’s neither here nor there. Mac computers have every ability to download content (game or otherwise) as a windows system. There are numerous torrent applications for OS X as well.
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“dell is used for a gamer due to high ram low price and pretty much can do anything mac can do just not as flashy and u have to upgrade stuff.”
It’s true that most Mac computers are not really a popular gaming platform. Coming from a PC gamer perspective, I’ve found many less games available for the Mac platform. Bummer. PC Games are also in jeopardy due to developers wanting to distribute on windows platform less and less due to piracy issues, again, a different can of worms. Some people prefer not to have to buy a system and then upgrade it just to get it to do what they want. As for myself, I typically purchase a computer based on it’s maximum upgraded potential, and as soon as I have it, I either order it maxed out or upgrade it to max immediately.
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“u wanna pay money get the mac u want to be able to do the same things just not as flashy (need more memory) choose the xps. One thing I have had problems with with my mac which I got another one yes I have 2 laptops is that when mac gets a real error its fatal….. where as with my dells and custom pcs I can fix them!”
Yes, a Mac will cost you more than a PC, as far as higher RAM goes, the Unibpdy MacBook Pro line is very competitive. The 17″ model is also capable of running 8GB RAM. One of the biggest issues however with running 4GB or more RAM on a Windows system, is that you now have to run “Windows 64″, whether XP< Vista, or 7. In a Windows 64 system, there are numerous issues with program compatibility and most often, one of your most basic applications, a web browser is typically a 32-bit app anyway, therefore unable to fully take advantage of 64-bit performance. Flash, is NOT 64-bit capable for the Windows platform at this time, maybe in the future. So you are running mixed 32 and 64-bit code, causing ultimately more instability.
As far as "fatal errors" on a Mac goes, they're not usually fatal, and oftentimes quite simple to fix. If you understand a Unix-based operating system. As a Unix technician, I have no difficulty with "fatal errors" but rarely get to fix them as they rarely happen. I also work with Windows, and there are many times that a BSOD error in Windows is more difficult to solve without data loss than a "fatal error" on a Mac.
If you figure in the price of all the add ons, Macs come out cheaper. Yeah, CHEAPER. Macs don’t need Norton or anything like that.
Sounds really good, but go with a Custom Made PC, For 500-700( thats for a desktop, dunno about laptops), you can get a TOP OF THE LINE PC, and Windows 7 is pretty beast, Apple Fails. Plain and simple. Also the price is pretty fail. and people are complaining about Dell XPS Systems? there meant for gaming, so there going to be FOR GAMING, Graphics programmers shoul go with the Dell Studio systems, which is what there made for, photo shopping and stuff. and you people need to Lrn2Spell a bit( Even thought mine might suck alot)
Good point, Dell has various systems made for specialized use, but so does Apple. I’ll put an Apple Mac Pro vs. a Dell Precision Workstation any day. A lot of it comes down to Operating System. OS X is a very lean, stable Unix OS, Windows uses more system resources to deliver same functionality. If comparing a Dell running Linux to a Mac running OS X, I think it is a better comparison, but then you run into the fact that linux is not really a “gamer OS” and is not quite as easy for non-technical people to use as an everyday system.
You have a problem with price?! Apple computers are a lot less costly than PCs(non Apple Computers). If you look at everything instead of the buying price you will find PCs are $100s to $1000s more than a Apple computer.
I am going into Graphic Design and Communication and I too am confused about which to get. Taking out the price problem which is better, I’ve been leaning o either Dell Studio 17 and MacBook Pro.
I think Macs are better, mainly because it isn’t as laggy. My dad has Windows 7, and even that lags! Firefox stopped responding several times within half an hour once, and I ended up having to close it. The other day, I was trying to watch a 7-minute youtube video, and after an hour, it still hadn’t completely loaded! That’s how slow Windows 7 really is. Once I got this mac, i tried watching that same video, and it didn’t even stop once! Don’t get a Dell. Get a Mac. You won’t regret it. It seems to me that the majority of new mac users NEVER switch back to windows.
Go mac, and this is coming from
A dell man, all the pc’s I’ve ever had,
All were dell. I recently converted to mac
And I have no intentions of going back
I love the mac os interface and the gestures
On the track pad makes easy to use.
Go mac
I’m a software engineer, and I am telling you from experience, that the operating system the mac comes with (MacOSX) is superior in every way to windows. It is UNIX, and it was original developed for the military 10 years before MSDOS ever existed much less windows. The Apple hardware, while it does not APPEAR to be the fastest thing out there based on the specs, is FASTER than most high end PC’s simply because it is a higher end and better designed product with more efficient busses and interrupt handling.
I am using a MacBook pro for software development (our entire engineering department was issued them), and I have been using it for 5 years now. I have never needed to re-install the OS, or had any corrupted files or errors of any kind period. I use this machine all day at work and most of the night at home, never a single issue. No viruses, nothing.
Since I do occasionally play some games, I have it dual booted to run windows. Since I can access the windows partition from the mac, I just copy files back and forth between the two operating systems, and I run Virtual Box so that I can use windows apps while I am running MacOS.
Fortunately I don’t have to look at ugly old windows very often. It makes me throw up in my mouth a little.
P.S. I don’t know of anyone who has used a modern mac (long enough to understand it), who has EVER gone back to windows.
Windows is a joke compared to a real UNIX based operating system, and UNIX with Apple’s desktop (OSX) is the best personal computing operating system ever made, period. Look at how many huge companies and brilliant minds were involved with the development of UNIX, and the reason they built it (for mainframe computers), and then look at the one company involved in Windows and why THEY built it (just to make quick cash).
It’s easy to see why UNIX is a well designed operating system and why Windows is just a toy operating system originally sold at KMart along wit the Commodore 64′s.
Get the Mac. You can run both windows and MacOS on it if you need to, in fact Apple includes free tools to do this.
I definitely would recommend buying a mac. I have used pc’s my entire life and i always had problems with them. Especially with vista, but Microsoft came out with 7. Not sure if i replied soon enough, You might have got a pc, but i recently bought a macbook, 4 days ago, and it is the best computer i have ever used, sure its pricey but its worth it in the end. No viruses either! or at least u dont have to worry about viruses as much as pc’s. But definitely consider macs. They have great software, such as iMovie, Safari, Quicktime, iTunes, and Garageband. Also you can run Windows on a Mac.
go for mac cos editing for imovie is free and awsome and also u can run windows software on mac if u install windows 7 and then buy a screen changer found at apple store in shefield shoppin center. good luck
i have both and DELL XPS win for me!!
Look, the plain fact of it is: Macs are just better computers with a better operating system. A computer is much more than a gaming console. If you’re going to only play games, buy an Xbox 360. If you’re going buy a computer, buy a Macintosh. Macs are more stable, better on freeware and come with a wonderful family of useful applications right out of the box. In the end, you get what you pay for. The Macbook Pro is a far better machine than the Dell XPS.
My quandary is Dell or Mac as well, although everything pushes me towards Mac. Looking at the OS of both brands, Microsoft is trying everytime harder to approach to Mac’s design and environment. I’m a civil engineer and usually use heavy software but I’m also a musician so I also use sequence and recording programs. I’ve used a dell inspiron for quite a while. I can’t complain but it’s old enought and ready to get replaced after a few formats I’ve made to it’s hard drive. Mac would really be the best option I have in price and quality??
Yes. Once you go Mac, you never go back. Mac is the best option for price and quality. The OS X operating system is impeccably great.
Mac
There is NO QUESTION. Having used both, there is no way I would want the Dell. Mac is beautiful to look at, beautiful to use, and jam packed with amazing features that make the experience of owning it such a joy. Get a Mac, and don’t look back!
There’s no question. Once you go Mac, you never go back. If you got the money, go Mac. Totally!
Hi, I have the same problem, and quite a ‘interseting’ solution… only… I need some practical advice about Mac compatibility.
First of all, thanks for some great helpful anwsers… yet I would like to point out, that most of the anwsers missed the very important first point of the question, which is also my main issue with the choice (possibly of a Mac), that is: price =/= performance. Yes, Mac’s will give you “better performace”, but at what cost? literally. When you compare performance with price it turns out: …as it would, that you always pay a big extra % on the design, which to be honest you can get on windows easily -if you want (to lose ram, on sliding looks).
I’ve been a Windows user for last 14 years, yet I do see the advantages of Mac OS for graphics and editing. More so, I will need to use Final Cut on my new machine, whether it’ll be a XPS or MAC. Now back to square one, I have a limited budget (£600/max.£800) and, I would like to continue my gaming, too. Its not a question of which operating system is “better”, prettier…and so on, its very much a practical price(/performace) question.
I have found a Dell XPS M2010 for £800, (Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz, 4GB RAM, 500GB HD, ATI Mobility Radeon X1800 256MB, 20″ Widescreen) which is someting that would satisfy me, possibly stronger.
And after looking at the MAC offer performace-wise, I seem to have no option, simply because of Mac overpricing. To get similar performace from a Mac, I would have to spend at least £1200… which I simply don’t have…
So now, my uncoventional solution would be to buy the Dell XPS M2010, and install the Mac OS X system on it (I believe its compatible, correct me if I am wrong -suggest anything better), or possibly even install both systems Win XP, and Mac OS X on seperate partcions. Yet I am still undecided on which way to go… or what would be better performence-wise: to have a Dell XPS with Mac OSX on it, or to have a weaker(price) MAC with emulated Windows for gaming. What do you think?
ANY suggestions will be very helpful: If I can decide what I can have, I would like to decide on what I can… what would be better (performence-wise) OS X on XPS or WIN XP on MacBook? I secondly what can I get from Apple for £600/£800… that would be suitable for film/movie editing. THX…
correction: “If I can decide ON what I can have, I would like to decide on what I can NOT…”
correction 2: “If I can’t decide ON what I can have, I would like to decide on what I can NOT…”
This was posted over 2 years ago… times have changed Mac-retards.. Windows 7 is better than osx.. a $1000 dell XPS whips an $1000 Mac any day…
I’d say that times really haven’t changed all too much because still to this day there’s a guy curious about Mac and then the Mac community catches wind of it and gathers to provide amazing information and details about the product they enjoy. And then there’s people like you who attack them with hateful messages about why the product they enjoy so much isn’t as good.
I don’t know man… I’ve learned a lot in two years. For starters, I am the more than proud owner of a MacBook Pro. I have used computers my whole life and I have never owned a computer like my MacBook. It’s the most amazing system I have used so far.
Since I wrote this post, I launched a home-based computer repair business. Ironically, I service all kinds of PC based systems.. commonly junky Toshiba’s and Acer’s. Never ONCE have I been called to provide repair or support on an Apple. Never once… in fact, I joke with my customers when they ask me for advice on their next computer purchase. I tell them to by an Apple. The only problem is that if they do, they’ll never see me again… and they laugh.
Next favorite for me is Ubuntu… WOW!!! What an amazing system and community. Ubuntu literally works on everything, and if it doesn’t then there’s a volunteer community of people (almost like with Apple) ready to help you work out your issues.
Third favorite is Windows XP — only reason is because I have used it for almost ten years and I know the system like the back of my hand. I’m familiar with the issues, and how to get around them, and also it seems like it takes around 10 years for Microsoft to finally get an operating system right. Then once the OS is right, what do they do? They go and make a new buggy OS. Vista… and then they quickly make a new one, because the other new one was bad — 7.
All in all, I am more than amazed to see the number of people come here to voice their opinions. But, reviewing all the comments, it’s really sad to see that majority of the comments in favor of Windows were ones that directed animosity towards the Mac people, and never once did someone in favor of Mac throw out attacking words to the Windows people… that itself says something. Anyway, thank you to everyone who has taken the time to contribute their opinions, views and words. It’s greatly appreciated and it’s been an amazing discussion so far. I personally hope to get another two years out of it.
Congrats on the MB Pro Gary, I’m just now in the market for one of the newer Unibody models. For me it’s a tossup between the 17″ i5 or just to go for the 17″ i7. 8GB is important for me as I do development and run a variety of virtual machines on a regular basis. Also, for what it’s worth, I’m a strong fan of linux, however I’m really not a big fan of Ubuntu. It’s true they have a superb user community, but my dislikes come into play on how the Ubuntu system is modified in so may way from the base Debian core. To be fair, I think some of my dislike for Ubuntu comes from a fairly long history of using linux and other Unixes. One of my best loved features is their “universalness”. To me, Ubuntu has modified quite a lot of the system to “protect the user from themself” which is good in some ways but frustrating in others. “Unix was not made to prevent people from doing stupid things, as it would also prevent them from doing clever things…” If you get time, try the CentOS platform, not nearly as far ahead featurewise as Ubuntu or Fedora, but an extremely solid distro (RedHat Enterprise Linux binary clone). Also, overall I prefer the RedHat based linuxes over the Debian based ones. But in the end, *nix is *nix, still more universal in my opinion than a Windows platform.
Yep. I know what you mean. I’ve owned PCs and Macs. Every time I own a Mac, I have no problems whatsoever. Every time I own a PC, I’m maintaining the system all the time. With a PC, you’re constantly looking after it, not to mention needing anti-virus, spyware and firewall protection. Using a Mac is a much more pleasurable experience than using a PC. I don’t even run any anti-virus on my Mac. After someone experiences the quality Mac experience, I don’t see how they can ever return to Windows. After all, computing is much more than playing games. Everything else, Mac seems to do better. Of course, if you ever want to play a Windows game on your Mac, you can always run Boot Camp and Windows 7. But, these days, I find that most games really suck. And, if a quality game comes out, usually a Mac version exists. I don’t see opting to be miserable with a PC just for a few games. I always enjoy my Mac. I’m not shooting down people who own PCs, but I’m just saying I can’t understand how anyone could choose a PC over a Mac. From my experience, Mac just caters to their users. I very much enjoy my 17″ Macbook Pro. By the way, which Macbook Pro did you get Garry? It’s amazing how this thread has gone on for so long. When did it start? Two years ago?
It really all depends on what you want the computer for. Cheapest price, yes, the Dell XPS still wins vs. a comparable MacBook Pro. However, running Linux or FreeBSD or even Solaris on said XPS is going to be a challenge to say the least. For gaming, again, really no contest, more games still available for the Windows platform, at least until developers stop putting their new releases on Windows due to the rampant piracy they suffer from. That’s another story entirely. For reliable, productivity, I still think the MacBook Pro wins. I still run a PowerMac G5 as a desktop because even though it’s pushing 7 years old, it handles 12-14 applications simultaneously without a glitch, not to mention in that entire time I’ve never had a failure either hardware or software on the system. Yes, I’ve upgraded it from stock config, but never due to a failed component. I’ve upgraded my OS X version also, but not because the previous one ran so slowly or crashed too much, in fact, I don’t suffer from those issues at all. I keep a backup, but have not yet needed to restore my system from said backup due to a malware infection that ran out of control. Microsoft has made some excellent advances with Windows 7, however for those that benefit from a true 64-bit experience, they’re still left wanting due to the lack of 64-bit support from many Windows applications, so it’s still a hybrid system. I crashed Windows 7 (BSOD) Professional within 48 hours of running it, haven’t had that issue with OS X yet, or for that matter with an Unix or linux operating system. For the rare times I do require a Windows app, easy enough to run XP Pro (or even 7 if it wasn’t still so incompatible with many enterprise-grade applications) inside a virtual machine. Still not able to do the reverse and run OS X as a VM on a WIndows platform. Yes, Microsoft has done wonders for it’s crowd of user with Windows 7, unfortunately that’s what Vista should have been, so it’s hard for me to be so excited. Also, many of the user interface improvements that are “new” to Windows, I’ve been using for quite some time now with OS X. And on yet another note, if OS X “sucks” as you put it, then why are Microsoft’s developers working so hard to implement in Windows (or a similar technology) that is present in OS X?
I’d love some feedback, and am more than ready to argue the point of OS X vs. Windows. Because to me, the insides of Macs and “PC’s” today are more than ever similar i not in many cases the same. I still think Apple has an edge in aesthetics if one cares about that than Dell, and it’s true you pay for that. To me, the differences really come down to the operating system and it’s stability, user experience, useable security, performance and scalability. Being that OS X is based on a Unix system, I think it is difficult for Microsoft to compete on many levels. But again, that’s my opinion…
Ummmm. I don’t know what you’ve been smoking, but Windows 7 will never be better than Snow Leopard. Maybe you need to Google some benchmarks between Windows 7 and Snow Leopard OS X. In most everything, Snow Leopard comes out ahead. It also looks a lot better than Windows 7. I’ll take the quality GUI of OS X over Windows 7 any day.
LOL, I gave up smoking anything but cigarettes (and those are soon to go as well) quite some time ago…memories lol. But anyway, I never said that Windows 7 was better than Snow Leopard, in fact I believe I clearly stated that any Unix-based system (which certainly includes Snow Leopard) is much better than Windows 7 (or any version of Windows for that matter). I merely said that for Windows users, Windows 7 is a much improved operating system from Vista. I work heavily in the enterprise market where application support is a big issue. Only very very recently have certain enterprise vendors such as IBM and Cisco started making some of their key applications Windows 7 compliant. There are still many applications that are only certified for Windows XP Professional and Windows Vista, although why anyone would want to run Vista is beyond me. I keep a virtual machine of both Windows XP and Windows 7 Professional running on my MacBook Pro, firstly for compatibility with some apps, mostly by Cisco that do not have support for OS X yet, as well as VMWare ESX. The VMWare ESX Virtual Infrastructure client is not yet available for OS X sadly. I also need to support Windows users at times so it helps to be able to have a similar environment that they are in.
When all is said and done, I think OS X is a much stronger, secure, and overall more reliable platform than Windows (any version). Also, I love the OS X GUI but personally, spend more time working in the terminal.
Oh. I got ya. Sorry for my mistake. Yeah. I wish I could give up smoking. It’s a horrible habit.
hey – I am a guy from germany. next week i have to decide between dell and mac, too. i go to university, have to do some personal data administration and i am a dj for electronic music. a lot of my collegues use the mac book pro series. everyone who ones it ist totally overwheelmed and say it is the best device ever bought. mx question is: what makes them sooooo good? in fact i compared prices in germany. a macbook pro with an i7 is over 2000€. i can get a comparable dell studio for like 1200€. what should make me buy the macone? isn’t it like paying for the apple?
Well, the Macbook Pro runs a better operating system than a PC. There are many reasons that a Mac is better than a PC, but I can’t name them all here. However, I will name a few: better operating system, better software bundle, better design, better freeware applications from the open source community, more stability, better security features and there are virtually no viruses in the wild for the Mac’s OS X operating system. You’re friends are right. If you can buy a Mac, I would do so. It’s a lot better than a PC notebook. You’ll be very pleased.
also not to sound biased, but also get the computer your university uses more of. all colleges in the US use Windows 7 because of its price. you wanna be more universal to applications the college offers. remember, if you take care of your comp, you should get 5-10 years on it. all the security software should help too. Macs are better, yes!!!!! but go with the universal computer that your university uses
Why does he need to go with the computer his university uses? Didn’t you know that Macs can run Windows on Boot Camp or Parallels on top of their own OS X Snow Leopard operating system? Therefore, no matter what computer (PC or Mac) his university uses, if he buys a Mac, he’ll be home free.
yeah but did you know that boot camp is also not a very legit system, it uses a partition which not only takes memory from your mac and makes that run slower, but it also puts more chances of your computer crashing as if it were just one partition, A.K.A (a P.C) so honestly if it were me, u have to go with one or the other. i dont care what mac specialist says, your best bet is to either get a mac or a pc. i wouldnt go with a second partition. if it fails, you have to get it repaired. would you rather have lost all memory on a 1200 dollar computer or 2000 computer. just my opinion though
Since when was Boot Camp not a legit system? Any hard drive could crash at anytime. However, when you run Boot Camp on a Mac, it is a native installation of Windows. There’s no difference. Why buy a PC when you can have the best of both worlds? Also, I don’t know what you’ve been smoking, but Boot Camp doesn’t take up anymore memory running Windows than another PC. Since when was that a problem? A Mac isn’t going to run any slower while running Windows than your average PC. Your best bet is to get a Mac and run both Windows and OS X. Why do you need a PC if Macs can run both? In the end, Macs prove the idea that you get what you pay for.
I Agree with Powershaker. Intel Based Macs (Which means all Macs in recent years) are fully able to run the same applications that Windows users run. There are multiple ways to accomplish this. Whether you run Windows in a virtualized environment using VMWare Fusion (My personal preference) or Paralells, or you can run Windows natively using BootCamp which is included in Mac OS X. I ran Windows 7 on a first-generation MacBook Pro 2.16GHz 17″ and it ran better than a comparably specced HP laptop.