MudiW Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Okay, I'm thinking to buy a laptop for my university studies. Â My budget is 2,000 USD. Â I was thinking to buy an allienware, but they seem overpriced. so after beginning to start programming apps for the Iphone (which I don't know if I will continue doing it, but is what motivates me to buy a mac) I start looking on macbooks pro and macbooks air. Â So you guys are the geeks on macs, and I'm unsure of what to do, since after I pay I can't regret. Â You guys think will worth it? I mean, the reason why I don't buy a cheap normal pc and use kalyway or something is that I don't know if it will work, etc. So I prefer not to risk, but if I buy mac, I'm sure windows runs 100% fine. Â Thanks a lot for your help, A LOT. Best Regards Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/220043-good-mac-laptop-budget-2k-worths-it/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khan_Man Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 IMHO, the new Macbook Pros are much better value than the model before. Still crazy expensive compared to the ASUS laptops but for Mac development... Â Khan Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/220043-good-mac-laptop-budget-2k-worths-it/#findComment-1480972 Share on other sites More sharing options...
iGuess Posted June 4, 2010 Share Posted June 4, 2010 Okay, I'm thinking to buy a laptop for my university studies. My budget is 2,000 USD.  I was thinking to buy an allienware, but they seem overpriced. so after beginning to start programming apps for the Iphone (which I don't know if I will continue doing it, but is what motivates me to buy a mac) I start looking on macbooks pro and macbooks air.  So you guys are the geeks on macs, and I'm unsure of what to do, since after I pay I can't regret.  You guys think will worth it? I mean, the reason why I don't buy a cheap normal pc and use kalyway or something is that I don't know if it will work, etc. So I prefer not to risk, but if I buy mac, I'm sure windows runs 100% fine.  Thanks a lot for your help, A LOT. Best Regards  Well, good choice not getting Alienware. Even for non-mac laptops they are incredibly overpriced, not to mention hideous.  If your budget is 2,000 dollars, you can get quite a good MBP, and obviously that allows you to run OS X wonderfully. I don't think you'll regret it, as long as you don't get the Air. You could obviously get a much more powerful Asus for much cheaper, but again, then you wont be running OS X. Just remember that the current MacBook Pro gets very, very hot. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/220043-good-mac-laptop-budget-2k-worths-it/#findComment-1481721 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Xeon Quad Man Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 Yeah, if I had $2K USD to spend on a laptop, I'd buy a MacBook Pro. I'd probably end up doing a Windows 7/Snow Leopard dual boot if that was the case. I just don't think you can beat the build quality, battery life, and the size vs. performance ratio is very good. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/220043-good-mac-laptop-budget-2k-worths-it/#findComment-1494374 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennisGeek Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 I bought a MacBook Pro 15" i7 Apple refurb with hi-res anti-glare panel for $1,999 + tax. I wanted Panasonic Toughbook F9 which is retailed for $3k... The difference is 2lb. Though not as good as Panasonic, MBP is not bad. It even does not require LegacyHDA.kext.  I installed XP on it (bootcamp), and all of Windows drivers are on the MacOS X install DVD. You pop it in, and the driver installation begins. Very nice touch. Easiest XP installation ever.  -- TG  Okay, I'm thinking to buy a laptop for my university studies. My budget is 2,000 USD.  I was thinking to buy an allienware, but they seem overpriced. so after beginning to start programming apps for the Iphone (which I don't know if I will continue doing it, but is what motivates me to buy a mac) I start looking on macbooks pro and macbooks air.  So you guys are the geeks on macs, and I'm unsure of what to do, since after I pay I can't regret.  You guys think will worth it? I mean, the reason why I don't buy a cheap normal pc and use kalyway or something is that I don't know if it will work, etc. So I prefer not to risk, but if I buy mac, I'm sure windows runs 100% fine.  Thanks a lot for your help, A LOT. Best Regards Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/220043-good-mac-laptop-budget-2k-worths-it/#findComment-1524385 Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny11 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Develop hardware and software that is compatible with Mac OS X and Apple hardware. Macintosh hardware implements standard buses such as PCI, USB, and Fire Wire that support high-performance peripherals and add-in cards. Â Â _________________________________________________ For connecting to remote desktop of another computer (via internet or network) and controls. Also connecting to VNCServer through Repeater or directly to VNCServer and a lot of other configuration options. For more details VNCServer Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/220043-good-mac-laptop-budget-2k-worths-it/#findComment-1524392 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xCalvin Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 i would buy the apple II Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/220043-good-mac-laptop-budget-2k-worths-it/#findComment-1606011 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkwonman Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 mbp's seem nice Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/220043-good-mac-laptop-budget-2k-worths-it/#findComment-1608137 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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