Raingod Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Hello, so in September i will be going off to Film School and they use G5's with Final Cut Pro. So i've been looking at getting one of the new MBP, but personally i just think Apple is ripping me off majorly on those considering you can get a good quality Windows Base laptop for half the price with the same specs or. So i wanted to know if there is any good windows base laptop which will run OSX86 with very little issues, at the same preformance as a MBP and for less? Price isnt really the issue, but at 2000$ + i'd be expecting something with a little better specs especially if it will be replacing my gaming desktop too. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/94563-best-macbook-pro-alternative/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyper Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 HP dv2000t Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/94563-best-macbook-pro-alternative/#findComment-674082 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_m Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 good choice =) I'm using an HP dv2000 special edition (-still- funny enough, available at best buy. cheap good. solid.) Leopard 10.5.2 has (almost) full support for it. -Headphones/Mic doesn't seem to work (but it may with the right fiddling), but speakers do. -Wireless doesn't work (I know people are working on getting drivers for that wireless) Hrm that's about it... Everything else works, full video support now to the graphics update. I believe the AIR notebook is to thank for that...I think it also uses the X3100 video card. The laptop I think now comes with 4GB or ram outa the box in Best Buy...crazy. Mine has 2GB...but if you're doing a lot of processing you'll want the 4GB. ...but if you really need heavy duty, you're best off with a more powerful desktop. The HP laptops though I find are GREAT convenient laptops with GREAT battery life, GREAT price, etc. and seem to work with OS X if you wanted to dual boot Windows / OS X. I run on an external drive...but with a generous 250gb drive... why not. I didn't want to experiment that's why =) Another good buy over at "that" store is the 320gb external self powered hard drive from simpletech (it's a western digital inside) for 150$ wow! go figure the things off the shelf in stores these days are pretty good. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/94563-best-macbook-pro-alternative/#findComment-674530 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubombmimac Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 anything with core2 duo 2 gigs of ram and a wifi card and DVD RW+ is a good alternative. But.... Laptops have a lower success rate over desktops and you may find it easier to just buy a macbook pro then going and spending about 5 hrs searching the forum to fix your hardware. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/94563-best-macbook-pro-alternative/#findComment-674571 Share on other sites More sharing options...
komeet Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I can recommend the Samsung models. Good quality, cheap and almost everything works perfect with OSX. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/94563-best-macbook-pro-alternative/#findComment-674747 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyper Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 good choice =)I'm using an HP dv2000 special edition (-still- funny enough, available at best buy. cheap good. solid.) Leopard 10.5.2 has (almost) full support for it. -Headphones/Mic doesn't seem to work (but it may with the right fiddling), but speakers do. -Wireless doesn't work (I know people are working on getting drivers for that wireless) Hrm that's about it... Everything else works, full video support now to the graphics update. I believe the AIR notebook is to thank for that...I think it also uses the X3100 video card. The laptop I think now comes with 4GB or ram outa the box in Best Buy...crazy. Mine has 2GB...but if you're doing a lot of processing you'll want the 4GB. ...but if you really need heavy duty, you're best off with a more powerful desktop. The HP laptops though I find are GREAT convenient laptops with GREAT battery life, GREAT price, etc. and seem to work with OS X if you wanted to dual boot Windows / OS X. I run on an external drive...but with a generous 250gb drive... why not. I didn't want to experiment that's why =) Another good buy over at "that" store is the 320gb external self powered hard drive from simpletech (it's a western digital inside) for 150$ wow! go figure the things off the shelf in stores these days are pretty good. I recommend to stick with HP computers Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/94563-best-macbook-pro-alternative/#findComment-674855 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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