Apple® - MacBook® Pro VS Toshiba Qosmio?

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I need to buy a new laptop and my budget is around $1500 max. I was looking at these two laptops and really can't decide which one to buy. I was hoping if someone could help me decide which one is better (both cost same)
Apple
# Product Height 1"
# Product Width 12.8"
# Product Weight 4.5 lbs.
# Product Depth 8.9"
# Processor Brand Intel®
# Processor Intel® Core⢠i7
# Processor Speed 2.7GHz
# Battery Type Lithium-polymer
# Display Type Widescreen LED-backlit (1280 x 800)
# Screen Size (Measured Diagonally) 13.3"
# Cache Memory 4MB shared on die Level 3
# System Memory (RAM) 4GB
# System Memory (RAM) Expandable To 8GB
# Type of Memory (RAM) DDR3 SDRAM
# Hard Drive Type SATA (5400 rpm)
# Computer Hard Drive Size 500GB
# Optical Drive Double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW
# Optical Drive Speeds 4x DVD+R DL; 4x DVD-R DL: 8x4x8 DVD+RW; 8x4x8 DVD-RW; 24x10x24 CD-RW
# Direct-Disc Labeling No
# Digital Media Reader or Slots Yes, select memory card slots
# Graphics Intel® HD Graphics 3000
# Video Memory 384MB DDR3 SDRAM (shared)
# TV Tuner No
# MPEG Yes
# Built-in Webcam Yes
# Modem None
# Networking Built-in 10/100/1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
# Wireless Networking Wireless-A+B+G+N
# Bluetooth-Enabled Yes
# S-Video Outputs None
# Speakers Internal
# PCMCIA Slots None
# USB 2.0 Ports 2
# IEEE 1394 FireWire Ports 1
# Parallel Ports None
# Game Ports None
# Laptop Weight Ultraportable (5.5 lbs. or less)
# Battery Life Not available
# Pointing Device Multitouch trackpad
# HDMI Output No
# Blu-ray Player No
# Operating System Platform Mac
# Operating System Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
# Included Software
iTunes, Time Machine, Spotlight, Quick Look, Spaces, Dashboard, Mail, iChat, Safari, Photo Booth, Address Book, QuickTime, iCal, DVD Player, Front Row, Xcode and iLife (iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD, iWeb, GarageBand)
# Graphics Chip Intel
# Backlit Keyboard Yes
# Drive Capacity 500GB
# Graphics Card Intel® HD Graphics 300

Toshiba Qosmio

Processor Intel Core i7-2630QM Processor
Memory (RAM) 6GB
Memory Type DDR3
Memory Expandable to 8GB
Hard Drive Size 500GB
Hard Drive Type SATA
Optical Drive Blu-Ray Disc (BD-ROM) and DVD SuperMulti drive with Labelflash
Display Size 17.3"
Display Type TruBrite TFT LCD
Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Battery Type 8 cell/47Wh Lithium Ion
Network Card Wi-Fi Wireless networking (802.11b/g/n)
Video Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M with NVIDIA Optimus Technology
Other ports Memory Card Reader
# of USB slots 4
Bluetooth Enabled Bluetooth version 3.0 plus HS
Dimensions 16.3"W x 10.8"D x 1.1"/1.4"H
Weight 6.6lbs
Warranty 1 year
Extra Features Webcam and microphone
VGA Connection Yes
HDMI Port 1 x HDMI

Answer
This sort of depends on what you plan to use your computer for.

If you want to play games on your laptop, use any sort of complicated program like Avid Media Composer, then do not buy an apple product. Also, if you like to be in control of the details on the computer, like how it runs, and any other sort of specifics, go for the PC. Any kind of PC is better for someone who knows about computers and likes for it to meet specific needs or wishes. They are usually more flexible with your choices, though they aren't as pretty as Macs.

I own a Macbook Pro currently, and I think its nice. It runs smoothly and it functions well. Sometimes it gets a little irritating because I don't like the filing system, but I have gotten used to it. Macs are good for people who don't need to control their computer a lot, and they just want it to do a few things like have itunes, hold a calendar, write research papers. It can do more complicated things (I have Civilization IV downloaded on it as well as the Adobe Creative Suite and Final Cut Pro). I can have one or two of those open at a time before it starts being difficult. Macs also have a tendency to run extremely smoothly, and then on occasion there is a problem and it immediately crashes or something where you have to take it in. But you can take it to the Genius Bar if you have an Apple store in the area to get it taken care of. It can also be a little bit more difficult to fix problems by yourself.

The myths that Macs don't crash is a lie, but it is true that they don't very often, and they do run well, especially because there haven't been many viruses going through their systems yet.

Is this a good laptop?

doglover10

IT is a toshiba satellite from best buy for $329
here are the specs
#
Warranty Terms - Parts
1 year limited
#
Warranty Terms - Labor
1 year limited
#
Product Height
1.5"
#
Product Width
14.3"
#
Product Weight
5.5 lbs.
#
Product Depth
10.6"
#
Processor Brand
Intel®
#
Processor
Intel® Celeron®
#
Processor Speed
2.2GHz
#
Display Type
Widescreen TFT-LCD with TruBrite technology (1280 x 800)
#
Screen Size
15.4"
#
System Bus
800MHz
#
Cache Memory
1MB on die Level 2
#
System Memory (RAM)
2GB
#
System Memory (RAM) Expandable To
4GB
#
Type of Memory (RAM)
DDR2
#
Hard Drive Type
Serial ATA (5400 rpm)
#
Hard Drive Size
160GB
#
Optical Drive
Double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW
#
Optical Drive Speeds
6x DVD+R DL; 6x DVD-R DL; 8x8x8 DVD+RW; 8x6x8 DVD-RW; 5x DVD-RAM; 24x24x24 CD-RW
#
Direct-Disc Labeling
No
#
Digital Media Reader or Slots
No
#
Graphics
Mobile Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
#
Video Memory
128MB - 830MB dynamically allocated shared
#
Personal Video Recorder (PVR)
No
#
TV Tuner
No
#
MPEG
Yes
#
Built-in Webcam
No
#
Modem
None
#
Networking
Built-in 10/100 Ethernet (RJ-45 connector)
#
Wireless Networking
Wireless-B+G
#
Bluetooth-Enabled
No
#
S-Video Outputs
No
#
Speakers
Built-in stereo
#
PCMCIA Slots
1 ExpressCard 34/54
#
USB 2.0 Ports
3
#
IEEE 1394 FireWire Ports
None
#
Parallel Ports
None
#
Serial Ports
None
#
Game Ports
None
#
Laptop Weight
Standard (more than 5.5 lbs.)
#
Battery Type
6-cell lithium-ion
#
Battery Life
Up to 2 hours and 40 minutes
#
Pointing Device
Touchpad
#
Operating System Platform
Windows
#
Operating System
Windows Vista Home Basic with SP1
#
Included Software
Toshiba Disc Creator, DVD Player, Microsoft Works 9, Adobe Acrobat Reader and more
#
ENERGY STAR Qualified
No
#
HDMI Output
No
#
Blu-ray Player
No


I will want to use it to surf the web and to play pc games also to write papers for school

Answer
The price is good but the product is bad and the OS is really bad. better put some more dough and get a HP with Windows Vista Home Premium

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