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The "only advantage" it has is insanely good video card... That HP machine is in no way comparable to Macbook Pro... The base Macbook is the same price as tha

by mrtron 19y ago

The "only advantage" it has is insanely good video card... That HP machine is in no way comparable to Macbook Pro... The base Macbook is the same price as that HP machine, and is roughly the same price.

mynameishere 19y ago
I believe Steve Jobs has a patent on inappropriate uses of the word "insane" and its inflections. Anyway, the HP actually seems better for most things. The AMD processor seems to cost a bit more than Intel. Aside from that, I won't compare them. mac: 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2GB memory 200GB hard drive1 Double-layer SuperDrive NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 256MB hp: Turion 64 X2 TL-62 Memory Size: 3GB Dual Layer DVD RW Capacity: 250GB Unspecified, probably crappy, video card.
- mrtron 19y ago
  Some additional facts that are highly relevant to price point: 3MB shared L2 on the MB, 2x512 on the HP Macbooks, let alone the pro, have dvi out, which is a must for most people, and the HP doesn't. The HP is about the size of 2 macbook pros in terms of thickness. The HP's horrible vid card and screen gives it a resolution of 1280x800 on a 15 inch screen. The Pro you are comparing has 1440x900 on the same sized screen. I realize I am coming off as sounding fanboyish, but that is not my intention. I fully realize Macs are not priced very low, but these crappy HPs and Dells are nowhere near the quality of components.
  - neilc 19y ago
    Macbooks only have mini-DVI out. You need an adapter to get DVI output.
    - RyanGWU82 19y ago
      But that adapter is only $19. It's nearly impossible to get DVI output from most non-Mac laptops, no matter how much you spend.
      - neilc 19y ago
        Wow, I never realized that, but it seems you're correct. I wonder why in the world more laptops don't support DVI?
        mrtron 19y ago
        Most laptops don't have a good video card. Macbooks have the small connector because the large connector is too large in form factor for a laptop (well maybe not that huge HP :P). So other laptops would have to do something similar, but perhaps apple patented the mini-dvi port?
        neilc 19y ago
        I guess form factor could be a major part of it, although the 15" MBP does support DVI. And there are lots of laptops with decent non-integrated video cards but no DVI support -- support for DVI isn't exactly a high-end video card feature, after al.

by mrtron 19y ago

mynameishere 19y ago

I believe Steve Jobs has a patent on inappropriate uses of the word "insane" and its inflections. Anyway, the HP actually seems better for most things. The AMD processor seems to cost a bit more than Intel. Aside from that, I won't compare them. mac: 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 2GB memory 200GB hard drive1 Double-layer SuperDrive NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT with 256MB hp: Turion 64 X2 TL-62 Memory Size: 3GB Dual Layer DVD RW Capacity: 250GB Unspecified, probably crappy, video card.

mrtron 19y ago
Some additional facts that are highly relevant to price point: 3MB shared L2 on the MB, 2x512 on the HP Macbooks, let alone the pro, have dvi out, which is a must for most people, and the HP doesn't. The HP is about the size of 2 macbook pros in terms of thickness. The HP's horrible vid card and screen gives it a resolution of 1280x800 on a 15 inch screen. The Pro you are comparing has 1440x900 on the same sized screen. I realize I am coming off as sounding fanboyish, but that is not my intention. I fully realize Macs are not priced very low, but these crappy HPs and Dells are nowhere near the quality of components.
- neilc 19y ago
  Macbooks only have mini-DVI out. You need an adapter to get DVI output.
  - RyanGWU82 19y ago
    But that adapter is only $19. It's nearly impossible to get DVI output from most non-Mac laptops, no matter how much you spend.
    - neilc 19y ago
      Wow, I never realized that, but it seems you're correct. I wonder why in the world more laptops don't support DVI?
      - mrtron 19y ago
        Most laptops don't have a good video card. Macbooks have the small connector because the large connector is too large in form factor for a laptop (well maybe not that huge HP :P). So other laptops would have to do something similar, but perhaps apple patented the mini-dvi port?
        neilc 19y ago
        I guess form factor could be a major part of it, although the 15" MBP does support DVI. And there are lots of laptops with decent non-integrated video cards but no DVI support -- support for DVI isn't exactly a high-end video card feature, after al.