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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 m
by 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 agoMacbooks only have mini-DVI out. You need an adapter to get DVI output.
- RyanGWU82 19y agoBut 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 agoWow, I never realized that, but it seems you're correct. I wonder why in the world more laptops don't support DVI?
- mrtron 19y agoMost 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 agoI 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.