Window Or OS X

Hi there guys really need help on what to get... First of all i would like all the Mac Users to share their experience on using Mac OS and also users went from Windows OS to Mac

Basicly what i want to say is im looking on 2 laptops atm i know they do diffrents things so you guys dnt need to ask me what i use it for so we can skip that.

ok first of all here are the 2 laptops im looking at and the specs will be kind of same as each other but here we go.....

Sony Vaio Zseries

Specs
Finishes: Premium Carbon Processor: Intel® Core(TM)2 Duo 3.06 GHz Hard drive: 400 GB Serial ATA (5400 rpm) Memory: 8 GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM Optical Drive: Blu-ray Disc(TM) drive Display: 13.1" LCD, 1600 x 900 + webcam Wireless WAN: WWAN Security features: Fingerprint and TPM Operating system: Vista Ult.(64 bit) without XP Battery: Battery life up to 6.5 hours Also Included
Keyboard: UK QWERTY keyboard Memory cards reader: SD and MS card slot Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce®9300M GS 256MB AC Adapter: AC Adapter Ports: 2 USB 2.0 + 1 HDMI output Wireless LAN: Wireless LAN + Bluetooth®
Total Price £2,944.00

Macbook Pro

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Specs
3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
8GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x4GB
500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm
SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT with 512MB
MacBook Pro 15-inch Glossy Widescreen Display
Backlit Keyboard (British) & User’s Guide (English)
Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter
Apple Remote

£3,086.99

so as you can see the spec wise is kinda same to the sony...
what you guys think? what one should go for
Note:I have always been a Window User
if any of you guys went from Windows to mac tell me your experience on that and how was it.

i know all the things about Bootcamp and other apps that you buy on apply store to instal Windows on to the Mac so we can skip that too... haha

ok well i think there plenty here to get strated so hit me back

thanks alot guys...-blush2

 

Sony is just a brand, and that it's the only reason why they're expensive

There are much cheaper brands should as Acer, HP, Dell etc... They have the same spec as the Sony but probably $1000+ more cheaper...

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Now in terms of Windows vs Mac, there are really no differences, they both can get your jobs done well...
If you gonna pick Sony, then you might as well pick a Mac

I personally would go for neither of those b/c their features does not reflect on their price but the brand

 

if you really like OSX, then get a hackitosh(buy a laptop that has drivers for OSX and install OSX86 yourself)

friend's netbook with OSX

 

Why not run Windows on a Macbook Pro?

 

Hi there yeah i know its just brands but yeah i know there are many brands out there but i only lik sony also i have been an sony fan i have an Vaio desktop aswell

its not the money really im bothered im more botherd about if i get a Mac will i regret then go back to Windows?

cuz i see there are many youtube reviews and they kind of get me confussed as you see nearlly everyone on youtube is against OSX lol

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Not intrested in this one haha Its Mac Notebook or a Windows Notebook...

thanks-bigsmiles

 

Actually, you don't.

If you did bother to learn more about bootcamp, you would've learned that it's free and it comes with OSX which also leads me to believe that you might not know how bootcamp works.

Bootcamp is not a visualization tool meaning it does not run Windows on top of OSX. Bootcamp is a utility used to install Microsoft based Operating systems on Intel Based Macs. What you're doing with bootcamp is basically dual booting.

 

Sorry ma bad for miss typed i did not want to go into detailed about BootCamp
as i know it comes free with OSX and i know you need to boot up to switch from windows to OSX

and also there is other apps such as parallel and vmware fusion that can run widows at the same time blah blah

 

And you don't like either options because?

I'm saying this because I have a pathological hatred for Sony computers. Any other Windows based notebooks with the same specs will always cost less than a Sony counter part. You're really only paying for aesthetics not to mention the inability to service/upgrade them yourselves.

 

Well that is why im asking you people that owns an Macbook Pro or Mac and they switch from Windows to OSX

im not hating on Windows i use windows all my life and im used of all the function just the reason is one of my intrests is a Macbook Pro and the Sony Z Series and and yes i know its over priced for the sony but its sony lol just like you buying a car BMW and Merc. haha

i never tryed having 2 OS in one computer so but i have seen many people doing it.

and can i do everything and install my old softwares with the mac instead of keep booting to windows you get what im coming from?:naughty:

 

I've had my 13" Unibody Macbook Pro for a few months and I've only used OSX once or twice.

I really don't see what all the hype is about.

 

So i guess you have already installed Windows OS onto your Mac? what you use the OSX for? and have you partition your mac HD e.g if you had 500GB HD you partition it to the windows like you drag all the memory to Windows? is that right

and also the Macbook pro just looks sleek la la la la

-tongue2

 

1. don't get vaios. nobody should get vaios. vaios should be burned.
2. if you get a mac, please don't go around saying macs are good without knowing why. you'll look like a retard. if you know why macs are good, go for it.
3. else, if you don't want to deal with the hassle of getting software that are not released for macs to work on a mac, go for windows. you can downgrade to xp, or upgrade to 7.
4. or if you are techy, get a fucking dell and boot centOS on it.
5. don't get vaios. you're essentially getting raped in the ass for a piece of shit.

so my verdict:

macbook pro: yes. (unless you're gonna go "oooo get a macbook because it's goooodd", "why?", "i dunno because it's goooood", then no)
vaio: no. i'd cover it with napalm and blow it up.

anyways, the only reason why i would want to buy a macbook pro, is because of the unibody case. that is it.

if i wanted to use mac osx, and if i didn't care for the case, i'd use a hackintosh. which i have. that's right you haters. a 300 dollar macbook. -bigsmile

 

What is wrong with Vaios they have nice Designs lol you hate Sonys is it cuz its over priced? there alot of people prefer Sonys you know... and plus my family and relatives are all sony owners and they work in the IT jobs and ect... so what you saying they are retards too.. haha i aint want no dissing just...

yes the macbook is very sleep of the Unibody and the designs and i wish Sony had that too.. lol

about sony i will not change my mind about the one that i have shown on top of the thread thinking about the xSeries too but does not come out in another month or so...

ok what the real point ok forget the sony and the Mac ok

take the OS from them to Notebooks ok

OSX and Vista 7 when it comes out in Oct..

i never used OSX before first time and Windows i have used all my life.

i want to know will i regret anything if i go from Windows to OSX?

and the diffrents and all that stuff you know thanks em to make this more easy just think of me that i have no skills on OSX and compare the good point and the bad point of them 2?

thanks

 

mmm well, i've got my macbook, on which i have dualbooted windows 7, vista and now im currently dual booted to Windows XP SP3, which, to be honest is the quickest operating system out of all the windows, and, to me, seems faster than even OSX snow leopard.

I still love OSX for its functionality, especially with the multitouch trackpad.

I would just say get a macbook pro and dualboot with XP. then you have the best of both worlds.

The next step for me will probably be dualbooting with Ubuntu.


Judging by your vehicle, i'd say we both have a thing for nice toys.

If you have a regular laptop, no one will ever give a shit. You could spend 5000 dollars on a sony laptop and no one will give a rats ass. But the moment you whip out your macbook pro, everyone knows its a prime piece of tech. The ladies will immediately want to caress your genetalia and thrust their breasts into your face. This phenomenon has been well documented. I'm not even kidding.

 

WoW finaly im hearing what a humen talking haha yh love my big boys toys...

well i have a sony Vaio Desktop on XP anyways so the Laptop im going to use is for secondery use so

are you using Fusion? or parallel?

and how big is oru macbook HD and how you partition your macbook?

 

get macbook air if you a true baller yeah!

 

Ill pass on that lol.... dnt wont to carry a seperate Super Drive around.....

only Intrested in Macbook Pro.

 

yh the Xseries is sleep too thinest of Vaio but its not out till Mid Oct and i need a Notebook ASAP

thats why i choose the Zseries and the macbook pro im not really botherd im willing to try somthing new but the thing is will i regret it if i get the mac?

and all the software i have its not mac compatable just as i really like a mac but

just really need someone to give me a final word that explain in detailed thats it...

bad points and good points..

Basicly the laptop will be my second best friend will be with me day to day and do everything init.,....-sorc