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  • 09-09-2010 2:18pm
    #1
    passingthrough
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 529 ✭✭✭


    my old laptop is gone, completely broken and i need a new one shortly, im thinking of possibly getting a mac but im not sure which would suit my needs better. a mac or a normal laptop like my old one, an Acer. i will be using it for programes like CAD, photoshop, Revit. Ill be using it in college so the workload being performed on it will be pretty intense so i was just wondering what advice peopl on here have for me on this issue.
    thanks


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  • #2
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    You'll get more bang for your buck buying a PC over a Mac, well as far as computing power is concerned. That's just the way it is.
    What's your budget?


  • #3
    passingthrough
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 529 ✭✭✭passingthrough


    i reckon i could stretch it to the 1,000 mark. im kinda hoping to buy one that is going to last and future proof myself in a way as programmes become more demanding etc


  • #4
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    There is no future proofing in the computer industry really, especially not laptops. Within six months anything you buy will be out of date.

    That said, if you went for an i7 you've got more threading than you can use right now(bar a few applications) so it should last a while.

    1K could get a refurb'd MacBookPro, not that I'd be pimping mac. It would also get you a very nice laptop. What size are you looking for?


  • #5
    passingthrough
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 529 ✭✭✭passingthrough


    not really sure what size im looking for, needs plenty of ram and a good processor. maybe il just stick with a normal laptop and make sure i get one with a good spec


  • #6
    oppenheimer1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,084 ✭✭✭oppenheimer1


    passingthrough wrote: »
    my old laptop is gone, completely broken and i need a new one shortly, im thinking of possibly getting a mac but im not sure which would suit my needs better. a mac or a normal laptop like my old one, an Acer. i will be using it for programes like CAD, photoshop, Revit. Ill be using it in college so the workload being performed on it will be pretty intense so i was just wondering what advice peopl on here have for me on this issue.
    thanks

    Autocad must run in a windows environment and a lot of engineering and finite element programs are windows only.


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  • #7
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,125 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    1K will get you a laptop with a core i7, 4GBs ram and a good mid range graphics card. If you pushed it another couple of hundred you'd be looking at the same machine but with a higher end card. In a mac 1k would get you a core 2 duo, 2GBs memory and a lower midrange card unless you go refurbed. I'd stick with a windows based machine. One thing though, an i7 and a high end card will make the laptop run hot and louder. If you want to avoid that you could go with an i5 and a decent mid range card.


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