You aren't that person, and you might not make the same choice given the same constraints for a variety of reasons, but that doesn't mean that the person's choice was "bogus," or that their explanation is wrong.
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These aren't arguments-they're explanations for why the person making the explanation made the choice they made. My wife just got a 15", because she needs the extra screen real estate. I'd have to have a *really good reason* to spend the extra money for a 15" or 17"-not just to show off. I have a 13" MBP because I do not want the extra weight. And you buy the Mac that does what you need, if you buy a Mac. If you don't, you can buy whatever you want, Mac or non-Mac. "Argument?" "Bogus?" To whom? If you want a computer that runs MacOS, you buy a Mac. So the GP was exaggerating a bit but still there is a fairly steep premium for apple hardware and this is compounded by apple's very limited selection which means you often end up buying far more than you actually require. OTOH if you compare to the 15 inch vostro line (in PC laptops 15 inch models tend to be cheaper than equivilent 13 inch models) then things get cheaper still. If you compare to the 13 inch vostro 3300 with an i5-480M then a machine with similar specs (older processor family but higher clockspeed so probablly overall similar) is £559.00 plus VAT and shipping which will put the total arround £700.
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If you want a 15 inch machine with a quad core (there is no option for a 15 inch with a dual core or a 13 inch with a quad core that will set you back £1,549.00 inc VAT and shipping)Ĭomparing to dell it depends what you compare with. Unfortunately the model number wikipedia lists for the CPU doesn't seem to match up with anything on intels website but assuming the turbo is similar to the models that straddle it it would have a max turbo with all cores active arround 2.8 GHz.
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Note: since the GP quoted in pounds i'm using UK prices from both dell and apple.Ī £999 inc VAT and shipping (closest price in this list to £1000) macbook pro comes with a 13 inch screen and a 2.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5.