# laptop recommendation?
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-recommendation/48097
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [May 8, 2008, 7:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-recommendation/48097 "2008-05-08T07:46:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 16
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### Author:  [@Poprocks704](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Poprocks704)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2008, 10:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-recommendation/48097/21 "2008-05-08T10:38:42Z")
You want a Macbook Pro…they are crazy amazing.
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### Author:  [@camarojoe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/camarojoe)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2008, 10:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-recommendation/48097/22 "2008-05-08T10:45:06Z")
I’m ehh about Macs. Lot of leghumpers buy them because they are pretty or the fad. They are growing on me, but everything I run on a computer runs on a PC. I have access to Parallels, Windows, etc so if I want to convert a Mac it won’t be an issue, but don’t want to bother nowadays with it.
The Dell XPS series is sweet as well as the almost end of life Latitude D Series.
Open offer. Anyone want to buy a Dell, Apple, or HP contact me with specs and I’ll see what I can get for you. Not a guarantee that I’d be able to get the best price, but worth a shot.
And no, I don’t make commission, etc… I’m offering it as a service…
Many people on here can vouch for me. 🙂
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### Author:  [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2008, 10:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-recommendation/48097/23 "2008-05-08T10:45:27Z")
> [@Poprocks704](#):
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> You want a Macbook Pro…they are crazy amazing.
this coming from someone that sells them, nice biased opinion.
So tell me mr. my mac is perfect, how come ive worked on 4 macbook pros and on every one the wireless was faulty?
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### Author:  [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2008, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-recommendation/48097/24 "2008-05-08T10:53:52Z")
because they’re crazy amazing? 😃
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2008, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-recommendation/48097/25 "2008-05-08T10:54:33Z")
ughh how many of these threads are there going to be?
+2 for mac…coming from a multi platform user.
If you go the pc route, a dell or alienware would suite you nicely as said above.
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### Author:  [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2008, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-recommendation/48097/26 "2008-05-08T10:55:26Z")
but alienware is plastic junk.
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### Author:  [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2008, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-recommendation/48097/27 "2008-05-08T10:57:19Z")
Something portable? How small are you looking…
\<3 XPS M1330
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### Author:  [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2008, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-recommendation/48097/28 "2008-05-08T11:02:50Z")
> [@BuickGN](#):
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> but alienware is plastic junk.
:bloated: (sarcasm not detected?)
Yeah that’s why mine used to burn me because the metal would get too hot 😉 like 80 celsius hot.
They are awesome machines though. I was really impressed with some of the gaming scores I pulled off with that machine.
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### Author:  [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2008, 11:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-recommendation/48097/29 "2008-05-08T11:12:40Z")
yes i was being sarcastic lol
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### Author:  [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2008, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-recommendation/48097/30 "2008-05-08T11:23:04Z")
> [@BuickGN](#):
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> yes i was being sarcastic lol
I know. I may look dumb, but ah fuck it who am I kidding.
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### Author:  [@dmoffitt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dmoffitt)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2008, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-recommendation/48097/31 "2008-05-08T11:25:16Z")
Apple makes some of the best windows-capable machines too, now that it’s intel hardware (pc magazine even said this, iirc). They run Windows great, I gamed on my 17" macbook pro (1920x1200 ftmfw) a lot. There are companies with dedicated windows-only custom apps who still buy macbook pros to run them on since the hardware is good and the value is actually up there if you do a true spec-for-spec comparison (also factoring in that AppleCare \> calling Dell in India).
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### Author:  [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2008, 2:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-recommendation/48097/32 "2008-05-08T14:14:28Z")
> [@dmoffitt](#):
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> Apple makes some of the best windows-capable machines too, now that it’s intel hardware (pc magazine even said this, iirc). They run Windows great, I gamed on my 17" macbook pro (1920x1200 ftmfw) a lot. There are companies with dedicated windows-only custom apps who still buy macbook pros to run them on since the hardware is good and the value is actually up there if you do a true spec-for-spec comparison (also factoring in that AppleCare \> calling Dell in India).
Not to be a quote monkey but it was proven that the best machine to run Vista last year was in fact a Macbook Pro. 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2008, 2:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-recommendation/48097/33 "2008-05-08T14:56:53Z")
> [@ryanmcell](#):
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> Not to be a quote monkey but it was proven that the best machine to run Vista last year was in fact a Macbook Pro. 🙂
lol thats hilarious. not that you would want to anyways.
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### Author:  [@amspimpwagon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/amspimpwagon)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2008, 2:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-recommendation/48097/34 "2008-05-08T14:58:17Z")
If your already thinking about a Mac, the deciding part is over. Go buy one.
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### Author:  [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2008, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-recommendation/48097/35 "2008-05-08T15:36:42Z")
it will be a macbookpro. i need to be able to boot to every OS. now i just need to decide on the 15" or the 17"
thanks all
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### Author:  [@dozr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dozr)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2008, 6:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/laptop-recommendation/48097/36 "2008-05-09T06:37:57Z")
Macbook Pro.
Macs initially are more expensive, but actual cost of ownership is much lower if you sell after a couple years, compared to a PC. My 1.5 year old Dell 17" laptop ($2500~) might be worth 200 bucks if I am lucky. The comparable Mac would probably sell for upwards of 800. I bought the PC because it was cheaper and came with more shit, and have regretted it every day since.
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