Is that true ? I decided to check it out.
I decided to check it against the Alienware laptops from Dell. ( Alienware used to be a different company, but Dell aquired it a few years back. I guess they thought they would benifit from the reach of Dell).
Here I am not going to go on about the OS part of it. Just the hardware part. OS is a personal choice. If you like to let the OS do everything - its a Mac for you. If you want to configure everything - go and get Linux. If you want something in between - try Windows. Whatever.
This is a comparison purely for gaming rigs. I am looking at the cost vs specs of a high end gaming rig.
| Macbook Pro | Alienware (custom rig) | |
| Cost : | $2499 | $2074 |
| Screen : | 17" | 17" |
| Memory : | 4 GB | 4GB |
| Hard Disk : | 500 GB 5400rpm | 500GB 7200rpm |
| Processor : | 2.8 GH Intel Core 2 Duo | 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 |
| Keyboard : | Backlit | Backlit |
| OS : | Mac OS X | Windows Vista Home Premium 64 |
| Colour : | White | Black |
| Graphics : | 9600M GT (512MB) | GTX250M (1GB) |
| Weight : | 2.99kg | not specified |
| Battery Life : | 7 hrs | not specified |
| Screen Size : | 1920x1200 | 1440x900 |
Matching the specs of the apple , the Alienware rig comes out to be less costly !
Size, weight? Screen resolution? Battery life?
ReplyDeleteValid points Shashvat. Updated the list with some of them. Not getting all the info from Alienware.
ReplyDeleteYou know, I want to believe the mac is a better buy... However, looking from a gamers perspective, I think that Alienware is better.
alienware seems to be a better buy, but I want a mac one day... (well, i want alienware too.. :| )
ReplyDeletebased on what --xh-- said, all choices are not rational and brand plays on irrational (emotional) aspect of people in making choices. the whole of marketing industry is running on this.
ReplyDelete@Vishal , yup. And more so Apple seems to work totally on this !
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