Mac versu PC,{snicker,snicker}

[Ron99]

Originally Posted by ealbay

Have thought about a Hackintosh? Mac OS on intel processor or vmware. Fun and challenging project to do. Snow leopard installed on i7 920 overclocked to 4.2 ghz 6gb mem and 1t HD. Also running snow leopard in vmware. Get the best of both worlds. Snow leopard only cost $35 for the os.

Might be fun but for long term compatibility and stability it is not the best way to go. you have to jump through hoops every time Apple releases a system update (which they do frequently) and there is no guarantee that future updates will be able to be hacked onto non Apple hardware.

As for the difference between the Macbook and the Macbook Pro, the main ones are:

1. Macbook has USB I/O vs. USB + Firewire + SD card slot in the Pro

2. Macbook supports up to 4GB Ram, Pro is up to 8GB

3. Pro can be configured with faster graphics chips and more VRAM and I think has more BTO configurations and options but that may not be important to you.


The other thing to remember is cost of extras you may need such as virus protection software etc. that you have to factor into the Windows PC costs as well. Make a list of total cost rather than just the cost of the machine itself.