HP Envy Touchsmart 15-j120TX vs MacBook Pro Retina 13-inch

TarX

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Big question guys. I need to decide on a laptop for the next 4 years. The choice is either the Envy or MBP Retina. I am planning to use this for music mixing and composition.

After 4 years, which one will have a better resale value and which one would be a better choice?

I plan to run Windows on both of these as I am using FL Studio. If I go for the MacBook, then I MIGHT have to go for the low end one.
Need serious help.
 

TarX

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Jan 3, 2014
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Also guys, feel free to suggest other models. Therefore:

1. What is your budget?
Max 1200$

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are
considering?
Min 13

3. What screen resolution do you want?
HD

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement
laptop?
Desktop Replacement

5. How much battery life do you need?
Doesn't matter much

6. Do you want to play games with your laptop?
Yes

If so then please list the games that you want to
with the settings that you want for these games.
(Low,Medium or High)?
COD, BF, Assassin's Creed, GTA(Mid-High)

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your
laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
Music Production, Illustration, Programming, Video Editing, SketchUp 3D

8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do
you need?
Doesn't matter, will be buying an external.

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
4 Years

11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD
ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
Doesn't matter
12. Please tell us about the brands that you
prefer to buy from them and the brands that you
don't like and explain the reasons.

Like:

HP: Friends recommend it and I like the Envy series; Dell: No reason; Apple: Reliability, Resale Value, Design

Dislike:

Acer: Owned one, wasn't good

13. What country do you live in?
India
 

TarX

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Jan 3, 2014
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Also guys, feel free to suggest other models. Therefore:

1. What is your budget?
Max 1200$

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are
considering?
Min 13

3. What screen resolution do you want?
HD

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement
laptop?
Desktop Replacement

5. How much battery life do you need?
Doesn't matter much

6. Do you want to play games with your laptop?
Yes

If so then please list the games that you want to
with the settings that you want for these games.
(Low,Medium or High)?
COD, BF, Assassin's Creed, GTA(Mid-High)

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your
laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
Music Production, Illustration, Programming, Video Editing, SketchUp 3D

8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do
you need?
Doesn't matter, will be buying an external.

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
4 Years

11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD
ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
Doesn't matter
12. Please tell us about the brands that you
prefer to buy from them and the brands that you
don't like and explain the reasons.

Like:

HP: Friends recommend it and I like the Envy series; Dell: No reason; Apple: Reliability, Resale Value, Design

Dislike:

Acer: Owned one, wasn't good

13. What country do you live in?
India
 

fun4678

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Aug 31, 2013
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I would go for the HP Envy. While the Mac will have a higher resale price it's not worth it to buy a Mac and a Windows License. You would be better off with the HP.
IMO Macs are horrible overpriced pieces of crap and they aren't good for anything except internet browsing...
Save some money! Get the HP!
Good luck :)