[citation][nom]Andy_Newton[/nom]It all comes down to what you are going to use this laptop for and for how many years.If you intend to buy a new laptop once a year just for Casual Gaming, Facebook, and other non critical things or just because you easily get bored then it's pretty obvious: Don't buy a Mac.If you do tons of color critical work such as prints, movie, special effects, & CAD then it's quite obvious too: Among all the choices in the article, Macbook Pro is the only one that comes with a Monitor suited for those specific tasks even if your choice of OS is Windows.Another thing: those 8 hr battery life claims--is it with Vista doing nothing? How do you get 8hrs?I've never come across any Vista Premium notebooks (including any Apple) that lasts more than 4 hrs running Vista doing nothing with all hardware turned on (Wifi, bluetooth, 50% LCD Brightness, 50% Volume, 50% Backlit )I'd appreciate it if someone can enlighten me.-ND[/citation]
If you do "Tons" of color work, why in the wide-world of sports are you using ANY laptop? And if you are, use the new Dell Studio 16 - It has the highest color gamut screen ever to be used in a laptop.
And about the battery life, the macbook doesn't get 8 hours of battery life either; check the test and you'll see it gets about 5 hours in normal use, and 6-7 with most things turned off/down.