Need to find a laptop as good if not better than new mac.

[Mike Fripp]

hello, im looking for a laptop that can handle graphic and 3d design, my music production and DJ'ing, i already have a fairly powerfull pc, but i need one i can ship around as im in full time education and Will hopefully be playing live soon.
So im looking for a workhorse really, with a nice crisp display, 15-21 inch at a fairly decent price.

 

[rockie_]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152593
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834317538&cm_re=860m-_-34-317-538-_-Product

 

[JeckeL]

Need to find a laptop as good if not better than new mac.

Do you want the mac operating system (OS X), or do you just mean more powerful than what comes in a macbook? You could essentially choose the same hardware components as a specific macbook pro for example, put OS X on it, and you'd have the same laptop for half the price as a "real" macbook pro, just without the apple logo... which it seems is why most people buy macbook pro/air...

If OS X isn't what you're after, the examples above are fine, although personally I'd go for windows 7 instead of 8

 

[orlbuckeye]

Well you say a 15 to 21 inch display and there is only one currently bigger then 17" and thats the Alienware 18. They start at 2099 with 8 gb of ram and Nvidia GTX 860 SLI graphics (SLI = 2 graphics cards)

 

[orlbuckeye]

Well it's not legal to install a MAC OS on a Non-Apple pc. The Alienware I mentioned was discontinued in 2015 and now they only have a 13, 15 and 17 inch models.

 

[G0ss3yn]

it's not legal to install a MAC OS on a Non-Apple pc

I heard jaywalking is also illegal

 

[orlbuckeye]

Yes but jaywalking happens and is pursued is by cops. Software license agreement are pursued by high paid attorneys working for Apple.

 

[orlbuckeye]

Finding a Apple laptop won't be a a whole lot different from Windows machines with the same specs. Plus you get support when needed from Apple.

 

[JeckeL]

Yes but jaywalking happens and is pursued is by cops.

I think he meant that it's illegal but socially acceptable, kind of like farting in an elevator

 

[orlbuckeye]

Well if that happens you blame it on the next guy. No but I think if you want Apple buy Apple you want Windows buy windows. No matter what you never get the performance in a VM on the laptop that you get running the main OS.