Getting a new lappy soon( Apple whaaa??)

[hmammen]

Thats right, my first apple product.

Been doing alot of thinking and research and the macbookpro seems to be the best choice for my needs. As i will be going into Cinematagrophy for a career, Final Cut studio will be a great advantage. I also realized i could use bootcamp to dual boot windows xp. This way i could still have all of my beloved microsoft applications . I can also get one with an 8600GT, which is meh anyways, but will suit my everynowandthen gaming desires.

What do you guys think. Should i go with a macbookpro or find a nice PC alternative?

 

[LeftEyeBlind]

MacBook Pros are pretty awsome machines, they're built well and they look great, Might as-well get one if your going into Cinematography and get used to the industry standard.

And like you said, you can always throw Windows XP on another partition using BootCamp.

 

[CalcProgrammer1]

Well, I've never used a Mac, but I've heard Final Cut and the other Apple programs are great for video editing. Professionals usually use Apple computers. If it runs Windows XP then even better. I have an 8600M GS in my HP laptop and it's plenty fast enough to play Half Life 2 and Team Fortress 2, and it can sorta run Crysis (SP Demo) at 1024x768 with settings on low/medium.

What is the screen size? I prefer a large (17") screen but 15.4 isn't that bad. Make sure it has a large resolution because otherwise complex editing applications will fill the screen with buttons and you'll have no room to work.

 

[hmammen]

yea i plan on getting the 17 inch version....1900x1200 res.

well looks like its a go.