Looking for advice: Purchasing a MacBook Pro

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Looking for advice: Purchasing a MacBook Pro

Hi everybody,

I am a graduate student, and I do computational chemistry. The software we use in our lab is Windows-based, and the simulations we run require a lot of processor power.

I am thinking about buying a MacBook Pro, on which I can run Windows XP via Bootcamp to do my work.

For personal use, I am also looking ahead to the release of Spore, and want to have a setup that will be optimal for gaming (at home... not at work, of course!).

As a dedicated Mac user, I can't bring myself to purchase a PC when I know I can get both OS X and Windows on a Mac. Right now I have a 17" iMac G5 and a 12" iBook G4. So, this would be my first Intel Mac.

So... is a 17" MacBook Pro the answer? What about a 23" Cinema Display for a second monitor at home?

Any other advice/comments welcome.

Thanks,

John

iMac G5 (ALS) 17" 1.8GHz 2GB RAM; iBook G4 12" 1.33 GHz 512MB RAM Mac OS X (10.4.8) Samson C01U Studio Condenser Mic, iSight, iPod 40GB, Creative iTrigue L3500

Posted on Apr 28, 2007 12:52 PM

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Apr 28, 2007 3:43 PM in response to CanWeBowlPlease

Well… on the Windows front the MBP will run as well as any other PC laptop with a similar spec so on that you should have no problems. However, there are a couple of little quirks to running Windows on a Mac (mainly keyboard and mouse) but these are very minor.

As for the game, compare to other PC hardware with a similar spec. That should give you an idea of the system requires for any game you're interested in.

is it the answer, I think it's as good as, if not better, than any other option tyou have given there are few other that will run Max OS X.

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