Q. The next generation Lenovo W series (W530 ?) or the 2012 Macbook Pro?
-I'm a CS student btw.
-I'm a CS student btw.
Answer
If all you want to do is run Windows games, presumably the W530 would be a better buy.
But that's pretty limited, isn't it? Otherwise the 2012 Macbook Pro will certainly have better longtime resale value, and if past experience is any guide (and what is the point of experience if it doesn't?), it will have a lower cost of ownership...
Macs have better resale, are easier to use, make better (more efficient) use of the hardware, are more reliable, are more secure and their total cost of operation is lower than PCs.
PCs are cheaper, initially, than Macs. There are lot of people out there who know Windows so its easy to to find someone to comiserate with.
I have found noone with real experience in both platforms that prefers to use Windows for their desktop. Even if you're just going to use the machine for surfing the Internet, Windows and Internet Explorer are notorious for their security holes. The MacOS os layer (based on FreeBSD) is far far more securely written so it is harder to write viri for (and obviously, since Macs are a smaller part of the market, fewer people are writing viri for them to begin with).
In particular, once you understand generally how Macs do things, you can pick up new applications very easily. There is far more (needless) variation in how interfaces work across the Windows platform, so applications take longer to master.
The vast majority of large commercial software products out there have Mac versions, and its relatively easy to run either a virtual machine or "boot camp" (dual boot) if you must run Windows products on your Mac.
I have given members of my family Macs because I don't want to be their system administrator if I can help it. They can administer their own machines. If I had given them Windows, I basically would have been signing up for a no salaried system admin for as long as they had my gifts.
If all you want to do is run Windows games, presumably the W530 would be a better buy.
But that's pretty limited, isn't it? Otherwise the 2012 Macbook Pro will certainly have better longtime resale value, and if past experience is any guide (and what is the point of experience if it doesn't?), it will have a lower cost of ownership...
Macs have better resale, are easier to use, make better (more efficient) use of the hardware, are more reliable, are more secure and their total cost of operation is lower than PCs.
PCs are cheaper, initially, than Macs. There are lot of people out there who know Windows so its easy to to find someone to comiserate with.
I have found noone with real experience in both platforms that prefers to use Windows for their desktop. Even if you're just going to use the machine for surfing the Internet, Windows and Internet Explorer are notorious for their security holes. The MacOS os layer (based on FreeBSD) is far far more securely written so it is harder to write viri for (and obviously, since Macs are a smaller part of the market, fewer people are writing viri for them to begin with).
In particular, once you understand generally how Macs do things, you can pick up new applications very easily. There is far more (needless) variation in how interfaces work across the Windows platform, so applications take longer to master.
The vast majority of large commercial software products out there have Mac versions, and its relatively easy to run either a virtual machine or "boot camp" (dual boot) if you must run Windows products on your Mac.
I have given members of my family Macs because I don't want to be their system administrator if I can help it. They can administer their own machines. If I had given them Windows, I basically would have been signing up for a no salaried system admin for as long as they had my gifts.
Oops for the last laptop question here's some details ?
Josee Gonz
Motherboard : NEW is installed
Processor: AMD Turion 64X2 TL-64 2.20GHz
Display: 17 Inch (1440x900)
Video Card: NVidia GeForce Go 6150M
Memory: 3GB DDR2 800MHz
Hard Drive: 120GB NEW is instaled
Optical Drive: DVD Multi-Drive
Wireless: 802.11 B/G/N
Communication: Cam and Mic
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit, Office 2010 64bita, Adobe CS5
I'd like to play just cause 2 or Gmod or any common game on steam like team fortress 2
Answer
Here is some information that will help... http://www.ghacks.net/2012/05/01/microsoft-releases-windows-games-diagnose-and-fix-software/?_m=3n%2e0038%2e507%2end0ao02jm9%2eino
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_value.html
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Comparison-of-Laptop-Graphics-Cards.130.0.html
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyr⦠or http://www.yougamers.com/games/
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/
Top gamers sites and news:
Just go to the website[s] of the game[s] you want to play.
Check what the basic requirements and recommended specs are.
Best way to determine what upgrades you'll need.
www.ebizmba.com/articles/video-game-weâ¦
www.popcap.com -
www.ign.com
www.gamershell.com -
www.free-cool.com/top-50/games
www.topgamesites.net -
www.buzztime.com/players/bt_trivia_sitâ¦
Here is some information that will help... http://www.ghacks.net/2012/05/01/microsoft-releases-windows-games-diagnose-and-fix-software/?_m=3n%2e0038%2e507%2end0ao02jm9%2eino
http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu_value.html
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Comparison-of-Laptop-Graphics-Cards.130.0.html
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyr⦠or http://www.yougamers.com/games/
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/
Top gamers sites and news:
Just go to the website[s] of the game[s] you want to play.
Check what the basic requirements and recommended specs are.
Best way to determine what upgrades you'll need.
www.ebizmba.com/articles/video-game-weâ¦
www.popcap.com -
www.ign.com
www.gamershell.com -
www.free-cool.com/top-50/games
www.topgamesites.net -
www.buzztime.com/players/bt_trivia_sitâ¦
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