Thinkpad or MacBook?

[markose]

I say neither.

[mjmacky]

I heard in this thread that he's a Mac fan, so he probably marked out to the apple. Going against Jobs is like going against your own deity, since Apple fandom is a religion (apparently).

[Artemis]

I heard in this thread that he's a Mac fan, so he probably marked out to the apple. Going against Jobs is like going against your own deity, since Apple fandom is a religion (apparently).

Horses for courses, there are some things that a Mac is better at natively, audio/visual editing/manipulation being top of the pops with many applications written for Mac that have no/or a less powerful equivalent in a Windows environment.
Since I happen to know that Polarbear is both a D.J. and a long time Mac user, it seemed the wise thing in this case to recommend the Macbook.
Another argument for Mac hardware is that although there is a higher purchase cost, there is also a far higher resale value, with similarly spec'ed Mac equipment holding its value for far longer than a Windows based equivalent.
Before you jump back on your horse to tilt at this particular windmill macky, I am not a Mac fanboi personally, but recognise that there are some areas that Mac has got Windows machines cold on, and the big one is audio/visual production and post production.

[mjmacky]

Are we talking about professional (e.g. Avid) here or amateur editing (WMM vs. iMoviefilmorsomething)? I wouldn't be so quick to say that it's natively better, as I'd only prefer 3rd party solutions, and they are available for both.

Now, the thought that you would need a Mac to be a DJ... that feels like a really long yoga stretch.

And it's a bit odd to consider resale value for electronics. This might be a special consideration for Apple since the price point is ridiculously and unjustifiably high at the start. Then again, I never factored in resale value of my car when I bought it.

[clocker]

And it's a bit odd to consider resale value for electronics. This might be a special consideration for Apple since the price point is ridiculously and unjustifiably high

Since I don't deal in Apple stuff I can't really say what their used market is like...except that the potential pool of buyers is much smaller than for a Windows based machine.
At this point, any PC older than 3 years has basically zero value given the low entry point into a new machine and the sped up obsolescence of older platforms (which makes component replacement- specifically motherboards- almost impossible), but I don't know how that works in Appleworld.

[mjmacky]

Since I don't deal in Apple stuff I can't really say what their used market is like...except that the potential pool of buyers is much smaller than for a Windows based machine.
At this point, any PC older than 3 years has basically zero value given the low entry point into a new machine and the sped up obsolescence of older platforms (which makes component replacement- specifically motherboards- almost impossible), but I don't know how that works in Appleworld.

Well now, to be fair, a laptop running Windows isn't exactly 0 value after 3 years. It can still be bar money (fun night out, treat everyone). I speak from personal experience.

Also, think about buy used Apple hardware. Isn't that something that would be shameful to Apple fans? Anyways, how much would you pay for a 3-year-old Macbook...

[Mooi1990]

See yourself

MacBook Pro 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Unibody (Late 2008) Model A1286 w/ AppleCare
Item condition: Used
Time left: 2h 43m 39s (Sep 19, 201118:00:31 PDT)
Bid history:
1 bid
Current bid: US $850.00

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MacBook-Pro-...item56460c7f8e

[mjmacky]

What a sucker, that thing looked hideous.

[Skiz]

I've been eyeballing the upcoming Lenovo U300s that Lenovo is fixin to release. There's a short article in that link, and I think you'll find that laptop may provide the best of both worlds.

[Artemis]

What a sucker, that thing looked hideous.

Your bias is showing again, the resale value is a valid argument, and not every mac user is the elitist image you seem to believe. My post regarding the OP's (Polarbear's) question, was based on the fact that I know him, and know that he uses Mac's for audiomixing and post production.
There are other pro's to owning a Mac as well including the fact that being based on FreeBSD with the Darwin window environment it is almost immune to malware/viruses, and since it does not use the Dll/Vxd/Exe application structure of a Windows based PC the applications are far smaller and there aren't the redundancies from old dll & vxd files.