Ive had my eye on a mac for a while now, specifically either the mid range 15" macbook pro or the 17" version.
I primarily want something that i can run my empire from, something thats clean, easy to use, well built and has all the features ill need.
Im gonna be doing lots of photography, image editing, animation, writing, design, html/php/mysql/java website based stuff etc. Im aware that Mac's are extremely fast efficient machines but now that im getting to the point where im seriously looking into them ive become a little wary of the price.
Im willing to pay a premium for something thats going to really perform well, but for the price of the 17" macbook pro i could build a top end quad core system.
So id really appreciate any comments, especially from people that have been in the same situation as me, and that use it for the kind of things im going to be using it for. How does it perform and is it really worth the money?
I primarily want something that i can run my empire from, something thats clean, easy to use, well built and has all the features ill need.
Im gonna be doing lots of photography, image editing, animation, writing, design, html/php/mysql/java website based stuff etc. Im aware that Mac's are extremely fast efficient machines but now that im getting to the point where im seriously looking into them ive become a little wary of the price.
Im willing to pay a premium for something thats going to really perform well, but for the price of the 17" macbook pro i could build a top end quad core system.
So id really appreciate any comments, especially from people that have been in the same situation as me, and that use it for the kind of things im going to be using it for. How does it perform and is it really worth the money?