I think the main difference is the screen: 13 inch for a macbook 15.4 or 17 inch for a pro
And the other main difference is the graphics card: Macbook: onboard Macbook Pro ati x1600 which is fast... but maybe loves toe at your batteries as well :) I'm doubting myself... It's time for a new computer for me too :) I think i will go for the macbook as I don't do heavy graphics stuff (like 3d modeling) on it an if I will use it for a longer time I will plug in an exernal monitor anyway so the screen size doesn't matter that much either.... O and if I were you I would buy the black one... the white one tends to get brown after a few months :) there having issues with it... Arnoud -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens Edwin van Rijkom Verzonden: zondag 3 september 2006 10:39 Aan: Open Source Flash Mailing List Onderwerp: Re: [osflash] OT: mac book? or Dell? I got a Mac Book pro 3 months ago and my windows machine has been catching dust ever since. Forget about Boot camp and use Parallels instead - you'll have Windows & Mac without having to reboot and the speed on this VM is incredible. To illustrate, the Flash 8 IDE actually runs smoother in Parallels with Windows than the Mac version (which is written for PPC) does natively! For cross-platform development it is simply ideal. The down-sides are no right-click button, and missing or differently functioning keyboard keys. The first is quickly solved using an external mouse, the second only partially by using an external keyboard. Not having Windows like behavior on 'home', 'end', 'shift-home' and 'shift-end', 'page-up' and 'page-down', 'ctrl-c' and 'ctrl-v' keys is pretty frustrating when coding. All that functionality is offered by different key combinations on OSX - but when switching between the two frequently, it is a pain. Also, if you plan to do a lot of work on location, carrying around an external keyboard isn't ideal. Other than that, its all great. Favoring the OSX interface over the Windows one nowadays for all office use like e-mail, browsing, etc. Also a few must have tools on OSX (QuickSilver for app. launching and VirtueDesktops for multiple screens) make it an even better experience. Don't know if there's a real performance difference between pro and regular MacBook. On the plus side, the regular MacBook looks much more portable and sturdy to me. My pro is reasonably big (because of the wide-screen) and feels a tiny bit fragile. Best, Edwin Ralf Bokelberg wrote: > I tried the mac book pro because i was thinking the same, double boot, > yeah! I was mainly interested in Windows and thought MacOs would be a > nice addition to play with. In practice double boot wasn't much of > worth, because bootcamp isn't very stable, some keys are missing on > the keyboard and the mouse only has one button. For me it was nearly > impossible to work with Windows. Although i really liked the hardware > from a design point of view, i got me a windows machine in the end. > > Cheers, > Ralf. > > _______________________________________________ > osflash mailing list > [email protected] > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/osflash_osflash.org > > > > _______________________________________________ osflash mailing list [email protected] http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/osflash_osflash.org _______________________________________________ osflash mailing list [email protected] http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/osflash_osflash.org
