I'm looking into buying a 15.4inch MBP

[Jordan J-P]

This is what I'm hoping to get soon....

Items you have selected Part No. Qty Unit Price Ext. Price
MacBook Pro, 15-inch, 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo Z0DL 1 $3,368.00 $3,368.00
120GB Serial ATA drive @ 5400 rpm 065-6105

AirPort Extreme Card & Bluetooth 065-6102

iWork '06 preinstalled 065-6292

Backlit Keyboard/Mac OS - U.S. English 065-6553

2.16GHz Intel Core Duo 065-6552

2GB 667 DDR2 - 2x1GB SO-DIMMs 065-6107

MacBook Pro 15-inch Glossy Widescreen Display 065-6521

SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW) 065-6096




AppleCare Protection Plan for MacBook Pro/PowerBook (w/or w/o Display) - Auto-enroll S2304Z/A 1 $399.00 $399.00



Incase Rip-Stop Backpack (Green/Tan/Black) TH469LL/A 1 $119.95 $119.95



Klipsch Ultra 2.0 Pro Speakers TB902LL/A 1 $129.95 $129.95



Apple wired Mighty Mouse MA086LL/A 1 $59.00 $59.00


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What I want to know is, will this machine be able to play all of that latest PC games on the highest settings...considering I get boot camp and install win xp pro?

Also what do you guys think of this setup?

And btw this is my first apple ever, basically I decided to leave windows for a little while and check out apple ! I am hoping I become impressed with all it's features !

And finally what are your overall thoughts of Apple ? Is it worth making the switch and how about all the software? Is it possible to do everything on an APPLE + plus more....then a windows based system?

Thanks


Jordan

[sincitymedic]

That is a great set-up. You could save a bit by getting memory from a third-party vendor (crucial, newegg, etc.). Could you play the latest w/ the highest settings? Not sure....when I had mine, I was able to play BF2, COD2, F.E.A.R., CS:S. Not necessarily on the highest settings, but with good results. Considering I am not a huge gamer, it was good enough for me. You won't be disappointed -- it is a great machine.

[Jordan J-P]

thanks sincitymedic yes I sure am looking forward to purchasing one of these powerhouse notebooks !

One more thing I wanted to know, when Microsoft releases Vista, will these notebooks support the OS and most importantly will I be able to run it using boot camp ?

[Jordan J-P]

o and I also wanted to know If the speaker system sounds good on the notebook? what type of speakers are included? And how do they sound for gaming, music video ?

[sincitymedic]

Speakers: average - good for a laptop. I don't think it's anything special, which is why I use an external set, particularly when I play games.

As far as Vista --- no one really knows. We should know more in the coming weeks when Apple makes some of their OS 10.5 announcements.

[Kakaze]

Definitely order the RAM from some place else. The computer makers charge way too much for it for some reason.

The hardware will definitely support Vista, but right now, the beta's cannot be installed without a kludge unlike Windows XP. If the final is like that it's expected that Apple will probably release a firmware update.