Looking at my boxed 17" mbp

cheaper one. i.e. monitor not made by apple.

 

But the good thing about the Macs is that for usage you probably can squeeze out a good 10 years of usage without any slowing down in hardware (running like it did the first day you turned it on).

I'm not saying PCs couldnt do the same but it will feel outdated MUCH faster probably within 3-4 years. And it would push you to buy another PC so ending up costing the same as the 1 time purchase Mac for you in 8-10 years.

I guess what I'm saying is that Apple's software is so far ahead as to other companies, 10 years from now it'll still feel fast/new to you.

 

Mac hardware does not get old that easily. People are still using their good ol' powerbooks!

 

I looked at a HP 23" and was told by another user that I needed a 100.00 dollar cable to be able to get HD. I figured I had about 400 to invest in that, so I decided the 24" led would be a better option.

 

a 100 dollar cable????

 

lesson #1-never trust random people you need 100$ cable to hook it up with monitors with ultra hi resolution,such as 30" cinema display.

you just needed 5$ cable from ebay...

 

Ok, I should have asked. Is 500.00 more worth it for the 24" led (apple)?

 

well,24" is one of the best screens I have ever seen,it uses ISP pane(I currently use samsung t244 and can't imagine working on something w/o ISP)l and has LED backlit,and for me it is definitely worth the money.but if you are not picky,400 HP might work for you.but it uses TN panel,which some people call "crappy"...

 

TN vs ISP?

 

24" LED ACD is the best display out there for the $$ right now.

It has the best H-IPS display (type of panel) viewing angles and color accuracy are excellent.

Other brands that have similar specs with the LED backlighting technology is the NEC or Samsung LED 24" displays with an inferior lcd panel (S-PVA or S-IPS) still not as good as the H-IPS panels in the 24" LED ACDs yet they cost $2500-$3000.

$899 with student discount comes to $799 still the cheapest out there for this type of quality, actually better lcd display with led backlighting technology.

 

It does look very nice when watching HD movies.

Thanks

 

I'm just feeling buyers remorse for spending so much on the MBP & 24"

 

man,if you fill uncomfortable,you can sell them on ebay-you ll lose 100-200,but still... I don't know how else I can cheer you up!

 

Thanks, that helped.

 

What about the HP & Dell 24" IPS displays ?

Frocco, have you thought about the 30" WQXGA monitor from dell ? It costs around $1200 though. But its biiiiiiggg

 

i think its definitely worth checking out the dell ultrasharp line. sometimes you can get the 30" at under 1k from their outlet.

q: does HP have high quality lcd's?

 

guys,don't ruin OP's fun...

 

Look what I could get for 1864.00
That's half the cost of my MBP 24"

Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-Bit
Intel® Core™i7-920 processor(8MB L2 Cache, 2.66GHz)
1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
6GB Tri-Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1066MHz - 6 DIMMs
1TB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
Single Drive: Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD)
Dell 24 inch Ultrasharp™ 2408WFP Widescreen Flat Panel
ATI Radeon HD 4870 GDDR5 1024MB
Soundblaster® X-Fi™ Xtreme Audio
No speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your system)
Dell USB Consumer Multimedia Keyboard
Dell Laser Mouse
No Modem Option
Integrated 10/1000 Ethernet

 

The best way to not feel buyers remorse is to not configure high end systems after purchasing a moderately speced computer from a different company. In all seriousness, it's all up to what you really need in a computer. If you just surf the web and don't play games, then the MBP would be fine and you would have the ease of use with OS X, but a tricked out system with tons of goodies wouldn't pay off when you don't need it.

 

TBH, this is your 3rd post stating what you could have gotten instead of your Apple system. At this point the Apple system is not for you. I would highly recommend to return the whole system since you're under 14 days and go for the system (I guess it's Dell) you mentioned in your post.
If anyone has buyers remorse and goes as far as posting what they could've gotten for a lot less then you should go for it. Return your Apple.

 

you configured it on Dell,right?

 

Yes, Hp have got a "cheap" & good one. It is called HP LP2475w & it is a 24" H-IPS LCD Monitor.

 

As its within the return period, you should return it then.

 

I agree, if I had spent that much money and was still not happy I would return it. To me if the first couple days and the "newness" has worn off and it's still an issue then I would get something more like what I "should've gotten". But thats just me.

 

The HP LP2475w isn't just a good monitor, it's awesome! The closest competition in features and price, the Dell 2408WFP doesn't even come close in panel quality and Apple's 24" ACD is just too glossy and has a silly proprietary MiniDisplay port connector which virtually no one else uses.

 

The LP2475w looks pretty good.
Would you go with an AMD Phenom(TM) II X4 920 quad-core processor [2.8GHz] or ntel(R) Core(TM) i7-920 processor (2.66GHz, 1MB L2 + 8MB shared L3 cache with QPI Technology) on HP's site?

1GB NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT [2 DVI, HDMI and VGA adapters]
or
1GB ATI Radeon HD 4850 [2 DVI, HDMI and VGA adapters]
ATI`s TeraScale graphics engine delivers an immersive, cinematic gaming experience

HP would be less than 2100.00

Thanks

 

Yes, Not sure if the monitor is better than the HP, but the GPU is.

 

The HP monitors IMO have always been the industry standard. For as long as LCDs have been out, the HPs have always gotten top reviews. The Dell monitors, however, are the best for the money IMO.

If I noticed the thread earlier, I would told ya to send it back. 3K is an awful lot to spend. I would not be comfortable spending that much money without a serious 3 yr warranty at minimum. Of course I think the Dell Precision would have been a better buy for you could have gotten onsite support+an external monitor+the extra cable for the price of the MBP alone, but I'm not tied to OS X and thus my needs are different.

 

I added up the cost.

MBP + 24" + TV + iwork = 3900.00+
The mac is very nice, but I could buy my son and me a nice system and we like to do online gaming from time to time.

 

You can also mix and match, ie, get the HP monitor, and a dell desktop.
I dont know about HP desktops, but dell's slim optiplex line is sexy. Not sure about the GPUs though.

 

I'd go with the Core i7 out of the two. I love AMD and all but the Phenom II is really closer in performance to the regular intel quads, the i7 is considerably faster if you can afford.

Also what kind of games will you play? Both video cards are pretty speedy.

 

Right now, mostly Metal of Honor, but am looking at more intensive GPU games