Hello! Should i buy a mac?

I bought a Mac Book Pro "13 cause i needed a light traveler, but now having second thoughts since new ones going to roll out soon. If i was to stick with a mac, that has a i-X processor which should it be the 15" or MBA?

 

if your getting it for light traveling and have the cash, the MBA would be your best bet. tho i dont no i whole lot about the MBA i do know that they are thin and light.

 

If you need to run Bloomberg or Reuters, don't get a Mac. For your algorithms it would depend on what algorithms they are.

 

Macbook Pro 15" and 17" are the only ones using a intel i series processor.

Macbook, Macbook Pro 13", and both Macbook Air's all use Core 2 Duos.

what new ones are rolling out soon?

Core 2 Duos are still good processors. What do you actually do on your computer?

 

I Day Trade, write algorithms and yes i do use Bloomberg, Reuters, LightSpeed, Matlab and a horde of other programs. All i want a is a laptop that i can do my work on and i will have no issue.

Budding: Any recommendations to what i should get?

 

Either a current Macbook or a Macbook Pro 13" should do just fine for that, and more.
I use both for applications much more demanding that that which you have described and have never wanted for more. OS X really makes it shine.

The perception, if it exists, that the Macbook or Macbook Pro 13" are weak for general purpose OS X computing is generally perpetuated who have not the experience with either.

 

If you're after something super light and very similar to the Macbook Air, then you might want to check out the Sony X series (0.55" thick): VAIO X Series PC | Sony | SonyStyle USA

If you're looking for something more powerful, then perhaps a HP Elitebook would be the better choice.

The reason I would not recommend a Mac for financial software is because running Windows on a Mac does not provide the same levels of performance (battery life, drivers, etc) as running Windows on a PC.

 

any HP elitebook models in mind?
i was looking at the Dell Precision M4500 lineup looks good
and has 1920X1080

real estate in financial software is a must.

 

hello! yes you should buy a mac!

k thx bye

 

I wouldn't call anything in the Dell Precision range as a "light traveller" solution, as those machines are quite sizable and heavy (starting at ~3kg).

I would think that a HP Elitebook 2540p (~1.5kg) is a much better compromise between portability and performance, especially equipped with a Core i7 CPU and a Solid State HD.

However, if you require more screen space, a 15" or 17" Dell Precision with a high resolution (1920x1080) screen would be a good choice.

Also, please continue discussions in your other thread if you choose a non-Macintosh computer: http://forum.notebookreview.com/what-notebook-should-i-buy/528282-need-laptop-day-trading.html

 

I am a huge fan of the Vaio Z, as opposed to the Vaio X. It's really a fantastic, if pricey, little laptop. Sony has always been pretty good at the ultraportable.