NP5760 vs. MacBook Pro?

Hello,

Im curious about the battery life of 5760 vs. MacBook Pro? Which can be on longer when doing same task?

Also, are the wireless internet connection capabilities of each differ much?

Thanks

 

I've never seen a direct head-to-head comparison, so it might be difficult to answer your question (which can be on longer doing the same task). You'd probably need to just look at independent reviews of both and come to some battery life conclusions from that.

As far as wireless capabilities, the MBP currently ships with an 802.11n part (although this needs to be enabled).

 

With respect, if your criteria for comparing the 5760 and the MacBook Pro are battery life and WiFi performance, you've missed the fundamental differences between these computers.

In the tradition of everything from Apple, the Mac portables are good but overpriced. For less money spent on the 5760, you will have more computer: higher resolution, better looking display; much more powerful GPU (the ATI x1600 is anemic compared to the nVIDIA 7950GTX); newer chipset (assuming that the current MacBooks are still using Napa).

However, and this is a huge however, the 5760 is larger, heavier, and by most accounts uglier than the MacBook. I think that the 5760 is still a sleek and sexy looking piece of kit, but Apple is still ruler of the design roost.

Battery life on the 5760 is poor. About 1-2 hours per charge compared to the MacBook's 2-4. This is because the 5760 combines a small battery with a hungry GPU.

Wireless performance is comparable. Both notebooks suffer from the worst wireless range I've seen in recent history. The Mac offers draft "n" wireless, but this is of dubious value unless you buy Apple's WAPs and routers. Which are, of course, white, curvy, and overpriced.

You will never be able to legally run OS X on the Clevo. Among my Mac-using co-workers and friends, this is generally accepted as the #1, and often only, reason to buy an Apple product.

Good luck!

 

Hey thanks for the reply. Your reply answers my question and more. Thank you very much for the information.

 

I really wouldn't agree with the notion that the MBP is "overpriced" really, as the physical dimensions of it do warrant a higher price (being 1" thick in particular), along with the other materials used.

Overpriced implies that it costs more than it should, and I'm not sure there's necessarily anything to back that up - high-end Asus laptops with not dissimilar specs don't cost that much less either.

Also, the idea that OS X is the "sole" reason to buy an Apple product seems dubious to me; I know plenty of Mac owners who do buy Macs for the hardware and physical design as well as the software.

-Zadillo

 

I guess "overpricing" is dependent on the buyer. I the reasons of me not going for macbook pro were:

1) I will not use MacOS (can't due to our company custom prog, not for mac)
2) I don't care about how something looks
3) Price vs. Performance

 

Fair enough.

-Zadillo

 

btw.. i bought two "MacBook" for my mum and sis, because their values were different:

1) They want PRETTY (I usually went for cheap so they always got big ugly ones)
2) They want simple
3) It takes my time away when I they call me and say "My computer is broken, Internet thing has so many tool bars" or "I can't open my email because they have virus"...